Myck Kabongo Will Return to Texas for Sophomore Season

Texas point guard Myck Kabongo will return for his sophomore season. The freshman announced his decision Monday morning on the Longhorn Network, allowing Texas to avoid losing a freshman to the NBA Draft for the third consecutive season.

Halle-freaking-lujah. Texas was due a break, and however much Kabongo wasn't able to meet fans' exceedingly high expectations for him coming in, his return is a huge, huge boost to next year's team. Particularly considering his upside and potential to improve, having an experienced Kabongo to run the point instead of another true freshman gives Texas a much stronger backcourt, with greater ability to take advantage of its other weapons.

I'm going to address J'Covan Brown's impending decision in a separate post next week -- needless to say, I'd love more than anything to have back one of my Top 3 favorite Longhorns basketball players of all time -- but for now I'm just going to celebrate the fact that we're not going to lose both of them. The offseason just got a lot more interesting, and with Kabongo at point Texas is now in much better position to compete for another NCAA Tournament berth; without him, the road to the post-season would have been an even steeper uphill climb than it was this year.

I hope that Kabongo's decision is equally fruitful for him and the Longhorns basketball program. Thank you, Myck!

2012-13 will be a great yr 4 our team with everything we've been through! @Sheldon_Mac1 @Jay_Bond2 @SterlingGibbs13 @realjuice12 & Sherlock

— Myck Kabongo (@1MK2) March 26, 2012

Indeed. Hook 'em!