I want you to put the word out there that we back up.
Player: Donovan Atwell
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 200
Years Remaining: 1
College: Texas Tech
Hometown: Huntersville, NC
Recruiting Profiles: N/A
Stats: 13.5 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.8 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.3 PF, 0.4 TO, 46.3% FG%, 45.8% 3P%, 84.1% FT%
Texas Tech made it official last night with the return of Donovan Atwell. I’m not exactly sure how all this works other than Atwell had no other place to go (I think the LSU stuff was maybe just internet speculation because they don’t really have a roster?) because he did not enter the portal and therefore, Texas Tech was THE option.
This is a loaded team. I don’t know how the minutes will all work, but this would be a team that is seemingly 9 deep. I count 5 guards that should receive significant playing time and (not including Toppin) and 4 bigs that should receive significant playing time. That’s a good problem to have.
Eligibility Chart
| Position | Player | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 TEAM | ||||||
| GUARDS | Cruz Davis | (6-3/170) | SR | |||||
| Damarion Dennis | (6-1/166) | JR | ||||||
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn | (6-1/185) | SR | ||||||
| Dakari Spear | (6-4/190) | FR | ||||||
| Amari Barrett | (6-4/180) | FR | ||||||
| Donovan Atwell | (6-5/200) | SR | ||||||
| FORWARDS | JT Toppin | (6-9/225) | SR | |||||
| Marial Akuentok | (6-10/230) | R-SO | ||||||
| Josiah Moseley | (6-8/230) | JR | ||||||
| LaTrell Hoover | (7-0/230) | R-FR | ||||||
| Trey Hall | (6-7/200) | FR | ||||||
| Jamichael Stillwell | (6-8/225) | SR | ||||||
| Darrion Williams | (6-6/225) | SR | ||||||
| Bassala Bagayoko | (6-10/225) | JR | ||||||
| TOTALS | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| GONE | ||||||
| Leon Horner | (6-4/215) | SO | PO | |||||
| Tyeree Bryan | (6-5/220) | SR | GR | |||||
| Donovan Atwell | (6-5/190) | SR | GR | |||||
| Jack Francis | (6-3/185) | SR | GR | |||||
| Nolan Groves | (6-5/200) | FR | PO | |||||
| LeJuan Watts | (6-6/233) | SR | PO | |||||
| Jazz Henderson, Jr. | (5-11/175) | R-SO | PO | |||||
| Christian Anderson, Sr. | (6-1/160) | JR | NBA | |||||
| Jaylen Petty | (6-0/165) | SO | PO | |||||
| Luke Bamgboye | (6-10/200) | JR | PO |
GR = Graduated
PO = Portaling
NBA = Declared for NBA Draft
Transfer Out
Jaylen Petty: UCLA
Nolan Groves: Minnesota
Leon Horner: Jacksonville State
Jazz Henderson, Jr.: Ball State
LeJuan Watts: Washington
Luke Bamgboye: TCU
Transfer In
Cruz Davis: Hofstra
Demarion Dennis: Wyoming
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn: UNLV
Jamichael Stillwell: UCF
Darrion Williams: NC State
Bassala Bagayoko: Bilbao Basket