Texas Tech basketball offers 2020 SF Chibuzo Agbo Jr.

The Texas Tech basketball program has extended an offer to 2020 forward Chibuzo Agbo Jr. from San Diego.

They say everyone has a type.  For Texas Tech basketball head coach, that appears to be versatile 6-foot-6 forwards as he has offered another such prospect a scholarship.

San Diego, California native Chibuzo Agbo Jr. from St. Augustine H.S. is ranked the No. 190 player in the class of 2020 and the No. 32 small forward in the nation according to 247Sports.com.  He holds offers from Fresno State, Marquette, Nevada, San Diego State and a number of smaller programs.

According to Scorebook Live, Agbo has averaged 16.3 p.p.g. in his three-year high school career.  As a junior, he scored 23 per game while knocking down 65 3-pointers (though the website does not tell us how many he attempted).

The 215-pounder appears to fit the mold of a typical Chris Beard forward with the size to guard the 1-4 spots on the floor.  In recent years, Tech has featured a number of players between 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-7 who fit that profile such as Zhaire Smith, Jarrett Culver, DeShawn Corprew, NIem Stevenson, Justin Gray, Brandone Francis and Kyler Edwards.

What’s more, Beard has added three more players this offseason who fit that mold in freshmen Jahmius Ramsey and Terrence Shannon and grad transfer Chris Clarke.  All of those players help Beard come closer to building his ideal “position-less” roster in which the players on the roster are interchangeable.

That is especially key on the defensive end of the court where Tech loves to switch every ball screen.  Therefore, the more versatile of a team Beard can field, the fewer opportunities there are for opponents to exploit mismatches.

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After watching some of Agbo’s highlights, a number of positives stand out.  First, I love how adept he is at scoring when going to his left.  In fact, in more than one highlight, he finishes around the rim with his left hand, a skill that even some of the best high school players do not always develop until they are in college.

Second, you have to love his build.  He already has a college-ready body and because of that, he is not afraid to absorb contact in the lane.  It would be interesting to see what he could turn into in the strength and conditioning program of Jon Reilly.

Finally, Agbo already has a silky smooth jumper that does not change when he is shooting from 2-point range.  He also displays some nice touch when shooting off the dribble.  There are not too many defensive highlights available because drawing charges and cutting off passing lanes do not make for a good mix tape but being as defense is mostly effort and awareness, there’s no reason to doubt that Agbo would be able to contribute on that end of the floor as well.

Next year’s recruiting class should be much smaller than the 2019 class.  That’s because Tech will have only two seniors on the 2019-20 roster, Clarke and fellow grad transfer T.J. Holyfield.

Even if the Red Raiders see a player such as Ramsey turn into a one-and-done player or Davide Moretti return to his native Italy to play professionally, there figures to be between only two and four sports for Beard to fill next offseason.  Tech’s top 2020 target is Micah Peavy, the No. 49 player in the nation and No. 2 player in Texas according to 247Sports.

Though Agbo is not nearly as highly regarded as Peavy, he looks the part of a legitimate Power 5 college basketball player.  This will be a name to keep an eye on as Chris Beard attempts to put together his next elite recruiting class.