2017-18 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 2017-18 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 (2-0) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Lipscomb (2-1) 11/10 Fri. Northwestern State LHN W, 105-59 11/14 Tues. New Hampshire (PK80) LHN W, 78-60 Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 - 4 p.m. Central LHN 3 11/18 Sat. Lipscomb 4 pm Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas PK80 presented by State Farm (Portland, Oregon) 11/23 Thurs. vs. Butler ESPN2 6 pm GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 11/24 Fri. vs. Duke/Portland State ESPNU/ESPN 2/4:30 pm • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Lowell 11/26 Sun. Championship Round tba TBA Galindo (pxp) and Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action. 11/29 Wed. Florida A&M LHN 7 pm • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/5 Tues. at VCU (Richmond, Va.) ESPN2 6 pm network. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 12/12 Tues. Michigan ESPN2 8 pm TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/16 Sat. Louisiana Tech LHN 1 pm 12/18 Mon. Tennessee State ESPN2 8 pm • SERIES: Texas leads, 1-0. Last meeting: Texas 106-61 (Dec. 16, 2014; Austin). Vulcan Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) NOTABLES 12/22 Fri. vs. Alabama ESPN2 8 pm • DYLAN SEES DOUBLE: Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski has recorded back-to- back double-doubles in his fi rst two contests. In Tuesday’s win against New Hampshire, 12/29 Fri. Kansas* ESPN2 8 pm Osetkowski posted a game-high 17 points and 14 rebounds. He is tied for the team lead 1/1 Mon. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPNU 6 pm 1/6 Sat. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPNU 1 pm in scoring (15.0 ppg) and leads the team in rebounds (12.0 rpg) and minutes (27.5 mpg) 1/10 Wed. TCU* ESPNU 8 pm through the fi rst two games. 1/13 Sat. at Okla. State* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPNews 4 pm 1/17 Wed. Texas Tech* LHN 7 pm • POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Texas has posted a 48-8 advantage in points off turnovers 1/20 Sat. at W. Virginia* (Morgantown, W.Va.) CBS 1 pm during its fi rst two games. Th e Longhorns registered a 20-8 margin in the category during 1/22 Mon. Iowa State* ESPNU 6 pm Tuesday’s victory against New Hampshire. Big 12/SEC Challenge (Austin, Texas) • COLEMAN TAKES THE POINT: Freshman point guard Matt Coleman has an 1/27 Sat. Mississippi ESPN2 1 pm impressive 10-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio over his fi rst two contests. 1/31 Wed. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPNU 8 pm • BALANCED ATTACK: Five Texas players are averaging double fi gures in scoring 2/3 Sat. Oklahoma* ESPN or ESPN2 5 pm through the fi rst two games: Mohamed Bamba, Andrew Jones, Dylan Osetkowski, Kerwin 2/7 Wed. Kansas State* LHN 7 pm Roach II and Jacob Young. 2/10 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNU 1 pm 2/12 Mon. Baylor* ESPN 8 pm PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2017-18 stats) 2/17 Sat. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN or ESPN2 11 am No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2/21 Wed. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPNU 8 pm 2 _____ G ___ Matt Coleman ___________6-2 ___ Fr. _______2/2 _____ 7.0 ____ 5.0# 2/24 Sat. Oklahoma State* LHN 8 pm 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 ___So. _______2/2 ____ 15.0 _____ 4.0 2/26 Mon. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN or ESPN2 8 pm 12 ____G ___ Kerwin Roach II __________6-4 ___ Jr. _______2/2 ____ 11.0 ____ 3.0# 3/3 Sat. West Virginia* ESPN or ESPN2 11 am 21 ____ F ___ Dylan Osetkowski ________6-9 ___ Jr. _______2/2 ____ 15.0 ____ 12.0 4 _____ F ___ Mohamed Bamba ________6-11 ___ Fr. _______1/1 ____ 15.0 _____ 8.0 3/7-10 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) OFF THE BENCH 00 ____C ___ James Banks III _________6-10 ___So. _______2/0 _____ 3.5 _____ 3.5 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central 3 _____ G ___ Jacob Young _____________6-2 ___So. _______2/0 ____ 10.5 _____ 2.0 All home contests in Bold | lhn = Longhorn Network 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-8 ___ Fr. _______2/0 _____ 0.5 _____ 3.0 10 ____G ___ Eric Davis Jr. _____________6-3 ___ Jr. _______2/0 _____ 9.0 _____ 1.5 Texas Basketball Media Relations 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Fr. _______2/0 _____ 6.5 _____ 3.0 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims _____________6-9 ___ Fr. _______2/1 _____ 5.5 _____ 4.5 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 22 ____ G ___ Isaiah Hobbs _____________6-3 ___ Sr. ________ - _______- _______ - Web site: www.TexasSports.com 25 ____ G ___ Joe Schwartz _____________6-2 ___ Sr. _______2/0 _____ 0.0 ____ 0.5# 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-6 ___ Sr. _______2/0 _____ 0.5 _____ 0.0 @TexasMBB # denotes assists per game Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 33-35 at Texas (3rd year); 196-91 overall (9th year) LIPSCOMB SERIES INFO A CONSISTENT DANCER • Saturday’s contest marks the second meeting between Texas • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 17 of the and Lipscomb. last 19 and 25 of the last 29 years. • Th e Longhorns posted a 106-61 win in Austin in the only • UT has made a total of 33 all-time appearances in the NCAA previous meeting between the two schools (Dec. 16, 2014). Tournament (35-36 record). HORNS AT HOME 20-WIN MARK • UT is in its 41st season of play at the Frank Erwin Center. • Texas has reached the 20-win mark 16 times in the last 18 Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of 489-119 seasons. (.804) in the building. • UT has reached the 20-win plateau a total of 31 times in its • Texas is 217-36 (.858) at the Erwin Center in the last 16 previous 111 seasons of basketball. seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). • UT is 26-10 at home during the Shaka Smart era. YEAR 3 OF THE SHAKA SMART ERA • Shaka Smart was introduced as the 24th head basketball TEXAS AT THE ERWIN CENTER (LAST 16 YEARS) coach at Th e University of Texas on April 3, 2015. Year ______________________________________Home Record • Th e 40-year-old Smart spent six seasons (2009-15) at 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 Virginia Commonwealth University, leading the Rams to an 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 overall record of 163-56 (.744) and fi ve NCAA Tournament 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 appearances including the 2011 Final Four. 2005-06 ___________________________________________16-1 2006-07 ___________________________________________15-1 • In nine seasons overall as a collegiate head coach, Smart 2007-08 ___________________________________________17-1 has compiled a 196-91 (.683) record. Six of his eight previous 2008-09 ___________________________________________13-2 teams have advanced to NCAA Tournament play. 2009-10 ___________________________________________15-2 2010-11 ___________________________________________16-2 CARDIAC HORNS UNDER SMART 2011-12 ___________________________________________15-3 • Th e Longhorns have won three contests during the Shaka Smart 2012-13 ___________________________________________12-4 era on game-winning fi eld goals in the fi nal 2.0 seconds. 2013-14 ___________________________________________16-2 • Javan Felix hit a jumper as time expired to beat No. 3/3 North 2014-15 ___________________________________________13-5 Carolina 84-82 in Austin on Dec. 12, 2015. 2015-16 ___________________________________________14-3 2016-17 ___________________________________________10-7 • Isaiah Taylor went coast-to-coast and hit a running fl oater high 2017-18 ____________________________________________2-0 off the glass with 1.1 seconds left for the 75-73 victory at Stanford TOTAL _________________________________________217-36 on Dec. 19, 2015. • Andrew Jones hit a 3-pointer from 25 feet with 1.8 seconds left NEW HAMPSHIRE GAME NOTES to lift Texas to an 84-83 home win against Oklahoma (Jan. 23, • Texas held UNH to 31.7% FG shooting (19-60), including a 2017). 27.6% (8-29) mark from 3-point range. • Th e Longhorns recorded a 38-14 advantage in points in the paint, SUMMER TOUR DOWN UNDER 17-2 in fast-break points and 20-8 in points off turnovers. • Th e Longhorns embarked on a 12-day, four-game tour of Australia • Five Longhorns reached double fi gures in scoring. from August 12-23. • Mohamed Bamba did not play (concussion). • Th e trip, which included stays in Melbourne, Cairns and Sydney, • Eric Davis Jr. reached double fi gures in scoring (11 points) for marked just the second overseas summer tour by a UT men’s the fi rst time this year (2 games) and 25th time in his career (68 basketball team and fi rst since the program visited Australia in games). the summer prior to the 1996-97 season. • Andrew Jones reached double fi gures in scoring (16 points) • UT posted a 2-2 mark during its four-game exhibition schedule. for the second time this year (2 games) and 24th time in his • Th e Longhorns played three professional teams that compete career (35 games). in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL).