Just How Bad Was A&m Basketball?

[Objective Aggie]

posted this on the Aggie board. Just to put into perspective how HORRID the team was prior to Gillispie, here is a listing of the Non-conf losses year by year.

1999

@ Santa Clara L 48-60

Centenary L 60-63

@ Tulane L 60-64

@ Dayton L 68-81

@ Lamar L 69-76

North Carolina A&T L 77-94

@ North Texas L 88-91

2000

@ Virginia Commonwealth (2OT) L 106-107

Birmingham Southern L 54-74

vs. Saint Louis L 60-72

vs. North Carolina (12) L 60-82

@ George Washington L 74-94

@ Long Beach State L 76-83

2001

Miami (Fla.) L 55-64

vs. Tulsa L 56-90

vs. Louisiana-Monroe L 61-76

@ North Carolina L 62-96

@ Centenary L 63-73

@ Southwest Missouri State L 65-76

Loyola Marymount L 78-80

vs. Illinois-Chicago L 82-86

2002

vs. Princeton L 62-76

@ Miami (Fla.) L 72-78

Texas-San Antonio L 75-80

2003

@ Oakland L 58-90

@ Houston (OT) L 61-70

A&M-Corpus Christi L 80-82

@ Tennessee L 84-108

Think of the powerhouses we lost to:

Illinois-Chicago

Centenary (twice)

Tulane

Lamar

Virginia Commonwealth

Saint Louis

Long Beach State

Loyola Marymount

Miami (Fla.)

Texas-San Antonio

Houston

A&M-Corpus Christi

Now consider these DOUBLE DIGIT losses

Birmingham Southern (by 23)

Oakland (by 32)

Louisiana-Monroe (by 15)

North Carolina A&T (by 17)

Centenary (by 10)

Dayton (by 13)

George Washington (by 20)

Tulsa (by 34 - - was Billy there?)

Southwest Missouri State (by 11)

Princeton (by 14)

Why post it here? Because I think any school/asministration that truly commits, can have some level of success in basketball.

[CMJ]

Some of those aren't BAD losses.

But it is remarkable how fast Gillespie turned yall around.

[NT80]

Why post it here? Because I think any school/asministration that truly commits, can have some level of success in basketball.

That should read "commit$". Any school with a $40 million athletic budget has no excuse, ever, to not have succe$$. The right coach helps too, and A&M is fortunate to have Gillespie. But how long can they keep him? He loves to rebuild programs, not maintain them.

Edited February 18, 2007 by NT80