Just over 48 hours after Texas A&M was left out of this year’s NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday, Aggies coach Buzz Williams delivered an emotional statement in which he lamented his team’s exclusion from the field of 68, saying it “defies logic.”
The nearly eight-minute long speech came after Texas A&M claimed a 74–62 win over Alcorn State in the opening round of the NIT. The Aggies are a No. 1 seed for the tournament after being one of the first four teams left out of the NCAA tournament bracket.
As he sat down for his postgame press conference, a clearly emotional Williams warned reporters that he had prepared some thoughts on his team’s snub from the Big Dance. He did make clear that he would not be answering further questions on the subject after reading his statement.
