As the 2023 Texas A&M Football season is nearly a month away, remember that the Aggies 2023-2024 men’s basketball season is set to start on Nov. 6 against Texas A&M-Commerce in Reed Arena and that this may be the best team Head Coach Buzz Williams will lead in his fifth season with the program.
Coming off of their 25-10 (15-3 SEC) campaign, which included their second consecutive trip to the SEC Tournament Title Game, leading to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since the 2017 season, sadly resulting in a loss to Penn State in the First Round, significant strides were made last season despite the abrupt postseason exit.
Amid a successful offseason so far, Texas A&M will return four out of five starters, and according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, the Aggies lead the SEC in returning scoring percentage at 88.4%. Directed by the dynamic backcourt of All-SEC guard Wade Taylor IV and steadfast senior guard Tyrece “Boots” Radford, combined with borderline elite starting frontcourt led by Henry Coleman III and Julius Marble, bringing more experience than nearly every other team in the conference.
SEC returning scoring by percentage:
Texas A&M 88.4%
Mississippi State 82.3%
Auburn 64%
Tennessee 60.4%
Vanderbilt 45.9%
South Carolina 43.5%
Ole Miss 42.5%
Arkansas 39.2%
Missouri 36.4%
Georgia 34.1%
LSU 31%
Florida 29.1%
Alabama 28.9%
Kentucky 23.9%— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 23, 2023
Needing to add more depth and a potential replacement for Dexter Dennis, Williams and his staff utilized the transfer portal, adding guards Jace Carter and Eli Lawrence, with their most recent addition coming in the form of center Wildens Leveque, representing the final piece of the puzzle in the frontcourt behind Coleman, Marble, and Andersson Garcia.
Back in late June, A&M’s high expectations for next season were mirrored in CBS Sports’ most recent preseason college basketball rankings, placing Texas A&M at No. 15 in the country.
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