Texas A&M has the most returning possession-minutes in the SEC.

Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports How Did We Get Here?

The turning point of Billy Kennedy’s tenure as Texas A&M’s head basketball coach came on December 30, 2017. The Aggies went to Tuscaloosa with an 11-1 record and ranked fifth in the country — which, by the way, tied for the highest ranking in Texas A&M’s history.

They lost, 79-57. Then they went on to lose four more. By the end of January, the Aggies were 14-8, 3-6 in the SEC, and while they might never have been in real danger of missing the NCAA Tournament, they clearly weren’t going to consistently be an elite team, either. Two games in March pretty well summed up that team: the Aggies blew out defending national champion North Carolina…