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Texas A&M coaching search: Fans, media mixed over reported Aggies hire
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Texas A&M is reportedly nearing a move to hire Samford’s Bucky McMillan to be its next head men’s basketball coach.
McMillan will replace Buzz Williams, who left to take the open Maryland job. He has spent the last 5 years at Samford, where he went 99-52 and led the program to 2 regular-season Southern Conference championships, 1 conference tournament championship. In 2024, he won a program-record 29 games and took Samford to its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2000.
The Samford gig is McMillan’s only Division I experience. Before coaching the Bulldogs, McMillan spent 12 years as a high school basketball coach in the state of Alabama. McMillan was incredibly successful at the high school level, but he’s not exactly the flashiest hire and expectations in College Station will be significant.
Of course, grabbing the biggest name or the most expensive coach to lead a program doesn’t guarantee results. Samford gambled on a high school coach with a specific system — Bucky Ball — and enjoyed 4 consecutive 20-win seasons as a result. Texas A&M could find similar success. Some across social media were excited about the potential for McMillan at the helm of the Aggies program.
Others are a little less sure.
Below, you’ll find a sampling of the reaction to McMillan’s reported hire.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
