Texas A&M Basketball: Aggies land Virginia Tech transfer Tyrece Radford

Texas A&M Basketball is a team that has already had success earlier in the offseason in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Already returning a roster that had pieces set to contribute in important roles, the Aggies were also set to bring in the No. 5 recruiting class in the SEC, and have gotten even better due to these transfer additions.

Despite losing leading scorer Emanuel Miller via a transfer to TCU, the Aggies had added five transfers headlined by Miller’s likely replacement in the starting lineup in Duke transfer Henry Coleman.

While Coleman is obviously the piece that sticks out most, joining him were four talented transfers and important depth pieces in Wyoming transfer guard Marcus Williams, as well as important frontcourt pieces in UConn transfer Javonte Brown-Ferguson, Arkansas transfer Ethan Henderson, and Mississippi State transfer Jalen Johnson.

While the Aggies roster was already a talented one, Texas A&M and head coach Buzz Williams made a splash on Wednesday as they landed Virginia Tech transfer Tyrece Radford.

Currently entering his third collegiate season, Radford has spent the past two seasons with the Hokies where he has averaged a combined 10.9 PPG and 6.1 RPG. Originally from Baton Rouge, LA, Radford was unranked as a recruit out of high school but went on to Virginia Tech as a key contributor for the Hokies.

At 6’1 200lbs., Radford is a bigger guard who won’t necessarily beat you from deep with a three-point shot but is an excellent player in the paint shooting 58.2% from the field for his collegiate career. Also an excellent defensive player, Radford has the ability to guard multiple positions, something that will be welcomed for a solid defensive Aggies team that only allowed 66.9 PPG a year ago.

Radford will immediately be eligible for the Aggies with three years of eligibility remaining. Adding a player with the caliber and experience of Radford will only help Texas A&M Basketball both offensively and defensively in what should be a deep SEC in 2021-22.