Brandon Austin Set for Texas Visit

Former Penn State commit Brandon Austin of Philadelphia leaves Friday for his official visit to Texas.

The 6-foot-5 Austin is coming off back-to-back visits to Providence and then UConn.

“[Texas assistant] Coach [Rob] Lanier called and got in touch with everybody he needed to get in touch with,” Lonnie Lowery, Austin’s AAU coach, told SNY.tv.

“Him and Coach [Rick] Barnes came in to see Brandon a couple weeks ago. They came in and watched him. They’ve been doing a good job of talking to everybody and Brandon was interested so he definitely wanted to take a visit.”

Austin considers himself a point guard and could be a replacement for sophomore guard Myck Kabongo.

Kabongo is currently practicing with the Longhorns while the NCAA investigates his relationship with an agent.

Austin is considering several other schools, including Georgetown, Xavier and Temple and his recruitment could heat up in the next couple of weeks before the early signing period.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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