Texas basketball projected 2023-2024 starting lineup

Texas basketball starting shooting guard: Tyrese Hunter

It was huge for Terry and the Longhorns this offseason to get Hunter to return to school for another season.

Earlier this offseason, Hunter declared early for the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. A few weeks before the June 1 deadline for players to withdraw their names from the NBA Draft pool without losing their collegiate eligibility, Hunter announced he is returning to Texas for the 2023-24 campaign.

Furthermore, having a full offseason and the second half of last season to digest Terry’s philosophy and offensive and defensive schemes should do a lot of good for the direction of Hunter’s game. Hunter struggled in the middle of last season but started to find his game in March.

After scoring in the single-digits each month from December to February last season, Hunter averaged nearly a dozen points per game and 2.5 assists while shooting 42 percent from the field, 37 percent from deep, and 90 percent from the free-throw line.

If Texas gets the version of Hunter that showed up in November and March last season, this backcourt duo with him and Abmas will be elite.

Hunter’s return completes the starting backcourt for the Longhorns alongside Abmas. Texas has two proven guards with plenty of postseason experience under their belt between Hunter and Abmas.