Texas A&M transfer J-Mychal Reese signs with North Texas

BillySee58 · June 24, 2014

Harry · June 25, 2014

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/22/j-mychal-reese-dismissed-from-texas-am-team/

Andrew · June 25, 2014

Would he have to sit out a year? How much eligibility does he have left?

greenminer · June 25, 2014

Would he have to sit out a year? How much eligibility does he have left?

This would require sitting out a year. I am not sure about his redshirt status or years left.

BillySee58 · June 25, 2014

Would he have to sit out a year? How much eligibility does he have left?

Sit out a year then have 2 more years, likely. Class of 2012, so he's played for 2 seasons already.

Harry · June 25, 2014

He appears to have been suspended in Dec 2013: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/texas-am-dismisses-sophomore-guard-from-basketball-team.html/

He was a sophomore at the time... just thinking out loud, A$M isn't going to allow him to transfer to another B12 school. I'm thinking he may have to sit out in the Fall semester and is eligible to play in the Spring? Not sure about that... it would sure be a huge lift to have him after losing Chris. I have no idea why he was suspended or any of the details. It appears that his dad was an assistant coach at A&M. Very interesting development.

A&M Bio Link

Harry · June 25, 2014

Harry · June 25, 2014

BillySee58 · June 25, 2014

He appears to have been suspended in Dec 2013: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/texas-am-dismisses-sophomore-guard-from-basketball-team.html/

He was a sophomore at the time... just thinking out loud, A$M isn't going to allow him to transfer to another B12 school. I'm thinking he may have to sit out in the Fall semester and is eligible to play in the Spring? Not sure about that... it would sure be a huge lift to have him after losing Chris. I have no idea why he was suspended or any of the details. It appears that his dad was an assistant coach at A&M. Very interesting development.

A&M Bio Link

That's a possibility. That happens in college basketball

Harry · June 25, 2014

This from a Q&A with the Aggie Head Coach after his dismissal:

Q: How much did the J'Mychal Reese dismissal hurt this season?

A: It changed the whole kind of organization of our roster because we were counting on him to play 26 minutes a game, and he was playing really well, had a great spring and a great summer. We really expected him to be a double-figure [scorer] and a key part of our team. When we lost him, we had to reshuffle our lineup in what we could do offensively in transition and even defensively. It hurt us for a lot of reasons because we didn't get another point guard in the spring and summer. Had we known we weren't going to have him, we would have had another guy. Fabyon [Harris'] struggles didn't help. We anticipated him having a better senior year.

Read more: http://www.aggiesports.com/mens_basketball/article_c0508195-620d-5ca2-9820-56b8eee3ea33.html

Harry · June 25, 2014

Interesting, this guy picked A&M over an offer from Kansas and a ton of other big programs. He was a big time recruit out of high school.

jdennis82 · June 25, 2014

It seems both father and son were recruited to College Station from Bryan High School...

John Reese has spent the past decade as the head coach at Bryan High in Texas and no one has come calling. But now Reese has become one of the most attractive targets in the country for head coaches putting together staffs and filling positions – and CBSSports.com has learned that he now holds job offers from Texas A&M, Texas Tech and LSU.

Reese is considered one of the top high school coaches in the state. He’s never had a losing season and has gone to the postseason nine of 10 years. But there’s a reason Billy Gillispie, Trent Johnson and Billy Kennedy are all in pursuit of the elder Reese now.

His son, J-Mychal Reese.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/29858563/1

Whatever took place during the season resulted in both being dismissed from the program. Hopefully, the drama between the Reese family and A&M was more of an isolated incident. I certainly understand situations where family comes first. If he comes to Denton, let's just make sure there's not conflict between the Reese family and the Mean Green Family.

UNTFan23 · June 25, 2014

You mean SEC?

Forget it, he's rolling.

UNT90 · June 25, 2014

It seems both father and son were recruited to College Station from Bryan High School...

John Reese has spent the past decade as the head coach at Bryan High in Texas and no one has come calling. But now Reese has become one of the most attractive targets in the country for head coaches putting together staffs and filling positions and CBSSports.com has learned that he now holds job offers from Texas A&M, Texas Tech and LSU.
Reese is considered one of the top high school coaches in the state. Hes never had a losing season and has gone to the postseason nine of 10 years. But theres a reason Billy Gillispie, Trent Johnson and Billy Kennedy are all in pursuit of the elder Reese now.
His son, J-Mychal Reese.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/29858563/1

Whatever took place during the season resulted in both being dismissed from the program. Hopefully, the drama between the Reese family and A&M was more of an isolated incident. I certainly understand situations where family comes first. If he comes to Denton, let's just make sure there's not conflict between the Reese family and the Mean Green Family.

So John Reece will be our new non-grad grad assistant?

Perfect. I mean, what possibly could go wrong...

Harry · June 25, 2014

You mean SEC?

Yes. It's going to take me a lifetime to remember that A&M is not in the Big 12 I'm afraid. But I would bet they wouldn't allow him to transfer to a Big 12 school either.

BillySee58 · June 25, 2014

Yes. It's going to take me a lifetime to remember that A&M is not in the Big 12 I'm afraid. But I would bet they wouldn't allow him to transfer to a Big 12 school either.

You're far from the only one. Vito just recently did it to.

http://share.d-news.co/AqbdI3I

Harry · June 25, 2014

We need to keep in mind that this is just a visit, and he could be visiting other places. It does however indicate that Benford realizes putting this critical 3rd year on Eaglin's PG shoulders alone is not going to fly. Eaglin with CJ could have worked.

sparkmank · June 25, 2014

Twitter verified he's coming

NT03 · June 25, 2014

I'll be playing at north Texas next year. I wanna thank all of aggieland for the support. All the coaches, teammates, fans and family!
— J-Mych Reese (@j_mych)
June 25, 2014

BillySee58 · June 25, 2014

That's pretty huge. Wonder if he'll be eligible to play the second half of next season.

Harry · June 25, 2014

Really Good news!!! Welcome aboard J-Mychal!

Green P1 · June 25, 2014

So is this guy gonna have to sit out or play here the year before he transfers out?

Harry · June 25, 2014

Also wanna thank UNT for this opportunity. God is good!!
— J-Mych Reese (@j_mych)
June 25, 2014

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Andrew · June 25, 2014

Great catch. Now we really need to find a big man. I know we are full on scholarships but maybe somebody like Harris will want to stay one more year at juco and we can land a solid big man. Our guard play is going to be fantastic when this young man touches the floor. Believe that!

Edited June 25, 2014 by Andrew