Damion Baugh suspended six games for signing with NBA certified agent

TCU has suspended point guard Damion Baugh for six games for signing with an NBA certified agent, the team announced. He will be able to return to action on Nov. 30 against Providence.

Baugh has already missed the first two games of the season, but until now the reason for his absence on game days were unknown. He averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game last season.

The senior guard entered his name into the 2022 NBA Draft pool in April, but eventually pulled out and returned to school for at least one more season. It is unknown if he 2022 NBA Draft excursion is connected to the signing of the agent.

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Baugh will miss the third game under his suspension Monday night as the No. 15 Horned Frogs are set to take on Northwestern State at 8 p.m. ET live on ESPN+.

Chris Beard acknowledges incredible stat on the state of basketball in Texas

For the first time ever, Texas (12), Texas Tech (25), Baylor (5) and Houston (3) are all ranked in the preseason college basketball AP Top 25 Poll. 

Longhorns head coach Chris Beard, a Texas native, discussed the importance of building the state of Texas’ basketball scene. He named local Texas legends such as Mike Kunstadt and Terry Priest as being two of the trail blazers that paved the way for the the Beard, the rest of the coaches in the state, which has in-turn improved the overall level of talent.

“I think it all starts with the coaching and the grassroots in high school basketball – and to see college basketball to follow suit,” Beard said. “But I would agree. Think about what Coach [Kelvin] Sampson has going at Houston. Proud of what Coach [Mark] Adams has going in Lubbock, and Coach [Scott] Drew just won a championship.

“I don’t want to leave anybody out. [TCU head coach] Jamie [Dixon] has one of the best teams in college basketball coming back, and on and on again. All the way down to the mid-major level. So college basketball is real in Texas. Me, personally, I reflect back to the high school coaches and AAU coaches and the jobs they’re doing.”