Freshman Jaylen Bond joins the Longhorns from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Pennsylvania, where he was part of a state championship team his junior season and averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds per game his senior season. Bond is a 6'7" forward who can leap out of any building. Well known for his in-game dunks, Bond is full of exuberant athleticism and routinely shows it running the floor to set up his powerful finishes at the rim.
Bond originally signed a letter of intent with the University of Pittsburgh, but de-commited upon learning that Pitt had also signed McDonald's All-American Khem Birch who plays the same position as Bond. At first, Jaylen indicated that he would spend a year at St. Thomas More Prep School in Connecticut. But then ace Longhorns recruiter Rob Lanier got ahold of him and successfully persuaded Bond to join coach Rick Barnes at Texas.
With Texas lacking in frontcourt depth, Bond will be expected to contribute immediately. In fact, when Barnes was recently asked who he thought would be the Longorns' 2nd leading scorer this year behind J'Covan Brown, Barnes carefully replied "Jaylen Bond".
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