2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach Billy Kennedy is in his eighth season at Texas A&M. The Aggies played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in their seventh season as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 22–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
D. J. Hogg	1	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Plano, TX	Declare for 2018 NBA draft/went undrafted
J. J. Caldwell	4	G	6'1"	195	RS Freshman	Houston, TX	Dismissed from the team due to violation of school policy^[1]
Tonny Trocha-Morelos	10	C	6'10"	229	RS Senior	Cartagena, Colombia	Graduated
Duane Wilson	13	G	6'2"	175	RS Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Tyler Davis	34	C	6'10"	266	Junior	Plano, TX	Declare for 2018 NBA draft/went undrafted
Robert Williams	44	C	6'10"	241	Sophomore	Vivian, LA	Declare for 2018 NBA draft. Selected 1st round, 27th overall pick by Boston Celtics

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Wendell Mitchell	11	G	6'3"	185	RS Junior	Rockdale, TX	Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC.
Brandon Mahan	13	G	6'5"		Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Junior college transferred from Chipola College.
John Brown	20	F	7'0"		RS Sophomore	Magnolia, TX	Junior college transferred from Blinn College. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Christian Mekowulu	21	F	6'9"	245	RS Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred from Tennessee State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mekowulu graduated from Tennessee State.

2018 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class of 2018 for Texas A&M.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sahvir Wheeler #9 PG	Houston, TX	Houston Christian High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 7, 2016
Sahvir Wheeler #9 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Chris Harris Jr. #24 SG	Dallas, TX	South Garland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 13, 2018
Chris Harris Jr. #24 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Tyreek Smith #26 C	Dallas, TX	Trinity Christian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 5, 2018
Tyreek Smith #26 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jay Jay Chandler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Cinco Ranch	Katy, Texas
G/F	1	Savion Flagg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Alvin	Alvin, Texas
G	2	T. J. Starks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Lancaster	Lancaster, Texas
G	3	Admon Gilder	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Sr	James Madison	Dallas, Texas
G	4	Mark French (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Prestonwood Christian	Plano, Texas
C	10	Everett Vaughn (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas	Bellaire, Texas
G	11	Wendell Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Rockdale Baylor/Trinity Valley CC	Rockdale, Texas
G	12	Chris Collins (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Friendswood	Friendswood, Texas
G	13	Brandon Mahan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Central Park Christian Chipola College	Birmingham, Alabama
F	15	Isiah Jasey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian	Killeen, Texas
F	20	John Brown (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Magnolia Texas Tech/Blinn College	Magnolia, Texas
F	21	Christian Mekowulu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Covenant Christian Tennessee State	Lagos, Nigeria
G	22	Frank Byers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	South Oak Cliff	Dallas, Texas
F	24	John Walker III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Fr	Fort Bend Marshall	Missouri City, Texas
F	31	Luke McGhee (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Clark	San Antonio, Texas
F	32	Josh Nebo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Cypress Lakes Saint Francis	Houston, Texas
G	33	Cameron Alo (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	St. Thomas	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Issac Chew (Avila)
Ulric Maligi (Howard)
Jeff Reynolds (UNC Greensboro)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBA	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 8:30 pm	Savannah State	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN+	UC Irvine	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Nov 15, 2018* 10:30 pm, ESPN2	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Nov 18, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Minnesota Vancouver Showcase	Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, BC
Nov 20, 2018* 10:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Washington Vancouver Showcase	Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, BC
Nov 23, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN+	South Alabama	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN	Northwestern State	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, SECN	Boston College	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 15, 2018* 10:00 pm, P12N	vs. Oregon State Dam City Classic	Moda Center Portland, OR
Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, SECN+	Valparaiso	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN+	Marshall	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 2:30 pm, SECN+	Texas Southern	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	Arkansas	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/SECN	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 12, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Auburn	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Jan 19, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN	Missouri	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Jan 22, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Florida	Exactech Arena Gainesville, FL
Jan 26, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN	Tennessee	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Feb 12, 2019 6:00 pm	Georgia	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Feb 19, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN	Alabama	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	LSU	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Mar 5, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN	South Carolina	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

References

^ "Texas A&M kicks guard J.J. Caldwell off team, indefinitely suspends Jay Jay Chandler following arrests". SportsDay. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

[1] "Texas A&M kicks guard J.J. Caldwell off team, indefinitely suspends Jay Jay Chandler following arrests". SportsDay. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

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