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Aggie SportsThursday, November 5

Texas A&M opens the season with a 97-66 win over Alabama State at Reed Arena

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If you missed Tuesday night, Texas A&M men's basketball opened the 2026-27 season with a 97-66 win over Alabama State at Reed Arena. Four transfers accounted for nearly two-thirds of the scoring, and Kansas State transfer PJ Haggerty led the way.

The Aggies beat Alabama State by 31 points

  • Alabama State66
    Texas A&M97
    FinalTuesday night at Reed Arena

Source: The Lufkin Daily News

It's a new-look group. KBTX counts 11 new players from last year's team, and coach Bucky McMillan hopes the fall trip to the Bahamas for exhibition games brings earlier chemistry than last season. CBS Sports lists Haggerty, Jordan Pope and Tyshawn Archie among the transfers, and Mackenzie Mgbako returns after missing all but seven games with a broken foot.

  • Haggerty's night: 22 points, 8-of-14 from the field
  • SEC preseason poll: Aggies picked ninth
  • Last season: 22-12 and the NCAA Tournament's second round
  • Alabama State last season: 10-22

“We've got a good team this year. Last year, we were very close.”

Bucky McMillan, Texas A&M men's basketball coach

Haggerty averaged 23.4 points last season, ahead of Archie and Pope

Source: CBS Sports

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Value
PJ Haggerty (Kansas State)23.4 points
Tyshawn Archie (McNeese)14.3 points
Jordan Pope (Texas)13.1 points

Sources: The Lufkin Daily News, KBTX News 3, CBS Sports

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