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TEXAS 2014-15 BASKETBALL 31 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME #10/10 Texas (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Alcorn State (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) 2K Classic benefiting WWP Regional Round (Austin, Texas) 11/14 Fri. North Dakota State LHN W, 85-50 2K Classic benefi ting Wounded Warrior Project Regional Round 11/16 Sun. Alcorn State ESPNU 7 pm 2 2K Classic Championship Round (Madison Square Garden; New York City) Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 - 7 p.m. Central 11/20 Thurs. vs. Iowa ESPN2 6 pm Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 11/21 Fri. vs. Cal or Syracuse ESPNU/ESPN2 4/6:30 pm GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 11/25 Tues. Saint Francis LHN 7 pm • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. Lowell Galindo (pxp), 11/30 Sun. at Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) ESPN2 11 am Bryndon Manzer (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (reporter) will call the action. 12/2 Tues. UT Arlington LHN 7 pm SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) • RADIO: Th e Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (FM 98.1/1300AM Sportsradio the 12/5 Fri. at Kentucky ESPN 6 pm Zone) broadcast every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www.TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates 12/13 Sat. Texas State LHN 7 pm carrying the game. 12/16 Tues. Lipsomb LHN 7 pm 12/20 Sat. Long Beach State LHN 7 pm • SERIES: Texas leads, 1-0. Last meeting: Texas 103-44 (Nov. 9, 2006; Austin). 12/23 Tues. Stanford ESPN2 6 pm 12/29 Mon. Rice LHN 7 pm 1/3 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPNU 1 or 3 pm NOTABLES 1/5 Mon. Oklahoma* ESPN or ESPN2 8 pm • DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING: Texas held North Dakota State to 50 points on 27.4% 1/10 Sat. at Oklahoma St.* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPNU 4 pm FG shooting (17-of-62), including a 7-of-29 (.241) mark from three-point range in Friday’s 1/17 Sat. West Virginia* ESPN or ESPN2 5 or 8 pm victory. Th e Horns also posted a +19 rebound margin (51-32) against the Bison. Six UT 1/19 Mon. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNU 6 pm players had at least fi ve rebounds in Friday’s victory. 1/24 Sat. Kansas* CBS 1 pm 1/26 Mon. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN 8 pm 1/31 Sat. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 5 pm • SUCCESS AT THE STRIPE: Th e Horns converted 18-of-21 (.857) free throws during 2/4 Wed. Oklahoma State* LHN 7 pm their season-opening victory against North Dakota State on Friday. Six UT players went to 2/7 Sat. at Kansas St.* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPN or ESPN2 3 pm the stripe on the night, and no player missed more than one free throw attempt. 2/11 Wed. TCU* LHN 7 pm 2/14 Sat. Texas Tech* LHN 7 pm • IMPRESSIVE DEBUT: Freshman forward Myles Turner posted 15 points (6-of-8 FG, 2/17 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN2 8 pm 3-of-4 FT) to go along with six rebounds (three off ensive) and two blocks in 20 minutes off 2/21 Sat. Iowa State* ESPN or ESPN2 1 pm the bench in his collegiate debut. 2/24 Tues. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN2 6 pm 2/28 Sat. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN or ESPN2 TBA 3/2 Wed. Baylor* ESPNU or ESPN 6 or 8 pm 3/7 Sat. Kansas State* ESPN or ESPN2 TBA PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2014-15 stats) No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 3/11-14 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 1 _____ G ___ Isaiah Taylor _____________6-1 ___So. _______1/1 ____ 18.0 _____ 7.0 2 _____ G ___ Demarcus Holland ________6-2 ___ Jr. _______1/1 _____ 8.0 _____ 1.0 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central 10 ____ F ___ Jonathan Holmes _________6-8 ___ Sr. _______1/1 ____ 15.0 _____ 6.0 All home contests in Bold 21 ____ F ___ Connor Lammert _________6-9 ___ Jr. _______1/1 _____ 3.0 _____ 7.0 lhn = Longhorn Network 55 ____ C ___ Cameron Ridley __________6-9 ___ Jr. _______1/1 _____ 9.0 _____ 5.0 OFF THE BENCH Texas Basketball Media Relations 0 _____ G ___ Kendal Yancy ____________6-3 ___So. _______1/0 _____ 2.0 ____ 4.0# Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 3 _____ G ___ Javan Felix _____________5-11 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 9.0 _____ 1.0 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 4 _____ F ___ Danny Newsome _________6-9 ___So. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 2.0 Secondary SID: David Wiechmann Offi ce: (512) 471-6062 | Cell: (936) 234-2711 | 5 _____ G ___ Damarcus Croaker ________6-2 ___So. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.0 E-mail: [email protected] 22 ____ F ___ Brandon Allums __________6-4 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.0 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-5 ___ So _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 33 ____ F ___ Jordan Barnett ___________6-6 ___ Fr. _______1/0 _____ 2.0 _____ 1.0 40 ____ G ___ Tarale Murry ____________6-2 ___ Sr. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 2.0 44 ____ C ___ Prince Ibeh _____________6-10 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 4.0 _____ 5.0 @TexasMBB ~ TexasMBB 52 ____ F ___ Myles Turner ___________6-11 ___ Fr. _______1/0 ____ 15.0 _____ 6.0 *-assists per game Head Coach: Rick Barnes, 383-166 at Texas (17th year); 585-300 overall (28th year) LOOKING FOR 1,700th WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY TEXAS AT HOME • Th e Longhorns hold an all-time record of 1,699-1,008 (.628) Year ______________________________________Home Record in its 109 years of intercollegiate basketball entering Sunday’s 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 contest against Alcorn State. 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 • With a win on Sunday night, UT would become the 17th 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 2005-06 ___________________________________________16-1 program in NCAA Division I history to reach the 1,700-win 2006-07 ___________________________________________15-1 mark. 2007-08 ___________________________________________17-1 • Texas played its fi rst varsity basketball contest on March 10, 2008-09 ___________________________________________13-2 1906 and recorded a 27-17 win against Baylor in Austin. Th e 2009-10 ___________________________________________15-2 Horns have fi elded a varsity basketball team every year since 2010-11 ___________________________________________16-2 then with the exception of the 1907-08 season. 2011-12 ___________________________________________15-3 2012-13 ___________________________________________12-4 2K CLASSIC BENEFITING WWP 2013-14 ___________________________________________16-2 • Th e 2K Classic is celebrating its 20th anniversary this 2014-15 ____________________________________________1-0 TOTAL _________________________________________179-21 season and returns to Madison Square Garden for the 17th consecutive year. NDSU POSTGAME NOTES • No. 10 Texas, No. 24 Syracuse, California and Iowa are serving • Texas has now won 13 straight season openers. Th e Horns as regional hosts. Th ose four teams automatically advance to improved to 15-2 in season openers under Rick Barnes and the Championship Rounds on Nov. 20-21 at Madison Square 90-19 all-time in season openers. Garden. • UT has now won 13 straight home openers. Th e Horns • Th e 2014 2K Classic marks the second year that Wounded improved to 15-2 in home openers under Barnes and 94-15 Warrior Project is the benefi ciary of the event. Th e mission all-time in home openers. of the WWP is to honor and empower wounded warriors. • Texas limited NDSU to 27.4% FG shooting (17-of-62), WWP raises awareness and enlists the public’s aid for the including a 7-of-29 (.241) mark from three-point range. needs of injured service members, helps injured servicemen • UT posted a +19 rebound margin (51-32). and women aid and assist each other, and provides unique, • Texas converted 18-of-21 (.857) from the free throw line. direct programs and services to meet their needs (www. • Isaiah Taylor reached double fi gures in scoring (game-high 18 woundedwarriorproject.org). points) for the 28th time in his career (36 games). • Jonathan Holmes reached double fi gures in scoring (15 TEXAS IN THE 2K CLASSIC points) for the 43rd time in his career (96 games). He set a • Th e Longhorns are making their fi ft h appearance in the 2K career high in three-pointers made (2-of-3) and added seven Classic. UT also competed in the tourney in 1997, 2002, 2006 rebounds (one shy of his career best). and 2010. • Myles Turner recorded 15 points (6-of-8 FG, 3-of-4 FT), • Texas sports an 8-4 mark in its fi ve 2K Classic appearances. six boards and two blocks in 20 minutes off the bench in his In its last appearance (2010), the Horns defeated Navy (83- collegiate debut. 52) and Louisiana Tech (89-58) in regional round play in • Kendal Yancy set a career high in assists (four) without a Austin. Texas then topped No. 13/16 Illinois (90-84 ot) in the turnover in 17 minutes. semifi nals before falling to No. 5/4 Pittsburgh (68-66) in the championship game. CHECK OF THE POLLS • Texas is ranked No.