He also converted four of his five free-throw attempts while playing a team-high 39 minutes. Johnson broke the freshman school scoring record previously held by Kevin Durant, the perennial NBA All-Star who scored 20 points in his first game at Texas in 2006.

All six transfers as well as freshman Tre Johnson could heavily contribute to the 2023-24 Texas basketball team.

And it wasn’t just any game. Ohio State was on the Strip playing the No. 19 ranked Texas Longhorns, meaning there wasn’t a lot of time to ease into the season.