Bo Ogden may be Texas basketball’s hometown kid, but he’s not being handed anything just because his dad runs the show.
The Longhorns pulled in the Westlake, Texas, guard from the 2026 recruiting class, adding a four-star, top-50 prospect who grew up only a few miles from the Forty Acres. That alone gives the move a local flavor. But the bigger twist is family: his father, Chris Ogden, is Texas’ general manager and has been around the program for nearly two decades after playing four seasons for the Horns from 1999-03.
Still, the setup does not come with any favoritism. Chris made that clear in a recent video shared by the team, and he didn’t exactly leave room for debate.
"Prime Chris Ogden is whipping current Bo Ogden’s ass; there's no doubt," Chris said in a video recently shared by the team.
The team also teased the matchup with a playful post asking, "could @bo_ogden handle the @_CharlesBarkley backdown from @ChrisOgdenUT? 🤘"
episode two of Texas Rising is out today on @LonghornNetwork 🤘 #HookEm | @StDavidsHC pic.twitter.com/EMg3RTG2OP
- Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) October 29, 2026
Bo didn’t exactly back down.
His response was just as sharp and a lot funnier: "First of all, I don't know what 'prime' we're talking about," Bo said about his dad's career. "I mean, I'm winning 11-0...
It's kind of absurd for him to even think that it would be a real game. I would win in a landslide."
On paper, the son has the stronger résumé. Chris averaged 1.7 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 0.1 steals per game over his Texas career, while Bo arrives in Austin with the kind of recruiting profile his father never had in college. At Westlake High School, he put up 15.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game across his prep career.
And even with the family tie, Bo isn’t expected to walk into a starring role right away. He is not projected to open the season as a starter, with Marcus Spears Jr. and Austin Goosby filling out the other spots in the lineup.
Texas opens the 2025-26 season on Monday, Nov. 2, with a home game against Chicago State. Bo’s last name may carry weight in Austin, but he’ll still have to earn every minute like everybody else.
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