NCAA Basketball: Top 5 options for graduate transfer Admon Gilder

By Chris Kern | Apr 28, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 18: Admon Gilder #3 of the Texas A&M Aggies reacts after a three point shot against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 18, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – MARCH 19: Bevo, the mascot for the Texas Longhorns performs in the first half against the Butler Bulldogs during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Consol Energy Center on March 19, 2015, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

4. Texas

The Texas Longhorns are an exciting option for Gilder since they’re coming off of an NIT Championship and they bring back a good group of that roster. They have had many high ranked recruits over recent years, but they have been unable to put it all together.

That could help get Gilder on board, but he may want a program that has had more recent success. Shaka Smart was hired from VCU prior to the 2015-16 season. He was supposed to bring this program back to national prominence, but he has been unable to do that for a variety of reasons.

In his four seasons with the school, he has a record of 71-66 which includes two trips to the NCAA Tournament. They didn’t win a game though with both losses coming in dramatic fashion. They lost in 2016 as a six seed against 11 seed Northern Iowa when Paul Jesperson hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to win by three and then they blew a big lead in 2018 in an overtime loss against Nevada.

Despite some of the struggles Texas has had over recent years this is still considered one of the better programs in the country. That has been evident with recent recruiting classes and that’s the same for the 2019 class which is the 14th ranked class in the country by 247sports. They have three players in the top 58 headlined by four-star center Will Baker.

The way Shaka Smart has recruited puts them in a good spot in regards to Gilder. They do have some quality guards on the roster with guys such as Matt Coleman and Jase Febres, but the opportunity to add another veteran guard to the mix would be a good pick up for the Longhorns as they look to get back to the NCAA Tournament.

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