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Report: Former Texas A&M men's basketball coach Tony Barone dies

Former Texas A&M men's basketball coach Tony Barone has reportedly died.

Barone, who coached the Aggies from 1991-98, died on Tuesday, according to The Daily Memphian. He was 72.

During his career, he was also the head coach at Creighton and spent time on staff with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, including as an interim head coach at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Barone's seven seasons at A&M was sandwiched between those respective stints.

Barone was 76-120 with the Aggies. His lone winning season at the helm of the program came during the 1993-94 campaign when the 19-win squad reached the NIT.