Texas A&M star transfer guards once played together at Tulsa

Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan deserves a ton of praise for quietly building one of the best backcourts in the SEC since the transfer opened earlier this month, landing commitments from Kansas State transfer shooting guard PJ Haggerty, followed by landing former Samford/Radford sharpshooter Lukas Walls, and NBA G-League star guard Bryson Warren , who signed with the Aggies last week. Combined with landing LSU transfer guard Jalen Reece last week, amid all the chaos surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft, McMillan and his staff secured their fifth transfer portal commitment. McNeese guard Tyshawn Archie , who has been a program target going back to this time last year, made things official after developing a strong relationship with McMillan and his staff.

This past season, Archie earned All-Southland first team and All-Southland Tournament honors for his breakout junior campaign, where he finished 2nd in the conference in steals, 9th in points, 9th in assists, 8th in FG%, 1st in BPM, 2nd in offensive BPM, and 5th in defensive BPM. Bringing elite production to College Station, Archie 14. 3 PPG, 2.

9 APG, 1. 9 RPG, and 1. 7 STL, shooting 36.

9% from three and 43. 3% from the field, but before his McNeese career began, the now senior guard played at Tulsa, starting his career with PJ Haggerty. During his first two seasons at Tulsa, Archie averaged 7.