Former Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas transferring to Texas: What he will bring to the Longhorns

Publish date: 2024-06-03

Former Oral Roberts point guard Max Abmas will be transferring to Texas, he announced on social media Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:

🚨BREAKING: Max Abmas will transfer to Texas

Abmas averaged 21.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists at Oral Roberts

Abmas was No. 4 on @TheAthletic best available transfer list pic.twitter.com/2YkrfvaLSE

— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) April 28, 2023

The Athletic’s instant analysis:

How Abmas fits with Longhorns

Texas beats out Kansas State for Abmas. The Longhorns will likely put the ball in his hands in a similar way to how Rodney Terry unleashed Marcus Carr. With Abmas, the Longhorns will want to put him in endless pick-and-rolls and let him work. While he’s not going to experience the same level of spacing around him that he had at Oral Roberts, he does have an excellent pick-and-roll partner in Dylan Disu. Abmas became a real priority when five-star guard AJ Johnson decommitted.

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The question mark now is Tyrese Hunter and whether he returns to Texas or not. Hunter was a team played in allowing Carr to have the ball in his hands a lot, but I wonder how he’ll feel about sharing a backcourt with Abmas. If he returns, Texas is also going to be really small in the backcourt, but Hunter really defends and plays slightly bigger. Plus, Texas is going to be huge up front and that could make up for lack of backcourt size. Abmas moving up a level at his size is worth wondering how that will work out, but if you’re a special talent, you can make it work. Markquis Nowell just showed us that and Texas is banking on Abmas being one of those special dudes.. — Moore

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