The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball signs Chendall Weaver
05.10.2023 | Men's Basketball
Weaver earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors last season at UTA.
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Chendall Weaver KEN-dull
AUSTIN, Texas — Chendall (pronounced KEN-dull) Weaver has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Rodney Terry announced Wednesday. Weaver, who spent his freshman year at UTA, will join the Longhorns for the upcoming 2023-24 season and has three seasons of college eligibility remaining.
Weaver (6-3, 164), a guard from Mansfield, Texas, played in all 32 games (25 starts) for UTA last year and averaged 9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a team-best 29.5 in minutes per contest while earning Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year accolades. He became the first UTA player to claim the honor since Roger Guignard in 2007.
Weaver converted 44.2-percent (100-226) from the floor, including a team-best 40.2-percent (33-82) mark from three-point range, and 70.3-percent (71-101) as a freshman last year. A four-time WAC Freshman of the Week selection during the 2022-23 season, he averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in conference play.
Weaver reached double figures in scoring 15 times, including a pair of 20-point efforts, last year. He tallied a season-high 21 points (6-11 FG, 8-8 FT) and four assists in 33 minutes against Sam Houston (Feb. 4). Weaver added a season-high 10 rebounds while posting eight points, two assists and two steals in 33 minutes at San Francisco (Dec. 19).
Weaver played at Mansfield Timberview High School (Mansfield, Texas) and averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior (2021-22) while leading his team to a 36-5 overall record and the Class 5A state championship game. He averaged a double-double with 17 points and 10.5 rebounds per game during the state tournament and earned 5A state All-Tournament Team honors. Weaver garnered TABC (Texas Association of Basketball Coaches) 5A All-State and 5A All-Region accolades and was named the District 8-5A Most Valuable Player and the 5A Region 1 Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player. He scored 28 points in the state regional final against Amarillo and followed with a 22-point, 11-rebound effort against Boerne Champion in the state semifinals.