They must have given him fuck you money. A guy who can have his pick... picks a school with very little tradition of real basketball success.

Hey, great for Texas, and if he got paid, great for him.

Edit: or he could be a guy who didnt make the move for legacy reasons, maybe he just went for family and area and things like this. Which is obviously completely understandable for pretty much any non-coach. From everything I've heard, it's a great place to be. Just not really the obvious place if you want to succeed... but who knows, maybe he'll be the guy to topple Self for once, which would certainly be good for legacy.