2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (6th season);
Associate head coach	Devin Johnson
Assistant coaches	Steve Roccaforte; Lyle Wolf;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Florida	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Auburn	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 19 Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 16 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 13 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 5 Alabama	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 23 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 10 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
LSU	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Texas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 28, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Buzz Williams and play their home games at Reed Arena located in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss and Kentucky to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Florida. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Nebraska, before falling in overtime to the No 1. seed Houston.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bryce Lindsay	3	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to James Madison
Eli Lawrence	5	G	6'5"	190	Graduate student	Atlanta, Georgia	Exhausted eligibility
Rob Dockery	9	G/F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Left the team
Wildens Leveque	10	F/C	6'11"	250	Graduate student	Brockton, Massachusetts	Exhausted eligibility
Tyler Ringgold	21	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Transferred to Tulane
Tyrece Radford	23	G	6'3"	190	Graduate student	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Exhausted eligibility
Brandon White	32	C	6'10"	245	Freshman	Spencer, North Carolina	Transferred to Western Carolina
Julius Marble	34	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Entered the transfer portal

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Zhuric Phelps	1	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Midland, Texas	SMU
CJ Wilcher	10	G	6'5"	210	Graduate student	Plainfield, New Jersey	Nebraska
Pharrel Payne	21	F/C	6'9"	250	Junior	Cottage Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
George Turkson Jr. SF	Lowell, Massachusetts	Bradford Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 10, 2023
George Turkson Jr. SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Andre Mills SG	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Brimmer and May School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 10, 2023
Andre Mills SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Chris McDermott PF	Houston, Texas	Booker T. Washington High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 30, 2024
Chris McDermott PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2024 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024. "2024 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

Preseason

On October 14, 2024 the SEC released their preseason media poll. Texas A&M was picked to finish fifth in the SEC regular season.^[3] Graduate guard Wade Taylor IV was named to the First Team All-SEC.^[3]

SEC media poll

Predicted finish	Team
SEC media poll
1	Alabama
2	Auburn
3	Tennessee
4	Arkansas
5	Texas A&M
6	Florida
7	Texas
8	Kentucky
9	Ole Miss
10	Mississippi State
11	South Carolina
12	Georgia
13	Missouri
14	LSU
15	Oklahoma
16	Vanderbilt

Source^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jace Carter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	UIC	Titusville, Florida
G	1	Zhuric Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	SMU	Midland, Texas
G	2	Hayden Hefner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Nederland High School	Nederland, Texas
G	4	Wade Taylor IV	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Lancaster High School	Dallas, Texas
G/F	5	George Turkson Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Bradford Christian Academy	Lowell, Massachusetts
G	7	Andre Mills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brimmer and May School	Boston, Massachusetts
F	9	Solomon Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Carver High School	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	10	CJ Wilcher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Nebraska	Plainfield, New Jersey
F	11	Andersson Garcia	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Mississippi State	Moca, Dominican Republic
F	14	Christopher McDermott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Booker T. Washington High School	Houston, Texas
F	15	Henry Coleman III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Duke	Richmond, Virginia
F	18	Janusz Ratowski	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	SMS PZKosz Władysławowo	Chotomów, Poland
F/C	21	Pharrel Payne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Minnesota	Cottage Grove, Minnesota
G/F	24	Jaelyn Lee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Paris High School	Paris, Texas
G	35	Manny Obaseki	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	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)
Vince Walden (Longwood)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 13	at No. 4 Houston	L 64–79	–	18 – Taylor IV	6 – Garcia	2 – Garcia	Fertitta Center (5,981) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 13	at UCF	L 61–64	0–1	15 – Payne	9 – Washington	7 – Taylor IV	Addition Financial Arena (8,808) Orlando, FL
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	East Texas A&M	W 87–55	1–1	18 – Phelps	8 – Tied	6 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (8,673) College Station, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	Lamar	W 97–71	2–1	16 – Phelps	9 – Garcia	7 – Phelps	Reed Arena (7,195) College Station, TX
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23	No. 21 Ohio State	W 78–64	3–1	15 – Tied	8 – Washington	3 – Phelps	Reed Arena (11,658) College Station, TX
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	Southern	W 71–54	4–1	17 – Taylor IV	11 – Washington	6 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (7,061) College Station, TX
November 26, 2024* 3:30 p.m., TBS	No. 20	vs. Oregon Players Era Festival Power Tournament	L 70–80	4–2	20 – Phelps	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., Max	No. 20	vs. No. 21 Creighton Players Era Festival Power Tournament	W 77–73	5–2	18 – Taylor IV	9 – Coleman III	4 – Taylor IV	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m., TruTV	No. 20	vs. Rutgers Players Era Festival 5th place game	W 81−77	6–2	24 – Taylor IV	6 – Tied	5 – Taylor IV	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	Wake Forest ACC–SEC Challenge	W 57−44	7–2	15 – Taylor IV	16 – Garcia	4 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (8,833) College Station, TX
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Texas Tech Coast-to-Coast Challenge	W 72–67	8–2	19 – Taylor IV	9 – Washington	4 – Taylor IV	Dickies Arena (12,642) Fort Worth, TX
December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 17	vs. No. 11 Purdue Indy Classic	W 70–66	9–2	16 – Tied	9 – Payne	5 – Taylor IV	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15,045) Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 12	Houston Christian	W 77–45	10–2	19 – Hefner	11 – Washington	4 – Obaseki	Reed Arena (5,023) College Station, TX
December 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 13	Abilene Christian	W 92–54	11–2	15 – Taylor IV	10 – Phelps	10 – Taylor IV	Reed Arena (11,086) College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Texas Lone Star Showdown						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Alabama						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN		LSU						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas Lone Star Showdown						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Oklahoma						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Arkansas						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Tennessee						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Florida						Exactech Arena Gainesville, FL
March 4, 2025 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Auburn						Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBD, ESPN/SECN		vs. TBD						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	13	23	23	20	22	17	12	13
Coaches	15	23	23	20	24	18	11	13

References

^ "2023-24 Texas A&M Aggies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Aggies Roll Past Cornhuskers, 98-83, Advance to Second Round". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Texas A&M Aggies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[2] "Aggies Roll Past Cornhuskers, 98-83, Advance to Second Round". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[poll-3] "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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