Max Abmas shares how he wants to leave his mark at Texas

One of the more pivotal moves of the offseason was the Texas Longhorns adding a huge transfer portal addition to their roster, securing a commitment from former Oral Roberts point guard Max Abmas.

At the time, Abmas was one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal, choosing Texas over Kansas State when it was all said and done. Now, he’s ready to make his name known for the Longhorns.

As the 2023-2024 season begins to hit it’s stride, Abmas took some time to elaborate on how he wants to leave his mark at Texas, even if he may only be with the program for a short period of time.

“The biggest thing is winning for me,” started Abmas. “Being here, within a culture, where it’s expected to win, and you have a lot of winning habits. Something that I wanted to be in.

“I think as we go on through the year, the biggest goal is a national championship, and a Big 12 championship. So we’re really trying to stay in the moment. See how we can improve every single day, so that we can put ourselves in the best position for that.”

Alas, Abmas joined a Texas team that is fresh off of a Big 12 Tournament win and Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament under newly hired head coach Rodney Terry. Not a bad choice if you want to win a national title.

Moreover, Abmas was an under-recruited and unranked prospect out of Jesuit high school in Dallas, Texas according to On3’s Industry Ranking. At Oral Roberts he was a four-year starter, making 123 starts in his four seasons with the Golden Eagles.

He averaged at least 20 points, three assists, and a steal per game in his last three seasons with ORU, ranking 10th all time in school history with 1,819 career points points and 4th all time in made three-pointers with 301.

His recruiting during his time in the transfer portal took a complete 180 from when he was in high school, ranked the No. 2 overall player and the No. 1 rated point guard in the 2023 transfer portal class according to On3’s College Basketball Transfer Portal Top Player Rankings. 

Texas won the sweepstakes, and Max Abmas is off to a great start for the Longhorns, averaging 17.6 points per game through the first month and change of the season. Texas is currently 7-2 on the season, and looking to continue their impressive play as conference matchups begin later this season.

On3’s Kaiden Smith contributed to this article.