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Texas basketball's Gavin Perryman enters transfer portal

Thomas Jones
Austin American-Statesman
Texas guard Gavin Perryman, left, will enter the transfer portal, a Texas official confirmed Monday. Perryman is the second reserve player to enter the portal this offseason.

Texas basketball player Gavin Perryman has entered the transfer portal, a Texas official confirmed Monday.

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Perryman, a reserve guard from Dallas, played just 11 minutes this season and tallied a total of 49 minutes in his three seasons at Texas, which included a redshirt season in 2021-22. A fan favorite because of his enthusiasm on the bench, Perryman was also a legacy player for the Longhorns. His father, Brandy, played four years for Texas from 1994-98 and remains among the program's all-time leaders in made 3-pointers, free-throw percentage and consecutive made free throws.

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Perryman, who will graduate from Texas with a bachelor's degree this spring, is the second Texas player to enter the portal, joining little-used forward Alex Amenekwe.