Texas A&M HC Bucky McMillan adds a former Samford assistant coach to his 2025 staff
Texas A&M HC Bucky McMillan adds a former Samford assistant coach to his 2025 staff
Texas A&M basketball coach Bucky McMillan continues to bolster his staff for the 2025 season. On Friday afternoon, it was announced that the former Samford assistant coach, Neb Exantus, will be joining him in Bryan-College Station.
Before joining Coach McMillan's staff in 2020, Exantus coached at West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Florida, where he established a strong presence in the AAU scene with top-tier programs like the Showtime Ballers and Team Breakdown. He has a good eye for talent and excels at developing young players.
Exantus spent four seasons as an assistant coach under coach McMillan after spending a single season at his alma mater, Southern New Hampshire University. At Texas A&M, he will serve as the Aggies' Director of Player Development and Personnel, a role in which he is expected to make a significant impact on the basketball program.
Below is the announcement from the official Texas A&M basketball X account.
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