Texas A&M’s 2023 college basketball season ended on a low note after falling to Penn State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but after ending the campaign with a 25-10 record, 15-3 mark in conference play, and a second consecutive appearance in the SEC Title Game, buy as much Maroon and White stock as you can ahead of head coach Buzz Williams’ fifth season with the program.
Even better news, only one starter (Dexter Dennis) is set to depart while four starters are expected to return including the frontcourt duo of Henry Coleman and Julius Marble, while the backcourt led by All-SEC guard Wade Taylor IV hopes to run it back with his counterpart Tyrece “Boots” Radford, who is still in the process of making his decision.
Combined with a solid bench led by forwards Solomon Washington and Andersson Garcia, The Aggies hope to add a couple of pieces through the transfer portal to compete at the highest level next season, leading to their inclusion in ESPN’s “Way-Too-Early” Top 25 rankings, where the Aggies unsurprisingly landed at No. 17. Authored by ESPN writer Jeff Borzello, here is what he had to say about Texas A&M’s potential roster makeup going into next season:
Buzz Williams’ team won 19 of 22 games before losing in the SEC championship game and then in the first round of the NCAA tournament. And he’s expected to bring back several key pieces from that group. The most important is Wade Taylor IV, one of the best point guards in the country. Henry Coleman and Julius Marble should form a very solid frontcourt tandem, and several role players are also expected back.
While the defending National Champion UConn Huskies look to repeat with yet another stacked roster, the Aggies should have a starting unit good enough for a Top 10 placement in the rankings, but this is just the beginning of what should be a very eventful offseason for the Maroon and White ahead of the 2023 campaign. Oh, and the Texas Longhorns clocked in a spot lower at No. 18, so there’s that. Gig ’em.
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