Texas Basketball: Full projected rotation with return of Courtney Ramey
Second unit
Jase Febres, SG
One of the key players that the Longhorns will get back next season is the sharpshooting senior guard Jase Febres. As one of the more switchable guards in this rotation, Febres’ versatile skillset should come in handy. He can fit the role of a three-and-D wing or a spot-up shooter at the two.
Last season, Febres only played in 13 games as he was recovering from injury most of the way. In his 13 games played last season, Febres averaged 5.2 points per game, 1.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks. And he shot 39.3 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from beyond the arc, and was perfect in four attempts from the free-throw line.
Timmy Allen, F
There is a big difference once you start working in to the top eight or nine players in the Longhorns rotation at the moment. We start off the really big transfer portal additions for Beard and the Longhorns this offseason with the former Utah Utes junior forward Timmy Allen.
Allen could very well be in the starting unit at the outset of next season. It’s a very close margin in this projected rotation among the top three or four forwards. A lot depends on how much small ball Beard wants to play at the outset.
As a two-time All-PAC-12 honoree, Allen would be one of the best forwards on any bench in the Big 12 if this is where he starts the regular season.
Jaylon Tyson, F
The biggest threat to make his way up the depth chart early in the 2021-22 season will be the former four-star Texas Tech commit and John Paul II small forward product, Jaylon Tyson. As the lone rated signee in the Longhorns 2021 class, Tyson should be a big part of the future of this program with Beard.
At the outset of next season, expect Tyson to only get around 10-15 minutes per game (depending on the opponent).
Brock Cunningham, F
It didn’t take long for Beard to load up on talent for the forward rotation after he was hired as the next Longhorns head coach. The lone returning forward he has this year that has any sort of actual game experience under his belt and is likely to come off the bench, is junior Westlake High School product, Brock Cunningham.
Cunningham got about the same amount of playing time last season as he did during his freshman campaign. Last season, he averaged 1.6 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks.