Malik Presley has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Rodney Terry announced. Presley, who spent last year at Vanderbilt University, will join the Longhorns for the upcoming 2024-25 season and have three years of eligibility remaining.

Presley (6-6, 200), a guard from San Marcos, Texas, played in 26 games (five starts) and registered 58 points (2.2 ppg), 41 rebounds (1.6 rpg) and 13 assists (0.5 apg) in 308 minutes (11.9 mpg) as a freshman last season at Vanderbilt. During the year, he converted 42.9-percent (21-49) from the floor, and 21 of his 41 rebounds came off the offensive glass.

 Presley registered a season-high 11 points (3-3 FG, 1-1 threes, 4-7 FT) and added four rebounds in 21 minutes against Auburn (Jan. 17). He also recorded season highs in both rebounds (five) and steals (three) to go along with three points in 19 minutes at Texas Tech (Dec. 16). During the final three games of the season (at Kentucky, vs. Florida, at Arkansas), Presley averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per contest.

 resley played at San Marcos High School (San Marcos, Texas) and earned Class 6A all-state honors and District 27-6A Most Valuable Player accolades as a senior. He averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game during his senior season and led San Marcos to a 38-4 overall record and the District 27-6A and Area championship. A finalist for SBLive's Texas Boys Basketball Class 6A Player of the Year in 2022-23, Presley recorded a triple-double in a victory over Brentwood Christian (Dec. 6) as a senior.