The bracket is out and the Aggies are in.
Texas A&M men’s basketball landed a No. 10 seed in the South Region on Sunday and will play No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s on Thursday in Oklahoma City. This is a pretty big deal for this A&M team.
When Bucky McMillan took the job last spring, the situation looked more like a rebuild than a tournament roster. The Aggies had almost no returning production, our portal options were disappearing fast, and expectations were modest at best.
But instead of treating the season like a reset year, McMillan installed his system effectively.
By January, it was clear something was working.
Texas A&M went from being picked near the bottom of the SEC to finishing 11-7 in conference play with wins over teams like Auburn, Texas, and Kentucky along the way. The roster found its rhythm behind players like Rashaun Agee, Rylan Griffen, Marcus Hill, Rubén Dominguez, and Pop Isaacs.
The result is 21 regular season wins and a trip to March Madness.
A 10-seed isn’t supposed to scare anyone. But teams that play fast tend to be dangerous this time of year.
And if the first year of Bucky Ball proved anything, it’s that this group doesn’t care much about what it’s supposed to do.