Texas basketball and coach Sean Miller continued their portal haul Thursday by reeling in a commitment from former St. Mary’s guard Mikey Lewis, per Lewis’s social media accounts.
Lewis, a 6-foot-3 guard with two remaining years of eligibility, joins former Auburn wing Elyjah Freeman, former Tennessee guard Amari Evans, former TCU power forward David Punch and former Colorado guard Isaiah Johnson in an impressive transfer class. Prior to the commitment of Lewis, Texas’s transfer class ranked second in 247 Sports’ composite ratings and 12th in On3’s rankings.
Lewis earned All-West Coast Conference honors this past season after averaging 13.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game. He fills a roster need for an outside shooter, too; over his first two collegiate seasons, Lewis made 126 of his 340 3-point shots for a long-distance rate of 37.1%.
Miller will join a set of guards that now includes Johnson, Evans and a trio of freshmen in McDonald's All-American Austin Goosby, Bo Ogden and Joe Sterling. Ogden, the son of Texas general manager Chris Ogden, recently earned the Central Texas boys player of the year award from the American-Statesman after leading Westlake High School to the state finals.
The addition of Miller gives Texas 12 scholarship players for next season. Schools can have up to 15 players on their roster, and all are eligible for a scholarship since the House vs NCAA settlement last summer did away with scholarship limits. However, most programs still have a few walk-ons on the program; last season’s Texas roster included three walk-ons, and this year’s roster structure could look similar depending on what Miller and Ogden do with their personnel.
