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How old is Rashaun Agee? Explaining viral Texas A&M player's age, college basketball eligibility originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
As the Texas A&M Aggies navigated their way to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, they had a significant benefit throughout their season: one of the most experienced players in college basketball.
The squad's leading scorer and rebounder, forward Rashaun Agee, was the focal point of head coach Bucky McMillan's unit throughout 2025-26.
Playing on his fifth collegiate team, Agee is among the oldest players in college basketball, and his experience has played a significant role for a Texas A&M team that earned a March Madness bid as a 10 seed, winning its first-round matchup against Saint Mary's.
Here's what to know about Agee's age, collegiate eligibility and more.
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How old is Rashaun Agee?
Agee is 25 years old. He was born on Nov. 2, 2000, according to his former USC player profile.
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What year is Rashaun Agee?
Agee is in his seventh collegiate season with his fifth different team.
He began his NCAA basketball career in 2019-20 at New Mexico State, and he's also had stints with Casper College, Bowling Green and USC prior to joining Texas A&M.
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Rashaun Agee eligibility
For the time being, Agee is in the final year of his collegiate eligibility. Because of his freshman-year redshirt, the blanket COVID-19 waiver for most college players in 2020-21, and a petition in 2025 where his lawyers argued that because he did not play during the 2019-20 season and was enrolled in classes at New Mexico State and a JUCO, his eligibility clock should not have started, Agee has been able to play NCAA basketball into the 2025-26 season.
Before the 2025-26 season, Agee filed for a temporary restraining order against the NCAA and was granted a temporary court injunction to preserve his eligibility, per Chron. His eligibility remained up in the air, but he was able to participate in games and practices with the Aggies, as he intended to do by transferring there.
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Rashaun Agee career timeline
Here's a look at Agee's seven seasons in college basketball.
2019-20: New Mexico State (redshirt)
Agee, who went to Bogan Technical High in Chicago, joined New Mexico State's roster in 2019-20.
However, he redshirted for his first season at the school.
2020-21: New Mexico State (injured)
Agee wound up playing just one career game for the Aztecs. He played in one game in 2020-21, scoring two points, and injuries prevented the forward from appearing in any more games.Because of the blanket COVID-19 waiver that applied to college athletes in 2020-21, the season did not impact Agee's eligibility.
2021-22: Casper College (JUCO)
Agee went to a junior college for his third season, joining Casper College in Wyoming. He found more consistency, averaging 20 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and being named a NJCAA Division I All-America nominee, first-team all-conference and first-team all-region.
In his petition to later spend a seventh season in college basketball, Agee and his lawyers would say that he season Agee completed at Casper did not count toward his eligibility clock because he was a JUCO player — similar to quarterback Diego Pavia's case against the NCAA, where the Vanderbilt star prompted the NCAA to approve a blanket waiver which granted another year of eligibility to former JUCO players, per 247Sports.
2022-23: Bowling Green
Agee's first full-time season on the court for a Division I team was at Bowling Green in 2022-23. He played in 30 games, averaging 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
2023-24: Bowling Green
In 2023-24, Agee became a full-time starter for Bowling Green. He averaged 13.3 points and a team-leading 9.9 rebounds per game, being named to All-MAC second-team.
Agee's 17 double-doubles were tied for the 12th-most in NCAA, and he had a 17-rebound game against Central Michigan.
2024-25: USC
USC landed Agee in the transfer portal for the 2024-25 season. He appeared in 34 games for the Trojans, making 10 starts and averaging 9.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
2025-26: Texas A&M
After the 2024-25 season, Agee entered the transfer portal, despite still fighting to land another season of collegiate eligibility. He landed at Texas A&M.
Weeks before the season, Agee's eligibility waiver had yet to be approved by the NCAA. However, in October 2025, Agee was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA that allowed him to practice and play with the Aggies.
The court ruled that Agee would be "irreparably harmed" if he couldn't join the Aggies for practice right away, that he "cannot be adequately compensated" for his lost opportunities and that the public interest weighs in favor of granting the restraining order, per Texas A&M Aggies on SI.
Agee's petition argued that in his freshman year at New Mexico State, coaches told Agee he would be eligible to play for their team despite a dual-enrollment situation, per KBTX, and the NCAA said it counted as a year of eligibility used at the junior college level. According to the petition, Agee transferred to Texas A&M believing he had used three seasons of eligibility, also citing Diego Pavia's court victory vs. the NCAA for time spent in junior college.
The injunction that allowed Agee to join Texas A&M said the NCAA could not enforce any eligibility rules or issue any sanctions against the player or school, per KBTX. With Agee becoming eligible, he also was able to receive Texas A&M's $1.2 million revenue share payment.
With his eligibility issues in the background, Agee became a centerpiece of a successful Aggies team in 2025-26. Averaging nearly 15 points and nine rebounds per game, leading the team in both categories along with blocks per game, Agee led Texas A&M to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed.
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