Texas A&M and coach Bucky McMillan added another Piece to what is becoming one of the nation’s top backcourts with the saturday commitment of former McNeese guard tyshawn Archie.

Archie spent his first two years at Tulsa, making the 2023-24 American Conference All-Freshman team with fellow PJ Haggerty. But it wasn’t until Archie transferred to McNeese before the 2025-26 season that he flourished at both ends of the court, averaging 14.3 points, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Archie didn’t need a ton of shots to put up a lot of points. He averaged 43.3% from the floor, nearly 37% from 3-point range and 90% at the free throw line. He helped the Cowboys reach the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Vanderbilt 78-68 in the first round. Archie scored 13 points in 30 minutes in that game.

Archie is the sixth commit out of the transfer portal for the Aggies, joining Haggerty, guards Bryson Warren, Jalen Reece and Lukas Walls, and forward Cade Phillips. A&M still has at least one more spot remaining to fill on the 2026-27 roster.

Analysis

The Aggies are stocking up in the backcourt and may have one of the deepest guard rotations in the SEC. They’ve certainly got a chance to be not only one of the best in the conference, but in the nation.

Haggerty provides a strong scoring threat from both outside the arc and at the rim. Walls and Warren shoot a strong percentage from deep. Reece is a first-class distributor who attacks the basket and Archie (like his once and future teammate) can do shoot the 3 or go to the basket.

The Aggies have stocked up on some very good guard talent in a shot period of time, teaming them with returning players Neiko Mundey and Jeremiah Green. They now have three guys who can play the point, and Haggerty can too in a pinch. They’re setting themselves up to be able to come at opponents in waves, especially in the back court. A grouping of Haggerty, Reece, Archie and Warren is going to give a lot of teams serious trouble.