The Texas basketball program didn’t have much of an issue with player retention in terms of keeping names out of the transfer market until last off-season. A rash of transfers took hold of the depth in the rotation for head Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart last season, but there was still plenty of talent remaining.
A lack of depth wasn’t the main problem for Texas basketball last season. There was still plenty of talent and depth in the rotation thanks to the prowess and immediate impact felt from the 2019 Texas basketball signing class. Of those 2018 signees that were able to make an immediate impact, big man Jaxson Hayes and point guard Courtney Ramey were the headliners.