PJ Haggerty gives Texas A&M basketball a proven scorer as Bucky McMillan’s fast-paced Aggies look ready to climb in the SEC.
Texas A&M basketball isn’t sneaking up on anybody now. After Bucky McMillan dragged the Aggies into the NCAA Tournament in Year 1, College Station suddenly looks like one of the SEC’s more dangerous rebuilds.
McMillan came to College Station from Samford as the final Power Four hire last April, and plenty of people treated Texas A&M like a long-term project.
Instead, his system showed up fast. The Aggies played with pace, pressed teams into bad decisions, leaned on conditioning and turned games into chaos.
That formula helped A&M finish 22-12 with 11 SEC wins, even after Indiana transfer Mackenzie Mgbako was lost for the season just seven games in.
Rashaun Agee became the veteran tone-setter, while Pop Isaacs, Rylan Griffen, Zach Clemence and Ruben Dominguez gave McMillan enough punch to beat Saint Mary’s before falling to Houston in March.
Now comes the real test ... doing it again with a rebuilt roster.
The biggest swing is PJ Haggerty, the former Kansas State guard who averaged nearly 24 points per game last season. That’s not just a nice transfer addition. That’s a go-get-a-bucket centerpiece.
Haggerty shot 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3, and he arrives with a resume loaded with production.
His career points, made free throws, free-throw attempts and made field goals already stack up above any player who has suited up for the Aggies.
College Basketball Report ranked him as the No. 36 returning player in the country, and that feels like a warning label for SEC defenses.
Add former NBA G League guard Bryson Warren and five other impact transfers, and McMillan’s offense should have more firepower, not less.
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The Aggies aren’t rebuilding anymore. They’re loading up.
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