2018-19 BASKETBALL 34 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-16, 2018
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TEXAS 2018-19 BASKETBALL 34 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-16, 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME Texas (5-2) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time VCU (6-2) 11/6 Tues. Eastern Illinois LHN W, 71-59 8 Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 - 7 p.m. Central Armed Forces Classic (Fort Bliss; El Paso, Texas) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 11/9 Fri. vs. Arkansas ESPN W, 73-71 (ot) Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Regional Round (Austin, Texas) GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 11/12 Mon. Louisiana Monroe LHN W, 65-55 • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. Mark Neely (pxp) and 11/16 Fri. The Citadel LHN W, 97-69 Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action. Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Championship Round (Las Vegas, Nevada) • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 11/22 Thurs. vs. #7/6 North Carolina FS1 W, 92-89 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 11/23 Fri. vs. #11/11 Michigan State FOX L, 68-78 TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 11/30 Fri. Radford LHN L, 59-62 • SERIES: Texas leads, 2-1. Last meeting: Texas 71-67 (Dec. 5, 2017). 12/5 Wed. VCU ESPNU 7 pm 12/9 Sun. Purdue ESPN2 5 pm 12/15 Sat. Grand Canyon LHN 5 pm 12/21 Fri. Providence ESPN2 8 pm NOTABLES • FAMILIAR OPPONENT: Texas coach Shaka Smart spent six years (2009-10 through 12/28 Fri. UT Arlington LHN 7 pm 1/2 Wed. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) TBA 8 pm 2014-15) as the head coach at VCU and posted a 163-56 (.744) mark. He took the Rams to 1/5 Sat. West Virginia* ESPN2 8 pm fi ve NCAA Tournaments in his six seasons, including a run to the 2011 Final Four. 1/8 Tues. at Oklahoma St.* (Stillwater, Okla.) TBA 6 pm 1/12 Sat. Texas Tech* LHN 1 pm • SIMS SHINES: Sophomore F Jericho Sims posted a season-high 16 points (6-9 FG) 1/14 Mon. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) TBA 8 pm and 8 rebounds (4 off ensive) along with 1 block in 26 minutes during Friday’s game vs. 1/19 Sat. Oklahoma* LHN 7 pm Radford. Th is marked his second double-digit scoring eff ort this year. 1/23 Wed. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) TBA 6 pm • DYLAN CLEANS THE GLASS: Senior F Dylan Osetkowksi grabbed a career-high 17 SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) rebounds in Friday’s game vs. Radford. Osetkowski leads the team in rebounding (9.1 rpg) 1/26 Sat. at Georgia TBA 1 pm and has reached double digits in boards in four of UT’s fi rst seven contests. 1/29 Tues. Kansas* TBA 6 pm • HAYES’ BLOCK PARTY: Freshman F Jaxson Hayes leads the team in blocked shots (17, 2/2 Sat. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) TBA 1 pm 2.43 bpg) this season. He has recorded at least 3 blocks in four of UT’s fi rst seven games. 2/6 Wed. Baylor* LHN 7 pm 2/9 Sat. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) TBA 7 pm PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2018-19 stats) 2/12 Tues. Kansas State* TBA 8 pm No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2/16 Sat. Oklahoma State* CBS 12 pm 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___So. _______7-7 _____ 9.6 _____3.7* 2/23 Sat. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) TBA 11 am 12 ____G ___ Kerwin Roach II __________6-4 ___ Sr. _______6-6 ____ 16.7 _____ 5.7 2/27 Wed. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) TBA 8 pm 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___So. _______7-7 _____ 6.4 _____ 1.4 3/2 Sat. Iowa State* TBA 1 pm 21 ____ F ___ Dylan Osetkowski ________6-9 ___ Sr. _______7-7 ____ 11.9 _____ 9.1 3/4 Mon. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPN or ESPN2 8 pm 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims _____________6-9 ___So. _______7-7 _____ 7.1 _____ 5.1 3/9 Sat. TCU* TBA 11 am OFF THE BENCH 0 _____ F ___ Gerald Liddell ___________6-8 ___ Fr. _______2-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.5 3/13-16 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 ___ Jr. _______2-0 _____ 1.5 _____ 1.0 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___ Fr. _______7-0 _____ 6.3 _____2.4* All home contests in Bold | lhn = Longhorn Network 4 _____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Jr. _______1-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-8 ___So. _______1-0 _____ 3.0 _____ 2.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations 10 ____ F ___ Jaxson Hayes ___________6-11 ___ Fr. _______7-0 ____ 10.1 _____ 5.6 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 22 ____ G ___ Blake Nevins _____________6-5 ___So. _______1-0 _____ 1.0 _____ 1.0 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-6 ___ Fr. ________ - _______- _______ - 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___ Fr. _______7-0 _____ 1.6 _____ 1.9 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 55 ____ G ___ Elijah Mitrou-Long _______6-1 ___ Jr. _______7-1 _____ 6.7 _____ 3.6 @TexasMBB # denotes assists per game Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 55-52 at Texas (4th year); 218-108 overall (10th year) VCU SERIES INFO RADFORD GAME NOTES • Wednesday’s game marks the fourth meeting between Texas • Th e Longhorns led by as much as 12 points (24-12) at the and VCU. 10:30 mark of the fi rst half. • All three previous meetings have come at campus sites, and • Jaxson Hayes tied his season high in blocks (3). Th is marked the away team has won each of the previous three matchups. the fourth time this year he has recorded 3 blocks in a game. • In the fi rst meeting (Jan. 30, 1992), Texas registered a 105-94 • Dylan Osetkowski set his UT career high in rebounds (17, win in Richmond. previous: 14 vs. New Hampshire on Nov. 14, 2017). He • Th e following season (Feb. 16, 1993), the Rams tallied a 66-60 reached double fi gures in rebounds for the fourth time this victory in Austin. year (7 games) and ninth time in his UT career (41 games). • In the most recent matchup (Dec. 5, 2017), the Longhorns Osetkowski also tied his career high in blocked shots (2). registered a 71-67 win in Richmond. • Jericho Sims reached double fi gures in scoring (season-high 16 points) for the second time this year (7 games) and sixth SMART FACES FAMILIAR OPPONENT time in his career (41 games). His 16 points were one shy of • Texas coach Shaka Smart spent six years as the head coach at his career high (17 vs. West Virginia on March 3, 2018). Sims VCU (2009-10 through 2014-15 season). also set a season high in rebounds (8) and tied his career high • While at VCU, Smart posted an overall mark of 163-56 (.744) in fi eld goals made (6-9). and guided the Rams to fi ve NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the 2011 Final Four. A CONSISTENT DANCER • Th e 163 wins tied him for the second-highest number of total • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 18 of the last victories during the fi rst six years of head coaching career in 20 seasons. UT is one of 8 schools to appear in at least 18 of the NCAA history. last 20 NCAA tourneys. • VCU and Duke were the only two programs in the country to • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 26 of the last record at least 26 wins in EACH of those six seasons during 30 seasons. UT is one of 6 schools to appear in at least 26 of the that time frame (2009-15). last 30 NCAA tourneys. • Prior to Smart’s arrival, the Rams were ranked a total of 9 • UT has made a total of 34 all-time appearances in the NCAA weeks in Th e Associated Press poll in program history. During Tournament (35-37 record). Smart’s six years, VCU made 22 appearances in Th e AP Top 25, including a program-fi rst three straight rankings in the MOST NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCES fi nal AP poll (No. 25 in 2012-13, No. 24 in 2013-14 and No. LAST 20 YEARS (SINCE 1998-99) 25 in 2014-15). School ____________________________________________No. Duke ______________________________________________20 Gonzaga ____________________________________________20 HORNS AT HOME Kansas _____________________________________________20 • UT is in its 42nd season of play at the Frank Erwin Center. Michigan State _______________________________________20 Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of 503-124 Wisconsin __________________________________________19 (.802) in the building. TEXAS _____________________________________________18 • Texas is 231-41 (.849) at the Erwin Center in the last 17 Arizona ____________________________________________ 18 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). Kentucky ___________________________________________18 • UT is 40-15 at home during the Shaka Smart era (3-1 this year). LAST 30 YEARS (SINCE 1988-89) • Th e Horns have recorded three consecutive home league wins School ____________________________________________No.