Texas A&M HC Bucky McMillan has hired his new Strength & Conditioning coach
Texas A&M HC Bucky McMillan has hired his new Strength & Conditioning coach
The Rich family is excited to be back! 👍💪🏀 https://t.co/64Wugl74eL — Darby Rich (@CoachDarby_Rich) May 28, 2025
New Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan has all but finished putting together is 2025 coaching staff, which now includes longtime strength & conditioning coach Darby Rich, who returns to College Station after serving under former head coach Billy Kennedy for eight seasons.
After stints with Memphis, Texas Tech, and the Texas Longhorns, Rich is back with the Aggies and will work with one of the most talented rosters Texas A&M has had under the previous two head coaches.
During his 28 years of coaching experience, including last season with the Longhorns, Rich has been a part of nearly a dozen NCAA Tournament teams, while helping to develop Texas freshman guard Tre Johnson, who is expected to be selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.
For those unaware, every S&C coaches in college basketball are nearly as important as the head coach in terms of getting players in shape, ranging from strength training to endurance, especially in McMillan's intense system that relies on speed and offensive efficiency, meaning practice reps are vital to get accustomed to what McMillan will expect once the 2025 season begins.
Texas A&M's 2025 staff now includes Associate Head Coach Mitch Cole, Assistant Coaches Kyle Keller, TJ Cleveland, and Frank Haith, Director of Operations | Assistant General Manager Warren Fitzpatrick, and, of course, S&C Darby Rich.
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