Texas A&M Star Wade Taylor IV OUT vs. No. 8 Kentucky

The Texas A&M Aggies will be without star Wade Taylor IV for the fourth-straight game on Tuesday night.
Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) dribbles the ball during the first half against the Abilene Christian Wildcats at Reed Arena.
Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) dribbles the ball during the first half against the Abilene Christian Wildcats at Reed Arena. / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies will be without their top player for the fourth game in a row.

According to the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report, Taylor is set to miss the fourth-straight game for the Aggies when they take on the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night.

Taylor IV has missed the past three games with what is believed to be a knee injury, with the Aggies winning two of those games over Texas and Oklahoma, and dropping the third to Alabama.

In the 80-60 win over the Texas Longhorns in the SEC opener, Parker Rehm of FOX 44 reported that Taylor IV was dealing with "knee tightness," so it's possible the knee has remained an issue during his absence.

Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) sets the play during the first half against the Texas Longhorns at Reed Arena.
Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) sets the play during the first half against the Texas Longhorns at Reed Arena. The Aggies defeated the Longhorns 80-60. / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Taylor IV ended up finishing that game with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes of action before missing the games against Oklahoma and Alabama. Fortunately for the Aggies, transfer guard Zhuric Phelps has stepped up in a major way, highlighted by his career-high 34 points and go-ahead triple with 19.6 seconds left in the thrilling 80-78 comeback win over the Sooners on Wednesday.

Then, the Aggies' nine-game win streak finally came to an end vs. No. 5 Alabama on Saturday in a narrow loss.

Aggies head coach Buzz Williams was asked about the status of Taylor following their loss to Alabama, and simply shook his head and mumbled "uh-uh" while not having the happiest of looks on his face.

In other words, it appears that based on Williams' reaction to the question, the Aggies star could be out for an extended period of time.

This season, Taylor IV is averaging a team-high 15.7 points and 4.8 assists per game.

The Aggies will take on the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT, with the game set to be broadcast on ESPN2.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.