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Texas men’s basketball lands first Class of 2025 recruit with John Clark

Pabio November 2, 2024

Texas men’s basketball and head coach Rodney Terry have secured their first commitment in the Class of 2025 as a new recruiting cycle takes place ahead of the team’s regular season.

Senior forward and Class of 2025 recruit No. 35 John Clark now leads the next wave of commitments, announcing his decision to head to Texas for Sur3 journalists Friday. Clark chose the Longhorns over other schools and basketball powers such as Texas A&M, Kansas and Houston, with the Cougars going all the way to the Sweet 16 of last season’s NCAA March Madness tournament.

Clark will finish his senior year at Link Academy in Missouri, the same place as the current Texas freshman and No. 5 recruit in the country. Tre Johnson emerged before joining the Longhorns.

Although the six-foot-nine forward is a Houston native, he told On3 that one of the highlights of his recruitment to Texas was the culture and how he saw himself being able to develop through the program.

“I chose Texas because it felt like home. The coaches, players, alumni, campus and culture are something I would like to be a part of,” Clark said. “Also, being from Texas and having the opportunity to Having my family at my games is important to me.”

Clark took an official visit to the Forty Acres on September 13, just after taking one to Houston the week before, and finished his recruiting campaign at Kansas on October 11. He mentioned that the plan Texas has for him was a major deciding factor. compared to its other options.

“I believed in the coaching staff because they have a proven track record of taking players to the next level, especially at my position. The plan and layout they have for me has also stood out to me, more than any other school,” Clark said. “I adapt to their system and style of play in many ways. Their development in the weight room and on the field is also tremendous.

This top-50 ranking is huge for Terry as he continues to rebuild a program into a consistent NCAA tournament contender in his third year at the helm.