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LOOK: Chris Beard and Texas host NBA star Ja Morant

Texas Men’s Basketball had a special visitor on campus this week.

Chris Beard and Texas men’s basketball had a special visitor on campus this week.

NBA All-Star Ja Morant made the trip down to Austin to hang out around the program. He put on a show at the Longhorns’ facilities while working on his game in Austin.

The Grizzlies guard was one of college basketball’s best players from 2017-2019. Morant averaged 19 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds for Murray State in his NCAA career. He would get selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

His collegiate success immediately carried over to the professional level. Morant took the NBA by storm, winning rookie of the year and leading Memphis to the playoffs in both of the last two seasons.

Texas men’s basketball tweeted out a picture of Coach Beard and Morant on Wednesday.

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Five-star SG Ja’Kobe Walter to visit Texas

Five-star shooting guard Ja’Kobe Walter is one of Texas’ top targets.

One of the nation’s top prospects in the 2023 recruiting class is on campus this weekend to visit with Chris Beard and the Texas basketball program.

Five-star shooting guard Ja’Kobe Walter is one of Texas’ top targets from the high school level. 247Sports composite ranks Walter as the No. 2 player from the state of Texas and No. 23 overall player in the country.

Brandon Jenkins of 247Sports had high remarks about Walter in his scouting report.

Walter is a scorer with long arms who can knock down shots with range. He shoots a set shot but he is a consistent shooting threat from the three-point line. Walter is one of the consistently productive and fundamentally sound shooting guards in his class and a tighter handle could only assist him in firmly grasping that title. He does a good job on the defensive end with his ability to defend both wing positions given his size, length, and activity.

Texas landed two five-stars in the 2022 cycle in Dillon Mitchell and Arterio Morris. Beard hopes Walter will headline his 2023 recruiting class.

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Marcus Carr leads No. 7 Texas past Sam Houston

No. 7 Texas takes down Sam Houston in its first game at Gregory Gym since 1977.

No. 7 Texas played a game at Gregory Gym for the first time since 1977. Over 3,000 students watched the Horns take down Sam Houston 73-57.

Texas guard Marcus Carr finally snapped out of his slump. Carr paced the Longhorns with 19 points, four assists and three rebounds. In his previous three games, Carr only had nine points on 4-14 shooting.

Carr was not the only Texas guard to play well. Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey each had 14 points of their own. The seniors have been a big part of the early success Texas has had thus far.

Timmy Allen had another double-digit scoring night. Allen was effective in getting to the free-throw line where he went 8-10 at the line. He finished with 12 points and a team-high seven assists.

The Longhorns will need better interior play if they want to compete against elite competition. The Bearkats were able to make some plays in the paint vs the Texas defense and even won the rebounding battle 29 to 27.

Notable stats:

  • G Marcus Carr: 19 points, four-assist and three rebounds
  • G Andrew Jones: 14 points, four steals
  • G Courtney Ramey: 14 points, two-assist
  • F Timmy Allen: 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds
  • Team: 11-22 from three and 14-18 on free throws

Texas will move back over to the Frank Erwin Center on Friday night to take on the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.