Texas leading scorer Sheldon McClellan transferring

[OUHoops]

Per Jason King/ESPN on twitter. Big man Jalen Bond is also transferring (reported last week).

 

[TheGimper]

This makes me happy. They could be in a lot of trouble if Kabongo leaves and Lewis's impending transfer rumors are true.

 

[CompOUnder]

They will still be more talented than us.

 

[globecode]

Whoever gets McClellan is getting the best transfer this year.

 

[SuperHoops]

They will still be more talented than us.

Oh hell no. Not even remotely close, almost Texas Tech bad.

 

[Sawyer]

Rats fleeing a sinking ship.

I'd put Aaron Cosby above McClellan as far as transfers go, though.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56175/aaron-cosby

Similar stats, except Cosby is a legitimate three-point threat. McClellan scores in different (less efficient) ways.

 

[JBaker]

This is surprising. And awesome.

 

[WTSooner]

The Big 12 is certainly doing everything they can to help OU basketball recover. Gonna be pretty bad a couple years in a row, it appears.

 

[hoopsaustin]

hilarious. im going to call my texas friend. already wore him out about their CBI loss to Houston haha

 

[OUHoops]

Rumors are that Julien Lewis could transfer too.

 

[DenverSooner]

They will still be more talented than us.

Do you even like OU?

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Report from Austin:

Sheldon McClellan to transfer
Longhorns leading scorer is leaving

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/sports/kxan-austin-mcclellan-to-transfer

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texas’ leading scorer Sheldon McClellan is planning to transfer. ESPN first reported late Wednesday that the sophomore guard was leaving. A Texas official confirmed the news later in the night. McClellan averaged 13.5 ppg as a sophomore but was in and out of Rick Barnes’ doghouse all season. He was shuffled in out of the starting lineup for much of the season, and in games at TCU and Iowa State he played only one minute.

McClellan was rated as a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com coming out of Houston’s Bellaire High School in 2011.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Per Jason King/ESPN on twitter. Big man Jalen Bond is also transferring (reported last week).

From 'The Daily Texan' ... http://dailytexanonline.com/person/jaylen-bond

With Bond transferring, there is room for another player to join the Longhorns' 2013 recruiting class. Texas also has a verbal commitment from Houston product Isaiah Taylor. Both Taylor and Croaker are three-star prospects, meaning that head coach Rick Barnes might go another year without signing a five-star prospect.

Texas signed Myck Kabongo in 2011, Tristan Thompson in 2010 and Avery Bradley in 2009. Those are the last three five-star prospects signed by Barnes.

http://dailytexanonline.com/person/jaylen-bond

Report: Four-star shooting guard DeMarcus Croaker commits to Texas
By Nick Cremona Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:55 pm

One day after sophomore forward Jaylen Bond announced his plans to transfer from Texas, the Longhorns secured a commitment from Class of 2013 shooting guard DeMarcus Croaker, according to a report by ESPN.

Croaker, a four-star prospect, according to rivals.com, is a 6-foot-3 guard from Jones High School in Orlando, Fla. and had initially made a verbal commitment to play for the Murray State Racers this coming fall. However, because Croaker made his commitment during the early signing period he was not bound by signing a National Letter of Intent and was easily able to switch his commitment to Texas. Croaker paid a visit to Texas in early March after decommitting from Murray State and was in Austin for the Longhorns’ 79-70 win over Baylor in their final home game of the season.

With Bond’s transfer freeing up another scholarship, the Longhorns have had their eye on a number of shooting guards, including Dallas Kimball’s Keith Fraizer. While Croaker isn’t ranked as high nationally as Frazier, he possesses some of the same qualities that Rick Barnes and his staff look for in incoming freshman. Croaker has shown a propensity for putting opposing players on posters by way of massive dunks and smooth passing in the lane. He can finish with authority and his calling card seems to be throwing down alley-oops in transition. His long arms also allow him to get out on the perimeter and alter shots and get out on the break quickly. Croaker’s outside shot is still developing, but he is yet another in a long line of Barnes’ recruits who can score at will and in a number of different ways. He’s shown a quick first step and plenty of bounce to warrant an offer from the Longhorns. He should fit in nicely to Barnes’ defense-first approach and help carry some of the scoring load if he is asked to early on in his career.

 

[CMSOONER]

Hearing Jaylen Bond is also transferring.

*Trav beat me to it. Lol

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

It's too bad we can't pick up any of them.

 

[badger]

From now on, beating Texas in anything except volleyball is not a measure of a season's success. Agreed?

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Not sure. Seems as if whenever they show the overall standings for all sports they are on the list.

 

[opsooner]

Too bad for them but I'm not crying for them. McClellan has a lot of talent. I suspect he could be one of those guys that comes on strong in his return. I wish we had him.

 

[badger]

if you seek humor this friday, the shaggies were melting down over this. yes, a player transfer is now cause for them to go off on a **** DeLoss, **** Rick **** Mack tirade these days.

If you have never been acquainted with shaggybevo.com, it is NSFW for the most part (especially their avatars), but funny if you don't have to worry about others seeing your monitor. A more safe view can be seen in my sig link

 

[Krugerfan52]

The Big 12 is certainly doing everything they can to help OU basketball recover. Gonna be pretty bad a couple years in a row, it appears.

Exactly. The big 12 is going to be awful next year. Texas was the one team that I thought would be better next year, but they may be bad again.