Texas Basketball: 5 takeaways post-NIT Quarterfinal victory vs. Colorado

3. Courtney Ramey improving, but still has a ton of room to grow

The good thing about the NIT for a player like freshman point guard Courtney Ramey is that it gives younger and more promising talents the opportunity to pick up some valuable experience without the bright spotlight and pressure of the NCAA Tournament. Ramey should thrive when placed in a situation like we have here.

This is a very low-pressure way for Ramey to standout and develop with Texas basketball while still getting the unique feeling of “lose and go home”. You could see some of that urgency out of Ramey on both ends of the floor in the first two rounds of the NIT. He did have some sparks of solid play against Colorado, but it wasn’t his greatest shooting performance.

Ramey only shot 33 percent from the field on nine attempts. He also only went 50 percent from the free-throw line on six attempts. The shooting efficiency from Ramey is still too up and down to consider him a primary source of offense for the Horns. Although, he did play much better as the season moved along since the turn of the calendar year.

Moreover, Ramey is playing well enough for Texas fans to feel that the future of the backcourt is in good hands between him and sophomore guard Matt Coleman. And, Coleman was efficient but limited in the win over Colorado with 11 points while shooting better than 50 percent from the field. He had to hit the bench for a while thanks to his four personal fouls.