Texas Basketball: 3 players ready to stun the world next season

Dylan Disu, PF

One of the most crowded parts of the rotation for Beard and the Longhorns heading into next season, purely in terms of numbers, is at forward. Texas might be deeper at the forward position than any other team in the Big 12. You could argue with a valid point that Texas is also one of the deepest teams in all of college hoops at forward.

Former Vanderbilt Commodores standout sophomore power forward Dylan Disu is one of multiple forwards that can make an impact for the Longhorns next season. In the 17 games that Disu did play in for Vanderbilt last season, he emerged as one of the best two-way power forwards in the SEC. Averaging a double-double per game is not out of the question for Disu next season.

The problem for Disu could be competition for playing time and touches from the likes of former Creighton Blue Jays junior forward Christian Bishop, Utah Utes junior forward Timmy Allen, and incoming freshman forward/former touted four-star recruit Jaylon Tyson. There will be a lot of talented forwards vying for playing time at the three and the four next season.

Disu is going to be a true power forward for the Longhorns to plug-and-play next season. He should in the starting five with some of the production that he put up last season. But Allen and Bishop are definitely worthy candidates too of starting at the four.

Nonetheless, a player that just averaged 15 points per game, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block, last season in a major conference deserves significant minutes. Disu also showed his versatility on offense by shooting roughly 49 percent from the field, 37 percent from beyond the arc, and 74 percent from the free-throw line.