Texas Basketball: Can young Longhorns challenge Kansas?

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Dec 4, 2015; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tevin Mack (0) drives against Samford Bulldogs forward Matt Rose (12) during the first half at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports /

Utility forward: Tevin Mack

Sophomore Tevin Mack is the third dynamic second year player expected to lead this team in the Big 12.

He has tons of offensive potential, but struggled on defense his first year. This puts him in a position to either start or rotate anywhere from shooting guard to power forward.

Mack has great size at 6’6″, 210 pounds. The Columbia, SC native put up 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 13 minutes of work last year. He shot a paltry 30 percent from deep and just 29 percent overall.

The sophomore had a few nice bursts, but a big jump in efficiency is needed if he wants to keep up with his more explosive counterparts. I’m projecting Mack to average somewhere between 6-8 points and 3-5 boards in his sophomore campaign. A minutes boost into the 15-22 neighborhood is also possible.

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