Five of Texas A&M's transfer additions ranked in Evan Miyakawa's Top 100 Transfer Rankings
Five of Texas A&M's transfer additions ranked in Evan Miyakawa's Top 100 Transfer Rankings
Texas A&M's basketball future is in great hands under new head coach Bucky McMillan, who has all but rebuilt a program that was decimated entirely a little less than two months ago after former head coach Buzz Williams departed for Maryland. So far, he has added nine players from the transfer portal, including five who are viewed as "elite" and immediate contributors ahead of the 2025-2026 season.
On Friday, college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa released his Top 100 transfer portal rankings, which utilize his unique grading system based on each player's offensive and defensive ratings from their performances during the 2024 season.
Going back to the five out of nine new Texas A&M players, forwards Mackenzie Mgbako, Rashaun Agee, guard Pop Isaacs, center Federiko Federiko and small forward Rylan Griffen are all ranked in the Top 100 of Miyakawa's rankings, making the Aggies the only team with more than four players within the Top 100, which is mightly impressive, giving McMillan more than enough talent to work with.
Here is where all five players are ranked:
Forward Mackenzie Mgbako (40th)
Guard Pop Isaacs (51st)
Forward Rashaun Agee (60th)
Center Federiko Federiko (61st)
Shooting guard Rylan Griffen (80th)
Currently, Texas A&M's 2025 roster consists of 12 players, allowing the team to add three more players to reach the 15-player maximum. It is likely looking to add three more depth pieces at guard, wing, and center.
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