When Texas State basketball’s all-time leading scorer Nijal Pearson signed his first professional basketball contract last year, he never figured the start of his pro hoops journey would take him thousands of miles away — to two European countries within the span of months — in the middle of a pandemic.

SAN MARCOS – Danny Kaspar is stepping down from his position as head men’s basketball coach. Texas State announced via press release that Director of Athletics Larry Teis has accepted Kaspar’s resignation. Kaspar came under fire in June, as former players accused him of making racist remarks during practice. Shead transferred the following summer. Former teammate Alex Peacock supported Shead, saying "I stand with my boy Jaylen and everything he says 100%.”