Men's Basketball adds Jarrett Allen to 2016-17 recruiting class

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AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Basketball program has added McDonald's All-America and five-star forward Jarrett Allen (Austin, Texas) to its 2016-17 recruiting class, head coach Shaka Smart announced Saturday.

The addition of Allen gives the Longhorns a four-man freshman class. Allen will join incoming center James Banks and guards Andrew Jones and Jacob Young.

"We couldn't be more excited about Jarrett joining our basketball family," Smart said. "Jarrett's tremendous character as a person and special talent as a player represent the exact combination we strive to attract in our program. Jarrett will make an immediate imprint on our team and significantly impact our style of play on both ends of the floor."

Allen (6-10, 225), a forward from St. Stephen's Episcopal School, was tabbed the No. 15 overall prospect in the nation by ESPN, No. 15 by Rivals.com and No. 15 by Scout.com. He is the top-ranked center in the country by ESPN, marking the first time in UT program history that the Longhorns have signed the No. 1 center in ESPN's recruiting rankings.

Allen recently competed in the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game and for Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit. He is the 18th player in UT history to participate in the McDonald's All-American Game.

Allen averaged 19.7 points and 13.3 rebounds as a senior while leading St. Stephen's to a 25-5 record and the Southwest Preparatory Conference title. He scored 33 points in the 66-57 victory against Bellaire Episcopal in the SPC championship game. Allen also led the Spartans to a 27-6 mark and the SPC title during his junior season, marking the school's first SPC championship since 2010-11.

2016-17 Texas Basketball Freshman Class (as of June 4, 2016)

Name	Yr	Pos	Ht	Wt	Hometown (High School)
Jarrett Allen	Fr.	F	6-10	225	Austin, Texas (St. Stephen's Episcopal School)
James Banks	Fr.	C	6-10	235	Decatur, Ga. (La Lumiere School [Ind.])
Andrew Jones	Fr.	G	6-4	195	Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)
Jacob Young	Fr.	G	6-1	175	Houston, Texas (Yates HS)

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Men's Basketball adds Jarrett Allen to 2016-17 recruiting class

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