Bucky McMillan takes over Texas A&M basketball
- Texas A&M hired Bucky McMillan as their new men's basketball coach, replacing Buzz Williams.
- Buzz Williams departed from A&M to become the head coach at Maryland, creating the vacancy.
- McMillan, who is 41, comes to A&M after five seasons at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
- McMillan stated at his introduction at Reed Arena, "For me to leave that place, it would only be for some place that I know I could not just win championships, but was a great place with great people."
- McMillan inherits a team with only one scholarship player, Chris McDermott, and aims to build a program to compete in the SEC.
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Texas A&M introduces Bucky McMillan to Aggieland
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) -- Let the 'Bucky Ball' era begin in College Station! After naming former Samford head coach Bucky McMillan as the next Texas A&M head men's basketball coach last Friday, the Aggies officially introduced McMillan at Reed Arena as the 23rd head coach in program history Monday afternoon. McMillan touched down in Aggieland on Monday morning to an Aggie reception at the airport before being officially introduced as A&…

Bucky McMillan will 'have to get to work immediately' as he takes over Texas A&M basketball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The Bucky McMillan era kicked off at Texas A&M with a lofty promise from the coach who raised Samford basketball to new heights.
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