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The Aggies are in

Texas A&M men’s basketball tabbed as a 9 seed in NCAA Tournament
Hunter Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor
March 17, 2024
Photo by Ishika Samant
Junior G Manny Obaseki (35) celebrates with graduate G Eli Lawrence (5) during Texas A&M’s game against Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 at Reed Arena.(Ishka Samant/The Battalion)

After reaching the SEC Tournament semifinals, grabbing two crucial wins against Ole Miss and Kentucky to push its record to 20-14, Texas A&M men’s basketball has been selected as a 9 seed in the south region of the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will play on Friday, March 22 in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Aggies will face off against the 8 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers, who finished 23-10 on the season. Nebraska is back in the tournament for the first time since 2014.

The winner of Aggies/Cornhuskers will square off against the winner of Houston/Longwood.

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Hunter Mitchell is a sport management senior minoring in journalism. Hunter has covered football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, hockey, cross country, track and field, along with swim and dive. Hunter's favorite sport is college basketball, and he is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association. Hunter also hosts weekly episodes of the Home Turf sports podcast.
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