Rashaun Agee may have only spent one year playing basketball at Texas A&M, but the time he spent in College Station was certainly meaningful.
Agee, a 6-foot-8 forward from Bogan, led the Aggies in scoring (14.6 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg) and blocked shots (27) while tying for third in assists (80) and placing fourth in steals (32).
With the graduate student playing an integral role, Texas A&M concluded its season with an 88-57 loss to Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies were 22-12 overall and 11-7 in the Southeastern Conference.
“There were a lot of ups and downs of the season, but we had a great season,” Agee said during the press conference following the Houston game. “I’m thankful that Coach (Bucky McMillan) allowed me to come here and play for him.
“We made the (NCAA) Tournament in his first year and we beat a lot of good teams this year. I’m really just super thankful to be in this situation. We lost to a good team, but we did a lot of good things this year.”
Agee, who played the 2024-25 season at USC, scored in double figures in 26 games for the Aggies this season, surpassing the 20-point plateau on eight occasions.
While his scoring proved valuable throughout the year, Agee also contributed to Texas A&M’s success by serving as one of the team’s leaders.
Thats’s nothing new for him. As a senior playing for late Public League coaching legend Arthur Goodwin in 2018-19, Agee led Bogan to the best IHSA tourney run in program history. The Bengals finished 30-4 and took second in Class 3A.
“I think about the fight we put up,” Agee said of the Aggies. “I feel like we put a lot of fight and energy into this year throughout the ups and downs of our season. There were a lot of new guys who came in this year and fought together and they allowed me to lead them.
“I would say that my legacy was that in my first year, we came in and we won our first (NCAA) game. We almost got to a Sweet Sixteen and that’s the legacy right there as a team how we did everything this year.”
What will he remember most about this season?
“The belief in each other,” he said. “I would say the trust we had in each other throughout this entire year was great.
“Even in this last game, I still feel like a couple of things could have went our way and it would have been a different outcome. But there was the belief and the trust and the brotherhood that we built this year and I’m just thankful to be here with these guys.”
As his playing career at Texas A&M has finished, Agee credits McMillan with playing an important role in his development both on and off the court.
“That’s always going to be my guy,” Agee said. “I always talk to Bucky 24/7. I tell my teammates and I tell my family, ‘Man, I appreciate him no matter what goes on.’
“I’m thankful that he allowed me to come here and be here at A&M. He allowed me to lead. A lot of coaches wouldn’t pick somebody in their first year to come in and lead, but he helped me become a man this year.”