The Longhorns' 2012 Recruting Class

Last week, four Longhorn recruits signed letters of intent to play at Texas starting next fall. 5'11" point guard Jevan Felix currently plays at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, Louisiana and last season as a junior, he led his team to a 5A state championship, becoming the state player of the year along the way. 6'11" forward/center Prince Ibeh plays at Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas and is a natural shot blocker, averaging over 5 per game his junior season. 6'9" forward Connor Lammert plays at Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and his all-around game has been compared to that of former Longhorn Connor Atchley. 6'8" forward Ioannis Papapetrou is a native of Greece who plays at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida and last season, he led Brevard County in scoring with 22 points per game. A glaring omission  from this list of 2012 Longhorn recruits is 6'10" center Cameron Ridley who plays at Bush High School in Fort Bend, Texas. Rated as a 5-star prospect, Ridley formerly made a verbal commitment to Texas, but for uncited reasons has decided to wait for the spring signing period to sign a letter of intent. Ridley would become the Longhorn's top recruit of the 2012 class and would basically make or break the prestige of the group as a collective. At the very least, Texas can be immediately pleased that the formidable defensive presence of Prince Ibeh will be added to a squad sadly lacking in that particular area...