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TEXAS 2016-17 BASKETBALL 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME No. 10 seed Texas (10-21, 4-14 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time No. 7 seed Texas Tech (18-13, 6-12 Big 12) 11/2 Wed. Angelo State (exhib) LHN W, 95-55 11/11 Fri. Incarnate Word LHN W, 78-73 32 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship First Round Legends Classic Austin Regional Rounds (Austin, Texas) Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - approx. 8:30 p.m. Central 11/14 Mon. Louisiana Monroe LHN W, 80-59 Sprint Center (16,540) - Kansas City, Mo. 11/17 Thurs. Eastern Washington LHN W, 85-52 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS Legends Classic Championship Rounds (Brooklyn, N.Y.) • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. Jon Sciambi (pxp) and 11/21 Mon. vs. Northwestern ESPN3/LHN L, 58-77 Miles Simon (analyst) will call the action. 11/22 Tues. vs. Colorado ESPNU L, 54-68 11/29 Tues. UTA LHN L, 61-72 • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/2 Fri. Alabama ESPNU W, 77-68 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. 12/6 Tues. at Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ESPN2 L, 50-53 TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/10 Sat. Long Beach State ESPN2 W, 71-65 Lone Star Shootout (Houston, Texas) • SERIES: Texas leads, 84-56. Last meeting: Texas Tech 67-57 (March 1, 2017; Lubbock). 12/17 Sat. vs. Arkansas ESPNU L, 74-77 12/21 Wed. UAB LHN W, 96-60 12/27 Tues. Kent State ESPNU L, 58-63 NOTABLES • SUCCESS IN PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 FIRST ROUND: Texas enters Wednesday’s contest 12/30 Fri. at K-State* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPNEWS L, 62-65 with a 5-1 mark in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship fi rst-round games. Th e Longhorns 1/4 Wed. Oklahoma State* LHN W, 82-79 1/7 Sat. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN2 L, 70-79 have won four consecutive fi rst-round contests in the league’s postseason tourney. 1/11 Wed. TCU* LHN L, 61-64 1/14 Sat. #10/9 West Virginia* ESPN2 L, 72-74 • ALLEN CLAIMS PAIR OF BIG 12 HONORS: Freshman F Jarrett Allen earned a spot 1/17 Tues. at #6/6 Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 L, 64-74 on the All-Big 12 Th ird Team and the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team in the offi cial All-Big 12 1/21 Sat. at #2/1 Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) CBS L, 67-79 awards announced Sunday. He leads the team and ranks third in the Big 12 in rebounding 1/23 Mon. Oklahoma* ESPN W, 84-83 (8.5 rpg) and also leads the squad and ranks fourth in the conference in blocks (48). Allen SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) has recorded 12 double-doubles this year (eight in Big 12 play) and averaged 16.2 ppg and 1/28 Sat. at Georgia ESPN L, 57-59 9.8 rpg in Big 12 Conference play. 2/1 Wed. Texas Tech* ESPNU W, 62-58 2/4 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNEWS L, 63-78 • CLEARE ON A ROLL: Senior F Shaquille Cleare has played the best and most effi cient 2/7 Tues. Iowa State* ESPN2 W, 67-65 basketball of his career over the last two games entering the postseason. In those two 2/11 Sat. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPN2 L, 71-84 contests, Cleare has averaged 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game while 2/14 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN2 L, 66-70 converting 14-of-17 (.824) fi eld goals. 2/18 Sat. Kansas State* LHN L, 61-64 2/20 Mon. at #12/13 West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN L, 62-77 2/25 Sat. #3/3 Kansas* ESPN L, 67-77 PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2016-17 stats) 3/1 Wed. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPN2 L, 57-67 No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 3/4 Sat. #11/11 Baylor* ESPN L, 64-75 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 ___ Fr. _____31/21 ____ 11.3 _____3.5* 3/8-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 12 ____G ___ Kerwin Roach Jr. _________6-4 ___So. _____30/29 _____ 9.8 _____3.8* 3/8 Wed. vs. Texas Tech* ESPNU approx. 8:30 pm 10 ____G ___ Eric Davis Jr. _____________6-3 ___So. _____31/20 _____ 7.4 _____ 2.5 31 ____ F ___ Jarrett Allen ____________6-11 ___ Fr. _____31/31 ____ 13.6 _____ 8.5 32 ____ F ___ Shaquille Cleare __________6-8 ___ Sr. _____31/31 _____ 8.4 _____ 4.8 *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central All home contests in Bold | lhn = Longhorn Network OFF THE BENCH 2 _____ G ___ Isaiah Hobbs _____________6-3 ___ Jr. _______2/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations 3 _____ G ___ Jacob Young _____________6-2 ___ Fr. ______31/5 _____ 3.9 _____0.9* Basketball SID: Scott McConnell Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 4 _____ C ___ James Banks ____________6-10 ___ Fr. ______30/0 _____ 1.5 _____ 2.4 5 _____ G ___ Kendal Yancy ____________6-3 ___ Sr. ______27/7 _____ 5.0 _____ 2.0 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 14 ____ F ___ Mareik Isom _____________6-9 ___ Sr. ______13/1 _____ 1.4 _____ 0.8 25 ____ G ___ Joe Schwartz _____________6-2 ___ Jr. _______1/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-6 ___ Sr. _______4/0 _____ 0.5 _____ 0.0 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 30-34 at Texas (2nd year); 193-90 overall (8th year) TEXAS IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS • Andrew Jones reached double fi gures in scoring (12 points) • Texas holds a 45-39 (.536) all-time record in league tournament for the 20th time this year (31 games). He set his career high in games, including a 24-20 (.545) mark in its previous 20 trips to blocked shots with 3 (previous: 2, twice). Jones’ 7 assists were the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. one shy of his career high (8 at Georgia on Jan. 28, 2017). • Texas has reached the fi nals of its league postseason tourney 11 times in the last 26 years, including fi ve times in the Southwest CARDIAC HORNS UNDER SMART Conference (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996) and six times in • Th e dramatic 84-83 home win against Oklahoma (Jan. 23) marked the Big 12 (2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011). the third contest in the Shaka Smart era that the Longhorns have • UT has claimed two conference postseason tourney titles, won on a game-winning fi eld goal in the fi nal 2.0 seconds. both coming during its time in the SWC (1994 and 1995). • Javan Felix hit a jumper as time expired to beat No. 3/3 North Carolina 84-82 in Austin on Dec. 12, 2015. TEXAS IN THE PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP • Isaiah Taylor went coast-to-coast and hit a running fl oater high • Th e Horns have reached at least the semifi nal round in off the glass with 1.1 seconds left for the 75-73 victory at Stanford 13 of their fi rst 20 appearances in the Phillips 66 Big 12 on Dec. 19, 2015. Championship. • Andrew Jones hit a high-arching 3-pointer from 25 feet with 1.8 • Th e Longhorns have advanced to the title game of the Big 12 seconds left to lift Texas to an 84-83 win against Oklahoma in Championship in fi ve of the last 13 years (2004, 2006, 2007, Austin (Jan. 23). 2008 and 2011). CLOSE CALLS SUCCESS IN BIG 12 FIRST-ROUND GAMES • UT has had 14 of its fi rst 31 contests decided by 5 points or • Texas enters Wednesday’s contest with a 5-1 mark in Phillips less. 66 Big 12 Championship fi rst-round games. • Th e Longhorns are 5-9 this season in games decided by 5 points • Th e Horns have won four consecutive fi rst-round contests or less. in the league’s postseason tourney (2009 vs. Colorado, 2010 • Texas is 3-7 this year in games decided by 3 points or less. vs. Iowa State, 2013 vs. TCU, 2015 vs. Texas Tech). • Seven of UT’s nine home league contests were decided by 4 points or less. TEXAS TECH SERIES INFO • Wednesday’s contest marks the 141st meeting between Texas A FIRST IN PROGRAM HISTORY and Texas Tech. • Texas completed a brutal three-game stretch in mid-January • Th e Longhorns hold an 84-56 lead in the all-time series that that saw the Longhorns face three straight Top 10 opponents. dates back to a 48-28 Texas victory in Austin on Dec. 15, 1939. • UT dropped a 74-72 decision at home to No. 10/9 West • UT is 39-7 against the Red Raiders since the Big 12 began in Virginia (Jan. 14). Th e Horns then fell 74-64 at No. 6/6 Baylor 1996-97. (Jan. 17) and lost at No. 2/1 Kansas 79-67 (Jan.