By Dustin McComas
The Longhorns received some gigantic news today when point guard Courtney Ramey picked the Longhorns. A product of Webster Groves High School (Missouri), Ramey was one of the top unsigned players remaining in the 2018 class.
ANALYSIS
At 6-4, Ramey has impressive size for a guard that could potentially run a team in a lead role. He’s gifted with a natural feel for playmaking both with and without the basketball, and he’s consistently shown the ability to be both scorer and facilitator. During Webster Groves’s successful playoff run to repeat as state champions, Ramey nearly averaged a triple-double. Because of his skill-set, hoops IQ, and approach to the game, Ramey will be able to play both point guard and off-the-ball at Texas.
Although shooting was an area that needed improvement last summer, Ramey, who missed time earlier in the high school season with a broken right wrist, showed post-injury an easy, compact shooting stroke with range that should translate at the next level, and make him a guard that will have to be defended around the perimeter.
Ramey’s best quality is that he’s simply a playmaker capable of making plays for himself or others in transition and in the half-court, and also capable of running the team’s offense and being a leader. Plus, he’s added a noticeable amount of strength and muscle during his senior season, and plays with a lot of toughness and competitiveness on both ends of the floor, and on the glass.
Smart and company landing Ramey, who a ton of programs wanted, is a huge get. Ramey is a multi-year player that possesses a lot of the same skill and intangibles that Coleman possessed when he arrived at Texas, and proceeded to make a big impact on the program. All of the five high school players Texas has in the 2018 class project to be multi-year players.
WHAT’S THIS MEAN FOR TEXAS?
The Longhorns like to play two point guards at one time on the floor because of the playmaking element it gives to the offense, and Ramey will arrive at Texas as one of the best in his class. He’ll join Matt Coleman, Elijah Long, and perhaps Kerwin Roach II as playmaking guards that can handle the basketball or play off of it. The nation’s No. 40 overall prospect will provide an immediate impact as a freshman next season, but his commitment solidifies the point guard position long-term as well; Ramey has the talent to emerge as an all-conference player deep into his collegiate career, and also the intangibles to emerge as a leader. He is a very big and significant addition to the program.
As for Roach, It’s around this time when teams begin scheduling individual player workouts for the upcoming NBA Draft, and also at the end of this week players should be notified if they received an invite to the NBA Draft Combine. As we reported, Roach has been a full participant in all Texas’s activities and workouts after he’d test the NBA Draft waters. The next week or so could go a long way to determining whether he returns or not.
With the addition of Ramey, possible return of Roach, Long becoming eligible, Coleman running the team after a solid freshman season, and Jase Febres a more experienced player, the guard position at Texas could be in good shape next season. Plus, the Longhorns are still in on Albany graduate transfer Joe Cremo, who took an official visit to Texas this past weekend, and Andrew Jones's goal is to return to playing basketball during the upcoming 2018-19 season. Ramey's commitment means the Longhorns have no open scholarships, but they will definitely continue to recruit Cremo.
The Longhorns received some gigantic news today when point guard Courtney Ramey picked the Longhorns. A product of Webster Groves High School (Missouri), Ramey was one of the top unsigned players remaining in the 2018 class.
ANALYSIS
At 6-4, Ramey has impressive size for a guard that could potentially run a team in a lead role. He’s gifted with a natural feel for playmaking both with and without the basketball, and he’s consistently shown the ability to be both scorer and facilitator. During Webster Groves’s successful playoff run to repeat as state champions, Ramey nearly averaged a triple-double. Because of his skill-set, hoops IQ, and approach to the game, Ramey will be able to play both point guard and off-the-ball at Texas.
Although shooting was an area that needed improvement last summer, Ramey, who missed time earlier in the high school season with a broken right wrist, showed post-injury an easy, compact shooting stroke with range that should translate at the next level, and make him a guard that will have to be defended around the perimeter.
Ramey’s best quality is that he’s simply a playmaker capable of making plays for himself or others in transition and in the half-court, and also capable of running the team’s offense and being a leader. Plus, he’s added a noticeable amount of strength and muscle during his senior season, and plays with a lot of toughness and competitiveness on both ends of the floor, and on the glass.
Smart and company landing Ramey, who a ton of programs wanted, is a huge get. Ramey is a multi-year player that possesses a lot of the same skill and intangibles that Coleman possessed when he arrived at Texas, and proceeded to make a big impact on the program. All of the five high school players Texas has in the 2018 class project to be multi-year players.
WHAT’S THIS MEAN FOR TEXAS?
The Longhorns like to play two point guards at one time on the floor because of the playmaking element it gives to the offense, and Ramey will arrive at Texas as one of the best in his class. He’ll join Matt Coleman, Elijah Long, and perhaps Kerwin Roach II as playmaking guards that can handle the basketball or play off of it. The nation’s No. 40 overall prospect will provide an immediate impact as a freshman next season, but his commitment solidifies the point guard position long-term as well; Ramey has the talent to emerge as an all-conference player deep into his collegiate career, and also the intangibles to emerge as a leader. He is a very big and significant addition to the program.
As for Roach, It’s around this time when teams begin scheduling individual player workouts for the upcoming NBA Draft, and also at the end of this week players should be notified if they received an invite to the NBA Draft Combine. As we reported, Roach has been a full participant in all Texas’s activities and workouts after he’d test the NBA Draft waters. The next week or so could go a long way to determining whether he returns or not.
With the addition of Ramey, possible return of Roach, Long becoming eligible, Coleman running the team after a solid freshman season, and Jase Febres a more experienced player, the guard position at Texas could be in good shape next season. Plus, the Longhorns are still in on Albany graduate transfer Joe Cremo, who took an official visit to Texas this past weekend, and Andrew Jones's goal is to return to playing basketball during the upcoming 2018-19 season. Ramey's commitment means the Longhorns have no open scholarships, but they will definitely continue to recruit Cremo.
