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 #12/13 Texas (13-5, 7-4 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time #13/15 West Virginia (14-6, 7-4 Big 12) 11/25 Wed. UTRGV LHN W, 91-55 Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 - 2 p.m. Central Camping World Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) 19 Frank Erwin Center (16,540/3,100) - 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 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, 13-9. Last meeting: Texas 72-70 (Jan. 9, 2021; 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 NOTABLES 1/13 Wed. #15/15 Texas Tech* espn2 L, 77-79 • HOME SUCCESS vs. WVU UNDER SMART: Texas is 4-1 at home against the 1/16 Sat. Kansas State* LHN W, 82-67 Mountaineers under Shaka Smart. Th ree of the four wins came against ranked WVU 1/20 Wed. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ postponed squads, including an 85-78 victory over No. 10/11 West Virginia (Feb. 16, 2016), an 87-79 1/23 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) espn2 postponed overtime win against No. 20/19 WVU (March 3, 2018) and a 67-57 victory over No. 20/19 1/26 Tues. #24/nr Oklahoma* espn2 L, 79-80 West Virginia (Feb. 24, 2020). SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) 1/30 Sat. at Kentucky ESPN canceled • DEFENSE WINS: Th e Longhorns limited TCU to 55 points 36.5-percent FG shooting (19-52) during last Saturday’s win. UT improved to 4-0 this year when holding its opponent 2/2 Tues. #2/2 Baylor* espn L, 69-83 to below 60 points. 2/6 Sat. at nr/#24 Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) abc L, 67-75 (2OT) 2/9 Tues. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) big 12 now/espn+ W, 80-77 • AJ1 IN BIG 12 PLAY: Junior G Andrew Jones has topped the 20-point mark in fi ve 2/13 Sat. TCU* LHN W, 70-55 2/18 Thurs. at #9/10 Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) TBA postponed of UT’s fi rst 11 Big 12 Conference contests this year. Jones ranks second in the Big 12 in 2/20 Sat. #13/15 West Virginia* abc 2 pm scoring in league games (19.3 ppg) while converting 46.7-percent (78-167) from the fl oor. 2/23 Tues. Kansas* espn2 8 pm He has averaged a team-best 21.5 ppg while hitting 17-of-30 (.567) fi eld goals over his last 2/27 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) cbs 11 am two contests. 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. _____18-18 ____ 12.7 ____ 4.1# *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___ Jr. _____17-17 ____ 13.2 ____ 4.1# lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _ R-Jr. _____17-17 ____ 15.9 _____ 4.5 4 _____ F ___ Greg Brown _____________6-9 ___ Fr. _____17-17 ____ 11.5 _____ 7.5 Texas Basketball Media Relations Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims ____________6-10 ___ Sr. _____17-17 _____ 7.8 _____ 6.9 Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] OFF THE BENCH 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-9 ___ Sr. ______14-1 _____ 2.4 _____ 3.1 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 10 ____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___So. ______11-0 _____ 4.2 _____ 1.2 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Sr. _______4-0 _____ 3.5 _____ 2.5 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.5 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___So. ______17-2 _____ 8.4 _____ 4.8 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-5 _R-So. ______16-0 _____ 1.6 _____ 3.5 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___ Jr. _______7-1 _____ 3.4 _____ 1.0 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, 103-83 at Texas (6th year); 266-139 overall (12th year) WEST VIRGINIA SERIES INFO TEXAS IN THE POLLS (2020-21 SEASON) • Saturday’s contest marks the 23rd meeting between Texas and West Virginia. Date AP Coaches • Texas holds a 13-9 lead in the all-time series, which dates back Preseason 19 22 to an 80-79 win by the Mountaineers in Portland, Oregon (Far Nov. 30 T-17 no poll West Classic) on Dec. 28, 1973. Dec. 6 T-13 12 • UT’s most memorable win in the series came in a 74-71 victory, Dec. 13 11 11 courtesy of a Kenton Paulino three-pointer at the buzzer, in Dec. 20 10 10 the 2006 NCAA “Sweet 16” in Atlanta (Georgia Dome). Dec. 27 8 9 • Texas claimed a 72-70 win in Morgantown earlier this year Jan. 4 4 4 (Jan. 9), when Andrew Jones buried a three-pointer from the Jan. 11 4 4 right corner with 1.8 seconds left . Jan. 18 5 5 Jan. 25 5 5 HORNS AT HOME Feb. 1 6 6 UT is in its 44th season of play at the Frank Erwin Center in 2020- Feb. 8 13 13 21. Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of 533-139 Feb. 15 12 13 (.793) in the building. • Texas is 261-56 (.823) at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). • Matt Coleman III reached double fi gures in scoring (15 • UT is 70-30 at home during the Shaka Smart era (7-4 in 2020- points) for the 14th time this year (18 games) and 69th time in 21). his career (119 games). • Andrew Jones reached double fi gures in scoring (game-high TEXAS AT THE ERWIN CENTER (LAST 19 YEARS) 19 points) for the 15th time this year (17 games) and 59th Year ______________________________________Home Record time in his career (93 games). His 9 fi eld goals made (9-16) 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 were one shy of his career high (10, twice). Jones registered 13 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 points (6-9 FG) in 16 minutes of action during the fi rst half. 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 2005-06 ___________________________________________16-1 • Courtney Ramey posted 5 assists against just 1 turnover in 32 2006-07 ___________________________________________15-1 minutes, marking the eighth time this year (17 games) that he 2007-08 ___________________________________________17-1 has recorded at least 5 assists. 2008-09 ___________________________________________13-2 • Jericho Sims reached double fi gures in scoring (11 points) 2009-10 ___________________________________________15-2 for the seventh time this year (17 games) and 28th time in 2010-11 ___________________________________________16-2 his career (110 games). He posted a season high in assists (2). 2011-12 ___________________________________________15-3 Sims recorded 8 rebounds in 28 minutes, marking the fourth 2012-13 ___________________________________________12-4 straight game and eighth time this year (17 games) that he has 2013-14 ___________________________________________16-2 posted at least 8 boards. 2014-15 ___________________________________________13-5 2015-16 ___________________________________________14-3 2016-17 ___________________________________________10-7 IN THE POLLS 2017-18 ___________________________________________13-4 • Th e Longhorns are No. 12 in the most recent AP poll (Feb. 15) 2018-19 ___________________________________________15-6 and No. 13 in the latest Coaches’ poll (Feb. 15). 2019-20 ___________________________________________11-6 • UT spent two weeks (Jan. 4 and Jan. 11) at No. 4 in Th e AP 2020-21 ____________________________________________7-4 poll, its highest ranking in the poll since the Longhorns were TOTAL _________________________________________261-56 No. 3 on Feb. 14, 2011. • Texas was ranked No. 19 in Th e AP Preseason Top 25 (Nov. TCU GAME NOTES 9) and No. 22 in the USA TODAY Sports coaches’ preseason • Texas has won four straight and 21 of the last 28 meetings poll (Nov.