2016-17 BASKETBALL 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-16
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TEXAS 2016-17 BASKETBALL 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME Texas (4-3) at Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Michigan (6-2) 11/2 Wed. Angelo State (exhib) LHN W, 95-55 11/11 Fri. Incarnate Word LHN W, 78-73 8 Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 - 8 p.m. Central Legends Classic Austin Regional Rounds (Austin, Texas) Crisler Center (12,707) - Ann Arbor, Michigan 11/14 Mon. Louisiana Monroe LHN W, 80-59 11/17 Thurs. Eastern Washington LHN W, 85-52 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS Legends Classic Championship Rounds (Brooklyn, N.Y.) • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Jason Benetti (pxp) and 11/21 Mon. vs. Northwestern ESPN3/LHN L, 58-77 Dan Dakich (analyst) will call the action. 11/22 Tues. vs. Colorado ESPNU L, 54-68 11/29 Tues. UTA LHN L, 61-72 • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/2 Fri. Alabama ESPNU W, 77-68 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 12/6 Tues. at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ESPN2 8 pm TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/10 Sat. Long Beach State ESPN2 5 pm Lone Star Shootout (Houston, Texas) • SERIES: Michigan leads, 3-2. Last meeting: Michigan 78-72 (Nov. 27, 2015; Paradise 12/17 Sat. vs. Arkansas ESPNU 1:30 pm Island, Bahamas). 12/21 Wed. UAB LHN 7 pm 12/27 Tues. Kent State ESPNU 6 pm NOTABLES 12/30 Fri. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPNEWS 7 pm • FIRST ‘TRUE’ ROAD GAME: Th e Longhorns will play their fi rst ‘true road’ contest of 1/4 Wed. Oklahoma State* LHN 7 pm 1/7 Sat. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN2 8:15 pm the 2016-17 season, when they take the court Tuesday night in Ann Arbor. Texas played 1/11 Wed. TCU* LHN 7 pm two neutral-site contests in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Nov. 21-22) at the Legends Classic. 1/14 Sat. West Virginia* ESPN or ESPN2 3 pm 1/17 Tues. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 6 pm • SECOND-HALF SURGE: Texas rallied from a 12-point halft ime defi cit (38-26) and 1/21 Sat. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) CBS 1 pm 1/23 Mon. Oklahoma* ESPN 8 pm posted a 51-30 scoring margin in the second half during Friday’s win against Alabama. Th e Horns hit 56.7% (17-30) from the fl oor in the fi nal 20 minutes while holding Alabama SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) to 40.9% (9-22). Trailing 62-60 at the 4:05 mark, Texas closed the game with a 17-6 run. 1/28 Sat. at Georgia ESPN 3 pm • MACK’S IMPROVEMENT: Sophomore Tevin Mack leads the team in scoring (14.0 2/1 Wed. Texas Tech* ESPNU 8 pm 2/4 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNEWS Noon ppg) while hitting 47.6 percent (30-63) from the fl oor, including 41.2 percent (14-34) from 2/7 Tues. Iowa State* ESPN2 8 pm three-point range. He has reached double fi gures in scoring in fi ve of his fi rst six contests 2/11 Sat. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPN or ESPN2 3 pm this year, aft er posting double-digit eff orts just fi ve times in 33 games last season. 2/14 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN2 8 pm 2/18 Sat. Kansas State* LHN 1 pm 2/20 Mon. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN 8 pm 2/25 Sat. Kansas* ESPN or ESPN2 5 or 7 pm PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2016-17 stats) 3/1 Wed. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPN2 8 pm No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 3/4 Sat. Baylor* ESPN or ESPN2 3 pm 12 ____G ___ Kerwin Roach Jr. _________6-4 ___So. _______6/5 ____ 12.8 _____ 4.0 3/8-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 ___ Fr. _______7/3 _____ 9.4 _____ 4.7 0 _____ G/F _ Tevin Mack ______________6-7 ___So. _______6/1 ____ 14.0 _____ 4.2 3/16-19 NCAA First & Second Rounds (site TBA) 31 ____ F ___ Jarrett Allen ____________6-11 ___ Fr. _______7/7 ____ 10.6 _____ 6.7 3/23-26 NCAA Regionals (site TBA) 32 ____ F ___ Shaquille Cleare __________6-8 ___ Sr. _______7/7 _____ 5.7 _____ 4.3 4/1 & 3 NCAA Final Four (Glendale, Ariz.) OFF THE BENCH 2 _____ G ___ Isaiah Hobbs _____________6-3 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central 3 _____ G ___ Jacob Young _____________6-2 ___ Fr. _______7/0 _____ 4.6 _____1.1* All home contests in Bold | lhn = Longhorn Network 4 _____ C ___ James Banks ____________6-10 ___ Fr. _______6/0 _____ 2.3 _____ 4.2 Texas Basketball Media Relations 5 _____ G ___ Kendal Yancy ____________6-3 ___ Sr. _______7/6 _____ 7.6 _____ 2.9 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 10 ____G ___ Eric Davis Jr. _____________6-3 ___So. _______7/6 _____ 7.3 _____ 4.0 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 14 ____ F ___ Mareik Isom _____________6-9 ___ Sr. _______0/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Secondary SID: David Wiechmann 25 ____ G ___ Joe Schwartz _____________6-2 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Offi ce: (512) 471-6062 | Cell: (936) 234-2711 | 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-6 ___ Sr. _______3/0 _____ 0.7 _____ 0.0 E-mail: [email protected] # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Web site: www.TexasSports.com Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 24-16 at Texas (2nd year); 187-72 overall (8th year) THE SERIES preseason poll. • Tuesday’s contest marks the sixth all-time meeting between • Texas is picked to fi nish third in the Big 12 Conference in a Texas and Michigan. Th e Wolverines hold a 3-2 lead in the preseason vote of the league’s head coaches, announced Oct. series. 13. UT earned 59 points and ranked behind Kansas (81) and • All fi ve previous contests have come at neutral sites, including West Virginia (65). three meetings in the NCAA Tournament. • In the fi rst meeting (Dec. 28, 1990), the Longhorn posted a 76- A CONSISTENT DANCER 74 win in the fi rst round of the Arizona State/Tribune Classic • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 17 of the in Tempe, Ariz. last 18 and 25 of the last 28 years. UT is one of six schools • Michigan recorded an 84-79 victory in the 1994 NCAA Second nationally to have appeared in at least 17 of the last 18 tourneys Round (Round of 32) in Wichita, Kan. (March 19, 1994). (Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Wisconsin). • UT posted an 80-76 win in the 1996 NCAA First Round • UT has made a total of 33 all-time appearances in the NCAA (Round of 64) in Milwaukee, Wis. (March 15, 1996). Tournament (35-36 record). • Michigan registered a 79-65 victory in the 2014 NCAA Th ird Round (Round of 32) in Milwaukee, Wis. (March 22, 2014). YEAR TWO OF THE SHAKA SMART ERA • Last year in the fi ft h-place game at Battle4Atlantis (Nov. 27, • Shaka Smart was introduced as the 24th head basketball 2015), the Wolverines recorded a 78-72 victory. coach at Th e University of Texas on April 3, 2015. • Th is is the start of a two-year series. Next season, the two • Th e 39-year-old Smart spent six seasons (2009-15) at schools are scheduled to play in Austin. Virginia Commonwealth University, leading the Rams to an overall record of 163-56 (.744) and fi ve NCAA Tournament ALABAMA GAME NOTES appearances including the 2011 Final Four. • Texas improved to 8-4 against Alabama in the all-time series. • Th e 183 wins tie Smart for the sixth-highest number of total • Five Longhorns reached double fi gures in scoring. victories during the fi rst seven years of a head coaching • Texas posted a 35-27 advantage on the glass, including a 20-10 career in NCAA history. margin in the second half. • UT hit 22-of-30 free throws, while Alabama converted just 10- BEST CAREER START (7 YEARS) BY WINS of-18 from the line. COACH, SCHOOL _________________ YEARS___________ W-L • Th e Longhorns registered a 38-28 advantage in points in the Mark Few, Gonzaga _________________ 2000-06__________188-41 Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh ______________ 2004-10__________188-54 paint and a 15-7 advantage in points off turnovers. Everett Case, NC State _______________ 1947-53__________187-45 • Jarrett Allen reached double fi gures in scoring (11 points) for Dave Rose, BYU ____________________ 2006-12__________185-54 the fourth time this year (7 games). Roy Williams, Kansas ________________ 1989-95__________184-51 • Shaquille Cleare reached double fi gures in scoring (11 points) Th at Matta, But/XU/OSU _____________2001-07__________183-53 for the fi rst time this year (7 games) and the third time in his UT Shaka Smart, VCU/UT ______________ 2010-16_________ 183-69 career (40 games). His 11 points were a season high (previous Larry Brown, UCLA/KU ________1980-81, 84-88__________172-60 high was 8, twice).