basketball storiesAggies cruise in exhibition
Friday, November 06, 2009
There were a few opening-act jitters for the Texas A&M men's basketball team Thursday, but once the Aggies got up to speed, the 7,350 fans at Reed Arena got a good glimpse of what the 2009-10 squad will be about.The Aggies took the lead for good ...full story
Exhibition tips off A&M men's basketball seasonThursday, November 05, 2009
The Texas A&M men's basketball team starts its season with an exhibition game against Texas A&M-Commerce at 7 p.m. Thursday at Reed Arena.Texas A&M hasn't played Commerce, formerly East Texas State, since an 85-42 victory at G. Rollie Whi ...full story
Aggie roundupThursday, November 05, 2009
BASKETBALLA&M women ranked 16th by coaches: For the fourth consecutive season, the Texas A&M women's basketball team was ranked in the preseason ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 poll, released Wednesday. The Aggies are No. 16.A&M is coming o ...full story
Apologetic Gillispie pleads guilty to DUITuesday, November 03, 2009
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. -- Former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence of alcohol and apologized for what he called a mistake.Gillispie, wearing a dark suit and yellow tie at the hear ...full story
Maroon Madness set for tonightFriday, October 30, 2009
Basketball gets to take center stage with football Friday night when Texas A&M combines Maroon Madness with Midnight Yell Practice.The A&M women's basketball team will tip things off at 11:30 p.m. at Kyle Field, while the Aggie men will follo ...full story
Aggie RoundupFriday, October 30, 2009
BASKETBALLBlair to host luncheon next week: Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair will host the team's first luncheon of the season on Thursday at Reed Arena. Luncheons will be held in the women's basketball practice gym in the Cox- ...full story
Aggie RoundupThursday, October 29, 2009
CROSS COUNTRYSeven Aggies named to Academic All-Big 12 team: Seven Texas A&M cross country runners were named to the 134-member Academic All-Big 12 team Wednesday.A&M's first-team selections are Will Barry, Mitch Bible, Weston Caceras, Joe Sa ...full story
A&M men, women get practice goingSunday, October 18, 2009
There was no Midnight Madness just yet, but that doesn't mean the Texas A&M basketball teams weren't busy over the first weekend of official practices.A&M men's coach Mark Turgeon had his players in the film room between practices Saturday, w ...full story
Aggie roundupFriday, October 16, 2009
BASKETBALLAggie women picked fourth in Big 12: Coming off back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 and Big 12 tournament championship game appearances, the Texas A&M women's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 by the league's coaches ...full story
Aggies picked to finish fifth in Big 12Thursday, October 15, 2009
DALLAS -- Texas A&M's men's basketball team is picked to finish fifth in the Big 12's preseason poll of the league's coaches.Kansas earned 11 first-place votes and is No. 1 in the poll. Texas is second followed by Oklahoma, Kansas State, A&M, ...full story
Report: Gillispie says he checked into rehabThursday, September 10, 2009
HOUSTON -- A television station is reporting that former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie said he has checked into an alcohol-related rehabilitation program following his arrest on a drunken-driving charge last month.Houston television station KRIV rep ...full story
Aggie RoundupSaturday, September 05, 2009
BASKETBALLWomen's team scheduled for 7 TV games: IRVING -- The Texas A&M women's basketball team's schedule includes seven TV games in 2009-10.The highlight will feature A&M against Baylor on an ESPN2 Big Monday telecast from Reed Arena. A&am ...full story
Ags land basketball commitmentTuesday, August 25, 2009
Coach Mark Turgeon's family outing was momentarily interrupted Sunday.The Texas A&M men's basketball coach didn't mind one bit when he realized it was Jordan Green calling to verbally commit to the Aggies."I got out of church and felt like it was ...full story
Aggie RoundupSaturday, August 22, 2009
BASKETBALLFormer Aggie loses father to cancer: Vernon Lee Starks, father of former Texas A&M women's basketball standout Takia Starks, died Thursday after a five-year battle with lymphoma cancer. He was 49.Starks coached all of his children throu ...full story
CU fans not excited about A&M; Remember that bad CU team in 2000? McFerrin thoughts
