NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Calipari began shaking his head at the silliness of the question before it was even finished. Of course, he believes Texas A&M is deserving of an NCAA Tournament bid. Given the way the Aggies played in a 97-87 win over the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, it was hard to imagine any other scenario.
“I think they’re fine,” Calipari said.
If the A&M team Calipari had just seen had shown up more regularly throughout the course of the regular season, it wouldn’t even be a question worth asking. The Aggies got 55 points from Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece Radford and used a 26-9 edge in second-chance points to win their fifth straight game and reach 20 victories on the season.
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The win moved A&M from the “First Four Out” in Jerry Palm’s Bracketology to the right side of the bubble ahead of a semifinal showdown with Florida on Saturday.
But for Aggies coach Buzz Williams and a core nucleus of players who were part of the program’s run to the SEC Tournament final in 2022, there will be no sighs of relief over what college basketball’s bracketology…
