Haggerty knows how to find the hoop

There’s a lot of talk about new transfer addition PJ Haggerty, a lot of has centered on his repeated use of the transfer portal, but one thing is undeniable: he’s scored points everywhere he’s had a chance to really play.

A&M will be Haggerty’s fifth team in five years, joining TCU, Tulane, Memphis and Kansas State. His game has changed and improved during that timespan.

At Tulsa in 2023-24, he played 33.6 minutes a game and scored 21.2 points per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. He didn’t shoot well from 3-point range (28.9%), but got to the line a lot — an average of 10 times a game.

At Memphis, he played 36.7 minutes a game and averaged 21.7 PPG. He shot 47.6% from the floor but shot more 3’s with better success, making 36.4% from beyond the arc. He also made a career high 81.8% from the stripe.

At K-State last year, he played 35.2 minutes and scored a career high 23.4 PPG. He shot more 3’s than he had previously and made 35.1% of them. He went to the line a lot less — only 6.6 attempts a game — and made a career low 70.1%.

Haggerty has become more of an outside shooter as his career has progressed, and has the ability to get the basket and draw fouls. Those are the two assets Bucky McMillan values more than anything. The Aggies needed serious help at shooting guard with the departures of Rylan Griffen and Ruben Dominguez and filled at least part of that need with one of the nation’s elite scorers.

Aggies continue to pursue other targets

The Aggies have either four or five scholarships left to use for 2026-27, so they are still very busy in the transfer portal. Here some of the players we know they’re interested in:

Cade Phillips, forward, Tennessee: He’s 6-foot-9 and around 220 pounds. He played a career high of nearly 17 minutes a game last year (but only played in 10 games due to injury) and averaged 3.8 points per game, 4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. He would be an inside presence who can help with rebounding and defense. He visited last weekend.

Anthony Robinson, guard, Missouri: Visited last weekend as well. A point guard, he averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3 assists per game last year. He’s a tall point at 6-foot-3. Statistically, his best year was 2024-25, when he scored 9 points a game on 48.3% from the field and better than 40% from 3. This year, he shot up more 3-pointers and his numbers dropped across the board, shooting 41% from the field and 31.4% from 3. His free throw percentage dropped 10%, from 77% to 67%.

Grant Randall, forward, Quinnipiac: Randall is the type of forward that fits well in BuckyBall: He’s 6-foot-9, but only 195 pounds, so he’s thin but can shoot from inside and out. He shot 45.7% from the field last year and 32.3% from 3 and 73.7% from the line. He also pulled down 6.6 boards a game, so he can go get the basketball.

Moustapha Thiam, center, Cincinnati: Now here’s a big big man. He’s 7-foot-2, 250 pounds and averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds a game last season. He can shoot the 3, but not overly well (28%), but he still made 56.3% of his shots last season — a tell that he gets a lot of shots close to or at the basket.

Jimmie Williams, guard, Duquesne: The Aggies are apparently very interested in Williams, who would certainly fill the need of a scoring wing. He averaged 15.1 points and 4.5 rebounds last season, shot 46% from the floor, a respectable 33% from 3 and 75% at the line. He’s also got pretty good size at 6-foot-5

Jaye Nash, guard, Jacksonville State: Nash is a pure point guard. He averaged 5.1 points and 4 assists a game while playing more than 25 minutes. He’s not a good shooter (30.5% from the field, 28.6% from 3), but he has an assist to turnover ratio of better than 2:1.

Tyshawn Archie, guard, McNeese: A combo guard, as he is 6-foot-1 and averaged 2.9 assists per game last year, but he’s more of a score first type (14.3 PPG). He made 43.3% of his shots last year, including nearly 37% from 3, and shot 90% from the line. He shoots a lot of 3’s, at 5.2 per game on average, but only gets to the line a couple of times per game. He was first team All-Southland this past season.

Green decides to stick around

Part of Texas A&M basketball’s future is staying put, as freshman guard Jeremiah Green has decided to remain in Aggieland. There is still a week left for players to enter, but Green nixed any idea of a departure Tuesday.

Green only played in eight games last year, making just a single basket — a 3 against Mississippi Valley State — but was shut down before conference play began.

The book on Green is that he’s a score-first guard who prefers to attack the basket and not shoot from outside, but can also serve as a ball handler if needed.

At this moment, only point guard Josh Holloway and guard Pop Isaacs remain in the transfer portal. Guard Ruben Dominguez quickly signed with Xavier after deciding to transfer.