Texas head coach Sean Miller updated the status of Tramon Mark and Lassina Traore as the 2025-26 season nears. The update comes a month after Miller identified both players as projected starters, easing concerns following their offseason injury setbacks.

Mark, who previously competed at Houston and Arkansas before transferring to Texas, finished last year taking on the role of lead initiator. His late-season adjustment brought solid results and highlighted his ability to play across multiple positions, a versatility Texas will rely on in Miller’s first season in Austin.

Texas Coach Miller Provides Key Update on Tramon Mark and Lassina Traore

Miller confirmed that Mark and Traore have been fully cleared for basketball activities, a significant development for the Longhorns as the season opener against Duke approaches Nov. 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The update, first reported by Jon Rothstein, means the pair can now participate in full-contact practices, scrimmages, and all team drills.

“Texas’ Tramon Mark (shoulder) and Lassina Traore (knee) are both fully cleared for all basketball-related activities, per Sean Miller,” Rothstein reported. “Mark averaged 10.6 PPG and 3.7 RPG last season. Traore DNP last season due to injury, but averaged 11.9 PPG and 10.3 RPG during 2023–24.”

Texas’ Tramon Mark (shoulder) and Lassina Traore (knee) are both fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Sean Miller.

Mark averaged 10.6 PPG and 3.7 RPG last season.

Traore DNP last season due to injury, but averaged 11.9 PPG and 10.3 RPG during 2023-24.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 26, 2025

Mark, a 6’6″ fifth-year senior, is set to take on a central role in Miller’s debut campaign with the Longhorns. Returning for his final year of eligibility, the veteran guard posted 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game last season. With Texas lacking depth at playmaking positions, he will be the primary option at point guard and could see his production rise in Miller’s offensive system.

Traore, a 6’10”, 245-pound transfer from Xavier, missed all of last year after suffering a knee injury during preseason training camp. Prior to his setback, he had been projected as a starter for the Musketeers under Miller.

Before his time at Xavier, Traore played at Long Beach State, where he averaged 11.9 points and 10.3 rebounds during the 2023-24 campaign and established himself as one of the Big West Conference’s most reliable frontcourt presences. His size and physicality bring an element the Longhorns’ rotation lacked a year ago.

Both players were identified by Miller earlier this month as key starters for Texas in 2025-26, with Mark set to handle lead guard duties and Traore expected to split minutes at power forward and center.

Miller noted the careful approach taken during Mark’s rehabilitation from shoulder surgery, which corrected a torn labrum.

“Good news is he got that corrected in the spring, and he’s probably about four weeks from being cleared for contact,” Miller said earlier this month. “He’s fine. You watch him, he can shoot, he can do everything other than take the chance here prematurely of putting him out there against others. So we haven’t had Lassina or him in terms of that. And both of them are key pieces to what we do.”

Now, with full clearance, both Mark and Traore are positioned to be cornerstones of Texas’ 2025-26 roster.