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Texas Basketball: F Dylan Disu has been medically cleared to play

Very encouraging injury news for Texas basketball.

No. 17 Texas was as active as anyone in the transfer portal during Chris Beard’s first offseason as the head coach.

One of the seven transfers that the Longhorns brought in was former Vanderbilt forward Dylan Disu.

Disu has missed the first eight games of the season up to this point while nursing a knee injury he suffered in February of last year.

The Longhorns and Disu received good news on Tuesday as the forward has been medically cleared to return to play ahead of Texas’ matchup with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Disu could provide a spark to Chris Beard’s squad before conference play. Last season at Vanderbilt, he averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in his 17 starts before the injury.

Expect Beard to keep Disu on a minutes restriction as Texas eases him into the frontcourt rotation alongside Timmy Allen, Tre Mitchell and Christian Bishop.

Texas will look to bounce back on Tuesday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Longhorn Network.

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Aggregate NBA mock draft 2.0: Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith battle for No. 1

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from ESPN, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, Basketball News and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Since our last update, the players who have improved the most spots are Ismael Kamagate (Paris), Moussa Diabate (Michigan), Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona), Hugo Besson (New Zealand), Efe Abogidi (Washington State),  Iverson Molinar (Mississippi State), Justin Lewis (Marquette), Max Christie (Michigan State), EJ Liddell (Ohio State), and Ochai Agbaji (Kansas).

The most notable prospects making their debut on our rankings are Trevor Keels (Duke), Bryce McGowens (Nebraska), MarJon Beauchamp (G League Ignite), Keon Ellis (Alabama), Christian Koloko (Arizona), Wendell Moore (Duke), Blake Wesley (Notre Dame),  Josh Minott (Memphis), Zach Edey (Purdue), and Johnny Davis (Wisconsin).

Some of the top prospects who did not make the cut this time included Hunter Sallis (Gonzaga), Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Tennesse), Kobe Bufkin (Michigan), Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State), Jahvon Quinerly (Albama), Adam Flagler (Baylor), Jaylin Williams (Auburn), Matthieu Gauzin (Le Mans), Isaiah Wong (Miami), Marcus Williams (Texas A&M), and Tyson Etienne (Wichita State).

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

2022 aggregate NBA mock draft: Debut ranking of all notable prospects

The 2021 NBA draft class finished their first go-around in the summer league, which means evaluators are fully focused on next year’s class.

The 2021 NBA draft class finished their first go-around in the summer league, which means evaluators are fully focused on next year’s class.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Bleacher Report, Yahoo, The Athletic, Yahoo, SB Nation, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Collegiate teams who had more than two players appear on a mock were Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and UCLA. Three players will be on the G League’s Ignite roster and one is on Overtime’s Elite squad.

Additionally, seven players are rostered in Spain and four are playing in Australia’s NBL. There are also three players on Serbia’s KK Mega Basket included.

Freshmen one-and-done candidates who didn’t make the list but could climb on to join during the season: Harrison Ingram (Stanford), Trevor Keels (Duke), Bryce McGowens (Nebraska), Josh Minott (Memphis), Kowacie Reeves (Florida), Bryce Hopkins (Kentucky), Nathan Bittle (Oregon) and Jeremy Sochan (Baylor).

Some of the most notable collegiate returners who were snubbed from these rankings: Marcus Williams (Texas A&M), Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Zach Edey (Purdue), Adam Miller (LSU), Colin Castleton (Florida) and Tyson Etienne (Wichita State).

Relevant international prospects to know who were not included below: Fedor Zugic, Lefteris Mantzoukas, Jayson Tchicamboud, Nikita Mikhailovskii, Yoan Makoundou, Tom Digbeu and Makur Maker.

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

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Texas Basketball: Chris Beard has landed six of the top 31 transfers

This includes THREE OF THE TOP FIVE!

The Texas basketball program went from being down in the dumps with expectations of a rebuild, to now being projected by college basketball experts to contend for a championship in just the first year of the Chris Bead tenure.

After losing a total of seven players, four to the NBA draft and three to the transfer portal, Beard had to work fast to construct a roster that would allow Texas to compete in the Big 12 for the upcoming season. While there were expectations that he would attract some transfers, it is safe to say that no one expected the slew of elite transfers that Beard brought in would form a juggernaut.

According to ESPN’S rankings of college basketball transfers, the Longhorns brought in three of the top five and six of the top 31 transfers. It’s a class filled with elite players and depth that should have Texas contending for the title with the likes of Gonzaga and UCLA.

Let’s take a look to see where the six transfers ranked according to ESPN.

Four Texas players listed on CBS Sports’ most impactful basketball transfers

CBS Sports recently ranked the most impactful college basketball transfers for the 2021 season.

Newly hired head coach Chris Beard had a monster offseason for Texas basketball. Continue reading “Four Texas players listed on CBS Sports’ most impactful basketball transfers”

30 of the best college prospects who won’t be declaring for 2021 NBA draft

A look at the big names you won’t see in this year’s draft.

As we approach the early entry deadline for the 2021 NBA draft, we have a sense of which players are set to return for another year of college basketball.

While scouts are more focused on the draft on July 29, evaluators around the league already have tabs on the best prospects that will continue their time in the NCAA next season.

Note that this list does not include notable names who have declared for the 2020 NBA draft but are just “testing the waters” like Isaiah Jackson, Miles McBride, Marcus Bagley, JT Thor, Matthew Mayer and Jason Preston.

Instead, the following players have either announced that they are returning or are expected to return to their team for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign:

Texas Basketball: Horns land commitment from Vanderbilt forward Dylan Disu

The SEC’s leading rebounder, Dylan Disu, has decided to transfer from Vanderbilt and join the Chris Beard era in Austin.

The Texas basketball program has made quick use of the NCAA transfer portal since the arrival of head coach Chris Beard.

Beard was able to land a three-time All-Pac-12 player in Timmy Allen from Utah along with Creighton’s Christian Bishop and Kentucky’s Devin Askew. This type of roster overhaul has been the type of change that Texas fans wanted to see in the post-Shaka Smart era.

A few days ago, the Longhorns were tied to another highly sought-after player through the transfer portal in Vanderbilt’s star forward Dylan Disu.

On Monday, the SEC’s leading rebounder and Pflugerville native chose to come home. Disu announced via Twitter on Monday that he has committed to the University of Texas.

With Kai Jones entering the 2021 NBA draft and the uncertainty of Jericho Sims and Greg Brown’s futures in Austin, it was fortunate for the team to land a 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward. Disu can not only secure rebounds, he’s been a lethal scoring threat from the field, three-point range and the free-throw line.

The addition of Disu is another positive step for the Texas basketball program.

Texas Basketball: Horns are a favorite to land the SEC’s top rebounder

Vanderbilt’s Dylan Disu has entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal and the Texas Longhorns are the favorite to land the top SEC rebounder.

Newly hired Texas head coach Chris beard has been attacking the NCAA transfer portal during his short stint with the program.

Beard and the Longhorns already landed former Utah star Timmy Allen, a highly recruited guard from Kentucky in Devin Askew and Creighton transfer Christian Bishop. Now, Texas has the potential to land another big name within the portal.

Vanderbilt sophomore forward Dylan Disu entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday and the Longhorns are now considered to be the favorite to land the SEC’s leading rebounder.

Disu is a local product from Pflugerville, Texas, and played two seasons at Vanderbilt where he started 17 games as a sophomore before undergoing a season-ending knee surgery. He’s on track to make a full recovery.

In his second season, he became the full-time starter where he averaged 15.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Disu shot 49.2% from the field, 36.9% from three-point range and 73.6% from the free throw line.

This would be another huge get for Texas in the Chris Beard era. A player of this size (6-foot-9, 220-pounds) who can do it all and guard all five positions could be what puts the Longhorns among the best for the 2021-22 Big 12 basketball season.