In a recurring piece leading up to the start of the basketball season, we will examine the top 5 questions surrounding each Big 12 basketball team.

Today, the top 5 questions for the Texas A&M Aggies.

1)       How can the Aggies replace Josh Carter?

2)       Some publications think the Aggies will finish in the top 4 in the conference.  Can this team meet those expectations?

3)       Mark Turgeon is in his third year in College Station.  Now that he has a roster made up of mostly his guys, can the Aggies crack the upper 1/3 of the conference?

4)       Will the four freshman have the impact Turgeon is hoping for?

5)       The Aggies have made a school record 4 consecutive NCAA tournaments.  Will the streak continue this year?

Check back tomorrow when we will ask Five Question For... Baylor basketball.

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Big 12 North: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Nebraska
Big 12 South: Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech

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He knew all about the gangs and how bleak the future could be if he fell in with them, how he could be lost before he had a chance to find out anything about himself, about life, about the world.

He had to leave the streets of San Bernardino, Calif., before he became a victim of them.

He had a brother in prison and friends and other relatives who had also been incarcerated.

And the streets were calling Antoine Wright.

Fanhouse reports...

Former Kentucky and Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie has checked himself into the John Lucas After Care Program in Houston to help fight his alcohol addiction, a source close to the former head coach confirmed to FanHouse on Wednesday.

"He didn't have a whole lot of choices," the source told FanHouse. "Either [go to] Lucas or go to Betty Ford or somewhere. This is the best PR move Billy Clyde can make."