Texas Basketball: 3 key players that should return for 2022-23 season
Timmy Allen, F
One of the most valuable players for the Longhorns this season was also one of the biggest additions for Beard and his staff out of the NCAA Transfer Portal last offseason. Former Utah Utes two-time All-PAC-12 senior forward Timmy Allen had a stellar first season with the Longhorns.
But it’s hard to tell if Allen is planning on using the COVID-19-redshirt rule to get one more year of eligibility to return for the 2022-23 season. Since it’s hard to see Allen getting selected in the 2022 NBA Draft, it might benefit him to return for one more year and develop himself before taking his talents to the next level.
It would likely do nothing but help Allen’s draft stock if he could stay in college for one more year and help the Longhorns reach that next level of postseason success. That could get him more valuable exposure to NBA scouts and help the Longhorns make a deeper postseason run simultaneously.
Getting Allen back for next season could be a mutually beneficial decision.
Obviously, getting Allen back for one more season would be welcome news for the Longhorns. But Allen could still improve his draft stock while working on his skill set for one more year under Beard’s direction.
There is a good case to be made for Allen to return to the Forty Acres for one more year. But it’s really difficult to tell which way he could be leaning in terms of his decision to return to college this offseason so soon after the Longhorns’ campaign ended.