Texas A&M men’s basketball team embracing being ‘one of the oldest teams in the country’

“Last year, we had a tremendous season, a lot of memories. What happened to us last year, we took this year and we’re just building off it.”

The No. 17 Texas A&M men’s basketball team earned an impressive 70-66 victory this past weekend against No. 11 Purdue.

After the win Saturday, Aggies senior point guard Wade Taylor IV spoke to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

“It just speaks to our togetherness. Coach always telling us we’re one of the oldest teams in the country, so I think that showed today, our maturity. I think everybody came to play today and were excited. We love 11 a.m. games. We wake up early every day. I think today was a great win for us,” Taylor said. “I think the lessons we’ve learned (is different). Last year, we had a tremendous season, a lot of memories. What happened to us last year, we took this year and we’re just building off of it.

“We have a lot of guys back from that team, a lot of us felt that hurt. We’re just excited to have a go one more time.”

Texas A&M swapped ranking spots with the Boilermakers following the victory.

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