men's 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 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
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
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 RoundupWednesday, August 05, 2009
BASKETBALLMen's team to play on TV on Thanksgiving Day: ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Texas A&M's men's basketball team will face the ACC's Clemson in the first round of the 76 Classic at 3:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the Anaheim Convention Center in a nati ...full story
Aggie RoundupThursday, July 23, 2009
Men's schedule announced: Texas A&M will play in the 76 Classic in Anaheim and visit defending Pac 10 champion Washington as part of the 2009-2010 men's basketball schedule that includes 16 home games.The Aggies will play in Houston's Toyota Cent ...full story
Kentucky wants Gillispie's lawsuit moved or thrown outTuesday, June 30, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky Athletics Association says former Texas A&M and Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie has sued the wrong people and in the wrong place.The athletics association has asked a federal judge in Texas ...full story
L.A. Lakers draft A&M's ElonuFriday, June 26, 2009
Eagle Staff ReportFormer Texas A&M center Chinemelu Elonu was taken by the world champion Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of Thursday night's NBA draft.The 6-foot-10 Elonu, who declared for the draft and skipped his senior season, was the ...full story
Aggie RoundupThursday, June 25, 2009
All-America honorable mention selection. GOLFAggie highlights field at Texas Amateur: You never saw former Texas A&M golfer Bronson Burgoon play while he was at Texas A&M?Well, you have another chance.Burgoon, who led the Aggies to the men's ...full story
Elonu's departure leaves void Aggies will have to fillThursday, June 18, 2009
With one short statement, the 2009-10 Texas A&M men's basketball team went from returning four starters to losing one-third of it's scoring and rebounding from last season.It happened when Chinemelu "Junior" Elonu decided to remain in this month' ...full story
Bellaire center commits to play for A&M men's basketball teamThursday, June 11, 2009
Tobi Oyedeji showed he's a tough person to discourage.In a pickup game Monday at Reed Arena with former and present Texas A&M men's basketball players, Oyedeji was booted off his team. Less than 48 hours later, the 6-foot-8 senior-to-be at Bellai ...full story
Alexander already feeling at home on A&M campusWednesday, June 10, 2009
Prep basketball star Daniel Alexander jokes that he lives in a house divided.His mother attended the University of Texas and his dad has season tickets to Longhorn football games. Alexander, who lives close to Austin in Dripping Springs, will soon ca ...full story
Elonu, Davis declare for NBA draft but can returnTuesday, April 21, 2009
Texas A&M juniors Bryan Davis and Chinemelu Elonu have submitted their names for the NBA draft but will not hire agents, leaving them the option of returning to the Aggies for their senior seasons.Junior guard Donald Sloan declared for the draft ...full story
Sloan declares for draft, won't hire an agentSaturday, April 18, 2009
Texas A&M junior Donald Sloan has submitted his name for the 2009 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent, giving him the option of returning to the Aggies for his senior season."My dream has always been to play in the NBA," Sloan said. "I appreciat ...full story
Ags put bow on hoops seasonTuesday, April 14, 2009
Mark Turgeon has no reason not to expect better things to come after two years of directing the Texas A&M men's basketball program.He just doesn't want his team or its fans to think it's going to happen because that's the way it's supposed to be. ...full story
Missouri signs Anderson to 7-year dealWednesday, April 01, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri men's basketball coach Mike Anderson has opted for loyalty over the bottom line, passing up a sizable raise offered by Georgia to instead sign a new seven-year contract with the school he helped lead to the brink of the Fina ...full story
OU's Griffin leads All-America teamTuesday, March 31, 2009
Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansbrough spent a lot of time together on the court last weekend and were back together Monday as the top vote-getters on The Associated Press' All-America team.Griffin, the sophomore forward from Oklahoma who led the nation ...full story
Gillispie not upset with Kentucky after firingSunday, March 29, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Billy Gillispie doesn't know about chemistry problems or whether he was the right fit at Kentucky. What he does know is that he simply didn't win enough games."I wish we would have won more," Gillispie said Saturday, less than 24 ho ...full story
UConn survives Mizzou for spot in Final FourSunday, March 29, 2009
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Connecticut often overwhelms opponents with its size and strength.Harried by the fighting Missouri Tigers, UConn needed something else: speed.Enter 6-foot-1 freshman Kemba Walker, who matched a career high with 23 points as the top ...full story
Reynolds' shot lifts Villanova past Pitt, into Final FourSunday, March 29, 2009
BOSTON -- Scottie Reynolds made a half-court dash for the game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left, leading Villanova over Pittsburgh 78-76 Saturday night and back to the Final Four for the first time since its shocking run to the 1985 championship.Dw ...full story
CESSNA: Gillispie, UK just weren't a fitSaturday, March 28, 2009
Three years ago many Texas A&M fans wanted Greens Prairie Road renamed Billy Gillispie Parkway. College Station officials, though, opted not to get caught up in Billyball mania and renamed it William D. Fitch Parkway.Gillispie wasn't able to get ...full story
Griffin, OU beat SyracuseSaturday, March 28, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Blake Griffin saw 6-foot Jonny Flynn plant his feet near the basket, trying to draw a charge near the end of the first half. So Oklahoma's bullish power forward changed his plans.Oh, he still drove through Flynn, flattening the poin ...full story
Michigan State knocks KU outSaturday, March 28, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- Goran Suton had 20 points and nine rebounds and Michigan State was steady from the foul line, rallying to defeat defending NCAA champion Kansas 67-62 Friday night in the Midwest Regional semifinals.Kalin Lucas added 18 points for the ...full story
NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUPSaturday, March 28, 2009
SOUTH REGIONALMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Flawless at the start and composed throughout, Ty Lawson and North Carolina breezed to another regional final.Lawson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, and the top-seeded Tar Heels routed Gonzaga 98-77 in th ...full story
NCAA BASKETBALL: Young, Blair too much for OSUMonday, March 23, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio -- Sam Young scored 32 points and DeJuan Blair added another double-double as top-seeded Pittsburgh advanced to the round of 16 for the fifth time in eight years with an 84-76 win over Oklahoma State on Sunday.Pitt (30-4) will play Xavie ...full story
UConn flexes muscle, ousts Texas A&MSunday, March 22, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Much of the talk this weekend was about the health of Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun. But less then 3 minutes into Texas A&M's game against the Calhoun-coached Huskies, it was the Aggies who weren't feeling well.UConn scored t ...full story
TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOKSunday, March 22, 2009
Tough ending: A&M senior Josh Carter hit a 3-pointer in all nine NCAA Tournament games he played in, but he was only 1 of 6 Saturday as part of a 3-for-13 overall shooting effort. "It's been a good four years," Carter said. "But it's just hard to ...full story
Duke edges Texas to advanceSunday, March 22, 2009
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Gerald Henderson finally will find out what the second weekend of the NCAA tournament is like.Henderson scored 24 points and hit three free throws in the final minute to help Duke beat Texas 74-69 on Saturday night in the second r ...full story
NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT: OU on to Sweet 16Sunday, March 22, 2009
SOUTH REGIONALOklahoma 73, Michigan 63: KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bulling through double teams and soaring in for vicious dunks, Blake Griffin finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds to power Oklahoma past Michigan.Still sore from being dumped by Morgan St ...full story
Aggies hoping to shock UConnSaturday, March 21, 2009
Eagle Staff ReportIt's been almost three decades since the Texas A&M men's basketball team shocked the nation with an overtime victory against North Carolina to reach the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, where it lost to eventual national champion Lou ...full story
Davis leads Texas A&M over BYU 79-66Friday, March 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Bryan Davis drove to the basket, drew a foul and tossed the ball up over his head with his back to the net.Like most of his higher-percentage shots, it went in.With Davis leading the way, Texas A&M beat Brigham Young 79-66 in the ...full story
TEXAS A&M BASKETBALL NOTEBOOKSaturday, March 21, 2009
Roland to guard Price: A&M defensive specialist Derrick Roland will guard Connecticut's A.J. Price in Saturday's game. Roland held BYU's Lee Cummard to 6-of-14 shooting in the first round. He held Texas' A.J. Abrams to 3-of-12 shooting, including ...full story
Kansas, Missouri move on to second roundSaturday, March 21, 2009
Staff and Wire ReportKansas' Sherron Collins scored a season-high 32 points and Missouri's Leo Lyons finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the two Big 12 rivals picked up first-round NCAA Tournament victories Friday.Each of the Big 12's six repr ...full story
Eaton lifts OSU past TennesseeSaturday, March 21, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio -- Looking at the thicket of bodies clogging the middle of the floor, Oklahoma State's Byron Eaton wasn't sure how he'd create his final shot. So, he kept dribbling.Stunningly, after 40 minutes of give-no-ground basketball, everything op ...full story
NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUPSaturday, March 21, 2009
SOUTH REGIONALSyracuse 69, Stephen F. Austin 44: MIAMI -- Syracuse made Stephen F. Austin's first NCAA trip a short one.Jonny Flynn scored 16 points, Rick Jackson and Arinze Onuaku each added 12 and the third-seeded Orange beat the Lumberjacks on Fri ...full story
Griffin leads Oklahoma to win over Morgan StateFriday, March 20, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An inadvertent blow to the jaw last month left Blake Griffin with a concussion and sent Oklahoma stumbling into the NCAA Tournament.In the first round of the South Regional, Griffin got flipped over the back of a Morgan State play ...full story
NCAA Basketball RoundupFriday, March 20, 2009
EAST REGIONALDuke 86, Binghamton 62: GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jon Scheyer and Duke weren't about to let another one of college basketball's little guys scare them again.Scheyer scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures, and the Blue Devils ma ...full story
Connecticut head coach Calhoun hospitalizedFriday, March 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Calhoun kept track of his top-seeded Connecticut Huskies from a hospital instead of a sideline bench.All he missed on his sick day was one of the biggest routs in NCAA tournament history, a 103-47 win against Chattanooga in Thursd ...full story
Connecticut runs over Chattanooga 103-47Friday, March 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- His postgame speech to Connecticut was over a speaker phone instead of in a locker room, though the message was still clear.Coach Jim Calhoun, hospitalized earlier in the day, wanted the Huskies to know he was proud of how they went o ...full story
Texas beats Minnesota 76-62 in first roundFriday, March 20, 2009
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A.J. Abrams' 3-point shooting was a key reason Texas got within a game of the Final Four last season. Now the Longhorns are moving on again thanks to the senior's latest long-range shooting flurry in the NCAA tournament.Abrams hit ...full story
Texas A&M Basketball NotebookFriday, March 20, 2009
Texas A&M senior Josh Carter was 3-of-8 shooting from the field, including 2 of 6 from 3-point range. Carter has hit a 3-pointer in all eight NCAA Tournament games he's appeared in, going 18 of 44. He's scored 75 points in Tournament play.A&M ...full story
Kansas State edges Illinois State 83-79 in OTThursday, March 19, 2009
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Jacob Pullen scored seven of his career-high 32 points in overtime and Kansas State outlasted Illinois State 83-79 Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.Darren Kent added 19 points for the Wildcats (22-11). Dominique Sutton ...full story
Baylor beats Georgetown in NITThursday, March 19, 2009
WACO -- Baylor savored its first postseason basketball win in 59 years by defeating Georgetown 74-72 in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament."My grandma's not even 59 years old," joked Kevin Rogers, one of two Baylor players scorin ...full story
Josh Carter in the NCAA TournamentThursday, March 19, 2009
Most memorable moments off the court* "The locker room after we beat Louisville [in 2007]. Everyone was just really excited that we beat a really good Louisville team at Kentucky, which is 45 minutes from their campus. And we were all pretty excited ...full story
CU fans not excited about A&M; Remember that bad CU team in 2000? McFerrin thoughts
