2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–10 (2–8 SEC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jamie McNeilly
Assistant coaches	Devin Johnson; Lyle Wolf;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Alabama†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Arkansas	13	–	4	.765	25	–	7	.781
LSU	11	–	6	.647	19	–	10	.655
Tennessee	10	–	7	.588	18	–	9	.667
Florida	9	–	7	.563	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	16	–	10	.615
Kentucky	8	–	9	.471	9	–	16	.360
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	12	.538
Auburn^*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	6	–	15	.286
Texas A&M	2	–	8	.200	8	–	10	.444
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	9	–	16	.360

† 2021 SEC tournament winner ^* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Buzz Williams, and play their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC tournament, they were set to take on Missouri in the second round before the remainder of the SEC Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 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)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Cinco Ranch High School	Katy, Texas
G/F	1	Savion Flagg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Alvin High School	Alvin, Texas
G	2	Hayden Hefner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Nederland High School	Nederland, Texas
G	3	Quenton Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	College of Central Florida	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Jaxson Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Ada High School	Ada, Oklahoma
F	5	Emanuel Miller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Prolific Prep	Scarborough, Ontario
F	10	Everett Vaughn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	So	St. Thomas High School	Bellaire, Texas
G	11	Hassan Diarra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, New York
G	13	Cashius McNeilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Fr	Thornlea Secondary School	Scarborough, Ontario
F	15	Jonathan Aku	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	So	iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy	Kaduna, Nigeria
G	20	Andre Gordon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Sidney High School	Sidney, Ohio
G	21	Zach Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Deer Park High School	Deer Park, Texas
G	24	LaDamien Bradford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro-Hodge High School	Lincoln, Nebraska
F	31	Luke McGhee	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Clark High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	33	Jackson Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Tivy High School	Kerrville, Texas
F	45	Kevin Marfo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	GS	Quinnipiac	Bergenfield, New Jersey
F		Javonte Brown	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	UConn	Toronto, Ontario

Head coach

Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City)

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans)
Devin Johnson (New Orleans)
Lyle Wolf (Transylvania)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		New Orleans	W 82–53	1–0	Reed Arena (1,114) College Station, TX
December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m., SECN		Tarleton State	W 73–66	2–0	Reed Arena (1,316) College Station, TX
December 6, 2020* 3:00 p.m., SECN		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 81–68	3–0	Reed Arena (838) College Station, TX
December 12, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 55–73	3–1	Dickies Arena (0) Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2020* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–52	4–1	Reed Arena (712) College Station, TX
December 21, 2020* 12:00 p.m., SECN		Wofford	W 70–52	5–1	Reed Arena (613) College Station, TX
SEC regular season
December 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 54–77	5–2 (0–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,212) Baton Rouge, LA
January 2, 2021 7:30 p.m., SECN		Auburn	W 68–66	6–2 (1–1)	Reed Arena (907) College Station, TX
January 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Carolina	L 54–78	6–3 (1–2)	Colonial Life Arena (3,160) Columbia, SC
January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 9 Tennessee	L 54–68	6–4 (1–3)	Reed Arena (1,298) College Station, TX
January 13, 2021 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	W 56–55	7–4 (2–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., SECN		No. 17 Missouri	L 52-68	7-5 (2-4)	Reed Arena (1,548) College Station, TX
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Vanderbilt	Postponed		Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 50–61	7–6 (2–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
January 26, 2021 8:00 p.m., SECN		LSU	L 66-78	7–7 (2–6)	Reed Arena (1,485) College Station, TX
January 30, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 68-61	8–7 (2–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (942) Manhattan, KS
February 3, 2021 7:30 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	Postponed		Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	Postponed		Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 13, 2021 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Florida	Postponed		O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021 2:00 p.m., SECN		No. 8 Alabama	Postponed		Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 20, 2021 7:30 p.m., SECN		No. 24 Arkansas	Postponed		Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Kentucky	Postponed		Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 27, 2021 5:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 24 Missouri	Postponed		Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
March 3, 2021 7:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 57–63	8–8 (2–7)	Reed Arena (901) College Station, TX
March 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 12 Arkansas	L 80-87	8–9 (2–8)	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
SEC tournament
March 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Vanderbilt First round	L 68–79	8–10	Bridgestone Arena (1,149) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[1] "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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