2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2008-09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Second Round vs. UConn, L 92–66
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2008-09 record	24–10 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Mark Turgeon
Assistant coach	Scott Spinelli
Assistant coach	Pooh Williamson
Assistant coach	Bill Walker
Home arena	Reed Arena

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#9 Missouri†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Mark Turgeon, who coached the team to a 25–11 record and an NCAA tournament appearance in his first season.

The Aggies went 14–1 in nonconference play, with wins over Alabama, Arizona, and LSU; the one loss was handed by Tulsa.^[1]

Leading into the season

Josh Carter and Bryan Davis received preseason Big 12 honorable mention.^[2] The team did not make the top 25 of the preseason AP or Coaches polls, though received votes.^[3]

During the 2009 signing period, the Aggies signed Naji Hibbert, Khris Middleton, Kourtney Roberson,^[4] and Ray Turner,^[5] who are all listed in the Rivals.com Top 150 prospects for the class of 2009. Hibbert, a Rivals four-star, is the highest-ranked recruit at No. 88.^[6] The recruiting class placed 23rd in the Rivals' early signing period national rankings compiled on 12 November 2008.^[7] ESPN's recruiting services ranked the class 25th in November as well.^[8]

2008 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Blasczyk PF	Friendswood, TX	Friendswood HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 23, 2008
James Blasczyk PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Dashan Harris PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 17, 2007
Dashan Harris PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
David Loubeau PF	Davie, FL	Westlake Preparatory School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2007
David Loubeau PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas A&M 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 3 December 2008. "2008 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 3 December 2008. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 December 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 3 December 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 3 December 2008.

Roster

2009–10 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
5.0 !C	12	Blasczyk, JamesJames Blasczyk	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	50	Carrell, MarshallMarshall Carrell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Paris, Texas
1.5 !G	23	Carter, JoshJosh Carter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	31	Chapman, ChrisChris Chapman	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Darko, AndrewAndrew Darko	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Conroe, Texas
3.5 !F	0	Davis, BryanBryan Davis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	41	Elonu, ChinemeluChinemelu Elonu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	40	Graham, BrysonBryson Graham	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	5	Harris, DashDash Harris	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	11	Holmes, B.J.B.J. Holmes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	2	Lewis, DerrekDerrek Lewis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Tulsa, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	10	Loubeau, DavidDavid Loubeau	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miami, Florida
1.5 !G	3	Roland, DerrickDerrick Roland	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	24	Schepel, ShawnShawn Schepel	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	15	Sloan, DonaldDonald Sloan	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	45	Walkup, NathanNathan Walkup	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Mark Turgeon (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Spinelli (Boston University)
Pooh Williamson (Tulsa)
Bill Walker (UAB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 31 July 2011

Season accomplishments

In the Florida A&M game, the team set a Big 12 game record after shooting all 20 of its free throws. Chinemelu Elonu recorded six blocked shots, the third most in school history. Donald Sloan also scored a season-high of 21 points.^[9]
Three players—Chinemelu Elonu, Bryson Graham, and Nathan Walkup—made the season's Academic All-Big 12 team. Elonu made the first team (GPA of 3.20+) while Graham and Walkup made the second team (GPA of 3.00–3.19).^[10]
Josh Carter became an All-Big 12 Third Team selection, while Derrick Roland was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.^[11]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/08* 7:30 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 72–59	0–0^[12]	Reed Arena (7,963) College Station, TX
Regular season
11/16/08* 5:00 p.m.	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 76–47	1–0^[13]	Reed Arena (7,354) College Station, TX
11/18/08* 7:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	W 55–48	2–0^[14]	Reed Arena (7,595) College Station, TX
11/21/08* 7:00 p.m.	Jackson State South Padre Invitational	W 96–78	3–0^[15]	Reed Arena (7,866) College Station, TX
11/25/08* 7:00 p.m.	UNCW South Padre Invitational	W 84–65	4–0^[16]	Reed Arena (6,881) College Station, TX
11/28/08* 7:30 p.m., FCS	vs. Tulsa South Padre Invitational	L 67–56	4–1^[17]	South Padre Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre
11/29/08* TBA	vs. Kent State South Padre Invitational	W 77–71	5–1^[18]	South Padre Convention Centre (1632) South Padre
12/05/08* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	Arizona	W 67–66	6–1^[19]	Reed Arena (10,393) College Station, TX
12/13/08* 7:00 p.m., ESPN Full Court	at Alabama	W 86–78^OT	7–1^[9]	Coleman Coliseum (9,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/15/08* 7:00 p.m., FSN	Florida A&M	W 67–57	8–1^[20]	Reed Arena (7,334) College Station, TX
12/17/08* 7:00 p.m., FSN	SMU	W 66–56	9–1^[21]	Reed Arena (7,888) College Station, TX
12/20/08* 4:00 p.m.	vs. LSU	W 72–61	10–1^[22]	Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX
12/28/08* 7:00 p.m., FSN	Sam Houston State	W 60–50	11–1^[23]	Reed Arena (9,371) College Station, TX
12/31/08* 3:00 p.m.	at Rice	W 72–60	12–1^[24]	Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208) Houston, TX
01/03/09* 8:00 p.m.	McNeese State	W 57–52	13–1^[25]	Reed Arena (11,029) College Station, TX
01/05/09* 7:00 p.m., FSN	North Dakota	W 76–62	14–1^[26]	Reed Arena (6,066) College Station, TX
01/10/09 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	L 72–61	14–2^[27] (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,264) Stillwater, OK
01/14/09 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21 Baylor	W 84–73	15–2^[28] (1–1)	Reed Arena (9,537) College Station, TX
01/17/09 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5 Oklahoma	L 69–63	15–3^[29] (1–2)	Reed Arena (12,720) College Station, TX
01/19/09 1:00 p.m., ESPN	at Kansas	L 73–53	15–4^[30] (1–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/24/09 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at No. 15 Texas	L 67–58	15–5^[31] (1–4)	Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, TX
01/28/09 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	Texas Tech	W 79–70	16–5^[32] (2–4)	Reed Arena (10,273) College Station, TX
01/31/09 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Oklahoma State	W 76–64	17–5^[33] (3–4)	Reed Arena (11,178) College Station, TX
02/04/09 8:00 p.m., Big 12	at No. 2 Oklahoma	L 77–71	17–6^[34] (3–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,494) Norman, OK
02/07/09 3:00 p.m., Big 12	Kansas State	L 65–60	17–7^[35] (3–6)	Reed Arena (10,367) College Station, TX
02/14/09 5:00 p.m., FSN	at Baylor	L 72–68	17–8^[36] (3–7)	Ferrell Center (10,407) Waco, TX
02/16/09 8:00 p.m., ESPN	Texas	W 81–66	18–8^[37] (4–7)	Reed Arena (11,321) College Station, TX
02/21/09 5:00 p.m., ESPN Full Court	at Texas Tech	W 79–73	19–8^[38] (5–7)	United Spirit Arena (10,551) Lubbock, TX
02/24/09 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Nebraska	W 57–55	20–8^[39] (6–7)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,009) Lincoln, NE
02/28/09 12:30 p.m., Big 12	Iowa State	W 87–69	21–8^[40] (7–7)	Reed Arena (9,701) College Station, TX
03/04/09 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Colorado	W 72–66	22–8^[41] (8–7)	Coors Events Center (4,973) Boulder, CO
03/07/09 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12 Missouri	W 96–86	23–8^[42] (9–7)	Reed Arena (13,007) College Station, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/09 8:30 p.m., Big 12	vs. Texas Tech Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	L 88–83	23–9^[43]	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Tournament
03/19/09 11:30 a.m., CBS Sports	vs. BYU 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 79–66	24–9^[44]	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
03/21/09 2:35 p.m., CBS Sports	vs. UConn 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	L 92–66	24–10^[45]	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)

Rivalries	Texas

Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"

People	Head coaches

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