The Texas basketball program has seen the likes of Matt Coleman III and Kai Jones declare for the upcoming 2021 NBA draft. While a few others chose to return for another season under first-year head coach Chris Beard, the Longhorns have been anxiously awaiting the decisions of Jericho Sims and Greg Brown.
On Thursday, we officially received word on one of those names. After one season on the Forty Acres, Texas forward Greg Brown declared for the 2021 NFL draft.
Texas’ Greg Brown III enters the NBA Draft. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/tUGjJVsWhh
— Justin Wells (@justinwells2424) May 13, 2021
Brown helped lead the Longhorns to their first Big 12 tournament championship last season and averaged 9.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in 24 starts.
He was an expected lottery pick at the start of the season after being ranked the No. 1 recruit in Texas and ninth nationally according to 247Sports. Brown now joins Ramey and Jones as the third Longhorn to declare for the upcoming draft.
Texas is now only awaiting the decision of Jericho Sims. The May 31 deadline to declare for the draft is only a few weeks away.