Texas A&M basketball: 1 factor that could doom Aggies’ once-promising season

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Texas A&M men’s basketball enters March on its longest losing streak of the season, having dropped three in a row with the latest being a surprising two-point loss to unranked Vanderbilt on their home floor.

It now faces the toughest two-game stretch yet; a road test at No. 3 Florida followed by hosting No. 1 Auburn. The Aggies ( face the real possibility of entering the final night of the regular season against LSU on a five-game losing streak.

Head coach Buzz Williams acknowledges there is much for the Aggies to work on, but the struggles around the 3-point line on both ends of the floor may tell the biggest story.

Of the five Aggies who’ve taken at least 50 3-pointers, just one player is shooting better than 31.1%. Meanwhile, A&M has surrendered 237 made 3-point attempts this season, second most in the conference behind Mississippi State’s 262.

A&M has been ranked all season and is still likely to make the NCAA Tournament — even if the Aggies are just 7-6 over the past six weeks. But here is why a Texas A&M season that began so promisingly, with a 13-2 start to the year, has gone a bit off the rails in SEC play.

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3-point shooting Aggies’ Achilles heel

Shooting the basketball has been an issue for A&M all season long. Despite the guard duo of Wade Taylor IV and Zhuric Phelps averaging 15.3 and 14.4 points per game, respectively, the Aggies are considered one of the worst offensive teams in the conference.

A&M is 15th in the SEC in scoring, averaging 73.9 points per game, while being the worst team in the conference in field goal percentage at 42%.

Texas A&M Aggies guard Jace Carter (0) shoots a three point basket during the first half Feb. 26, 2025 against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Reed Arena.

As bad as the Aggies are as an offensive unit, their biggest issue, specifically, is 3-point shooting on both ends of the floor. A&M is last in the conference in 3-point shooting percentage (30.6%) and…

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Author : Austin American-Statesman

Publish date : 2025-03-01 06:01:00

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