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 #4/4 Texas (10-2, 4-1 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Kansas State (5-8, 1-4 Big 12) 11/25 Wed. UTRGV LHN W, 91-55 Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 - 7 p.m. Central Camping World Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) 13 Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 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 Longhorn Network. Lowell Big 12-BIG EAST Battle (Austin, Texas) Galindo (pxp) and Lance Blanks (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. Roger Wallace (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: K-State leads, 22-18. Last meeting: Texas 70-59 (Feb. 22, 2020; Manhattan). 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 7 pm • BOUNCE BACK: Texas looks to respond to its second defeat of the season in the same 1/20 Wed. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ 6 pm manner it did following its fi rst loss. Aft er falling to No. 12/3 Villanova (Dec. 6), the 1/23 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) espn2 5 pm Longhorns promptly ran off six straight wins. 1/26 Tues. Oklahoma* TBA 6 pm SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) • AJ1 SCORING THE BALL: Junior G Andrew Jones, who earned NCAA.com National 1/30 Sat. at Kentucky ESPN 7 pm Player of the Week and Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week honors on Monday, is tied for the top spot in scoring average in Big 12 games (19.0 ppg). Jones posted 20 points (7-11 2/2 Tues. Baylor* espn or espn2 8 pm FG, 4-6 threes) in Wednesday’s game vs. No. 15/15 Texas Tech. 2/6 Sat. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) abc 2 pm 2/9 Tues. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) big 12 now/espn+ 7 pm • SUCCESS FROM THREE-POINT RANGE: Texas is converting 37.4-percent (46- 2/13 Sat. TCU* LHN 1 pm 2/16 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) big 12 now/espn+ 6:30 pm 123) from beyond the arc in its fi rst fi ve Big 12 Conference contests. Th e Longhorns hit a 2/20 Sat. West Virginia* abc 2 pm season-high 13 threes and connected on a season-best 52.0-percent (13-25) from three- 2/22 Mon. Kansas* espn 8 pm point range during Wednesday’s contest vs. No. 15/15 Texas Tech. 2/27 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) cbs 11 am Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 3/10-13 PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2020-21 stats) No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___ Sr. _____12-12 ____ 13.6 ____ 4.3# *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___ Jr. _____12-12 ____ 13.9 ____ 3.5# lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _ R-Jr. _____11-11 ____ 14.0 _____ 4.3 4 _____ F ___ Greg Brown _____________6-9 ___ Fr. _____12-12 ____ 11.8 _____ 8.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims ____________6-10 ___ Sr. _____12-12 _____ 7.3 _____ 6.3 Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] OFF THE BENCH 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-9 ___ Sr. ______10-0 _____ 2.2 _____ 3.2 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 10 ____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___So. _______8-0 _____ 4.0 _____ 1.0 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Sr. _______0-0 _______- _______ - 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______1-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.0 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___So. ______12-1 _____ 8.5 _____ 4.8 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-5 _R-So. ______12-0 _____ 1.9 _____ 3.4 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___ Jr. _______3-0 _____ 1.0 _____ 0.3 34 ____ F ___ Blake Nevins _____________6-5 ___ Sr. _______0-0 _______- _______ - # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 100-80 at Texas (6th year); 263-136 overall (12th year) IMPRESSIVE START TEXAS IN THE POLLS (2020-21 SEASON) • Texas is 10-2 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 • Th e Longhorns’ only two losses came in a 68-64 setback in Dec. 6 T-13 12 Austin to No. 12/3 Villanova and a 79-77 defeat at home to No. Dec. 13 11 11 15/15 Texas Tech. Dec. 20 10 10 • Texas is 3-2 against AP ranked opponents, 2-0 in true road Dec. 27 8 9 games (both wins against ranked teams) and 3-0 in neutral- Jan. 4 4 4 site contests this year. Jan. 11 4 4 • Texas has scored the opening points and led from start-to- fi nish in fi ve of its fi rst 10 victories. • UT has posted four wins by at least 20 points. Th e Longhorns • Jericho Sims set a season high in scoring (16 points). He also are 4-1 in games decided by three points or less. reached double fi gures in scoring for the fourth time this year (12 games) and 25th time in his career (105 games). Sims tied KANSAS STATE SERIES INFO his career high in FT made (6-14) and tied his season high in • Saturday’s contest marks the 41st meeting between Texas and FG made (5-7) and blocks (2). Kansas State. • Th e Wildcats hold a 22-18 lead in the all-time series which IN THE POLLS dates back to an 87-60 K-State win in Manhattan on Dec. 8, • Th e Longhorns held steady at No. 4 in the most recent AP poll 1971. (Jan. 11) and No. 4 in the latest Coaches’ poll (Jan. 11). • UT has won three of the last four meetings in the series • Th is marks UT’s highest ranking in Th e AP poll since the entering Saturday’s contest. Longhorns were No. 3 on Feb. 14, 2011. • Texas swept the regular-season series last year, winning 64-50 • Texas was ranked No. 19 in Th e AP Preseason Top 25 (Nov. in Austin (Jan. 11) and 70-59 in Manhattan (Feb. 22). 9) and No. 22 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches’ preseason • Texas is 10-9 all-time against the Wildcats in games played in poll (Nov. 12). Austin entering Saturday’s contest. • UT has now made 17 appearances in school history in Th e AP preseason poll (fi rst since 2016-17 season). TEXAS TECH GAME NOTES • Th e Longhorns led by as much as 12 points (48-36) at the 1:40 HORNS AT HOME mark of the fi rst half. • UT is in its 44th season of play at the Frank Erwin Center in • Texas led for a total of 36:59, while the Red Raiders held the 2020-21. Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of lead for just 36 total seconds. 531-137 (.795) in the building. • UT set team season highs in three-point fi eld goals made • Texas is 259-54 (.827) at the Erwin Center in the last 19 (13) and three-point fi eld goal percentage (52.0, 13-25). Th at seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). topped previous season bests of 12 and 46.2-percent (12-26) at • UT is 68-28 at home during the Shaka Smart era (5-2 in 2020- Kansas (Jan. 2). 21). • Texas scored a season-high 48 fi rst-half points (previous: 45 vs. UTRGV on Nov. 25). UT converted 50-percent (15-30) TEXAS AT THE ERWIN CENTER (LAST 19 YEARS) from the fl oor, inluding an 8-of-14 (.571) mark from three- Year ______________________________________Home Record point range in the opening 20 minutes. 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 • UT posted a 40-36 rebound margin, including a 14-10 edge on 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 the off ensive glass.