Following a standout performance at the NBA Draft Combine earlier this month, former New Mexico Lobos forward JT Toppin committed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders over the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday, withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft in the process.
Sources: New Mexico transfer JT Toppin has committed to Texas Tech and withdrawn from the 2024 NBA Draft.
Averaged 12.4 PPG and 9.1 RPG last season.— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 28, 2024Missing on the 6’9, 210-pounder from Dallas who won Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors last season is a significant setback for head coach Rodney Terry and the Longhorns — the 2024-25 Texas roster only features one player over 6’8, 6’11 senior Kadin Shedrick, and lost the team’s leading rebounding last season, forward Dillon Mitchell, to the NCAA transfer portal.