Texas Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry sent a message to the fans that have yet to watch Tre Johnson in-person.

We had Kevin Durant here — and I’m not saying he’s Kevin Durant — but he has a lot of Kevin Durant tendencies in him. Don’t wait until half a year goes by and then figure out you’re only going to see him for one year.

“ (Mark) is going to be out indefinitely right now until we have him at a full slate,” Terry said via a Zoom call with members of the media, per Zach Dimmitt of SI.com. “We don't want to have to bring him out and then we have some issues with his ankle situation, and it lingers on for the better part of the season.”

The Longhorns may be flying under the SEC radar, based on the angle of the questions that the Texas coach fielded in Alabama.

From Tre Johnson's blossoming and a surprising freshman to an injury update on Tramon Mark, here's what has stood out so far for Texas basketball.

A week after signing guard Cam Scott and forward Nic Codie, head coach Rodney Terry and the Texas Longhorns landed one of the nation’s top prospects with the signing of guard Tre Johnson, a consensus five-star prospect ranked as the No.