Texas A&M MBB's preseason honors, accolades and watchlists

With Texas A&M basketball gaining high praise ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, a handful of Aggies are poised to make their mark and have been selected for preseason honors, accolades and watchlists, from All-American recognition to impact transfers.

Team

• ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 — No. 12
• Preseason Associated Press poll — No. 13
• USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll — No. 15
• Sports Illustrated’s Complete Rankings — No. 25
• ESPN Preseason Bracketology — No. 4 seed
• CBS Preseason Bracketology — No. 4 seed
• SEC predicted order of finish
  • 5th by SEC media members
  • 4th by CBS experts
  • 8th by Sports Illustrated

Guards

#1 Zhuric Phelps — 6-foot-4 senior from Midland, TX

• No. 180 overall transfer by 247Sports

#4 Wade Taylor IV — 6-foot-0 senior from Dallas, TX

• ESPN’s Preseason Top 100 Players — No. 7
• NABC Division 1 Player of the Year Preseason Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-SEC by media members
• Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watchlist
• Blue Ribbon Yearbook Second-Team All-American
• Jay Bilas’ Preseason Second-Team All-American
• Jon Rothstein’s Preseason Third-Team All-American
• Fox Sports Preseason Third-Team All-American
• CBS Sports Preseason Third-Team All-American
• The Athletic Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
• Andy Katz’s Top 16 Defenders — No. 9

#10 CJ Wilcher — 6-foot-5 senior from Plainfield, NJ

• No. 324 overall transfer by 247Sports

Forwards

#11 Andersson Garcia — 6-foot-7 senior from Moca, Dominican Republic

• Jon Rothstein’s Top 16 Glue Guys

#21 Pharrel Payne — 6-foot-9 junior from Cottage Grove, MN

• No. 58 overall transfer by 247Sports