Montgomery PG Chaney Spencer commits to Texas A&M Womens basketball

Coach Joni Taylor gets some good news from Aggieland by landing her first 2025 commitment

While helping the USA Women’s basketball team work towards another gold medal, Texas A&M head coach Joni Taylor receives her first commitment for the 2025 class. Lake Creek HS point guard Chaney Spencer announced via social media that she would be headed to A&M to continue her basketball journey.

The 5’9″ guard is a solid all-around player who earned First Team All-District, All-Region, and Power 17U Honorable Mention. She is a scrappy guard who can score at all three levels and has the vision to distribute the ball to put her teammates in great scoring positions.

While she might not have an immediate impact when she gets to Bryan-College Station, she has all the tools to get some playing time as she continues to develop.

Below, you can view her announcement on “X”.

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Texas A&M guard Endyia Rogers declares for 2024 WNBA Draft, which is Monday night on ESPN

“We did things that people did not expect us to. Y’all had faith and belief in me like no other. Y’all are on the way to something special.”

After playing her final collegiate season in Aggieland, Texas A&M guard Endyia Rogers is taking her talents to the next level.

Rogers formally declared Wednesday for the 2024 WNBA Draft, which is Monday night.

“These past five years have been nothing short of amazing,” Rogers stated via X. “I appreciate everyone who came along this journey with me. It wasn’t always easy, but we found a way. I want to thank all my coaches from USC and Oregon for giving me the opportunity to play for their amazing programs.

“To my teammates and coaches at Texas A&M, I am super grateful that I was able to spend my last year of college basketball with you all and experience what it is like to be an Aggie. We did things that people did not expect us to do. Y’all had faith and belief in me like no other. I am thankful for the everlasting memories that I made with you all. I know that we did not finish the season the way that we wanted, but y’all are on the way to something special. Thank you all for everything, I am forever appreciative. As always, Gig’Em!

“To my family and friends, there is no me without you. It has been a journey since I was 4 years old. Y’all made every bit of the journey worth it. I appreciate the everlasting support and the sacrifices made throughout my basketball career. It takes a village. I love each and every one of you guys dearly.

“With that being said, I am going to pursue my lifelong dream of playing in the W, and will declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft!”

Rogers spent her underclassman years at the University of Southern California. Then she became an Oregon Duck for the next two before playing her final season at Reed Arena.

The 29th annual WNBA Draft is Monday at 6:30 p.m. CST on ESPN.

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‘Aggies never die’: Aicha Coulibaly & Kay Kay Green recap loss vs. Nebraska in March Madness

“Aggies never die. We showed that tonight and I’m very proud of us. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win but that’s what we do,” Green said.

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team showed resilience on Friday night by erasing a double-digit deficit against Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament but it ultimately wasn’t enough as the Cornhuskers advanced.

“It goes back to Texas A&M, Aggies never die. We showed that tonight and I’m very proud of us. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win but that’s what we do,” said sophomore guard Kay Kay Green. “We’re in great hands with Joni Taylor, Coach of the Year three years ago. She does what she needs to do, she’s a great coach and she’s going to lead this program and do well for us.”

Senior guard Aicha Coulibaly racked up a double-double with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-17 field goal attempts, 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. The sensational senior added 10 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 steals, 2 assists and 1 block.

“I felt like in the first half I wasn’t helping as much and my shot wasn’t falling,” Coulibaly recalled. “In the third and fourth, my team trusted me, they believed in me and were telling me to shoot the ball. I just had my confidence, kept shooting, doing what I do best and it was working.”

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‘Tremendous year’: Texas A&M coach Joni Taylor reflects on loss vs. Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

“You’re looking at a team who won two conference games last year, nine games total. In year two we’re sitting here at the NCAA Tournament.”

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team narrowly lost to Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in Corvallis, Oregon.

After the loss, Aggies head coach Joni Taylor reflected on the progress that her team made this season.

“Tough, tough game. I’m really proud of our team’s fight to come back and take the lead being down as much as we were going into halftime and the third quarter,” Taylor recalled. “We’ve had a sense of resilience and fight all year long and really proud of how we handled ourselves and came back in the game. Obviously, Nebraska is a really good team, it came down to the end and they made more plays than we did.

“I don’t want to lose sight of the step we made from year one to year two in our program. You’re looking at a team who won two conference games last year, nine games total. In year two we’re sitting here at the NCAA Tournament, which was one of the goals for our program. So I don’t want how this game ended to overshadow the tremendous year that we had in year two of our program. We have our team returning with the exception of very few, so I’m really excited about the future of our program.

“Hats off to Nebraska, they made more plays than we did, they were really good tonight. We just didn’t have enough time on the clock to win the game.”

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Texas A&M women’s basketball team’s comeback falls short vs. Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

The Aggies trailed Nebraska in nearly wire-to-wire fashion on Friday in Corvallis, Oregon, during the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team trailed Nebraska in nearly wire-to-wire fashion on Friday night in Corvallis, Oregon, during the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The No. 11 Aggies (19-13) faced a 10-point deficit entering the fourth quarter against the No. 6 Cornhuskers (23-11) but fought back to reclaim the lead. However, Texas A&M was unable to keep the advantage after regaining it and lost 61-59.

Senior guard Aicha Coulibaly made a free throw with 15 seconds remaining to give the Aggies a 59-58 lead, capping a 21-10 fourth quarter run. Nebraska scored the final 3 points of the contest from the charity stripe to survive and advance.

Coulibaly gave it her all in what was ultimately her final game for Texas A&M. She racked up a double-double with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-17 field goal attempts, 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. The sensational senior added 10 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 steals, 2 assists and 1 block.

The Cornhuskers will play No. 3 Oregon State in the round of 32 on Sunday.

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Texas A&M women’s basketball team should be encouraged by loss to No. 1 South Carolina

The Aggies women’s basketball team has come a long way since their 1st matchup against the best team in the nation, unbeaten South Carolina.

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team has come a long way since their first matchup against the best team in the nation, unbeaten South Carolina.

The Lady Aggies (19-12, 6-10 SEC) were thrashed 99-64 by the No. 1 Gamecocks (31-0) on Jan. 21 at Reed Arena. Texas A&M might’ve lost 79-68 to South Carolina on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament but the Aggies should be encouraged by the defeat.

Texas A&M forced a season-high 24 turnovers, including 10 in the first quarter, and the Gamecocks led 16-13 after 10 minutes of action. The difference in the game came in the second period when South Carolina outscored the Aggies 17-9 and led 33-22 at halftime. After intermission, Texas A&M won the third quarter 26-24 but the Gamecocks took the fourth period 22-20 and ultimately prevailed by 11.

Senior guard Aicha Coulibaly had the best game of her career against the top team in the country. She set a new Aggies’ SEC Tournament record with a career-high 32 points on 8-of-16 field goal attempts, 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 13-of-15 from the free-throw line.

Texas A&M‘s play in the conference tourney proved that the Lady Aggies are one of the best 68 teams in the nation and deserve a spot in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday, March 17 at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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Everything Sydney Bowles, Kay Kay Green & Joni Taylor had to say after Texas A&M’s loss vs. Alabama

“It’s a lack of aggression on our part and we’ve got to be more aggressive when we did post up… We just don’t do it consistently enough.”

The Texas A&M women’s basketball team mounted a vigorous comeback against Alabama on Sunday but ultimately lost 78-71.

After the game, head coach Joni Taylor and guards, senior Kay Kay Green & sophomore Sydney Bowles, spoke to the media to share their thoughts on the regular season finale.

The Crimson Tide led 22-21 after a tight first 10 minutes of action but extended their lead to 43-31 at halftime.

“They got to the line nine times. We didn’t get there at all and gave up four 3s. We can’t give a team what they want, and they want to shoot 3s, get to the line and play in transition,” Taylor said. “I thought we did a pretty good job of stopping them in transition. We gave them too many looks in the first half and we weren’t getting to the free-throw line. It’s a lack of aggression on our part and we’ve got to be more aggressive when we do post up. We got the ball inside, we did some good stuff. We just don’t do it consistently enough.”

Green and fellow guards, Aicha Coulibaly & Sahara Jones, were honored pregame on Senior Day.

“I thought they played well,” Taylor recalled. “I thought MJ stepped into that starting role and gave us great energy. I thought she was really locked in defensively and did some really good things for us. Obviously, Sahara always comes out and plays really hard. Kay Kay played really hard. So those were normal starters. MJ is the only one who stepped into that lineup for the first time and I thought she responded. When you have your senior day, any senior, but especially one that normally doesn’t start, your emotions can either get the best of you or you can control your emotions. And I thought they did a good job in that area.”

The Aggies went on a 22-4 run to erase a 14-point deficit but were outscored 19-8 in the final five minutes.

“One thing that they did really well, and we did not, was rebounding. They outrebounded us by double-digits. And that was one thing that came down specifically to the end,” Bowles said. “That kind of killed us because we were there on drives and then we just didn’t get a box out. They got a lot of easy bunnies at the basket and that’s something we definitely have to clean up. That’s something that will really help us win.”

Green shared gratitude for the time she spent in College Station.

“I’ve been here for four years, and it’s been bittersweet. I was able to play for two great coaches in coach Blair and Joni. The love and support around here is what I’ll miss the most,” Green explained. “The 12th Man is very special to me because they welcomed a kid from Chicago with open arms. I’m sad that my time is coming to an end here, but I feel like I had a great four years, and I wouldn’t want to do it with anybody else.”

Texas A&M will play Mississippi State (21-10, 8-8) on Thursday at 11 a.m. CT in the second round of the SEC Tournament from Greenville, South Carolina.

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Texas A&M basketball programs selling shirts with 100% of proceeds benefiting Breast Cancer Awareness

The Texas A&M Athletics Department is selling “Beat The Hell Outa Breast Cancer” T-shirts with 100% of the proceeds going to awareness and research.

The Texas A&M Athletics Department is selling “Beat The Hell Outta Breast Cancer” T-shirts with 100% of the proceeds going to awareness and research.

“We are asking for the support of the 12th Man as we set out to bring awareness to a disease that affects so many and raise funds to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund as well as the Pink Alliance, a local non-profit in the Brazos Valley who serves as an advocate for breast cancer support,” the 12th Man website stated. “100% of all proceeds from shirt purchases will benefit the Pink Alliance and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.”

The merchandise is being sold ahead of the Aggies’ BTHO Breast Cancer games, which begin this weekend at Reed Arena. The men host Ole Miss on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The women host Mississippi State on Feb. 4 at 3 p.m.

Shirts can be purchased for $10, mailed for an additional $5 and sold online at the following link.

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Transfer Aggie guard crosses milestone in first game with Texas A&M

New Aggie guard, Aicha Coulibaly, crossed 1,000 career points in victory over A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

Texas A&M coach Joni Taylor made it a point to take this team to the next level after a rough first season full of injuries and inexperience. To make that jump, Coach Taylor and her staff utilized the transfer portal to boost her roster with 2-time All-SEC selection transfer Aicha Coulibaly.

Coulibaly wasted no time getting into a rhythm, finishing the night as the leading scorer (17 points) on 7-10 shooting. A few shots in the transfer guard had across a career milestone of 1,000 points. Her strong debut performance in the victory is just a glimpse at what she can provide to the team.

Stat line below:

17 points / 70% / 6 rebounds / 3 steals / 2 assists

Congratulations to Coulibaly on reaching a significant milestone, and we hope to see many more achievements accomplished. We’ll get our next look at Coulibaly and the rest of the Aggies on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in Reed Arena.

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Defending Champs LSU top the pre-season rankings at number one with the Aggies on the outside looking in.

While the Aggies did not make the Top 25 preseason ranking, they are in a good position to make a huge leap from last year

On Tuesday, the NCAA dropped their pre-season Top 25 poll for the upcoming Women’s basketball season. To no one’s surprise, the reigning champions. LSU Tigers come in at number one, and adding Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith alongside Angel Reese makes them the top dog.

The Iowa Hawkeyes, led by All-American Caitlin Clark, came in at No. 3 right behind UConn. Leading the way in conference rankings is the Pac-12, with six ranked teams in the SEC finished with five. However, our beloved Aggies are not one of those five teams, and to be blunt…we all knew that would be the case.

Last year was an interesting season for new head coach Joni Taylor. She was replacing a Hall-of-Fame coach, Gary Blair, who brought a Championship to Aggieland and was on a semi-retirement tour simultaneously. To pile on a little bit more, she had a young team that lost multiple leaders, ultimately leading to a 9-20 overall record and 2-14 in the SEC.

Texas A&M could’ve easily rolled over in the SEC tournament, but instead, they rolled up their sleeves and knocked off Vanderbilt and Mississippi State before falling 77-60 to Ole Miss in the Quarterfinals.  Along with ending the season strong, Coach Taylor brought home a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

There is a strong case for the Aggies to be the comeback team and coach for the year simply because of the roster turnover during the off-season. She started off hot on the high school recruiting trail, bringing in 3 top 100 players from the class and the number one player in Texas. But most of the heavy lifting came through the transfer portal, resulting in a top-five ranking. The junior guard Aicha Coulibaly leads that group from Auburn, who was recently named a 2nd team All-Conference pick ahead of next season.

Being a year removed from a down season and finally being able to put her stamp on the team, Coach Taylor will have a completely different-looking team outside her two returning freshman standouts. She is one of the younger and extremely talented coaches, so getting this team back on track will not be a problem, and we hope to see them push to be one of the top SEC teams moving forward.

Below, you can check out the schedules and off-season activities the team participated in as they prepare for the season.

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