Chris Beard gives update on injured Texas forward

Texas Longhorns head coach Chris Beard offered an update on Vanderbilt transfer forward Dylan Disu who missed the end of the Commodores’ season after undergoing surgery for a knee injury.

“Texas’ Dylan Disu (knee) has yet to participate in a regular 5-on-5 practice, but still could be ready for the first week of the season, per Chris Beard,” CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein said. “Transfer from Vanderbilt.”

Disu finished the 2020-2021 season with averages of 15.0 points per game and an SEC-leading 9.2 rebounds. Originally from the state of Texas, Dylan Disu was a three-star recruit in the 2019 recruiting class. As a freshman at Vanderbilt, Disu averaged 7.4 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game, starting 31 games. As a sophomore, Disu played just 17 games but led the SEC in rebounds before undergoing surgery.

Dylan Disu entered the transfer portal in April and quickly committed to new Texas head coach Chris Beard. Beard, entering his first season as the Longhorns head coach rebuilt the roster through the transfer portal. Beard and the staff landed Disu, former Kentucky guard Devin Askew, former Utah forward Timmy Allen, Creighton power forward Christian Bishop, UMass power forward Tre Mitchell and former Minnesota and Pitt guard Marcus Carr.

Though the word is still out on Dylan Disu, Texas received good news as Marcus Carr has been cleared to play. Carr, who was named the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year by the Big `12 media, played and started all 60 games during his time with Minnesota. The 6-2, 195-pounder averaged 17.4 points per game and 5.8 assists per game for the Golden Gophers. His 5.8 assists per game currently ranks first in Golden Gopher basketball history. The talented point guard also posted a 2.32 assist-to-turnover ratio while at Minnesota. 

Last year as a redshirt junior during the 2020-2021 season, Carr once again established himself as one of the premiere players in the Big Ten Conference. He ranked first in the Big Ten in minutes played (35.8 minutes per game), third in scoring (19.4 points per game), and assists (4.9 assists per game). 

With Carr eligible, Texas projects to be one of the best teams this season. Beard’s first team in Austin includes seven players that averaged double figures in scoring in 2020-21. Five players on the Texas Longhorns’ roster were named all-conference a season ago. In addition to the six transfers, Texas returns guards Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey in addition to freshman former four-star small forward Jaylon Tyson originally signed with Texas Tech before announcing he would attend Texas to play for Chris Beard.