Texas A&M basketball added star guard PJ Haggerty from the transfer portal, giving Bucky McMillan an elite scorer for the 2026-27 season.
Texas A&M basketball made a huge transfer portal splash by adding PJ Haggerty, one of the nation’s most productive guards, giving new head coach Bucky McMillan a proven scorer to build around for the 2026-27 season.
For an Aggies roster dealing with recent portal losses, this is the kind of move that changes the tone of an offseason in a hurry.
Haggerty arrives with serious offensive credentials. The 6-4 guard was one of the top scorers in college basketball last season and brings the type of all-around production that should fit naturally in McMillan’s up-tempo system.
He shot 48.9 percent from the field, connected on 35 percent of his 3-pointers and once again showed he can score at every level.
The Aggies didn’t just need points. They needed a playmaker who could create offense, pressure defenses and help ignite transition.
Haggerty checks all of those boxes. He averaged better than 21 points per game for the third straight season while also contributing nearly four assists and more than five rebounds per contest.
That combination of scoring, passing and rebounding makes him especially valuable in a system designed to push the pace and attack quickly.
His commitment is also notable because Texas A&M beat out heavy competition to land him.
There had been growing buzz connecting Haggerty elsewhere, but the Aggies closed strong and secured one of the most important portal commitments of the cycle.
Of course, there’s some reality that comes with the addition. Haggerty has taken a winding path through college basketball, and this will be his fifth program in five years.
But for Texas A&M, the focus is clearly on immediate impact, not long-term projection. He’s a veteran, he’s productive and he fills a major need.
Pairing Haggerty with returning talent like Mackenzie Mgbako gives the Aggies a much more dangerous offensive ceiling heading into next season.
If the rest of the roster comes together, Texas A&M could have the firepower to make real noise in the SEC.
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