Texas A&M’s 2023-2024 season is still ongoing. The Aggies are on the cusp of earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament with a favorable showing in this week’s SEC Tournament, starting with a rematch vs. Ole Miss on Thursday night.
However, if A&M fails to make the 68-team field, the NIT is always an option, but focusing on adding productive veterans through the transfer portal is much more palatable for most of the fan base. Already hard at work, On3 has reported that Aggies head coach Buzz Williams has reached out to highly productive former senior Penn guard Clark Slajchert, a California native.
Finishing at a disappointing 11-18 on year the year, the Quakers may have struggled as a team, but Clark Slajchert was tremendous from the field, averaging a team-high 18.0 points per game while shooting an impressive 42% from 3-point range.
Heading into the offseason, nothing is set in stone regarding the Aggies roster, as the departures of Tyrece Radford, Henry Coleman III, and Andersson Garcia are certainly tough; guards Wade Taylor IV, Manny Obaseki, and sophomore forward Solomon Washington are all slated to return with added experience under their belts.
Penn transfer Clark Slajchert has heard from the following schools since entering the portal, his agent @DanielPoneman tells @On3sports:
UCLA
Clemson
Penn State
Loyola-Chicago
Cal
Texas A&M
Rutgers
San Francisco
SMU
Vermont
Wyoming
GW
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
New Mexico
NIU… https://t.co/ml2lzFEJdS— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 12, 2024
While Williams will likely bank on guard Jace Carter to improve from beyond the arc, adding a proven shooter and ball handler like Slajchert is a no-brainer for a team that finished the regular season shooting an abysmal 27% from three.
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