For the second time in just over two weeks, Texas loses the commitment of one of its major recruits from the high school circuit: after AJ Johnson, who left to play in Australia next season, it is therefore this time Ron Holland who reconsiders his decision to play for the Austin program in the fall.
A star winger at Duncanville High School in Texas, Ron Holland ended his “senior” season in second place in the ranking of the best high school students of the class of 2023, behind only point guard Isaiah Collier, engaged in Southern California (USC ). He is therefore a big name in his age group, and his withdrawal, at this advanced stage of the offseason, has the effect of a small earthquake in the university landscape.
His recruitment is open again, and according to the latest rumors, it is Arkansas, who was a finalist in his recruitment before he chose Texas, who would hold the rope… A very big blow for Eric Musselman, if the rumors materialize , while the Razorbacks will lose Anthony Black and Nick Smith Jr. in the 2023 Draft.
The recruitment of Maxwell Abmas to console himself
Despite the disengagement of their two “freshmen”, the Longhorns actually have something to console themselves with, a little, with the recruitment of Maxwell Abmas.
A native of Texas, the point guard has just played four seasons for Oral Roberts, where he displayed his enormous scoring skills (20.8 points on 44% on shots, including 39% from behind the arc in four seasons), and he chose, unsurprisingly, to play his fifth and final university season on his native land.
A good catch for Rodney Terry, who for his first “real” season as coach of the Longhorns, after having acted as interim last season, can count on a very experienced boy at the head of his attack.
