TEXAS 2020-21 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 #6/6 Texas (11-4, 5-3 Big 12) at Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time nr/#24 Oklahoma State (11-5, 4-5 Big 12) 11/25 Wed. UTRGV LHN W, 91-55 Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 - 2 p.m. Central Camping World Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) 16 Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) - Stillwater, Oklahoma 11/30 Mon. vs. Davidson ESPN2 W, 78-76 12/1 Tues. vs. Indiana ESPN W, 66-44 12/2 Wed. vs. #14/16 North Carolina ESPN W, 69-67 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ABC. Jon Sciambi (pxp) and Big 12-BIG EAST Battle (Austin, Texas) Fran Fraschilla (analyst) will call the action. 12/6 Sun. vs. #12/3 Villanova ESPN L, 64-68 12/9 Wed. Texas State LHN W, 74-53 • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/13 Sun. at #2/2 Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN postponed network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 12/16 Wed. Sam Houston State LHN W, 79-63 TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/20 Sun. Oklahoma State* LHN W, 77-74 12/29 Tues. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi LHN canceled • SERIES: Texas leads, 53-45. Last meeting: Texas 77-74 (Dec. 20, 2020; Austin). 1/2 Sat. at #3/4 Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN2 W, 84-59 1/5 Tues. Iowa State* LHN W, 78-72 1/9 Sat. at #14/16 West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN W, 72-70 1/13 Wed. #15/15 Texas Tech* espn2 L, 77-79 NOTABLES 1/16 Sat. Kansas State* LHN W, 82-67 • SUCCESS AWAY FROM HOME: Texas enters Saturday’s game in Stillwater with a 5-0 1/20 Wed. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ postponed mark in games away from Austin this season. Th e Longhorns are 2-0 in true road games 1/23 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) espn2 postponed with wins at No. 3/4 Kansas and No. 14/16 West Virginia and 3-0 in neutral-site contests. 1/26 Tues. #24/nr Oklahoma* espn2 L, 79-80 SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) • RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST THE COWBOYS: Texas has won 19 of the last 30 1/30 Sat. at Kentucky ESPN canceled meetings against Oklahoma State entering Saturday’s contest. Th e Longhorns claimed a 77-74 win in Austin earlier this season (Dec. 20). 2/2 Tues. #2/2 Baylor* espn L, 69-83 2/6 Sat. at nr/#24 Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) abc 2 pm • AJ1 FILLS IT UP IN LEAGUE PLAY: Junior G Andrew Jones is averaging a team-best 2/9 Tues. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) big 12 now/espn+ 7 pm 19.0 ppg and 5.6 rpg while converting 47.9-percent (56-117) from the fl oor, including a 2/13 Sat. TCU* LHN 1 pm 2/16 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) big 12 now/espn+ 6:30 pm 41.4-percent mark (24-58) from three-point range, in his fi rst eight Big 12 contests. He 2/18 Thur. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ 6 pm ranks second in the league in scoring in conference games. 2/20 Sat. West Virginia* abc 2 pm 2/23 Tues. Kansas* espn2 8 pm 2/27 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) cbs 11 am Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2020-21 stats) 3/10-13 No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___ Sr. _____15-15 ____ 13.1 ____ 3.9# 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___ Jr. _____14-14 ____ 13.8 ____ 4.1# *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _ R-Jr. _____14-14 ____ 15.1 _____ 4.7 lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 4 _____ F ___ Greg Brown _____________6-9 ___ Fr. _____14-14 ____ 11.4 _____ 7.5 Texas Basketball Media Relations 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims ____________6-10 ___ Sr. _____14-14 _____ 7.9 _____ 6.6 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell OFF THE BENCH Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-9 ___ Sr. ______13-1 _____ 2.4 _____ 3.2 10 ____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___So. ______10-0 _____ 4.5 _____ 1.0 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 4.5 _____ 4.0 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.5 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___So. ______14-2 _____ 8.6 _____ 5.0 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-5 _R-So. ______13-0 _____ 1.8 _____ 3.2 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___ Jr. _______5-1 _____ 4.2 _____ 1.2 34 ____ F ___ Blake Nevins _____________6-5 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 1.0 _____ 0.0 43 ____ G ___ Andrew Deutser __________6-1 ___So. _______1-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 101-82 at Texas (6th year); 264-138 overall (12th year) IMPRESSIVE START TEXAS IN THE POLLS (2020-21 SEASON) • Texas is 11-4 on the year with impressive victories at No. 3/4 Kansas (84-59) and No. 14/16 West Virginia (72-70) and Date AP Coaches neutral-site wins against No. 14/16 North Carolina (69-67) Preseason 19 22 and Indiana (66-44). Nov. 30 T-17 no poll • UT’s only four losses have come in a 68-64 home setback to Dec. 6 T-13 12 No. 12/3 Villanova, a 79-77 defeat in Austin to No. 15/15 Texas Dec. 13 11 11 Tech, an 80-79 home loss to No. 24/nr Oklahoma and an 83-69 Dec. 20 10 10 home defeat to No. 2/2 Baylor. Dec. 27 8 9 • Th e Longhorns are 5-0 in contests away from Austin this Jan. 4 4 4 season. Texas is 2-0 in true road games (both wins against Jan. 11 4 4 ranked teams) and 3-0 in neutral-site contests. Jan. 18 5 5 • Texas has scored the opening points and led from start-to- Jan. 25 5 5 fi nish in six of its fi rst 11 victories. Feb. 1 6 6 • Th e Longhorns are 4-2 in games decided by three points or less. BAYLOR GAME NOTES FIGHTING THROUGH ADVERSITY • Th e game marked the fi rst matchup between a pair of AP Top- • UT played just three games in a span of 17 days from its home 6 schools at the Frank Erwin Center since Feb. 10, 2003 when game vs. K-State (Jan. 16) through Tuesday’s home game vs. No. 6 Texas topped No. 5 Oklahoma 67-61. Baylor (Feb. 2). Texas had two games postponed (at Iowa State • UT posted 69 points while converting 54.9-percent (28-51) on Jan. 20 and at TCU on Jan. 23) and one contest canceled (at from the fl oor, including a 45.5-percent mark (10-22) from Kentucky, Jan. 30) during this stretch. three-point range, on the night. Baylor entered the contest • Th e Longhorns had three players ruled ‘not available’ for allowing 62.4 ppg on 40.7-percent FG shooting from its the Jan. 16 home game vs. K-State: Greg Brown, Brock opponents. Cunningham and Kai Jones. • Trailing 41-34 at the break, the Longhorns opened the second • Texas was down to three available players early in the week half on a 13-4 run over the fi rst 3:34 to grab a 47-45 lead. following the win vs. K-State. • Matt Coleman III reached double fi gures in scoring (13 • Th is number grew to fi ve available players by the middle part points) for the 12th time this year (15 games) and 67th time in of that week. his career (116 games). • Texas added a sixth available player on Sunday, Jan. 24. • Andrew Jones set a career high in scoring (25 points) and • Shaka Smart announced on Monday, Jan. 25 that he had tested tied his career high in fi eld goals made (10-16). He topped positive for COVID-19 and was in isolation away from the the 20-point mark for the fourth time this year (14 games) team. Associate Head Coach K.T. Turner served as ‘acting and 10th time in his career (90 games). Jones reached double head coach’ during Smart’s recovery. fi gures in scoring for the 12th time this year and 56th time in • Th e Longhorns had eight available scholarship players (along his career. Jones tied his season high in three-point fi eld goals with two walk-ons) at practice on Monday, Jan. 25 to prepare made (4-9). He registered 15 points (6-10 FG, 2-5 threes), 4 for the game vs. No. 24/nr Oklahoma on Tuesday, Jan.