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Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV named SEC preseason Player of the Year

Texas A&M star guard Wade Taylor IV has been named SEC preseason Player of the Year heading into the Aggies pivotal 2023-2024 CBB season.

As the 2023-2024 college basketball season is less than a month away, Texas A&M’s preseason hype is not just based on projections but on how the Aggies finished last season with a 25-10 record (15-3 SEC), second-consecutive SEC title game appearance, and an NCAA Tournament berth.

Ranked 15th in the AP and 19th in the USA TODAY Coaches Polls, Texas A&M’s roster is stacked with talent. Still, no player comes close from a potential perspective than guard Wade Taylor IV, who, as of Tuesday, has been named SEC preseason player of the year while receiving a 1st Team All-SEC projection.

Entering his junior season with the program, the Dallas, Texas native led the Aggies with 16.5 points per game last season, including being one of just three NCAA DI players with 500+ points, 125+ assists, and 50 plus steals while making 85% or better on free throw attempts.

Interestingly enough, Taylor IV is the first Aggie basketball player to be selected 1st Team All-SEC since former forward Robert Williams before the memorable 2017-2018 season.

In combination with the announcement, Texas A&M has been selected to finish second in the SEC below Tennessee. Congratulations, Wade!

1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Arkansas
4. Kentucky
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. South Carolina

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Texas A&M Basketball receiving more preseason hype ahead of the pivotal 2023-2024 season

According to one outlet, Texas A&M enters the 2023-2024 basketball season as the top team in the SEC.

Amid Texas A&M’s critical 2023 college football season, the Aggies 2023-2024 basketball season is one month away, as they’ll open up the season at home again the visiting Texas A&M-Commerce on Monday, Nov. 6.

The Aggies are coming off a 25-10 season (15-3 SEC) in which they appeared in the SEC title game for consecutive years and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018, falling to the then-surging Penn State Nittany Lions in the First Round.

Entering his fifth season at the helm, head coach Buzz Williams has continued to build the program from the ground up, recruiting high-character players whose toughness and maturity match their skill on the court while consistently utilizing the transfer portal since his arrival, landing current senior leaders such as guard Tyrece “Boots” Radford, and the senior forward duo, Henry Coleman III and Julius Marble.

However, the current face of the program remains junior do-it-all point guard Wade Taylor IV, who, after averaging 16.3 points per game last season, was named First-team All-SEC, as his superstar trajectory is poised to take another step in 2023.

Ahead of SEC Basketball Media Days on Oct. 18-19, Texas A&M is a unanimous Top 25 ranked team, according to multiple outlets. Regarding where they stack up in the SEC, one underrated college basketball prognosticator has the Aggies as the Top team in the SEC before their season opener.

While these rankings have already been shredded to pieces by nearly every fan base, Texas A&M, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky all belong in the Top 4. Until SEC play begins in January, we’re strictly going off of potential. For the Aggies, returning the deepest backcourts in the country certainly helps their cause for No.1, but after failing to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, “show don’t tell” will be the continuous mantra in 2023.

Texas A&M will host No.10 Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. CT, inside Kyle Field (TV: CBS).

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