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Texas A&M dips into CBB's biggest controversy and signs NBA G League standout

Many coaches have called it nuts, but Bucky is taking advantage.
ByJared A’Latorre|
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Jan 13, 2026; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Bucky McMillan during the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images
Jan 13, 2026; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Bucky McMillan during the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images | Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

Bucky McMillan has done what some college coaches have called nuts, and that's sign a G League player back to a college basketball program.

Texas A&M is roaring through the portal now by signing G League guard Bryson Warren from the Westchester Knicks, the New York Knicks' affiliate. The star guard averaged 18.8 points, 4.9 assists, and nearly 4 threes per game in the G League, and should be a high-impact Day 1 starter for Bucky McMillan and Co.

This is the boom in the portal that McMillan needed, and it almost assures he has his starting backcourt next season.

G League ace Bryson Warren signs with Texas A&M basketball

If you think this is nuts, you're not wrong.

Just months ago, G League players with NBA experience set a new trend by returning to college. The biggest and loudest controversy was with Alabama big man Charles Bediako. He was later ruled ineligible to play by an Alabama circuit court judge. This actually screwed part of Texas A&M's record, as their loss still stood.

Many legendary coaches -- John Calipari, Tom Izzo and Dan Hurley have expressed frustration with guys going back to college.

If it's legal, then McMillan is going to dive right into the trend and make noise, too. This should be a lesson from the NCAA that if you give him the keys to play around, he's going to take full advantage.

Warren isn't eligible yet under NCAA rules, but once he is, he will play for Texas A&M. He can play the guard position effectively and become a threat from beyond the arc. He and P.J. Haggerty are going to be nightmares for opposing backcourts.

Make no mistake -- This is a boom for Texas A&M, and a disaster for the rest of the NCAA.

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