Bucky McMillan

Biography

THE McMILLAN FILE PERSONAL Hometown: Mountain Brook, Alabama College: Birmingham Southern, 2007 COACHING CAREER 2008-20: Head Coach, Mountain Brook High School (5 state titles) 2020-25: Head Coach, Samford (99-52, 5 seasons) 2025-: Head Coach, Texas A&M POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2024: NCAA Tournament (Samford) 2025: NIT (Samford) Bucky McMillan was named the head men's basketball coach at Texas A&M on April 5, 2025. The three-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year arrived in Aggieland after five seasons at the helm at Samford. Renowned for his innovative and fast-paced offensive and defensive styles of play, known as "Bucky Ball," McMillan transformed Samford into one of the top basketball programs in the Southern Conference. He guided the Bulldogs to three SoCon Championships – two regular season crowns and a tournament title – while compiling a 99-52 record, which included 20-plus victories in each of his last four seasons. He earned SoCon Coach of the Year honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2024-25, the Bulldogs ranked No. 13 nationally in scoring offense (82.9 ppg) while ranking in the top-10 in three-pointers attempted and made. Defensively, Samford forced an average of 16.1 turnovers per game, which ranked No. 4 in the country. Within the SoCon, Samford led the league in scoring, fast break points (14.2/g), steals (9.9/g), turnovers forced, turnover margin (3.2/g), offensive rebounds (13.1/g) and bench scoring (28.5 ppg) as the Bulldogs earned an invitation to the 2025 N