The 2025-26 Texas basketball roster is going to look a lot different
No matter who is coaching the Texas Longhorns in 2025-26, we know that several Longhorns will not be on the roster after exhausting their eligibility.
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But what does the 2025-26 roster picture look like, especially with the House v. NCAA case settlement coming down the pike?
NBA Bound (1)
- The SEC Freshman of the Year, a second-team All-SEC selection, and the SEC’s leading scorer at 19.8 points per game, Johnson has made it very clear his stop in Austin would last for one season.
- Johnson is a consensus top-10 prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Out of eligibility (6)
- The Indiana State transfer averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 assists in 20.4 minutes per game as the backup point guard.
- The primary ball-handler during Texas’ late season games, Mark averaged 10.4 points in 26.6 minutes per game.
- The Longhorns’ backup big played in every game in 2025-26, averaging 3.2 points in just over 10 minutes per contest
- Shedrick was the Longhorns’ primary big man and posted 8.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.
- Another Indiana State transfer, Kent averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per contest.
- Texas’ leading rebounder, Kaluma averaged 12.4 points and 7.6 boards in just under 30 minutes per game.
Eligibility remaining, but decisions ahead (9)
The Division I men’s basketball transfer portal opens on March 24 and closes on April 22. A change at head coach also creates a 30-day window from the date of dismissal.
- Walk-on who appeared in 17 games during his Texas career
- Bott appears to have one more year of eligibility but participated in senior day festivities and has already obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance.
- Pope has one year of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Oregon State.
- Pope averaged 11.2 points in 25.8 minutes per game in 2024-25.
- Weaver has one year of eligibility remaining. If he returns, it would be his third season at Texas.
- Weaver, who played in only 19 games this year, averaged 6.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 20 minutes per game
- Pryor has two years of eligibility remaining.
- Pryor appeared in 23 games and started two. He averaged 3.2 points in 12.1 minutes per game.
- Codie has three years of eligibility remaining.
- Codie appeared in 19 games in 2025-26.
- Vinson has three years of eligibility remaining.
- Vinson appeared in nine games in 2025-26.
- A transfer from Vanderbilt, Presley did not play in 2024-25 and redshirted. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
F Preston Clark
- A walk-on from Austin (Texas) Westlake, Clark has two years of eligibility remaining.
- A guard from Hallsville (Texas), McDermott redshirted in 2024-25 and has four years of eligibility remaining.
High school signees (1)
- A product of Missouri’s Link Academy who started his prep career at Klein (Texas) Cain, Clark signed with Texas in November.
- Clark is ranked as the No. 57 overall prospect, the No. 10 power forward, and the No. 5 player in Missouri.
- On3 ranks Clark as the No. 85 overall prospect, the No. 19 power forward, and the No. 5 player in Missouri.
- Clark would be ranked as the No. 5 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking based off his 94.35 rating.
Position breakdown if everyone returns
- Guards (3): Pope, Weaver, Presley
- Forwards (4): Pryor, Codie, Vinson, Clark
- Walk-ons?(2): Clark, McDermott
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Roster Housekeeping
- Pending the House v. NCAA settlement approval, the roster limit for men’s basketball moves from 13 scholarship players to 15 scholarship players to make up a 15-man roster. How that affects walk-ons like McDermott and Clark is not yet clear.
- If all but Bott return for the 2025-26 season, and if Clark follows through on his letter of intent, Texas would have six roster spots available.
