Gerry Hamilton

Texas No. 4 here ... https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/49491209/mens-ncaa-basketball-2026-27-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-biggest-nonconference-games I have Texas anywhere from 4 to 9 range ... see if these 22's can transfer ... If Dillon Mitchell returns to St. John's, they jump Texas for me.

Projected starting lineup... 2 Isaiah Johnson, lead guard/PG, 6-2, 182 (16.9 ppg, 2.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists at Colorado) 10 Austin Goosby, CG, 6-5.5, 205 6 Elyjah Freeman, G/F, 6-8, 205 (9.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals at Auburn) 13 David Punch, PF, 6-7, 245 (14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals & 1.9 blocks at TCU) 8 Matas Vokietaitis, C, 7-0, 255 (15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks) First three off bench: 0 Mikey Lewis, CG, 6-3, 195 (13.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists at St. Mary’s) 31 Marcus Spears Jr., F, 6-9.5, 210 1 Amari Evans, G/W, 6-5, 220 (4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals at Tennessee) Key role off bench: 5 Bo Ogden, W/G, 6-6, 215 14 Lewis Obiorah, C, 7-1, 255, RS-fresh. or John Clark, PF, 6-9, 245, RS-fresh. TBD 3 Joe Sterling, SG, 6-4, 205 Development year: 25 Mantas Laurencikas, PG, 6-3, 185 4 Coleman Elkins, C, 6-11, 235 Texas Longhorns 2026-27 Roster Seniors: None Juniors: 6 Elyjah Freeman, G/F, 6-8, 205 (9.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals at Auburn) 8 Matas Vokietaitis, C, 7-0, 255 (15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks) 13 David Punch, PF, 6-7, 245 (14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals & 1.9 blocks at TCU) 0 Mikey Lewis, CG, 6-3, 195 (13.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists at St. Mary’s) Sophomores: 2 Isaiah Johnson, lead guard/PG, 6-2, 182 (16.9 ppg, 2.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists at Colorado) 1 Amari Evans, G/W, 6-5, 220 (4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals at Tennessee) 33 Anthony McDermott, G, 6-5, 200, RS-soph. Freshmen: 10 Austin Goosby, CG, 6-5.5, 205 31 Marcus Spears Jr., F, 6-9.5, 210 5 Bo Ogden, W/G, 6-6, 215 9 John Clark, PF, 6-9, 245, RS-fresh. 14 Lewis Obiorah, C, 7-1, 255, RS-fresh. 3 Joe Sterling, SG, 6-4, 205 25 Mantas Laurencikas, PG, 6-3, 185 4 Coleman Elkins, C, 6-11, 235

6% body fat at 255 ... looks tremendous physically. Strong and fit. His game ... you can tell he's working to be more patient on offensive end. Defensively won't truly be tested until games this season. This was a designed summer workout

top 10 level team. How much Austin Goosby and Marcus Spears Jr. ascend throughout the season will be key to the ceiling

An ass kicking level summer workout

Ask me questions about today and I will answer them

All media was told not to write a practice report … so OTF is not Let’s do this … ask me questions

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First look at the Longhorns

Watched it 50+ times … or parts of it when on TV and scrolling through channels

LWC best natural runner of the three Baxter is so tough to rank because of injuries… out of HS, he was as good of a three down back as any of them. His football intelligence was off the charts

Probably because there are so many runs lol Hes actually caught over 50 passes so far in HS

They will need to go 11-1 regular season, because they will have ACC title game. If they are 10-2, then have to win ACC title game to have realistic shot to get in ... IMO, they need to beat Ole Miss to begin season.

100%

For sure. Goodman and I talked this weekend. They will be borderline top 5 team for them.

I think the NC winner is wide open for sure I do think three No. 1 seeds could be a done deal, assuming teams stay healthy. Florida, Duke and Illinois Teams fighting for the last No. 1 and the four No. 2 seeds... UConn Texas Tennessee Arizona Arkansas Michigan State Louisville St. John's USC

Great to have you as part of the OTF community!

Miami and Tennessee remain under consideration for him too. Ohio State has a very big NIL number at this point.