The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball signs Julian Larry
04.17.2024 | Men's Basketball
Larry has played in 130 career games (108 starts) during the last four seasons at Indiana State.
AUSTIN, Texas — Julian Larry has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Rodney Terry announced Wednesday. Larry, who spent the last four seasons at Indiana State University, will join the Longhorns for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Larry (6-3, 185), a guard from Frisco, Texas, has played in 130 career games (108 starts) and registered 953 points (7.3 ppg), 406 assists (3.1 apg), 381 rebounds (2.9 rpg) and 168 steals (1.3 spg) in 3,659 minutes (28.1 mpg) over the last four seasons at Indiana State. He has converted 50.0-percent (334-668) from the floor, including a 40.3-percent (79-196) mark from three-point range, and 78.0-percent (206-264) from the free throw line while sporting a 1.94 assist-to-turnover ratio (406 assists, 209 turnovers) during his first four collegiate seasons. Larry helped lead the Sycamores to 81 total wins during his four years, including a 55-20 (.733) mark over the last two seasons.
During his senior season in 2023-24, Larry played in all 39 games (38 starts) and led the team in assists (188, 4.8 apg), steals (59, 1.5 spg) and minutes (34.4 mpg) while ranking fifth in scoring (11.0 ppg). He converted 52.5-percent (146-278) from the floor, including a team-best 46.2-percent (42-91) from three-point range, and 78.0-percent (96-123) from the free throw line while posting an impressive 2.35 assist-to-turnover ratio (188 assists, 80 turnovers) on the year. Larry earned third-team All-MVC and MVC All-Defensive Team recognition while helping Indiana State register a 32-7 overall record (17-3 Missouri Valley Conference) and advance to the NIT Championship game. He reached double figures in scoring in 25 of his 39 games, including a season-high 20 points against Illinois State (Feb. 13). Larry posted a collegiate career-high 10 assists against just two turnovers while adding 15 points against UIC (Feb. 24). In the NIT Championship game against Seton Hall (April 4), he tallied 18 points (7-13 FG, 4-6 threes) and six assists in 38 minutes.
As a junior in 2022-23, Larry played in all 36 games (22 starts) and guided the Sycamores to a 23-13 overall record (13-7 MVC). An MVC All-Defensive Team selection, he ranked second on the team in assists (119, 3.3 apg) and steals (45, 1.3 spg) and averaged 7.0 ppg while converting a team-best 59.2-percent (93-157) from the floor, including a 46.4-percent (13-28) mark from three-point range, and 81.8-percent (54-66) from the free throw line on the year. Larry recorded a collegiate career-high 21 points (8-8 FG) against Evansville (Dec. 29). He also earned MVC Player of the Week recognition on Jan. 10.
During his sophomore season in 2021-22, Larry played in 30 of a possible 31 games (27 starts) and averaged 5.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.6 minutes per contest while converting 81.6-percent (31-38) from the free throw line. His 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked eighth in the MVC while his 1.2 steals per game ranked seventh in the league. Larry converted 41.9-percent (13-31) from three-point range during conference play and tallied a season-high 13 points against Northern Iowa (Jan. 11).
As a freshman in 2020-21, Larry played in all 25 games (21 starts) and averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 20.4 minutes per contest. He reached double figures in scoring twice, including a season-high 14 points against Northern Iowa (Feb. 7).
Larry attended iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy for his final year of high school. As a junior at Lone Star High School (Frisco, Texas), he averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game while leading his team to a 26-11 overall record (16-2 District 9-5A) and advanced to the UIL Class 5A Region II finals. Larry also played quarterback for Lone Star's football team.
