{"id":245353,"date":"2026-04-11T18:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245353\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:44:07","slug":"texas-am-lands-former-kansa-state-star-scorer-p-j-haggerty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245353\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M lands former Kansa State star scorer P.J. Haggerty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/borzello_jeff.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff BorzelloApr 11, 2026, 02:18 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a> Basketball recruiting insider.<br \/>\n Joined ESPN in 2014.<br \/>\n Graduate of University of Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"da81113c-3fc8-0928-6791-5709eeaf2a9a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/2306\/kansas-state-wildcats\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas State<\/a> transfer <a data-player-guid=\"85d15360-e661-308a-92f4-4ef4f82d4350\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/5106275\/pj-haggerty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.J. Haggerty<\/a>, one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball, has committed to <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"917d8304-a695-68f0-c1b7-b95e5514982e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/245\/texas-a&amp;m-aggies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Haggerty posted his announcement on X on Friday night. A&amp;M will be his fifth college in five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>A 6-foot-4 guard, Haggerty has been a high-level scorer at Tulsa, Memphis and Kansas State after starting his career with six games at TCU. He averaged career-highs in scoring (23.4) and assists (3.8) at Kansas State this past season. He was named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection.<\/p>\n<p>At Memphis last season, Haggerty put up 21.7 points, 5.8 recounts and 3.7 assists, leading the Tigers to 29 wins and a 5-seed in the men&#8217;s NCAA tournament. He was named AAC Player of the Year and earned second-team All-American honors.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/48415182\/mens-college-basketball-transfer-portal-tracking-live-news-updates\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775933047_89_r1620191_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2023-24, he posted 21.2 points, 5.5 rebound and 3.8 assists during his one season at Tulsa.<\/p>\n<p>For his career, Haggerty is averaging 21.0 points, 5.3 rebound and 3.6 assists.<\/p>\n<p>At A&amp;M, Haggerty will play a key role in Bucky McMillan&#8217;s up-tempo, high-octane system. The Aggies lost guards <a data-player-guid=\"810033d7-5cdb-3569-8a8b-fdc4424b27f4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/5106285\/pop-isaacs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pop Isaacs<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"5fdbfc8c-d913-3466-bae2-13222aebfa59\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/5311530\/ruben-dominguez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rub\u00e9n Dominguez<\/a> to the portal this week, while they also had seven seniors in this season&#8217;s rotation.<\/p>\n<p>In McMillan&#8217;s first season in College Station, A&amp;M went 22-12 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeff BorzelloApr 11, 2026, 02:18 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. 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