Wade Taylor, Henry Coleman reflect on Texas A&M careers after final game

Texas A&M‘s season came to an end on Saturday during its Round of 32 loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament. With it, marks the end of the long-standing careers of four-year Aggies players Wade Taylor and Henry Coleman.

Taylor played in 141 games for Texas A&M since the 2021-22 season, starting in 113 of those matchups. For Coleman, he played in 140 games, including 109 starts. Both have been integral parts of sending the Aggies to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons. Both players touched on what they want their legacy’s to be as they move on in their basketball careers.

“That I gave it my all every night, no matter what was said, what people thought,” Taylor said. “I stood on tiptoes for these guys I’m sitting with. Forever thankful to them and the coaching staff that brought me here, that believed in me. We’ve had a heck of a run these last four years. I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished.”

Coleman began his career at Duke during the 2020-21 season, but transferred to Texas A&M the following offseason, which coincided with Taylor’s arrival on campus as a true freshman. The senior forward followed up on Taylor’s centiment in the postgame press conference.

“Can I say one thing about Texas A&M as a whole? It’s impacted our lives, truthfully changed all of our lives, and I think we’re thankful for it,” Coleman said. “It’s changed my life. We didn’t hit every shot. We didn’t get every rebound. We didn’t get every steal. But we damn sure tried.

“That’s one thing you’ll never, ever say about this team is that we never tried. Even when everybody tweeted stuff about us and we saw it, we always tried, and we always put our first foot forward and we kept it going. We’re just thankful for this.”

In the end, Taylor and Coleman believe they’ve set a strong foundation for what Texas A&M basketball looks like udner head coach Buzz Williams. While Texas A&M during the Taylor-Coleman era was never able to make it past the first weekend, they believe they’ve set the stage for what’s to come on the court in College Station.

“I’m super excited to see what Coach and them have going on next year. I’m pretty sure that we’ll be hands on and making sure that we’re locked in with them no matter who comes in as far as players,” Taylor said. “We’re just thankful to be here. We’re thankful for the opportunity we’ve had at this school and what this school has done for our lives.”