2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Auburn 12 – 1   .923 24 – 2   .923
No. 2 Florida 10 – 3   .769 23 – 3   .885
No. 4 Alabama 10 – 3   .769 21 – 5   .808
No. 15 Missouri 9 – 4   .692 20 – 6   .769
No. 7 Texas A&M 9 – 4   .692 20 – 6   .769
No. 6 Tennessee 8 – 5   .615 21 – 5   .808
No. 24 Ole Miss 8 – 5   .615 19 – 7   .731
No. 21 Mississippi State 7 – 6   .538 19 – 7   .731
No. 17 Kentucky 7 – 6   .538 18 – 8   .692
Vanderbilt 5 – 8   .385 17 – 9   .654
Texas 5 – 8   .385 16 – 10   .615
Georgia 4 – 9   .308 16 – 10   .615
Arkansas 4 – 9   .308 15 – 11   .577
Oklahoma 3 – 10   .231 16 – 10   .615
LSU 3 – 10   .231 14 – 12   .538
South Carolina 0 – 13   .000 10 – 16   .385
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of February 19, 2025
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

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

SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 		No. 13 Texas
Lone Star Showdown 		W 80–60  12–2
(1–0) 		 18 – Phelps   10 – Washington   4 – Phelps  Reed Arena (12,236)
College Station, TX
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 10 at No. 17 Oklahoma W 80–78  13–2
(2–0) 		 34 – Phelps   6 – Washington   4 – Obaseki  Lloyd Noble Center (7,604)
Norman, OK
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 No. 5 Alabama L 88–94  13–3
(2–1) 		 24 – Phelps   11 – Coleman III   3 – Phelps  Reed Arena (12,997)
College Station, TX
January 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 at No. 8 Kentucky L 69–81  13–4
(2–2) 		 21 – Phelps   7 – Phelps   2 – Phelps  Rupp Arena (20,039)
Lexington, KY
January 18, 2025
7:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 11 LSU W 68–57  14–4
(3–2) 		 13 – Phelps   7 – Tied   6 – Phelps  Reed Arena (12,812)
College Station, TX
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 at No. 16 Ole Miss W 63–62  15–4
(4–2) 		 14 – Phelps   7 – Washington   5 – Taylor IV  SJB Pavilion (10,008)
Oxford, MS
January 25, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 at Texas
Lone Star Showdown 		L 69–70  15–5
(4–3) 		 15 – Taylor IV   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, TX
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 13 Oklahoma W 75–68  16–5
(5–3) 		 15 – Phelps   11 – Payne   3 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,379)
College Station, TX
February 1, 2025
7:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 13 at South Carolina W 76–72  17–5
(6–3) 		 25 – Taylor IV   8 – Coleman III   3 – Phelps  Colonial Life Arena (12,856)
Columbia, SC
February 8, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 10 at No. 15 Missouri W 67–64  18–5
(7–3) 		 20 – Payne   16 – Coleman III   3 – Tied  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 8 Georgia W 69–53  19–5
(8–3) 		 17 – Washington   6 – Coleman III   6 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,283)
College Station, TX
February 15, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 8 Arkansas W 69–61  20–5
(9–3) 		 18 – Taylor IV   9 – Phelps   9 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (10,752)
College Station, TX
February 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 7 at No. 21 Mississippi State L 54–70  20–6
(9–4) 		 13 – Phelps   10 – Garcia   4 – Taylor IV  Humphrey Coliseum (9,313)
Starkville, MS
February 22, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 7 No. 6 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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP132323202217121313101113131087
Coaches15232320241811131291113151397

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Texas A&M Aggies Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aggies Roll Past Cornhuskers, 98-83, Advance to Second Round". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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