Photo: @jaylontyson
Newly hired Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard landed his first commitment with the Longhorns on Thursday afternoon. John Paull II High School (Plano, TX) 2021 small forward Jaylon Tyson was committed to Beard at Texas Tech, and decided to follow Beard in his same role at the University of Texas.
Tyson, a 6-6, 185 lb. four-star prospect, announced his decision via his Twitter account which included the following statement:
"I want to thank Texas Tech University and everyone in association with the men's basketball program for your support. It has always been my dream to play for Coach Beard. When I started getting recruited by high major schools, Coach saw something that I did not see in myself. With that being said... Hook 'Em!"
Tyson signed his National Letter of Intent with Beard and Texas Tech last November, but requested his release from the Red Raiders on Thursday before announcing his commitment to the Longhorns. Tyson was the lone Red Raider commit in the 2021 class.
His commitment serves as the third in the 2021class as he joins combo-guard Emarion Ellis (Assumption HS - Davenport, IA) and power forward Keeyan Itejere (Grace Christian High School - Raleigh, NC).
Started