Brother of NBA standout to join South Carolina basketball program

South Carolina basketball got a commitment from a player with good bloodlines.

Austin Herro, brother of Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, announced Sunday he will be a preferred walk-on for the program.

Herro had an offer from Cal Poly but decided to walk on to play for Lamont Paris and the Gamecocks. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists for Whitnall High School in Wisconsin last season.

Paris recruited Tyler Herro when he was an assistant at Wisconsin and he committed to the Badgers. But when Paris left to become head coach at Chattanooga, Tyler Herro ended up at Kentucky.

Tyler Herro was a first-round draft pick by the Heat in 2019 and averaged 20.7 points a game this season for Miami, which played for an NBA championship this year. Tyler Herro, however, was out for the playoffs with a hand injury.

South Carolina men’s basketball roster moves

——Coming——

• Ta’Lon Cooper (Minnesota, transfer)

• Stephen Clark (Citadel, transfer)

• Myles Stute (Vanderbilt, transfer)

• Collin Murray-Boyles (HS signee)

• Arden Conyers (HS signee)

• Austin Herro (Walk-on)

——Going——

• GG Jackson (NBA Draft)

• Ja’Von Benson (transfer portal)

• Tre-Vaughn Minott (transfer portal)

• Chico Carter Jr. (transfer portal)

• Daniel Hankins-Sanford (transfer portal)

• Ford Cooper (transfer portal)

• Hayden Brown (out of eligibility)