Where does Texas A&M Basketball land in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25?

Mar 22, 2024; Memphis, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Manny Obaseki (35) celebrates after a play during the first half of the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Like the Texas A&M football team, there is some excitement for the Aggie basketball team this coming season. After a stressful up-and-down campaign last year, A&M did make it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they put up a solid effort against Houston before ultimately losing.

In addition to bringing back a very experienced team, they added a few more shooters to help spread the defense to pair with their slashers. Last year the Aggies played great but the offense outside of Tyrese Radford and Wade Taylor was non-existent at times leading to stretches where they had to resort to hero ball.

However, head coach Buzz Williams was able to get the most out of his team late in the season to make a decent run and showed signs of a Sweet Sixteen team. With the new additions to complement the established team, this will be an intriguing season to watch as they start the season in the No. 15 spot of the USA TODAY Sports preseason Top 25 poll.

2024-25 Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

Rank

School

Last Year’s Record

Points

1

Kansas

23-11

743 (15)

2

Alabama

25-12

718 (6)

3

Connecticut

37-3

717 (6)

4

Houston

32-5

698 (4)

5

Duke

27-9

625

6

Iowa State

29-8

591

7

Gonzaga

27-8

575

8

Baylor

24-11

545

9

Arizona

27-9

510

10

North Carolina

29-8

498

11

Auburn

27-8

465

12

Tennessee

27-9

437

13

Purdue

34-5

390

14

Creighton

25-10

342

15

Texas A&M

21-15

332

16

Arkansas

16-17

272

17

Marquette

27-10

268

18

Indiana

19-14

208

19

Texas

21-13

166

20

Cincinnati

22-15

163

21

Florida

24-12

130

22

UCLA

16-17

123

23

Kentucky

23-10

95

24

Illinois

29-9

87

25

Mississippi

20-12

66

Others Receiving Votes

Texas Tech 60; Rutgers 57; St. John’s 42; Xavier 26; Michigan State 25; Oregon 16; BYU 16; Kansas State 11; Saint Mary’s 9; Boise State 9; Clemson 8; Ohio State 7; Dayton 7; Maryland 4; Grand Canyon 3; Wake Forest 2; Virginia 2; San Diego…

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Author : Aggies Wire

Publish date : 2024-10-23 20:34:00

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