The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Basketball signees Goosby, Ogden named to Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year watch list
11.20.2025 | Men's Basketball
Pair of Texas signees are two of 50 players named to the prestigious watch list.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Basketball signees Austin Goosby and Bo Ogden are two of the 50 players named to the 2025-26 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced previously.
Goosby (6-5, 175), a guard from Melissa, Texas, who plays at Melissa High School, is ranked as the No. 18 prospect in the nation by 247 Sports, No. 19 by ESPN, No. 23 by On3 and No. 24 by 247 Sports Composite. Goosby is the No. 2-ranked player in the state of Texas according to 247 Sports Composite. In his junior year in 2024-25, he averaged 24.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while leading Melissa to the first round of the Class 5A Division I state tournament. During the 2025 Nike EYBL (Elite Youth Basketball League) season, Goosby played for Drive Nation (Texas) and averaged 16.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per contest in the 17U Spring circuit while earning a spot on the EYBL 17U Spring All-Circuit first team. His older brother, Trevor, is a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman on the football team at The University of Texas.
Ogden (6-6, 195), a guard from Austin, Texas, who plays at Westlake High School, is ranked as the No. 30 prospect in the nation by 247 Sports, No. 34 by On3, No. 37 by 247 Sports Composite and No. 42 by ESPN. Ogden is the No. 4-ranked player in the state of Texas according to 247 Sports Composite. During his junior year at St. Michael's Preparatory School (Austin, Texas), he averaged 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while leading St. Michael's to a 32-4 mark and the Class 6A TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) state championship. Ogden hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift St. Michael's to a 50-48 victory over Dallas Parish Episcopal in the state championship game. He earned TAPPS Class 6A all-state honors and was named the 2025 All-Austin Metro Mr. Basketball by Austin Sports Journal. While playing with the ASAK Elite program on the 2025 spring and summer Adidas 3SSB circuit, Ogden ranked ninth on the circuit in scoring at 20.9 points per game while hitting 52.8-percent from three-point range and 86-percent from the free throw line. He also won a gold medal with USA Basketball as he helped the USA 3x3 Men's U18 National Team win the title at the FIBA U18 World Cup in Hungary in August 2024. In his sophomore season at St. Michael's, Ogden averaged 18.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest and converted 46-percent from three-point range while leading his team to a 34-2 mark.
Texas returns to the court on Monday, Nov. 24 when it travels to Maui to face Arizona State in the opening round of the Southwest Maui Invitational. Tip is set for 10:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. HT) at the Lahaina Civic Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
