SEC basketball storylines to watch with 2025-26 set for tip-off
The 2025-2026 NCAA basketball season is just around the corner, and expectations for the SEC's performance are high. Here's an in-depth look at the major storylines, players and teams to watch before the action officially tips off in November.
PTI: Health, veteran leadership will shape 2025-26 for Taylor's Aggies
Now in her fourth season at Texas A&M, Joni Taylor took the podium at SEC Basketball Media Days on Wednesday knowing that it's a prove-it year for her. With 12 newcomers on a roster of 15 total players, the Aggies are hoping health and veteran leadership can guide them back to the tournament.
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'Everything' drew forward Fatmata 'Fats' Janneh to Aggieland
Fatmata Janneh led the nation in defensive rebounding while at Saint Peter's last season before transferring to Aggieland. While in Birmingham for SEC Tipoff '26, Janneh spoke about her decision to transfer to Texas A&M and much more on The Pass Back.
Bucky McMillan to lean on mature roster entering Year 1 in Aggieland
Just beyond the grounds of SEC Tipoff '26 in Birmingham, Bucky McMillan's coaching career started at Mountain Brook High School. Entering his first year at Texas A&M, McMillan will rely on his new but veteran squad to replicate the success he's had at previous stops.
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WATCH: McMillan & Taylor take the podium at SEC Tipoff '26
The representatives from Texas A&M men's and women's basketball are in Birmingham on Day 2 of SEC Tipoff '26. Hear what head coaches Bucky McMillan and Joni Taylor had to say as they took their turns at the main podium on Wednesday afternoon.
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SEC Tipoff '26, Day 2: Aggies arrive in Birmingham on Wednesday
Both Bucky McMillan and Joni Taylor will make the rounds at SEC Basketball Media Days in Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon. On Day 2, the representatives of Auburn, Mississippi State, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Texas A&M, Missouri and Oklahoma take their time at the podium.
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SEC Tipoff Lookback, Day 1: Comments from a Tuesday in Birmingham
On Tuesday, the men's and women's hoops representatives from Georgia, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas and Kentucky took the stage. Following a full slate in Birmingham, Luke Evangelist and Olin Buchanan recap the storylines from SEC Tipoff '26.
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Chatting with former Bucky McMillan assistant Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis is now the head coach at Mountain Brook High School and had previously served as an assistant to Bucky McMillan from 2008 until 2020. Davis spoke to TexAgs about McMillan's legacy, offered an inside look at the "Bucky Ball" system and more.
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Press Conference: McMillan & Co. address local media ahead of SEC Tipoff '26
Texas A&M basketball will make the rounds at SEC Media Days in Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon, but before the Maroon & White head to Alabama, Bucky McMillan, Pop Isaacs and Mackenzie Mgbacko spoke to the local media on Tuesday.
Calipari's advice as Bucky McMillan enters first season at A&M
When Bucky McMillan took over as Texas A&M's basketball coach, the roster had only one player on it. That's a situation familiar to Arkansas head coach John Calipari, who offered some advice for the first-year Aggie head man at SEC Media Days on Tuesday.
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SEC Tipoff '26, Day 1: Media days get started in Alabama's Steel City
The 2025-2026 edition of SEC Basketball Media Days features a different look as both men's and women's representatives will rotate through on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Day 1, the Dawgs, 'Dores, Rebs, Gamecocks, Hogs, Tide, Horns and Cats took their time at the podium in Birmingham.
