Texas A&M basketball is in the middle of one of its most successful seasons in history. Despite a recent losing streak, the Aggies are ranked No. 21 in both polls and could win their first conference championship since 1986.

At one point this season, A&M was ranked No. 5 in the country and had a two-game lead atop the SEC standings.

A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is in the fifth year of his contract and, though it technically runs for two more years, neither party would owe the other anything should they part ways after this season.

In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, new Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward said that the University and Kennedy were working on a new deal that would keep him in Aggieland.

"We will be," Woodward told the paper when asked if talks of a new contract were underway. "And I've assured coach Kennedy that we want him here and we have strong feelings to keep him here. And I think there will be something forthcoming in the near future."

Kennedy is 91-68, including 20-7 this season, as head coach at A&M. In his previous four seasons, he has brought the team to the NIT tournament once and the CBI tournament once. However, with a national Top 10 recruiting class and some upperclassman transfers, the team has come along nicely this year and could be set up well for the future.