Kansas transfer, former Vanderbilt guard Noah Shelby commits to Texas A&M

Former Kansas guard Noah Shelby has committed to Texas A&M, via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per The Athletic‘s Tobias Bass. Shelby transferred to Kansas last offseason and redshirted during the 2024-25 season.

Shelby was an invited walk-on for the Jayhawks. He began his college career at Vanderbilt, where he made 14 appearances. Shelby averaged 3.7 points in 9.1 minutes per game for the Commodores.

Shelby transferred to Rice after his lone campaign at Vanderbilt. At Rice, Shelby saw action in 31 games and started once. He averaged 3.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game while shooting 35.1% from the field.

Shelby served as a practice player for the Jayhawks last season. He played high school basketball at Greenhill School (TX), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 125 overall player and No. 20 shooting guard in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings.

He is the 11th transfer Texas A&M has landed this offseason. Most notably, the Aggies reeled in commitments from former Creighton guard Pop Isaacs and former Indiana forward Mackenzie Mgbako.

Noah Shelby isn’t the only former Kansas player to join the Aggies. Kansas shooting guard Rylan Griffen also transferred to Texas A&M this offseason.

The Aggies are entering a new era after head coach Buzz Williams left the program to take over at Maryland. In turn, the school hired former Samford head coach Bucky McMillan to take the reins.

McMillan was Samford‘s head coach for the past five seasons,  amassing a 99-52 overall record during his tenure. He had his best season at Samford in the 2023-24 campaign when he led the Bulldogs to a 29-6 record, a 15-3 mark in conference play, a Southern Conference regular-season title, a conference tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

McMillan also guided Samford to a SoCon regular-season championship in the previous season. For his efforts, McMillan won the Southern Conference Coach of the Year Award three consecutive seasons (2022-24).

McMillan’s teams are known for their fast-pace. McMillan’s entertaining style of play has affectionately come to be known as “Bucky Ball.” Samford averaged 82.9 points per game last season, the 14th-most in the country.

McMillan’s teams don’t slow down on defense, constantly pressing their opponents. Samford ranked in the top 20 in the country for opponent turnover percentage the past two seasons.

Now, McMillan will look to carry over his success to the Power Four level. With players like Shelby by his side, he should have a strong roster entering his debut campaign at the helm of the Aggies.