2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NIT, Runner-Up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	27–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Johnson Steve Roccaforte Lyle Wolf
Home arena	Reed Arena

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Auburn	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
No. 16 Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
No. 15 Tennessee †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 8 Arkansas	13	–	5		.722			28	–	9		.757
LSU	9	–	9		.500			22	–	12		.647
Alabama	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
South Carolina	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Texas A&M	9	–	9		.500			27	–	13		.675
Florida	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11		.389			19	–	17		.528
Missouri	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
Ole Miss	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
Georgia	1	–	17		.056			6	–	26		.188
† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Florida, Auburn, and Arkansas to advance to the championship game where they lost to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Alcorn State, Oregon, Wake Forest, and Washington State to advance to the NIT championship game, where they lost to Xavier.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 8–10, 2–8 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbillt.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jay Jay Chandler	0	G	6'4"	183	Senior	Katy, TX	Graduate transferred to South Alabama
Savion Flagg	1	G/F	6'7"	223	Senior	Alvin, TX	Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State
Jaxson Robinson	4	G	6'7"	193	Freshman	Ada, OK	Transferred to Arkansas
Emanuel Miller	5	F	6'7"	208	Sophomore	Scarborogh, ON	Transferred to TCU
Cashius McNeilly	13	G	6'4"	191	RS Freshman	Scarborough, ON	Transferred to TCU
Jonathan Aku	15	F	6'10"	263	Sophomore	Kaduna, Nigeria	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
LaDamien Bradford	24	G	6'4"	223	Freshman	Lincoln, NE	Transferred to Louisiana Tech
Luke McGhee	31	F	6'11"	247	Junior	San Antonio, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Jackson Young	33	G	6'2"	193	Freshman	Kerrville, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Kevin Marfo	45	F	6'8"	247	GS Senior	Bergenfield, NJ	Graduate transferred to Quinnipiac

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaron Cash-Johnson	0	G	6'7"		Junior	Raleigh, NC	Grayson College
Marcus Williams	1	G	6'2'	180	Sophomore	Dickinson, TX	Wyoming
Ethan Henderson	10	F	6'8"	210	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas
Jalen Johnson	11	G/F	6'6"	210	GS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State
Henry Coleman III	15	F	6'7"	229	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Duke
Tyrece Radford	23	G	6'2"	200	RS Junior	Baton Rouge, LA	Virginia Tech

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Manny Obaseki #8 SG	Plano, TX	John Paul II High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Mar 11, 2020
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Wade Taylor IV #22 PG	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 16, 2020
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Ashton Smith #41 PF	Houston, TX	Legacy The School of Sport Sciences	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amaree Abram #21 SG	Humble, TX	Southern California Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 15, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Aaron Cash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Grayson College San Francisco, California G 1 Marcus Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Wyoming Dickinson, Texas G 2 Hayden Hefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Nederland High School Nederland, Texas G 3 Quenton Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) GS College of Central Florida Los Angeles, California G 4 Wade Taylor IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Lancaster High School Lancaster, Texas G 5 Hassan Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Queens, New York F 10 Ethan Henderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas F 11 Jalen Johnson   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Mississippi State Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 12 Everett Vaughn (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr St. Thomas High School Bellaire, Texas F 15 Henry Coleman III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Duke Richmond, Virginia G 20 Andre Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Sidney High School Sidney, Ohio G 22 Davin Watkins (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nolensville High School Nolensville, Tennessee G 23 Tyrece Radford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Virginia Tech Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 24 Zach Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Deer Park High School Deer Park, Texas F 31 Javonte Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) RS Fr UConn Toronto, Ontario F 32 Ashton Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Fr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, Texas G 35 Manny Obaseki 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr John Paul II High School Allen, Texas	Head coach Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City) Assistant coach(es) Devin Johnson (New Orleans) Steve Roccaforte (Lamar) Lyle Wolf (Transylvania) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 76–72		13 – Tied	7 –  Radford	4 –  Williams	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		North Florida	W 64–46	1–0	27 – Coleman III	10 – Radford	5 – Williams	Reed Arena (5,129) College Station, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Abilene Christian	W 81–80 2OT	2–0	17 – Gordon	9 – Coleman III	4 – Gordon	Reed Arena (5,206) College Station, TX
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 86–65	3–0	15 – Jackson	7 – Diarra	4 – Tied	Reed Arena (4,696) College Station, TX
November 17, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		Houston Baptist	W 73–39	4–0	13 – Tied	10 – Cash	5 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (4,409) College Station, TX
November 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals	L 58–69	4–1	15 – Jackson	5 – Jackson	5 – Williams	Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Butler Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round	W 57–50	5–1	15 – Jackson	10 – Coleman III	2 – Brown	Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Notre Dame Maui Invitational Tournament 5th place game	W 73–67	6–1	18 – Jackson	5 – Williams	4 – Tie	Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		New Orleans	W 85–65	7–1	15 – Gordon	8 – Cash	4 – Gordon	Reed Arena (4,958) College Station, TX
December 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m., SECN		vs. TCU The Battleground 2K21	L 64–68	7–2	16 – Williams	6 – Radford	3 – Williams	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Tulane American/SEC Alliance	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Reed Arena  College Station, TX
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State	W 83–73	8–2	19 – Taylor IV	8 – Radford	4 – Taylor IV	Gill Coliseum (3,015) Corvallis, OR
December 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., SECN+		Northwestern State	W 80–61	9–2	19 – Obaseki	9 – Obaseki	6 – Williams	Reed Arena (5,440) College Station, TX
December 27, 2021* 10:00 p.m., SECN+		Dallas Christian	W 102–52	10–2	16 – Diarra	8 – Cash	6 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (2,000) College Station, TX
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Central Arkansas	W 85–59	11–2	31 – Jackson	8 – Cash	8 – Williams	Reed Arena (7,674) College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Georgia	W 81–79	12–2 (1–0)	23 – Coleman III	7 – Tied	5 – Williams	Stegeman Coliseum (5,556) Athens, GA
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 86–81	13–2 (2–0)	16 – Jackson	9 – Coleman III	4 – Gordon	Reed Arena (7,967) College Station, TX
January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	W 67–51	14–2 (3–0)	18 – Coleman III	6 – Tied	8 – Williams	Reed Arena (6,053) College Station, TX
January 15, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 67–64	15–2 (4–0)	18 – Coleman III	6 – Tied	6 – Williams	Mizzou Arena (7,989) Columbia, MO
January 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		No. 12 Kentucky	L 58–64	15–3 (4–1)	17 – Coleman III	11 – Cash	4 – Tied	Reed Arena (14,036) College Station, TX
January 22, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 73–76 OT	15–4 (4–2)	25 – Taylor IV	11 – Radford	3 – Wiliams	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 19 LSU	L 64–70	15–5 (4–3)	20 – Jackson	7 – Coleman III	3 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,929) Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	L 63–74	15–6 (4–4)	14 – Gordon	15 – Coleman III	3 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (9,079) College Station, TX
February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 22 Tennessee	L 80–90	15–7 (4–5)	19 – Taylor IV	7 – Radford	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,607) Knoxville, TN
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		Missouri	L 66–70	15–8 (4–6)	17 – Tied	6 – Jackson	5 – Williams	Reed Arena (8,013) College Station, TX
February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN		LSU	L 68–76	15–9 (4–7)	15 – Radford	12 – Coleman III	5 – Jackson	Reed Arena (6,636) College Station, TX
February 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at No. 1 Auburn College GameDay	L 58–75	15–10 (4–8)	11 – Jackson	13 – Coleman III	3 – Taylor IV	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN		Florida	W 56–55	16–10 (5–8)	16 – Jackson	8 – Radford	3 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (6,349) College Station, TX
February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 67–72	16–11 (5–9)	23 – Jackson	6 – Jackson	3 – Williams	Memorial Gymnasium (6,702) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Georgia	W 91–77	17–11 (6–9)	31 – Jackson	4 – Tied	5 – Diarra	Reed Arena (5,587) College Station, TX
February 26, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	W 76–66	18–11 (7–9)	19 – Radford	7 – Radford	3 – Radford	SJB Pavilion (6,654) Oxford, MS
March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 25 Alabama	W 87–71	19–11 (8–9)	28 – Jackson	11 – Coleman III	3 – Jackson	Coleman Coliseum (9,281) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	W 67–64	20–11 (9–9)	18 – Jackson	9 – Radford	3 – Gordon	Reed Arena (9,955) College Station, TX
SEC tournament
March 10, 2022 11:00 a.m., SECN	(8)	vs. (9) Florida Second Round	W 83–80 OT	21–11	22 – Coleman III	8 – Coleman III	4 – Radford	Amalie Arena (10,295) Tampa, FL
March 11, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 4 Auburn Quarterfinals	W 67–62	22–11	19 – Radford	10 – Coleman III	3 – Coleman III	Amalie Arena (16,094) Tampa, FL
March 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (4) No. 15 Arkansas Semifinals	W 82–64	23–11	20 – Jackson	5 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Amalie Arena  Tampa, FL
March 13, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (2) No. 9 Tennessee Championship	L 50–65	23–12	13 – Radford	7 – Coleman III	3 – Jackson	Amalie Arena (16,643) Tampa, FL
NIT
March 15, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	Alcorn State First Round – Texas A&M Bracket	W 74–62	24–12	14 – Radford	14 – Radford	3 – Tied	Reed Arena (6,379) College Station, TX
March 19, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	(1)	Oregon Second Round – Texas A&M Bracket	W 75–60	25–12	17 – Jackson	11 – Radford	3 – Radford	Reed Arena (6,498) College Station, TX
March 23, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	(2) Wake Forest Quarterfinals – Texas A&M Bracket	W 67–52	26–12	12 – 2 tied	8 – Radford	3 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (8,201) College Station, TX
March 29, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	vs. (4) Washington State Semifinals	W 72–56	27–12	18 – Jackson	7 – Radford	6 – Jackson	Madison Square Garden (8,506) New York City, NY
March 31, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(1)	vs. (2) Xavier Championship	L 72–73	27–13	23 – Jackson	9 – Coleman III	3 – Diarra	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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See also

• 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team