OTF Premium Texas basketball 2026-27 season thread

[Jordan91]

2 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas No. 1

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-transfer-portal-superlatives/

 

How does Punch compare to Koa Peat?

[Gerry Hamilton]

44 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

How does Punch compare to Koa Peat?

Size wise, yes. Peat has +4.25 wingspan, which is impressive. Seeing Punch in person, not sure he will measure over +4. 

As a player, Punch is not that level offensive player. Peat is so advanced and talented as a player inside 15-feet. 

Punch is better on defense, and may be better as a passer from the high-post are and in ball screen game though

[Gerry Hamilton]

Austin Goosby starting to cook in workouts 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Isaiah Johnson up 18'ish pounds since freshman season at Colorado. All very good weight, and hasn't hurt him at all. 

[Deej]

Gerry have you heard anything about Marcus Spears reclassifying?

[Nathan B]

247 and On3 both saying Spears is trending to a reclass with Texas being the current leader. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

It's a process to possibly get there. A lot of kids are trying around the country.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

4 minutes ago, Nathan B said:

Is it just so he can capitalize on the weak 27 draft? I don’t see how he’d expect a big role with this current team. 

Yeah that’s my first thought as well.  How would that work from an NIL perspective?  Texas has one roster spot left.  I assume they’re still searching for a backup big.  Spears Jr. could fill that role, but I find it hard to believe a player of his caliber would reclassify to ‘26 and come to Texas and compete with Clark for that backup PF spot.  Maybe UK made a power play to see if they could add him as a starting PF to their roster for this season.

[Gerry Hamilton]

Just so yall know, I don’t have any other comment on this right now. 

[James Bianchetta]

Isaiah Johnson, Goosby, Freeman, Punch, Matas, Mikey, Amari Evans, Marcus Spears Jr as a top 8 is debatably the best in the country. With guys like Bo, Clark, Lewis, Sterling getting more time to develop and play in early season games. Plus you could potentially get everyone back next season for a 2 year window. 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

2 minutes ago, James Bianchetta said:

Isaiah Johnson, Goosby, Freeman, Punch, Matas, Mikey, Amari Evans, Marcus Spears Jr as a top 8 is debatably the best in the country. With guys like Bo, Clark, Lewis, Sterling getting more time to develop and play in early season games. Plus you could potentially get everyone back next season for a 2 year window. 

Would be insane if Sean Miller, Chris Ogden, CDC, etc. pulled this off.  I would be speechless.  Would be the most shocking move of the offseason not just for Texas basketball, but Texas athletics period.  Just sounds too good to be true, but hopefully it is true.

[GQ03]

3 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Size wise, yes. Peat has +4.25 wingspan, which is impressive. Seeing Punch in person, not sure he will measure over +4. 

As a player, Punch is not that level offensive player. Peat is so advanced and talented as a player inside 15-feet. 

Punch is better on defense, and may be better as a passer from the high-post are and in ball screen game though

Punch is a better shooter than Peat which isn't saying much.

[Nathan B]

It looks like since Spears was born in 2009 even if he reclassified he would not be eligible for 27 draft. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 minute ago, Nathan B said:

It looks like since Spears was born in 2009 even if he reclassified he would not be eligible for 27 draft. 

Correct. Marcus Spears Jr. is NBA draft eligible in 2028. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

11 minutes ago, GQ03 said:

Punch is a better shooter than Peat which isn't saying much.

Why I mentioned inside 15-feet for Peat. But Peat did have a higher 3% on limited attempts last season. 

Key with Punch, I expect him to make a jump to 30%'ish from 3 this year, and hopefully ascend 3-5% from the FT line. Texas is working with him on this right now and this summer. Getting the guide hand positioned/usage more consistent. 

[Nathan B]

5 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Correct. Marcus Spears Jr. is NBA draft eligible in 2028. 

Would love this move then if it came to fruition. A year to learn, play, and develop. Then takeover on his draft year. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Nathan B

[TexTheHorn24]

Trilly Donovan on his discord has basically confirmed that his reclassification is in the works and Texas is a leader. I have no idea how he fits into this roster. 

[Bevohorns]

2 minutes ago, TexTheHorn24 said:

Trilly Donovan on his discord has basically confirmed that his reclassification is in the works and Texas is a leader. I have no idea how he fits into this roster. 

Heard this too that texas is leading thats impressive

[LonghornFan4Ever]

7 minutes ago, TexTheHorn24 said:

Trilly Donovan on his discord has basically confirmed that his reclassification is in the works and Texas is a leader. I have no idea how he fits into this roster. 

Don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch, but this offseason could really give Texas Cam Coleman in January, Isa Torres in June, and possibly Marcus Spears Jr. with some post 4th of July fireworks.  That’s amazing.

[JMarquette]

Man, I can’t wait for the closed door scrimmage where we beat someone like Arizona State by 30+ points. That’s going to hit like crack.

[ryanN]

@Gerry Hamilton where would spears hypothetically slide in our team, does he have a shot of starting or at least get starter level minutes off the bench 

[Neil Leininger]

29 minutes ago, TexTheHorn24 said:

Trilly Donovan on his discord has basically confirmed that his reclassification is in the works and Texas is a leader. I have no idea how he fits into this roster. 

He'd be the #3 big, with the ability to play with either Punch or Vokietaitis. He'd be the missing piece to the roster, and 3rd high quality big.

[512Horn]

Sign Marcus Spears in 2026 class and this is the most talented team in the history of Texas basketball. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Just now, 512Horn said:

Sign Marcus Spears in 2026 class and this is the most talented team in the history of Texas basketball. 

Just to add ... Texas already has the most talented team in program history right now. Texas has never had 5 starters that are future NBA draft picks. And a top 8 that will play pro ball on some level long term. That's where the current roster is at. 

[Horn79]

If we always planned for Spears to be the “missing” third big on this roster and this actually comes to fruition, then Sean Miller is a total witch. This would be beyond incredible.