Chendall Weaver commits to the Texas Longhorns
UT-Arlington transfer guard Chendall Weaver committed to the Texas Longhorns on Thursday.
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The 6-foot-3 guard and WAC Freshman of the Year committed to Rodney Terry and staff following an official visit to Austin.
The decision by the former Mansfield Timberview standout to shut down his recruitment is a big win for the Longhorns. Weaver made an official visit to Texas A&M to begin the week, and was scheduled to make an official visit to Texas Tech this weekend.
Terry, Frank Haith and Brandon Chappell made an in-home visit with Weaver and family last week prior to locking in the visit date. The staff told Weaver at that time that the Longhorns were all in on bring the former Mansfield Timberview standout to Texas.
Weaver is seen as a player with similar traits to Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year Sir’Jabari Rice.
What Weaver means for Texas
The 6-foot-3 explosive guard raced past expectations as a freshman earning WAC honors. Weaver joins Oral Roberts scoring machine Max Abmas in transfers into the program at guard. He has a skill set that blends perfectly with Abmas. Weaver plays effectively without the ball with an understanding of floor spacing and timely cutting toward the basket. Because he shot 40% from three for the Mavericks in 2022-23, it help open up the floor even more when Abmas has ball in hand working in the ball screen game.
Chendall Weaver by the numbers
Appeared in 32 games, including 25 starts as a true freshman for the Mavericks in 2022-23.
Averaged 9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists on the season. He connected on 44.2% from the field, 40.2% from three and 70.3% from the free throw line.
Weaver scored in double figures 15 times, including a career-high 21 against Sam Houston State. A talented rebounding guard, he pulled down five or more rebounds 17 times in 32 games, including a career-high 10 against San Francisco. He also dished out a career-high six assists against UTRGV.
His last nine games of the season were his vest shooting the ball with 16 made three-pointers in just 28 attempts. He averaged 11.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in those nine games.
