Tevin Mack Granted Transfer Release by Texas Following Suspension

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Texas Longhorns head basketball coach Shaka Smart announced on Monday that suspended guard Tevin Mack will be granted his release from the team, according to Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman.

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and Jeff Goodman of ESPN also reported that Mack was transferring.

Mack was suspended indefinitely in January for a violation of team rules, per Jeff Borzello of ESPN.

"We have a set of standards that we expect people in our program to adhere to," Smart said at the time. "Tevin has failed to reach them."

Smart further elaborated on the decision, per Garrett Callahan of 247Sports:

It was my decision [to suspend him]. For the long term growth…