Texas freshman guard Tre Johnson announced Tuesday that he will declare for the NBA Draft.

The 6-foot-6 Johnson led the SEC in scoring at 19.9 points per game and shot 40% on 3-pointers (224 attempts). His best game was a 39-point performance (hitting 7-of-11 3s) in an 86-81 overtime loss to Arkansas on Feb. 26. He was named SEC freshman of the year and second-team All-SEC.

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Coming into college, Johnson was ranked by Rivals the No. 5 player overall in the 2024 recruiting class and the No. 3 shooting guard.

The Longhorns went 19-16 and 6-12 in conference play, getting into the NCAA tournament as one of the final four at-large bids. Johnson scored 23 points in a First Four loss to Xavier, which led to head coach Rodney Terry being fired after the season and replaced by Sean Miller.

Johnson is ranked as the No. 6 player on Yahoo Sports’ big board. NBA draft analyst Kevin O’Connor has Johnson going with the No. 8 selection in his latest mock draft, pending the draft order changing after the NBA Draft Lottery.

“Johnson is a clutch shot-maker who can catch fire from all over the floor, drilling step-backs and off-screen jumpers with ease,” O’Connor writes in his scouting report for Johnson. “But he needs to continue developing his point guard skills while also honing his shot selection and dramatically improving his defense.”