And there it is. Jarrett Allen, the proverbial last piece of the puzzle for the 2016-17 Texas Longhorns basketball program, signed financial aid / scholarship papers with Texas today. Allen, a McDonald's All-American ranked 17th nationally in the 247 Composite rankings, represents the highest-rated player Texas head coach Shaka Smart has ever signed. Allen played high school ball locally at St. Stephen's and AAU with Houston-based Texas Pro (which counts Isaiah Taylor as an alum). Allen picked Texas over the Houston Cougars.
For all the hand-wringing about Allen's indecision, he actually played the game perfectly, bypassing a chance to sign a one-way Letter of Intent (paging Baylor's 2016 football class.