Another year, another former Texas Longhorns center to hear his name called in the NBA Draft, with Jericho Sims becoming the latest after being selected by the New York Knicks with the No. 58 overall pick.
Sims becomes the fourth center drafted from Texas from the Shaka Smart era, joining Jarrett Allen (2017) , Mohamed Bamba (2018) and Jaxson Hayes (2019).
A four-year Longhorn with 119 career appearances and 77 starts to his name, Sims spent the first half of his college career in a reserve role, largely due to the NBA-caliber talent ahead of him — Bamba as a freshman and Hayes as a sophomore.