The 2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

 in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...

. Billy Kennedy

Billy Kennedy (basketball coach)

Billy Kennedy is the head men's basketball coach at Texas A&M University. He took over the position vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011. He previously held the same position at Murray State University for five seasons....

 will take over the head coaching position vacated by Mark Turgeon

Mark Turgeon

Mark Leo Turgeon is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Maryland Terrapins. Turgeon previously served as head coach at Texas A&M for 4 years.-Personal:...

 in May 2011. The team plays its home games in Reed Arena

Reed Arena

Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M...

 and continue as members of the reformed ten member Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

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Previous season

The Aggies finished the previous year with a 24–9 record, 12–6 in Big 12 play, a semi-finals appearance in the Big 12 tournament, and a first-round appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Player departures

The Aggies will be without starting guard B.J. Holmes and starting forward Nathan Walkup. Other losses include guards Derrek Lewis and Andrew Darko, as well as forward Marshall Carrell.

Recruiting

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Roster

Schedule

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See also

• 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
  2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
  The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...
  
  
• 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  Two human polls make up the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.-Legend:-AP poll:...
  
  
• 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 68 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball...
  
  
• 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
  2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
  The 2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship will be held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 7 until March 10, 2012. This will be the first tournament with 10 teams will particpate, since Colorado left for the Pac 12 and Nebraska joined the Big...
  
  
• List of NCAA Division I institutions