April 6Apr 6 Gerry also mentioned that Texas is also trying to get the big from FAU, Matas Vokietaitis. Said it was us and a blue blood, have to think that blue blood is Michigan due to Dusty May and Goldin's success moving up a level.
April 6Apr 6 Wesley Yates from USC is in the portal. From Beaumont, but I think he’s all but guaranteed to go to Kentucky
April 6Apr 6 12 minutes ago, Pancho said: Wesley Yates from USC is in the portal. From Beaumont, but I think he’s all but guaranteed to go to Kentucky He'd fit the need of a big guard that can shoot that Gerry mentioned as the likely last add from the portal.
April 6Apr 6 58 minutes ago, HtownHorn said: Gerry also mentioned that Texas is also trying to get the big from FAU, Matas Vokietaitis. Said it was us and a blue blood, have to think that blue blood is Michigan due to Dusty May and Goldin's success moving up a level. I wonder if Tom Herman can put in a good word for us
April 6Apr 6 On 4/5/2025 at 11:01 AM, jimmyjazz said: Weaver has averaged 19.3 minutes per game at Texas. I'm pretty sure some of the stat junkies can point out some reason why he has gotten exactly as much playing time as he deserves, but my eyes tell me the team does better when he's on the court. I hope Miller can find a way to play him more. He struggled playing off Pope/Larry (PGs who can’t get to the rim, score in the paint, lack elite shooting and didn’t create for others). Excelled with Mark and Johnson. Early in the year he was trying more to initiate offense when our guards were struggling and Mark was out. We needed offense so bad, his FT and shooting weaknesses stood out. When he came back and we shifted our guard’s play to focus more on Mark and Johnson he fit better. He hit his peak when Mark went to PG because we had someone who created at the PG and allowed his off the ball game to thrive Edited April 6Apr 6 by ChickenSandwich
April 6Apr 6 34 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: I wonder if Tom Herman can put in a good word for us Herman got fired.
April 6Apr 6 1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said: Gerry said Texas leads. Missed last season with a knee injury. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4897052/lassina-traore Ivory Coast? Now that's what I call "international recruiting".
April 6Apr 6 2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said: Gerry said Texas leads. Missed last season with a knee injury. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4897052/lassina-traore really really want this one, he’ll be a big time player for us.
April 6Apr 6 Man, if we could get Lassina Traore and Matas Vokietaitis that would be fantastic. That is the kind of big-man depth we need in the SEC. Matas Vokietaitis- 7'0, 245, Sophomore, AAC Rookie of the Year Season - 10.2 PTS, 5.4 TRB, 0.8 BLK, 63.6 FT%, 17.6 MPG Last 6 gm - 16.2 PTS, 7.2 TRB, 1.8 BLK, 61.8 FT%, 23.3 MPG Lassina Traore - 6'10, 245, Senior, 2x All Big West, Last 2 yrs - 12.4 PTS, 10.4 TRB, 0.6 BLK, 69.1 FT%, 29.2 MPG A lineup of 6'5 Mark + 6'3 Weaver + 6'8 Swain + 6'10 Traore + 7'0 Vokietaitis would be a lot of size, with a bench of Pope, Heidi, Codie, Presley. Not bad.
April 6Apr 6 Looks like we’ve also made contact with Washington guard Mekhi Mason He’s a 40% shooter from 3 👀👀👀
April 7Apr 7 7 hours ago, HookEm said: Man, if we could get Lassina Traore and Matas Vokietaitis that would be fantastic. That is the kind of big-man depth we need in the SEC. Matas Vokietaitis- 7'0, 245, Sophomore, AAC Rookie of the Year Season - 10.2 PTS, 5.4 TRB, 0.8 BLK, 63.6 FT%, 17.6 MPG Last 6 gm - 16.2 PTS, 7.2 TRB, 1.8 BLK, 61.8 FT%, 23.3 MPG Lassina Traore - 6'10, 245, Senior, 2x All Big West, Last 2 yrs - 12.4 PTS, 10.4 TRB, 0.6 BLK, 69.1 FT%, 29.2 MPG A lineup of 6'5 Mark + 6'3 Weaver + 6'8 Swain + 6'10 Traore + 7'0 Vokietaitis would be a lot of size, with a bench of Pope, Heidi, Codie, Presley. Not bad. Looks like we got vokietaitis
April 7Apr 7 Popular Post 40% 3pt shooters, size, names I can't pronounce. This is more fuckin' like it.
April 7Apr 7 Gerry Hamilton Texas Hoops: Size everywhere, more portal additions to come For years Texas fans have clamored for a roster with true bigs and size across the board. Well, Sean Miller is already proving he is your guy in that regard. The three portal additions so far are a 6-foot-8 wing/F that will be an NBA draft pick when he leaves Texas, a 7-foot center that will very likely be an NBA prospect after two years in Austin and a very athletic 6-foot-7 wing/F that shoots it from three at 39%. And there will be two more portal additions to the roster, with one being another big man. The current Texas roster now features five players that stand 6-foot-8 or more, with another 6-foot-10 addition on the way. Texas current 2025-26 roster... Tramon Mark, CG, 6-6, Gr. (10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists) Jordan Pope, CG, 6-0, senior (11.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists) Chendall Weaver, G, 6-3, senior (6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists) Camden Heide, F, 6-7, junior (4.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 39.2% from three at Purdue) Dailyn Swain, F, 6-8, junior (11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals at Xavier) Matas Vokietaitas, C, 7-0, sophomore (10.2 points, 5.4 rebounds at FAU) Malik Presley, G/W, 6-5, RS-sophomore Nic Codie, PF, 6-8.5, sophomore John Clark, PF, 6-8.5, freshman Jamie Vinson, PF, 6-10.5, sophomore Xavier player in portal Texas leads for ... Lassina Traore, C, 6-10, senior (11.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists in 2023-24 at LBSU) Portal targets ... Texas will take one more combo guard, and it will be a shooter with enough size. The 13th scholarship… Texas will be patient here. Could be a young PG or a skilled big to develop. Sean MIller's staff ... Chris Ogden - General Manager Adam Cohen - Associate Head Coach David Miller - Assistant coach Ulric Malagi - assistant coach Ryan Anderson - Assistant coach/Director of player Development Ryan Reynolds - Special Assistant to the Head Coach Cam Miller -Director of Operations Andy Kettler - Head of strength & conditioning Down in the thread Gerry also posted this: Gerry Hamilton The very likely next commitment Gerry Hamilton Lassina Traore will be a quality backup center/big to Matas. Swain and Heide can play four out, with a skilled Swain at four in that lineup Then it really comes down to the three young bigs ... who emerges as the season moves along ... Nic Codie, PF, 6-8.5, sophomore ... a face up 4-man game offensively. Can run the floor. John Clark, PF, 6-8.5, freshman ... the most skilled of the three training with TJ Ford over the years. But a freshman that missed majority of senior season with broken finger on shooting hand. Jamie Vinson, PF, 6-10.5, sophomore ... a floor stretching 4/5 man that can protect the rim. Got to get stronger and continue to get more physical to hold position and rebound in traffic in the SEC. But Texas has a number of options, and at least one of the three will emerge IMO this season as a key role player. Edited April 7Apr 7 by BurntOrange&White
April 7Apr 7 Without any additions, this is already probably a tournament team. If we can pick up Traore and an elite guard, it will really help our prospects. I don't know if Swain will be an NBA draft pick as Gerry says, but if so that is a good sign. Swain + Vokietaitas has more upside than Kaluma + Shedrick. Traore could move Swain to SF and give us a really big, physical lineup. Watching that clip of Traore, man he is a big body that is physical in the paint. He also has good hands and touch. Matching him up with Matas would be awesome. The two could play together or back each other up. Swain and Heidi give us some versatility as either can play the 3 or the 4 if we want to go small. Or play both together with Matas or Traore in the post. I like that we are getting some continuity with this team. All our guards get another year together, including Presley. Codie and Vinson stuck around and still have 3 years left to improve (and have played a year with the guards). Our portal additions all have 2-3 years of eligibility left. Then factor in the fact that Miller is an actual coach, with an actual game plan, and I'm starting to get optimistic.
April 7Apr 7 8 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said: We added 2 token white guys? NOICE 💪🏻 Two coaches on the court my fella
April 7Apr 7 just need a couple more guards... Do we know if the point guard and shooting guard Miller recruited at Xavier are interested at all in Texas? ... they'd be good roster additions if we cannot get plus type players from the portal.
April 7Apr 7 Author 3 hours ago, HookEm said: Then factor in the fact that Miller is an actual coach, with an actual game plan, and I'm starting to get optimistic. This is a huge upgrade. Miller is a systematic coach on the offensive side of the ball. Shit, 2024-25 Texas would have looked much better on offense with Miller's sytem.
April 7Apr 7 2 hours ago, VinyVango said: just need a couple more guards... Do we know if the point guard and shooting guard Miller recruited at Xavier are interested at all in Texas? ... they'd be good roster additions if we cannot get plus type players from the portal. I guess Mark is our pg?
April 7Apr 7 8 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: I guess Mark is our pg? Need to wait and see who the paysites were talking about. They said something about a PG
April 7Apr 7 Vokietaitas shot more free throws last year than any player on the Texas roster despite only playing 17.6 minutes per game. Sounds like he gets to the line a ton but also fouls a lot himself.
April 7Apr 7 10 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Vokietaitas shot more free throws last year than any player on the Texas roster despite only playing 17.6 minutes per game. Sounds like he gets to the line a ton but also fouls a lot himself. He averaged 2.7 PF Shedrick averaged 2.8
April 7Apr 7 29 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: I guess Mark is our pg? I am sure he will cover PG a decent part of the time, but I'd like for him to get some good minutes off the ball too. Edited April 7Apr 7 by VinyVango hit send accidentally
April 7Apr 7 25 minutes ago, Js1 said: He averaged 2.7 PF Shedrick averaged 2.8 Shedrick played 27 mins per game. 2.7 per game for a guy playing less than 20 mins is a LOT. Not that it's a deal-breaker for a 19 yo big man.
April 7Apr 7 I have to assume Matas will get a lot more patient on defense as he matures and gets experience at this level of competition. He is currently averaging 8.8 fouls / 100 possessions. Disu improved from 9.9 -> 7.7. Shedrick 10.7 -> 6.1. Bishop 9.2 -> 6.6
April 7Apr 7 Me thinks Miller is gonna snag a point guard soon. I'm interested to see if Pope will bounce back in a fashion like Marcus Carr did after an underwhelming year one. Pope wasn't a turnover machine, but he didn't exactly excel in distributing the ball. Pope's mid range came to life towards the end of the season. Nice to see Miller land a young big with a ton of potential. That's where I believe the team was hurting the most last season after the departure of Disu. Shedrick was a nice bench quality player, but he just wasn't cut out to log a lot of minutes.
April 7Apr 7 19 hours ago, Js1 said: Dude shot the ball at a 67.7% clip last year. Not a great FT shooter - 63.6% I stopped watching after a couple of minutes of that highlight video, but I dont think I saw him take a single shot outside of the restricted area and most were dunks. Fuck it, if you're 7' you can make a living doing that.
April 8Apr 8 10 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: Two coaches on the court my fella Heady players with high motors
April 8Apr 8 20 minutes ago, Js1 said: Too early top 25 We couldn't crack the top 64 to end the season, but now we're suddenly top 25
April 8Apr 8 13 minutes ago, ATXbronco said: We couldn't crack the top 64 to end the season, but now we're suddenly top 25 As I watched the Final Four and tonight's game, I kept thinking "we aren't even close to being in the same orbit as these teams". I hope Miller can change that, but I don't think it's a short-term project.
April 8Apr 8 1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said: As I watched the Final Four and tonight's game, I kept thinking "we aren't even close to being in the same orbit as these teams". I hope Miller can change that, but I don't think it's a short-term project. How do you feel about three-year projects? I think he came with an $18M buyout or something crazy like that.
April 8Apr 8 34 minutes ago, ATXbronco said: We couldn't crack the top 64 to end the season, but now we're suddenly top 25 We fired our HC and hired a guy with a pretty proven track-record who is nailing retentions and portal-adds left and right. One or two more big signings and I will be very jazzed going into this season.
April 8Apr 8 On 4/4/2025 at 4:32 PM, Post Oak said: Good to see he's not one of those "I choose not to dunk" guys. Hoppy Honky Mutha Fucka !!
April 8Apr 8 10 hours ago, ATXbronco said: How do you feel about three-year projects? I think he came with an $18M buyout or something crazy like that. This is great when fans say coach has to have p4 experience before taking a job at Texas. Miller has 3 years to win a title or he's a fucking bust. Edited April 8Apr 8 by BurntOrange&White
April 8Apr 8 42 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Miller has 3 years to win a title or he's a fucking bust. It took Bill Self 5 years to win a title. BUST!!! Kelvin Sampson still hasn't won a title at Houston. BUST!!! Tom Izzo hasn't won a title in 26 years. BUST!!! 🙄🙄🙄
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