Texas Basketball Recruiting Notes: A Clean Shave

[Teryor 4,389]

Travis Branham thinks Toppin most likely to end up at Texas currently

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What we are hearing: A four-star prospect coming out of high school in Dallas, JT Toppin put college basketball on notice with a dynamite freshman season at New Mexico. The bouncy 6-foot-8 forward averaged 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per outing while shooting over 62% from the field.

After emerging as one of the top rim-running four men in the country, Toppin's entrance into the transfer portal came as a surprise to nobody. From the start, it was thought that he would end up back in his home state with a program like Texas and Texas Tech 

However, Toppin also entered the NBA Draft and is fully committed to seeing that process through. Currently, Toppin is at the combine in Chicago where he's playing in front of and meeting with NBA teams to get feedback on what his draft status would be.

Ultimately, we expect that Toppin will be urged to make a return to school to beef up his all-around game and improve is stock for next year. Should that happen, we are currently seeing Rodney Terry and the Longhorns as the team to beat.

 

[HtownHorn 14,337]

Tech also thought they were getting the Indiana State kids that signed with Texas.

[Ricky's one-hitter 9,071]

Gerry is conceding Toppin to tech. Said it hit 7 figures and Texas walked away. Will still add another through the portal

[kevwun 15,301]

And then Toppin stays in the draft and never plays for Tech.

Edited May 22 by kevwun

[Delta Charlie 149]

5 hours ago, kevwun said:

And then Toppin stays in the draft and never plays for Tech.

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

Yikes we’re thin up front and gonna add some bench warmer portal transfer. Who is left in the portal that will actually make a difference?

[Bevo 13,439]

2 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Yikes we’re thin up front and gonna add some bench warmer portal transfer. Who is left in the portal that will actually make a difference?

 

Dan Hurley?

[mrhorn 1,376]

[cochamps 1,867]

3 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

Dan Hurley?

The new Jay Wright.  Who was the new Billy Donovan.

Edited May 23 by cochamps

[Bevo 13,439]

42 minutes ago, cochamps said:

The new Jay Wright.  Who was the new Billy Donovan.

 

You may be right - I was just thinking of someone other than our current coach.

 

 

[Ricky's one-hitter 9,071]

1 hour ago, cochamps said:

The new Jay Wright.  Who was the new Billy Donovan.

Where does Brad Stevens fit in here

[MuellerHorn 4,049]

7 hours ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Yikes we’re thin up front and gonna add some bench warmer portal transfer. Who is left in the portal that will actually make a difference?

I don’t believe there is anyone of major substance for the upcoming season. Texas will be playing a ton of small ball. 

Edited May 23 by MuellerHorn

[Ricky's one-hitter 9,071]

The only power 4 caliber PF/C options still in the portal are Trevon Brazile and Coleman Hawkins, both 6'10 PFs. Coleman is a scorer and Brazile hasn't been fully healthy in awhile. 

Hawkins is likely to Arkansas, but idk anything about Coleman's portal recruitment. 

Too bad we didn't get in on Ven-Allen Lubin who committed to UNC today

[Teryor 4,389]

Gerry said yesterday that the most likely outcome is poaching a grad transfer by getting them into the portal but options will probably be slim if we're being realistic

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

RT doesn’t have time to swing and miss on building a solid roster. I want Texas basketball to be great so I’m hoping our small ball lineups works. 

[CTC2 2,656]

2 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

I don’t believe there is anyone of major substance for the upcoming season. Texas will be playing a ton of small ball. 

Other posters are right. We are not serious about basketball

[cafe society 2,831]

2 hours ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

The only power 4 caliber PF/C options still in the portal are Trevon Brazile and Coleman Hawkins, both 6'10 PFs. Coleman is a scorer and Brazile hasn't been fully healthy in awhile. 

Hawkins is likely to Arkansas, but idk anything about Coleman's portal recruitment. 

Too bad we didn't get in on Ven-Allen Lubin who committed to UNC today

 I read that Hawkins has been lighting it up at the combine and is likely to stay in the draft.  He said it would take first round money to stay in school, and he added that he was tired of school.

[Ricky's one-hitter 9,071]

52 minutes ago, cafe society said:

He said it would take first round money to stay in school

And our unwillingness to meet demands like this for Toppin is why he's not coming, so................

Edited May 23 by Ricky's one-hitter

[Moderator 98]

17 hours ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

The only power 4 caliber PF/C options still in the portal are Trevon Brazile and Coleman Hawkins, both 6'10 PFs. Coleman is a scorer and Brazile hasn't been fully healthy in awhile. 

Hawkins is likely to Arkansas, but idk anything about Coleman's portal recruitment. 

Too bad we didn't get in on Ven-Allen Lubin who committed to UNC today

I am extremely confused here.  The first sentence makes it seem like Coleman Hawkins is one dude.  The 3rd sentence turns him into 2 people? 

[Herpa Derpa 6,089]

4 hours ago, Moderator said:

I am extremely confused here.  The first sentence makes it seem like Coleman Hawkins is one dude.  The 3rd sentence turns him into 2 people? 

Things are fluid.

[HateYouAndMyself 828]

On 5/23/2024 at 3:17 PM, Teryor said:

Gerry said yesterday that the most likely outcome is poaching a grad transfer by getting them into the portal but options will probably be slim if we're being realistic

Someone should remind Gerry that the rules were changed. Grad transfers had to be in the portal by the closing of the Spring window just like everyone else starting this year. 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40022677/all-college-basketball-transfers-portal-1

Unless there is some loophole I am unaware of our options are limited to those players already in the portal and the pickings are slim to say the least. 

[Texas Wahoo 3,376]

4 hours ago, HateYouAndMyself said:

Someone should remind Gerry that the rules were changed. Grad transfers had to be in the portal by the closing of the Spring window just like everyone else starting this year. 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40022677/all-college-basketball-transfers-portal-1

Unless there is some loophole I am unaware of our options are limited to those players already in the portal and the pickings are slim to say the least. 

The solution is obviously to find a great player on a mid-major that has not transferred yet and poach his coach to be an assistant and then the portal opens for players on that team.

[Teryor 4,389]

We'd been linked before. Don't know if we'd go high enough money wise but would be an unbelievable rebound. 

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

2 hours ago, Teryor said:

We'd been linked before. Don't know if we'd go high enough money wise but would be an unbelievable rebound. 

We should be all over this if we’re serious about winning. We need a big man bad. 

[Schulz2.0 28,651]

3 hours ago, Teryor said:

We'd been linked before. Don't know if we'd go high enough money wise but would be an unbelievable rebound. 

Gerry said it's not happening.

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

He probably goes back to Arkansas with Cal.

[CTC2 2,656]

9 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Gerry said it's not happening.

Of course. 

[Dbeasy 14,783]

Hadn’t been in this thread for awhile. I was focused on the depressing baseball coaching situation. Nice to come back here and see that for the second year in a row roster management is suboptimal. Sigh. 

[Gut Wagon 8,037]

16 hours ago, Teryor said:

We'd been linked before. Don't know if we'd go high enough money wise but would be an unbelievable rebound. 

Guys that tall make RT look too short. Do not want. 

[VinyVango 667]

I wanted Toppin but I’ll settle for a couple of large bodies who are active on the boards and can keep opponents honest in the paint. If we don’t get at least one 6’9” ish guy who can do some lunchpail work we are going to get roughed up in close games where timely rebounding, altering an interior shot, and/or a couple putback buckets will be the deciding factor

We don’t really need a big who leads the team in scoring (though it could make us a solid second weekend tourney candidate) but we damn well need one who is not 180 lbs and in love with the 3 point line

[BurntOrange&White 38,877]

 

 

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

14 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

 

 

[jeevsie 3,696]

"That comma doing some heavy lifting"

[HookEm 2,432]

I have no idea if any of these guys are options, but here are the remaining in the portal who are power forwards or centers and top-500 according to 24-7.  That's it.  That is the whole list.

Power Forwards:

• Coleman Hawkins, Illinois - 6'10, 230 - #24 - 12.7 PTS, 6.7 TRB
• Trevon Brazile, Arkansas - 6'10, 220 - #41 - 8.6 PTS, 5.9 TRB
• DJ Burns, Youngstown St - 6'7, 220 - #154 - 13.1 PTS, 11.0 TRB - 2nd team Horizon, All Defense
• Matt Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 225 - #189 - Currently ineligible
• Mowot Mag, Rutgers - 6'7, 215 - #207 - 9.1 PTS, 3.8 TRB
• Ryan Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 210 - #240 - Currently ineligible

Centers:

• Baba Miller, Florida St - 6'11, 204 - #131 - 7.9 PTS, 4.9 TRB
• Ugonna Onyenso, Kentucku - 7'0, 233 - #180 - 3.6 PTS, 4.8 TRB
• Max Allen, Marist - 6'9, 255 - #338 - 11.4 PTS, 3.8 TRB - 2nd Team MAAC
• Duncan Powell, Sac St - 6'8, 220 - #411 - 12.1 PTS, 7.0 TRB - Went to Desoto High School
• Emmanuel Okorafor, Louisville - 6'9, 220 - #444 - 2.4 PTS, 2.2 TRB
• Enoch Boakye, Fresno St - 6'11, 250 - #471 - 7.5 PTS, 7.7 TRB

Pretty slim pickings.  At this point some of the dudes above aren't much better than Onyema.  What a shit show.

I would try to get DJ Burns since he is a grown assed man at this point and could be plug and play at Power Forward. Then maybe Duncan Powell since he has some state of Texas connections.  But man, this isn't good.

[utfan87 406]

5 minutes ago, HookEm said:

I have no idea if any of these guys are options, but here are the remaining in the portal who are power forwards or centers and top-500 according to 24-7.  That's it.  That is the whole list.

Power Forwards:

• Coleman Hawkins, Illinois - 6'10, 230 - #24 - 12.7 PTS, 6.7 TRB
• Trevon Brazile, Arkansas - 6'10, 220 - #41 - 8.6 PTS, 5.9 TRB
• DJ Burns, Youngstown St - 6'7, 220 - #154 - 13.1 PTS, 11.0 TRB - 2nd team Horizon, All Defense
• Matt Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 225 - #189 - Currently ineligible
• Mowot Mag, Rutgers - 6'7, 215 - #207 - 9.1 PTS, 3.8 TRB
• Ryan Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 210 - #240 - Currently ineligible

Centers:

• Baba Miller, Florida St - 6'11, 204 - #131 - 7.9 PTS, 4.9 TRB
• Ugonna Onyenso, Kentucku - 7'0, 233 - #180 - 3.6 PTS, 4.8 TRB
• Max Allen, Marist - 6'9, 255 - #338 - 11.4 PTS, 3.8 TRB - 2nd Team MAAC
• Duncan Powell, Sac St - 6'8, 220 - #411 - 12.1 PTS, 7.0 TRB - Went to Desoto High School
• Emmanuel Okorafor, Louisville - 6'9, 220 - #444 - 2.4 PTS, 2.2 TRB
• Enoch Boakye, Fresno St - 6'11, 250 - #471 - 7.5 PTS, 7.7 TRB

Pretty slim pickings.  At this point some of the dudes above aren't much better than Onyema.  What a shit show.

I would try to get DJ Burns since he is a grown assed man at this point and could be plug and play at Power Forward. Then maybe Duncan Powell since he has some state of Texas connections.  But man, this isn't good.

You know that’s not the DJ burns that lit it up during the tourney, right? 

[HookEm 2,432]

Yes.

At this point, a guy who was all league and all defense would be a huge win.  There aren't many of those types left. I mean, almost none.

[HookEm 2,432]

Apparently Coleman Hawkins is wanting $2M. Maybe we refused to pay Toppin because we are going all in on Hawkins.

 

[BurntOrange&White 38,877]

Just now, HookEm said:

Apparently Coleman Hawkins is wanting $2M. Maybe we refused to pay Toppin because we are going all in on Hawkins.

 

That’s some crazy cope 

[Teryor 4,389]

Ah it's the "desperate for a big late in the cycle" club

[VinyVango 667]

Hawkins isn’t my first choice. He’s not an inside presence on either end of the court..:might as well be 6’5” as he likes to hog the ball and shoot long threes.

I’d be happy at this point with he Sac St and Youngstown guys as they look to be physical

[Bevo 13,439]

[Teryor 4,389]

Had been on our radar 

[Rockethorn1978 6,059]

I doubt we add anyone else. Not sure we are pushing hard for anyone or I hope not or rt has been striking out on bigs. 

[closetohumping 17,299]

On 5/28/2024 at 7:34 PM, HookEm said:

I have no idea if any of these guys are options, but here are the remaining in the portal who are power forwards or centers and top-500 according to 24-7.  That's it.  That is the whole list.

Power Forwards:

• Coleman Hawkins, Illinois - 6'10, 230 - #24 - 12.7 PTS, 6.7 TRB
• Trevon Brazile, Arkansas - 6'10, 220 - #41 - 8.6 PTS, 5.9 TRB
• DJ Burns, Youngstown St - 6'7, 220 - #154 - 13.1 PTS, 11.0 TRB - 2nd team Horizon, All Defense
• Matt Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 225 - #189 - Currently ineligible
• Mowot Mag, Rutgers - 6'7, 215 - #207 - 9.1 PTS, 3.8 TRB
• Ryan Bewley, Chicago St - 6'9, 210 - #240 - Currently ineligible

Centers:

• Baba Miller, Florida St - 6'11, 204 - #131 - 7.9 PTS, 4.9 TRB
• Ugonna Onyenso, Kentucku - 7'0, 233 - #180 - 3.6 PTS, 4.8 TRB
• Max Allen, Marist - 6'9, 255 - #338 - 11.4 PTS, 3.8 TRB - 2nd Team MAAC
• Duncan Powell, Sac St - 6'8, 220 - #411 - 12.1 PTS, 7.0 TRB - Went to Desoto High School
• Emmanuel Okorafor, Louisville - 6'9, 220 - #444 - 2.4 PTS, 2.2 TRB
• Enoch Boakye, Fresno St - 6'11, 250 - #471 - 7.5 PTS, 7.7 TRB

Pretty slim pickings.  At this point some of the dudes above aren't much better than Onyema.  What a shit show.

I would try to get DJ Burns since he is a grown assed man at this point and could be plug and play at Power Forward. Then maybe Duncan Powell since he has some state of Texas connections.  But man, this isn't good.

Okafor kid related to emeka or jahlil?

[Napoleon 8,580]

On 6/4/2024 at 11:34 AM, Teryor said:

Had been on our radar 

Lincoln is just like Westwood. It’s going to be like “coming home”.

It has to be $$, because what the hell?

[cafe society 2,831]

1 hour ago, Napoleon said:

Lincoln is just like Westwood. It’s going to be like “coming home”.

It has to be $$, because what the hell?

Well, Fred Hoiberg is a much better coach than RT.  And who knows how much we even pursued him.

[Lonestar88 4,584]

7 minutes ago, cafe society said:

Well, Fred Hoiberg is a much better coach than RT.  And who knows how much we even pursued him.

Fred Hoiberg has made one sweet 16 in his career. He’s been at Nebraska for 5 years, this year was his first making the tourney, and he got stomped in the first round by a mediocre aggy team.

[Teryor 4,389]

3 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Lincoln is just like Westwood. It’s going to be like “coming home”.

It has to be $$, because what the hell?

We don't have to pretend Berke was in that much of demand, but Hoiberg does still have the credibility of being an NBA HC and Nebraska was a fine team last year. I'm sure he'll get much more playing time there than he did at UCLA. Apparently the other finalist was BYU which should tell you he wasn't exactly swimming in top 25 teams to transfer to.

Edited June 6 by Teryor

[Teryor 4,389]

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/glenn-taylorjr-1.html

Not exactly a big and the shooting numbers are all over the place with small sample sizes, not sure what we're doing here given what we already have. 

[Chopper 16,620]

I saw the headline on espn about Hurley being offered by the Lakers but figured it was bs. However, it appears to be real and a bunch of players in CN may be about to have a free transfer opportunity.