Tevin Mack Granted Transfer Release by Texas Following Suspension

Texas Longhorns head basketball coach Shaka Smart announced on Monday that suspended guard Tevin Mack will be granted his release from the team, according to Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman. 

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and Jeff Goodman of ESPN also reported that Mack was transferring.

Mack was suspended indefinitely in January for a violation of team rules, per Jeff Borzello of ESPN.

"We have a set of standards that we expect people in our program to adhere to," Smart said at the time. "Tevin has failed to reach them."

Smart further elaborated on the decision, per Garrett Callahan of 247Sports:

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It was my decision [to suspend him]. For the long term growth of our program and where we are trying to get to culture-wise it was really not much of a choice. One of the things you try to do in coaching is you try to do the best thing for the young men that you coach, but you're also trying to do the right thing for the program. Most of the time those things align with each other, but sometimes they don't. Sometimes you have to make a tough call.

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Mack was also suspended for an exhibition game and the team's opening contest of the regular season for a violation of team rules.

On the court, Mack was excellent for the 10-19 Longhorns, leading the team with 14.8 points per game. The sophomore also pulled down 4.8 rebounds per contest and shot 45.9 percent from the field.

That should keep his demand high as he seeks a new school, and Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.com noted Mack had previously considered Kansas, Georgia, Clemson, UCLA, West Virginia and North Carolina before joining Texas.