Programs will be allowed to exceed the 15-scholarship limit for the 2021-22 season only (and only for their own returning players). Note: The NCAA has granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including women’s basketball players). Unofficial Texas Women’s Basketball Scholarship Chart Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (2nd season in 2021-22)
Texas has four or five guards at the very least that could all start for at least 90-95 percent of teams around the country. It’s easy to see how some in the media are getting so hyped up about the potential that this backcourt unit has for the Longhorns heading into next season. Describing Texas’ point guard room as “loaded” might be underselling how special this unit might be. Oh, and then Morris is a 5-star freshman who some believe is the best point guard in the Class of 2022. Hunter is the reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year who defends like his life is on the line and has All-American upside if his jumper comes around. Carr is the productive veteran who’s seen it all. Marcus Carr, Tyrese Hunter and Arterio Morris? That’s just ridiculous point guard depth for Chris Beard and Texas. Here’s more on Texas’ point guard room from this ranking from 247Sports. Buy and sell your Texas Longhorns Basketball tickets today.
Texas boasting a top guard trio of Morris, Carr, and Hunter looks to be the main reason for 247Sports having them top this list. Texas Longhorns Basketball tickets are on sale now at StubHub. Texas basketball ranks as the top point guard room in 2022-23, led by transfer Tyrese HunterĪnd Texas topped the list ahead of the Houston Cougars, Gonzaga Bulldogs, UCLA Bruins, and North Carolina Heels. This piece from Trotter of 247Sports on July 5 ranked out the best point guard rooms in the country ahead of the 2022-23 college basketball season.
But there are others worth noting, such as the incoming freshman and five-star Dallas-Kimball point guard Arterio Morris and four-star Rowan Brumbaugh.Īll of the talent and depth present in this point guard room for the Longhorns this offseason was noticed in a recent piece from Isaac Trotter of 247Sports. Hunter and returning super senior Marcus Carr round out the highlighting duo of players that could get minutes at the point guard position this coming season. Texas has a ton of depth at point guard heading into next season, especially after the addition of the reigning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and former Iowa State Cyclones freshman stud Tyrese Hunter. Texas signed three blue-chip (two of which were five-stars) recruits in the 2022 class, and a handful of other additions by way of the NCAA Transfer Portal have helped to clear up the picture of the projected rotation for next season.Īmong the most exciting parts of the projected rotation for Beard and the Longhorns next season lies at the point guard position. We are still a good way from the start of the 2022-23 season for head coach Chris Beard and the Texas basketball program, but most of the pieces have already come together regarding how the rotation will be built out. By Andrew Miller 3 weeks ago Follow Tweet