Overview
- Vokietaitis, whose agents told DraftExpress and Jonathan Givony on Friday he will come back, is set to be Texas’ lone returning starter next season.
- The 7-foot Lithuanian started all 36 games in 2025–26 and averaged 15.6 points and 7.1 rebounds, entering his junior year with two seasons of eligibility left.
- Texas must replace most of its rotation after guards Tramon Mark, Chendall Weaver, and Jordan Pope graduated, Dailyn Swain declared for the NBA draft, and Cam Heide, Nic Codie, and Simeon Wilcher entered the transfer portal.
- With Vokietaitis back, Miller can shape the roster around a proven center alongside frontcourt pieces Declan Duru, John Clark, Lewis Obiorah, and freshman Coleman Elkins, plus incoming guards Austin Goosby, Bo Ogden, and Joe Sterling.
- Analysts say he would have been a top transfer target and should draw NBA attention next season, though he still needs to cut fouls, improve rim protection, and lift his 66.9 percent free-throw shooting.