Other than the actual hire of the man himself, the first couple weeks of Buzz Williams’ tenure as head coach of Texas A&M basketball weren’t great. In the aftermath of firing Billy Kennedy, every recruit from the 2019 class asked for their release and have since signed elsewhere. Not that it was the greatest class in the world, but it still stung.
Not only that, but current players on the roster were seeking transfers. Admon Gilder announced his decision to transfer and eventually wound up heading to Gonzaga, Brandon Mahan, John Walker III and John Brown are all currently in the transfer portal as well looking for new homes to hoop.