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TEXAS 2015-16 BASKETBALL 32 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME #24/25 Texas (16-8, 7-4 Big 12) at Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Pac-12 China Game presented by Alibaba Group (Shanghai, China) #14/15 Iowa State (17-7, 6-5 Big 12) 11/13 Fri. vs. Washington ESPN L, 71-77 25 Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 - 7:30 p.m. Central Battle 4 Atlantis First-Round Game (Frank Erwin Center; Austin, Texas) Hilton Coliseum (14,356) - Ames, Iowa 11/21 Sat. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi LHN W, 67-56 Battle 4 Atlantis (Atlantis; Paradise Island, Bahamas) GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 11/25 Wed. vs. #25/nr Texas A&M AXS TV L, 73-84 • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Jon Sciambi (pxp) and 11/26 Thurs. vs. Washington AXS TV W, 82-70 Fran Fraschilla (analyst) will call the action. 11/27 Fri. vs. Michigan AXS TV L, 72-78 12/1 Tues. UT Arlington LHN W, 80-73 (ot) • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcast every UT game on the statewide 12/4 Fri. Samford LHN W, 59-49 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 12/8 Tues. UTSA LHN W, 116-50 TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/12 Sat. #3/3 North Carolina ESPN W, 84-82 12/15 Tues. Appalachian State LHN W, 67-55 12/19 Sat. at Stanford (Stanford, Calif.) ESPN2 W, 75-73 • SERIES: Texas leads, 18-14. Last meeting: Texas 94-91 OT (Jan. 12, 2016; Austin). 12/29 Tues. Connecticut ESPN2 L, 66-71 1/2 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPNU L, 74-82 1/5 Tues. Kansas State* LHN W, 60-57 NOTABLES 1/9 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNU L, 57-58 • SUCCESS AGAINST THE BEST: Texas is 4-2 this year against AP Top 20 opponents, 1/12 Tues. #17/18 Iowa State* ESPN2 W, 94-91 (ot) including a 2-2 mark in true road games against AP Top 15 teams. Th e Horns also are 2-2 1/16 Tues. Oklahoma State* ESPN2 W, 74-69 this season against AP Top 10 teams with wins against No. 3 North Carolina and at No. 6 1/20 Wed. at #6/7 West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPNU W, 56-49 1/23 Sat. at #3/3 Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN L, 67-76 West Virginia. 1/26 Tues. TCU* LHN W, 71-54 • IMPROVING DEFENSE: Th e Longhorns held No. 3/3 Oklahoma to a season-low 63 Big 12/SEC Challenge presented by SONIC (Austin, Texas) points on 40% FG shooting during Monday’s loss in Norman. In Big 12 games only, UT 1/30 Sat. Vanderbilt ESPN2 W, 72-58 leads the league in scoring defense (65.2 ppg), FG percentage defense (.402) and 3-point 2/1 Mon. at #15/13 Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN W, 67-59 FG percentage defense (.314). 2/6 Sat. Texas Tech* LHN W, 69-59 2/8 Mon. at #3/3 Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN L, 60-63 • IBEH’S RECENT IMPROVEMENT: Senior center Prince Ibeh has averaged 9.6 points, 2/13 Sat. at #14/15 Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN 7:30 pm 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 25.4 minutes per game over the last fi ve contests. He has 2/16 Tues. West Virginia* ESPN2 6 pm 2/20 Sat. Baylor* ESPN 1 pm recorded double fi gures in rebounds in three of those fi ve games, including a career-high- 2/22 Mon. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPNU 6 pm tying 11 (5 off ensive) in Monday’s loss at No. 3/3 Oklahoma. 2/27 Sat. Oklahoma* CBS 1 pm 2/29 Mon. Kansas* ESPN 8 pm 3/4 Fri. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPN2 8 pm PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2015-16 stats) 3/9-12 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 1 _____ G ___ Isaiah Taylor _____________6-3 ___ Jr. _____24/24 ____ 15.4 ____ 4.9# 3/17-20 NCAA Second & Third Rounds (site TBA) 3/24-27 NCAA Regionals (site TBA) 3 _____ G ___ Javan Felix _____________5-11 ___ Sr. _____24/22 ____ 10.8 ____ 2.2# 4/2 & 4 NCAA Final Four (Houston, Texas) 5 _____ G ___ Kendal Yancy ____________6-3 ___ Jr. _____21/12 _____ 3.1 _____ 2.0 21 ____ F ___ Connor Lammert ________6-10 ___ Sr. _____24/24 _____ 6.6 _____ 5.6 44 ____ C ___ Prince Ibeh _____________6-11 ___ Sr. _____23/13 _____ 4.0 _____ 5.1 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central OFF THE BENCH All home contests in Bold | lhn = Longhorn Network 0 _____ G/F _ Tevin Mack ______________6-6 ___ Fr. ______24/0 _____ 5.3 _____ 2.2 Texas Basketball Media Relations 2 _____ G ___ Demarcus Holland ________6-3 ___ Sr. _____23/12 _____ 3.1 _____ 1.6 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 4 _____ F ___ Danny Newsome ________6-10 ___ Sr. _______3/0 _____ 3.0 _____ 0.0 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 10 ____G ___ Eric Davis, Jr. ____________6-2 ___ Fr. ______24/2 _____ 7.5 _____ 2.5 Secondary SID: David Wiechmann 12 ____G ___ Kerwin Roach, Jr. _________6-4 ___ Fr. ______24/0 _____ 7.0 _____ 2.9 Offi ce: (512) 471-6062 | Cell: (936) 234-2711 | E-mail: [email protected] 25 ____ G ___ Joe Schwartz _____________6-2 ___So. _______2/0 _____ 0.5 _____ 0.5 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-6 ___ Jr. _______2/0 _____ 2.0 _____ 0.5 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 32 ____ F ___ Shaquille Cleare __________6-8 ___ Jr. ______24/0 _____ 3.1 _____ 2.7 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 16-8 at Texas (1st year); 179-64 overall (7th year) IOWA STATE SERIES INFO BUILDING A RESUME • Saturday’s contest marks the 33rd meeting between Texas and • Texas sports a 2-2 mark against AP Top 10 teams this season Iowa State. with wins against No. 3 North Carolina (84-82 on Dec. 12) at • UT owns an 18-14 advantage in the all-time series which dates home and at No. 6 West Virginia (56-49 on Jan. 20). back to a 101-87 Iowa State win in Tempe, Ariz., on Dec. 21, • Th e Horns are 4-2 this year against AP Top 20, adding a 94- 1966. 91 home OT win against No. 17 Iowa State (Jan. 12) and a 67- • Texas has won 12 of the last 18 meetings between the two 59 victory at No. 15 Baylor (Feb. 1). teams, including a 94-91 overtime victory in Austin earlier • Overall, UT is 4-3 against AP Top 25 opponents this season. this season (Jan. 12). • Iowa State holds a 9-4 lead in the series in games played in IMPRESSIVE ROAD WIN IN MORGANTOWN Ames entering Saturday’s contest. • With its 56-49 victory at No. 6/7 West Virginia (Jan. 20), UT recorded its fi rst true road win against an AP Top 10 opponent OKLAHOMA GAME NOTES since a 74-63 win at No. 2 Kansas on Jan. 22, 2011. • Texas held No. 3/3 Oklahoma to a season-low 63 points on • Th e Longhorns posted their fi rst true road win against an AP 40.0% FG shooting (20-50). Th e Longhorns also limited the Top 25 opponent since a 74-60 victory at No. 24 Baylor on Jan. Sooners to a season-low 22 points in the fi rst half on 28.0% FG 25, 2014. shooting (7-25). • West Virginia entered the game with an 8-0 home record and • Th e Longhorns led for 34:57. Th e game was tied for 3:50, and a +33.5 scoring margin in home games (including a 74-63 win OU led for only 49 total seconds. against then-No. 1 Kansas). WVU also entered the contest • Texas committed just 9 turnovers on the night. UT has averaging 91.1 points per game at home. committed less than 10 turnovers in seven of its last 10 games. • WVU entered the game leading the nation (Division I) in steals • Th e Longhorns posted a 34-20 advantage in points in the paint (11.4 per game) and turnovers forced (20.7 per game). West and an 11-4 advantage in points off turnovers. Virginia registered only 3 steals and 8 forced turnovers against • Javan Felix tied his season high in steals (2) and rebounds (4) UT. Prior to its game against Texas, WVU had posted at least and was one shy of his season high in assists (5 assists against 7 steals in every game and had forced at least 14 turnovers in just 1 turnover). every game. • Prince Ibeh tied his career high in rebounds (11, including 5 off ensive). He reached double fi gures in rebounds for the SIGNIFICANT VICTORY AGAINST UNC fourth time this year and fi ft h time in his career (126 games). • With its 84-82 win against No. 3/3 North Carolina (Dec. 12), • Isaiah Taylor reached double fi gures in scoring (team-high 19 UT recorded its fi rst victory against an AP Top 5 opponent points) for the 19th time this year and 63rd time in his career since a 74-63 win at No.