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Longhorns Make Top 4 for 5-Star PF Asa Newell

The Texas Longhorns have made the final four for talented 2024 five-star forward Asa Newell.
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Longhorns Make Top 4 for 5-Star PF Asa Newell
Longhorns Make Top 4 for 5-Star PF Asa Newell

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AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Longhorns are getting closer to the start of the 2023-24 season, but coach Rodney Terry is still busy on the recruiting trail.

On Wednesday, 2024 five-star forward Asa Newell of Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) revealed his final four commitment choices, and the Longhorns made the cut. He's clearly got his eyes set on the SEC, as Newell will be choosing between Texas, Alabama, Georgia or Gonzaga. He also received offers from Indiana, Baylor, Auburn, Kansas and Michigan among others.

The Longhorns have already landed a commitment from 2024 guard Cam Scott.

Newell's took an official visit to Austin on Sept. 8. He's already visited Alabama and Gonzaga but has visits set for Auburn this weekend and Georgia the weekend of Oct. 7.

Though he and Dillon Mitchell just missed each other as teammates at Montverde, the Longhorns still have some notable connections to Newell, which would ideally play a role in potentially landing a commitment. But of course, recruiting competition is steep for a player of Newell's caliber.

Current Texas freshman guard Chris Johnson played with Newell at Montverde last season. The Longhorns are also in the final options for Newell's teammates, Liam McNeeley (Top 3) and Curtis Givens (Top 7).

However, McNeeley recently cancelled his Texas visit after originally planning to arrive in Austin this weekend.

In October 2022, McNeeley, Johnson and Newell all took the floor together as starters at Montverde.

Newell told On3 what he likes about Texas:

“I talk with Coach Brandon (Chappell) there. I’m trying to set a visit up there for after Geico," Newell told On3 in Dec. 2022. "They’re a winning program and have been doing a good job this year, playing with a lot of energy and running the floor. That is kind of how I play as well. They bring a lot of intensity on both ends of the floor.”

Terry and the Longhorns will be hoping to snag a commitment from Newell as they look for their second pledge of the 2024 class.

Texas begins its season at home against Incarnate Word on Monday, Nov. 6.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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