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Wade Taylor IV Made Texas A&M Aggies History vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Texas A&M Aggies star Wade Taylor IV is in the school history books after Tuesday night's win over Oklahoma.

Matt Galatzan

Oklahoma Sooners guard Dayton Forsythe (7) attempts to pass the ball as Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV
Oklahoma Sooners guard Dayton Forsythe (7) attempts to pass the ball as Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies completed a season sweep of the Oklahoma Sooners with a 75-68 win on Tuesday night, moving them to 16-5 overall on the season, and 5-3 in SEC play.

The win not only helped the Aggies bounce back after a demoralizing loss to the Texas Longhorns last weekend, but it also preserved their standing in the latest AP Top-25 Poll.

However, those were not the only accomplishments for the Aggies on Tuesday night.

Texas A&M Aggies head coach Buzz Williams speaks with guard Wade Taylor IV (4) during the second half against the LSU Tigers
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Buzz Williams speaks with guard Wade Taylor IV (4) during the second half against the LSU Tigers / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

According to a school release, Texas A&M star guard Wade Taylor IV made it into the record books in the win over the Sooners, becoming the first player in school history to score 1400 points and get 200-plus steals in their career.

Taylor has been a major part of the Aggies success, not just this season, but over the last few years in College Station.

"He will go down in history as one of the best players to ever play at A&M," Aggies coach Buzz Williams said in October. "He graduated in three years and will get his masters in four. Back-to-back first-team all-conference... He's like Michael Jackson, he just keeps getting better and better."

So far in the 2024-25 season, Taylor's numbers have been a bit down relative to previous seasons, with the senior averaging 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game.

That said, part of the lower scoring numbers can also be attributed to a more balanace Aggie offense, that has resulted in Taylor averaging a career-best 4.6 assists per game.

Taylor will attempt to etch his name even deeper into the record books when the Aggies are back in action on Saturday against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia.

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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.

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