After reports broke that Texas A&M basketball was the favorite to land a talented transfer guard from Texas, he officially announced his commitment to the Aggies on Monday evening.
Jordan Pope has spent the last two months in Austin healing from foot surgery, awaiting the 2022 eligibility ruling, which grants the class of 2022 an additional year in college. Texas did not leave a roster spot open for his potential return, which allowed Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan to add another talented shooter to an already stacked roster entering the 2026-27 season.
The 6-foot-1 California native averaged 13.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists, including 15 games scoring 15 points or more for the Longhorns last year.
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— Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) August 17, 2026
Pope earned All-PAC-12 honors during his time with Oregon State, before transferring to Texas as the No. 3-ranked guard in the nation. After not being utilized to his full potential in his junior season with the Longhorns, Pope exploded onto the scene this past year and played a key role in Texas' success in the NCAA Tournament.
While he will be competing for playing time alongside various talented transfers like Kansas State guard PJ Haggerty, who ranked as one of the top scorers in the country in 2025-26, Pope has the opportunity to be a massive star in McMillan's high-paced system that favors volume shooters.
His commitment to the Aggies on Monday marks the third former Texas player to join McMillan's squad, joining forward Preston Clark and big man Jamie Vinson.
Pope is eligible to play for now, but this could all change if the ruling by the Colorado judge on July 31 gets overturned. He is also named in the age-based eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA in California, as he pushes for a temporary restraining order, which could protect him regardless of the outcome of the July 31 ruling.
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