Texas officially announces the signing of its No. 2 transfer portal class
The Texas Longhorns made five additions in the transfer portal after Sean Miller was hired, and officially announced their signings on Thursday. The five-man class of Camden Heide, Dailyn Swain, Lassina Traore, Simeon Wilcher, and Matas Vokietaitis is currently ranked by On3 as the No. 2 transfer portal class of the cycle.
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Texas is behind only Kentucky, who also added five players in the portal.
Swain was Texas’ highest-ranked transfer addition and joins Miller after two seasons with him at Xavier. Swain was ranked as the No. 42 prospect in the portal and the No. 6 small forward according to On3. Swain played in all 34 games for the Musketeers in 2024-25, averaging 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game on 53 percent shooting. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Vokietaitis joins Texas after a standout freshman season at FAU. He is the No. 86 overall prospect in the portal and the No. 10 center. Vokietaitis, the 2025 American Athletic Conference freshman of the year, averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in 34 games last season. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Wilcher comes to Austin from St. John’s. He was the No. 128 overall prospect and the No. 33 shooting guard in On3’s portal rankings. Last year for the Red Storm, Wilcher played in all 36 games and posted 8.0 points per contest. He also shot 41 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free throw line. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Traore also followed Miller to Austin after missing the 2024-25 season due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason. Traore began his career at St. Louis before transferring to Long Beach State. With the Beach, he played in 35 games and led the Big West in rebounding at 10.3 per contest in 2023-24. He also scored 11.9 points per game on his way to a second-team All-Big West selection. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
Heide arrives at Texas after two years at Purdue. He was the No. 198 overall prospect and the No. 35 small forward in the portal. Last season, Heide played in all 36 games and posted 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds a night. He shot 49 percent from the floor and 39 percent from three. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Texas retained Jordan Pope, Chendall Weaver, Nic Codie, Anthon McDermott, and Tramon Mark from last year’s team. The Longhorns also added John Clark in the 2025 class.
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2025-26 Texas Longhorns Basketball roster
- G Jordan Pope, SR: 11.0 pts, 2.0 reb, 1.7 ast
- F Dailyn Swain, JR: 11.0 pts, 5.5 reb, 2.6 ast – Xavier transfer
- G Tramon Mark, GR: 10.6 pts, 3.7 reb, 1.7 ast
- C Matas Vokietaitis, SO: 10.2 pts, 5.5 reb, 0.3 ast – FAU transfer
- G Simeon Wilcher, JR: 8.0 pts, 1.9 reb, 1.4 ast – St. John’s transfer
- G Chendall Weaver, SR: 6.4 pts, 4.9 reb, 1.4 ast
- F Camden Heide, JR: 4.7 pts, 3.6 reb, 0.4 ast – Purdue transfer
- F Nic Codie, SO: 1.7 pts, 0.9 reb, 0.1 ast
- C Lassina Traore, SR: Did not appear in the 2024-25 season – Xavier transfer
- G Anthon McDermott, RSFR: Did not appear in the 2024-25 season
- F John Clark, FR: No. 57 overall prospect in the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking
