Texas A&M To Hire Bucky McMillan As New Basketball Head Coach

Multiple sources are reporting that Texas A&M is hiring Samford head coach Bucky McMillan to be the Aggies' next head coach. Per ESPN:

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McMillan is the head coach at Samford, which he led to a pair of Southern Conference championships and one NCAA tournament in his five seasons there. His overall record there was 99-52, and he led Samford to four-consecutive 20-win seasons.

His teams play at a hyper tempo in a style known as "Bucky Ball," which translated immediately to success at Samford. Three times, he has been named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year at a place that struggled to win for a generation.

McMillan takes over for Buzz Williams, who left for Maryland in the wake of three consecutive NCAA tournaments for the Aggies. Texas A&M earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament this year.

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