TEXAS 2019-20 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 (19-11, 9-8 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - TV Result/Time Oklahoma State (16-14, 6-11 Big 12) 11/5 Tues. Northern Colorado LHN W, 69-45 11/9 Sat. at #23/22 Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.) FS1 W, 70-66 31 Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 3 p.m. Central 2K Empire Classic benefiting WWP Regional Round (Austin, Texas) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 11/12 Tues. California Baptist LHN W, 67-54 11/15 Fri. Prairie View A&M LHN W, 70-56 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 2K Empire Classic benefiting WWP Championship Round (New York, N.Y.) • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Rich Hollenberg (pxp) and 11/21 Thurs. vs. Georgetown ESPN2 L, 66-82 Chris Spatola (analyst) will call the action. 11/22 Fri. vs. California ESPN2 W, 62-45 11/30 Sat. McNeese State LHN W, 73-71 • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/3 Tues. UAB LHN W, 67-57 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. Lone Star Showdown (Fort Worth, Texas) TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/8 Sun. vs. Texas A&M ABC W, 60-50 • SERIES: Texas leads, 52-44. Last meeting: Texas 76-64 (Jan. 15, 2020; Stillwater). 12/14 Sat. Central Michigan LHN W, 87-76 Big East/Big 12 Battle (Providence, R.I.) NOTABLES 12/21 Sat. at Providence FOX L, 48-70 • RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST THE COWBOYS: Texas has won 18 of the last 28 meetings against Oklahoma State entering Saturday’s game in Austin. Th e Longhorns have won 13 12/30 Mon. High Point LHN W, 89-58 of the last 15 meetings in Austin against the Cowboys. 1/4 Sat. at #6/4 Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 L, 44-59 1/8 Wed. Oklahoma* ESPN2 L, 62-72 • THE WIN STREAK: Texas enters Saturday’s contest in Austin on a fi ve-game win streak in 1/11 Sat. Kansas State* LHN W, 64-50 Big 12 Conference play. Th e streak includes three road victories, three Quadrant 1 wins 1/15 Wed. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) Big12Now/ESPN+ W, 76-64 1/18 Sat. #6/7 Kansas* ESPN L, 57-66 and two victories against AP Top 25 opponents. 1/20 Mon. at #14/15 West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPNU L, 59-97 • DEFENSE WINS: Texas held Oklahoma to a season-low 51 points on 28.0% FG shooting Big 12/SEC Challenge (Austin, Texas) (14-50), including a 2-of-20 (.100) mark from three-point range, in Tuesday’s win. During 1/25 Sat. LSU ESPN L, 67-69 the fi ve-game win streak, the Longhorns have allowed an average of 56.2 ppg on a combined 1/29 Wed. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) Big12Now/ESPN+ W, 62-61 37.4% FG shooting (98-262), including an 18-of-84 (.214) mark from three-point range. 2/1 Sat. Iowa State* LHN W, 72-68 2/3 Mon. at #3/3 Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN L, 58-69 • PLAYING HIS ROLE: Redshirt freshman F Brock Cunningham has averaged a team-best 2/8 Sat. Texas Tech* ESPN2 L, 57-62 5.0 rpg in 21.3 mpg while hitting 7-of-13 (.538) fi eld goals, including a 4-of-8 (.500) mark 2/10 Mon. #1/1 Baylor* ESPN L, 45-52 2/15 Sat. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN2 L, 52-81 from three-point range, during the current fi ve-game win streak. 2/19 Wed. TCU* LHN W, 70-56 2/22 Sat. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) CBS W, 70-59 PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2019-20 stats) 2/24 Mon. #20/19 West Virginia* ESPNU W, 67-57 No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2/29 Sat. at #22/21 Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPN W, 68-58 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___ Jr. _____29-29 ____ 12.6 ____ 3.5# 3/3 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN2 W, 52-51 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___So. _____30-27 ____ 11.1 _____ 4.0 3/7 Sat. Oklahoma State* ESPN2 3 pm 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _R-So. _____30-10 ____ 11.6 _____ 2.3 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___ Fr. ______26-9 _____ 3.0 _____ 3.1 3/11-14 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-8 ___ Jr. ______29-6 _____ 2.7 _____ 2.8 OFF THE BENCH 0 _____ F ___ Gerald Liddell ___________6-8 ___So. _____15-10 _____ 4.4 _____ 3.3 4 _____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___ Fr. ______26-1 _____ 3.3 _____ 1.0 *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Jr. _____23-23 _____ 9.3 _____ 2.4 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______4-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims _____________6-9 ___ Jr. _____24-24 _____ 9.7 _____ 8.2 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-6 _ R-Fr. ______15-1 _____ 1.5 _____ 1.9 Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___So. _____22-10 _____ 2.7 _____ 1.9 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 50 ____ C ___ Will Baker _____________6-11 ___ Fr. ______22-0 _____ 2.1 _____ 1.9 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 90-77 at Texas (5th year); 253-133 overall (11th year) OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES INFO OKLAHOMA GAME NOTES • Saturday’s contest marks the 97th meeting between Texas and • Matt Coleman III’s three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in Oklahoma State. regulation proved to be the game-winner. It marked the fi rst • UT owns a 52-44 lead in the all-time series, which dates back buzzer beater (made shot in fi nal 4 seconds) for the Longhorns to a 33-9 Texas win in Austin on Feb. 8, 1918. since Kerwin Roach II converted a driving layup with 1.2 • The Longhorns have won 18 of the last 28 meetings in the seconds remaining in a 65-64 home victory against Oklahoma series entering Saturday’s game. State on Feb. 24, 2018. • Texas is 33-20 against Oklahoma State since the inception of • Th e Longhorns have now won 20 of the last 31 meetings in the the Big 12 Conference (prior to start of 1996-97 season). series against OU. • The Longhorns have won 13 of the last 15 meetings in • UT held the Sooners to 51 points on 28.0% FG shooting (14- Austin entering Saturday’s contest. 50), including a 2-of-20 (.100) mark from three-point range. • UT is 30-13 all-time in games played in Austin against Th e 51 points marked a season low for OU (previous: 52 vs. Oklahoma State. Kansas on Jan. 14). • UT is 6-3 against the Cowboys under head coach Shaka Smart, • Texas limited Oklahoma to 25 points on 25.0% FG shooting including a 76-64 win in Stillwater earlier this year (Jan. 15). (5-20), including a 0-of-8 mark from three-point range, in the second half. SENIOR DAY, NO SENIORS • Th e Longhorns posted a 41-40 edge on the glass. UT improved • Saturday’s game is Senior Day, but UT does not have any to 10-2 on the year when outrebounding its opponent. senior players on its roster (walk-on Drayton Whiteside will • Texas registered a 24-14 advantage in points in the paint and return for another year next season). an 11-3 margin in bench scoring. • Th ere will be a short pre-game ceremony beginning at • Matt Coleman III topped the 20-point mark (game-high 21 approximately 2:45 p.m. to honor student athletic trainer points) for the fourth time this year (29 games) and ninth time Daniel Castillo, graduate manager Austin Chambers and in his career (100 games). He tied his career high in FG made student managers Sam Little, Isaiah Torres and Raul Soldevilla. (9-15). Coleman reached double fi gures in scoring for the 21st time this year and 54th time in his career. HORNS AT HOME • Brock Cunningham set his career high in rebounds (11). • UT is in its 43rd season of play at the Frank Erwin Center in He reached double fi gures in rebounds for the fi rst time in 2019-20. Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of his career (15 games). Cunningham tied his career highs in 526-134 (.797) in the building. scoring (8 points), FG made (3-7) and three-point FG made • Texas is 254-51 (.833) at the Erwin Center in the last 18 (2-4) and set his career high in minutes (32). seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). • Royce Hamm Jr. reached double fi gures in rebounds (11) for • UT is 63-25 at home during the Shaka Smart era (11-5 in the second time this year (29 games) and in his career (67 2019-20).