COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M men's basketball added junior transfer Jalen Shelley to the 2026-27 roster, head coach Bucky McMillan announced Thursday.Â
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Shelley played the 2025-26 season at LMU after spending his freshman year at USC. The 6-8, 210-pound forward started the first 25 games of the season before being sidelined by an injury. He averaged 13.7 points per game and ranked among the top-six in the West Coast Conference bringing down 6.6 rebounds per outing, including a 5.6 per-game average on the defensive boards. Shelley registered four double-doubles and four 20-point games on the year, scoring a career-high 27 at San Francisco and nearing his fifth double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds in his final game of the year. He earned All-WCC Honorable Mention accolades following his lone season with the Lions.
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In his first collegiate season Shelley played in 22 games for the Trojans, making one start. The Little Elm, Texas, native scored a season-high 10 points against Purdue and brought down a season-best eight rebounds against Maryland.Â
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 Shelley closed out his high school career at Link Academy in Missouri, leading the team to the semifinals of the 2024 Chipotle Nationals. As a junior he played at Plano Prestonwood Christian High School where he helped the team to a 26-6 record and a TAPPS 6A state title after averaging 18.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists.Â
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Shelley played the 2025-26 season at LMU after spending his freshman year at USC. The 6-8, 210-pound forward started the first 25 games of the season before being sidelined by an injury. He averaged 13.7 points per game and ranked among the top-six in the West Coast Conference bringing down 6.6 rebounds per outing, including a 5.6 per-game average on the defensive boards. Shelley registered four double-doubles and four 20-point games on the year, scoring a career-high 27 at San Francisco and nearing his fifth double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds in his final game of the year. He earned All-WCC Honorable Mention accolades following his lone season with the Lions.
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In his first collegiate season Shelley played in 22 games for the Trojans, making one start. The Little Elm, Texas, native scored a season-high 10 points against Purdue and brought down a season-best eight rebounds against Maryland.Â
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 Shelley closed out his high school career at Link Academy in Missouri, leading the team to the semifinals of the 2024 Chipotle Nationals. As a junior he played at Plano Prestonwood Christian High School where he helped the team to a 26-6 record and a TAPPS 6A state title after averaging 18.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists.Â
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