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Report: Billy Kennedy out at Texas A&M after SEC tourney

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LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 09: Billy Kennedy the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies gives instructions to his team against the Kentucky Wildcats during the game at Rupp Arena on January 9, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Billy Kennedy’s tenure at Texas A&M is reportedly drawing to a close.

The eighth-year head coach will not be retained by the school beyond the SEC tournament, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Kennedy’s ouster has been rumored for weeks as the Aggies mired in a 13-17 season. Texas A&M made the Sweet 16 in 2016 and 2018 but are 150-115 overall during Kennedy’s tenure, which began in 2011 after he went to one NCAA tournament in five seasons at Murray State.

He was asked Tuesday if he anticipated being back in College Station for a ninth season.

“I do,” he said, per the Houston Chronicle. “I think we’ve done a lot of good things in this program when you look at winning a (league) championship, our guys academically are doing well and our program is in good shape.
We’ve got a good (recruiting) class coming in, and we’ve got some solid guys returning who’ve proven they can win in this league. I feel very confident about where we’re at as a program.”

Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson are expected to be the frontrunners to replace Kennedy, sources told NBC Sports.

Williams is a former Texas A&M assistant while Sampson helped build Houston into an AAC powerhouse that has spent much of the year ranked in the top-15.

Texas A&M begins SEC tournament play Wednesday against Vanderbilt.