It’s a family affair for the Goosbys.
Melissa combo guard Austin Goosby committed to head coach Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns on Monday over the BYU Cougars, Baylor Bears, and the Duke Blue Devils
in the biggest recruiting coup of Miller’s tenure on the Forty Acres.
In committing to Texas, Goosby revealed that he was the first prospect Miller called after taking the job.
“Straight from the jump, I knew I was a priority there, and they’ve never stopped building a relationship with me and having the same goal in mind,” Goosby said after his announcement on CBS Sports’ YouTube channel.
“He said, ‘We’re going to try to win a national championship,‘ and that’s what I’m coming in to do, be a winner and do whatever it takes.”
The decision should ensure that Goosby will spend at least one year at Texas with his older brother Trevor, the starting left tackle for the Longhorns.
Texas hosted the younger Goosby on his official visit on Sept. 5, one of six official visits taken by the 6’5, 186-pounder, who also visited Baylor and Duke, as well as Miami and SMU, schools eliminated from consideration when Gosby released his final four schools. By decision day, Goosby was officially down to the Cougars and the Longhorns.
Goosby also held offers from Florida State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and UCLA.
Here’s the 247Sports evaluation of Goosby, who projects as a first-year starter with the Horns set to lose their three of their four guards after the 2025-26 season:
There aren’t many players, or certainly guards, in the country who can match the sheer tools of Austin Goosby. He has very good backcourt size at 6-foot-5, long arms with a 6-foot-9 wingspan, and big hands. He’s a bouncy vertical athlete, a lay-up maker with his dominant right hand, has soft natural hands, and touch. His best attribute though may be his feel for the game. He cuts well, passes well, and instinctively knows how to play in ways that allow him to make quick and efficient decisions with the basketball.
While he’s established himself as one of the best perimeter players in the country, there’s still plenty of room for development. While he has soft natural touch, he could be a more consistent shooter. He made just 25% of his 3pt attempts in EYBL play and has a bit of an elongated release, particularly off the dribble, as he tends to both twist and fade. He also tends to be a bit upright off the dribble and fairly right hand dominant, particularly as a finisher. Defensively, he has terrific playmaking metrics (1.6 steals & 1.3 blocks), but a high center of gravity and narrow base in his lower body that leads to some questions about how he’ll handle contact at the next level.
While Goosby will undoubtedly have to get stronger, his ability to play both on and off the ball, quickly read the game, and keep the ball moving once the dominoes have started falling should allow him to make an immediate contribution right away as a freshman. In short, he has a very high floor. If he gets more dynamic with his self-creation or consistent with his shot-making, then there could be star type outcomes that become possible as well.
A consensus five-star prospect, Goosby is ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect and No. 5 combo guard in the 2026 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
Goosby is the fourth member of Miller’s recruiting class, joining combo guard Joe Sterling, small forward Bo Odgen, and center Coleman Elkins.
