TEXAS 2019-20 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 Texas (7-1) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Texas A&M (3-4) 11/5 Tues. Northern Colorado LHN W, 69-45 11/9 Sat. at #23/22 Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.) FS1 W, 70-66 9 Lone Star Showdown 2K Empire Classic benefiting WWP Regional Round (Austin, Texas) Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 2 p.m. Central 11/12 Tues. California Baptist LHN W, 67-54 Dickies Arena (13,300) - Fort Worth, Texas 11/15 Fri. Prairie View A&M LHN W, 70-56 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 2K Empire Classic benefiting WWP Championship Round (New York, N.Y.) • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by ABC. Jason Benetti (pxp), Jay 11/21 Thurs. vs. Georgetown ESPN2 L, 66-82 Bilas (analyst) and Kris Budden (reporter) will call the action. 11/22 Fri. vs. California ESPN2 W, 62-45 11/30 Sat. McNeese State LHN W, 73-71 • RADIO: Th e Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide 12/3 Tues. UAB LHN W, 67-57 network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www. Lone Star Showdown (Fort Worth, Texas) TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates carrying the game. 12/8 Sun. vs. Texas A&M ABC 2 pm • SERIES: Texas leads, 137-86. Last meeting: Texas A&M 84-73 (Nov.. 25, 2015; Bahamas). 12/14 Sat. Central Michigan LHN 1 pm Big East/Big 12 Battle (Providence, R.I.) NOTABLES 12/21 Sat. at Providence FOX 1 pm • SUCCESS AGAINST THE AGGIES: Texas has won fi ve of the last six and 42 of the last 52 meetings between the two schools dating back to the start of the 1989-90 12/30 Mon. High Point LHN 7 pm season. 1/4 Sat. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 7 pm 1/8 Wed. Oklahoma* ESPN2/ESPNU 8 pm • DEFENSE WINS: Texas has held its fi rst eight opponents to an average of 59.5 ppg on a 1/11 Sat. Kansas State* LHN 7 pm combined 40.6% FG shooting, including a 32.2% mark from three-point range. 1/15 Wed. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) Big12Now/ESPN+ 7 pm 1/18 Sat. Kansas* ESPN/ESPN2 1 pm 1/20 Mon. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN2 6 pm • JONES OFF TO SOLID START: Redshirt sophomore G Andrew Jones ranks second on the team in scoring (12.4 ppg) while hitting 37% (17-46) from three-point range in the Big 12/SEC Challenge (Austin, Texas) fi rst 8 games. He tied a career high with 20 points while converting a career-best 6-of-8 1/25 Sat. LSU ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 1 pm three-pointers during Tuesday’s win vs. UAB. 1/29 Wed. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) Big12Now/ESPN+ 7 pm 2/1 Sat. Iowa State* LHN 1 pm • RAMEY HEATING UP: Sophomore G Courtney Ramey has averaged 13.5 ppg while 2/3 Mon. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN 8 pm hitting 8-of-17 fi eld goals, including 5-of-11 (.455) from three-point range, in the last two 2/8 Sat. Texas Tech* ESPN2 3 pm contests. 2/10 Mon. Baylor* ESPN/ESPN2 8 pm 2/15 Sat. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN/ESPN2 1 pm 2/19 Wed. TCU* LHN 7 pm 2/22 Sat. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) CBS 1 pm PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2019-20 stats) 2/24 Mon. West Virginia* ESPNU 6 pm No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2/29 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPN/ESPN2 11 am 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___ Jr. _______8-8 ____ 13.8 ____ 4.9# 3/3 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 pm 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___So. _______8-8 _____ 9.9 _____ 4.6 3/7 Sat. Oklahoma State* ESPN/ESPN2 3 pm 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Jr. _______8-8 _____ 8.6 _____ 2.3 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 0 _____ F ___ Gerald Liddell ___________6-8 ___So. _______7-7 _____ 6.1 _____ 4.6 3/11-14 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims _____________6-9 ___ Jr. _______8-8 _____ 9.1 _____ 6.8 OFF THE BENCH 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _R-So. _______8-0 ____ 12.4 _____ 2.1 4 _____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___ Fr. _______8-0 _____ 3.3 _____ 1.0 *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-8 ___ Jr. _______8-0 _____ 2.6 _____ 1.5 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___ Fr. _______5-0 _____ 3.6 _____ 2.8 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-6 _ R-Fr. _______5-1 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.2 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___So. _______7-0 _____ 0.3 _____ 0.3 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 50 ____ C ___ Will Baker _____________6-11 ___ Fr. _______7-0 _____ 0.6 _____ 1.3 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 78-67 at Texas (5th year); 241-123 overall (11th year) TEXAS A&M SERIES INFO YEAR 5 OF THE SHAKA SMART ERA • Sunday’s game marks the 224th meeting between Texas and • Shaka Smart was introduced as the 24th head basketball Texas A&M and fi rst matchup since a neutral-site contest in coach at Th e University of Texas on April 3, 2015. the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 25, 2015. • Th e 42-year-old Smart spent six seasons (2009-15) at • Texas owns a 137-86 advantage in the all-time series that dates Virginia Commonwealth University, leading the Rams to an back to Feb. 23, 1917 (a 38-16 Texas win in Austin). overall record of 163-56 (.744) and fi ve NCAA Tournament • Prior to the 2015 contest in the Bahamas, the longtime former appearances including the 2011 Final Four. league rivals (Southwest Conference and Big 12 Conference) • Smart has posted a 78-67 (.538) mark in his fi rst fi ve seasons had not met since Feb. 6, 2012 (Texas won 70-68 in College in Austin. He has led the Longhorns to a pair of NCAA Station). Tournament appearances (2016 and 2018) and the 2019 NIT • Th e Horns have won fi ve of the last six and 42 of the last Championship. 52 meetings between the two schools since the start of the • In 11 seasons overall as a collegiate head coach, Smart has 1989-90 season. compiled a 241-123 (.662) record. Seven of his fi rst 10 teams • Texas and Texas A&M played an exhibition game during the have advanced to NCAA Tournament play. 2017-18 preseason at Tudor Fieldhouse on the campus of Rice University (Houston, Texas). Th e exhibition was done as a A CONSISTENT DANCER fundraiser to benefi t Hurricane Harvey victims. • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 18 of the last 21 seasons. UT is one of 9 schools to appear in at least 18 of the SOLID START last 21 NCAA tourneys. • UT’s 7-1 record marks the best 8-game start in the Shaka • Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 26 of the last Smart era at Texas. Th e Longhorns went 6-2 in the 2017-18 31 seasons. UT is one of 7 schools to appear in at least 26 of the season. It marks the best 8-game start by the Horns since UT last 31 NCAA tourneys. went 7-1 in 2014-15. • UT has made a total of 34 all-time appearances in the NCAA • Texas completed the month of November with a 6-1 record. Tournament (35-37 record). Th is is UT’s best mark in the month of November since the Longhorns went 6-0 in the 2014-15 season. MOST NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCES LAST 21 YEARS (SINCE 1998-99) UAB GAME NOTES School ____________________________________________No. Duke ______________________________________________21 • UT tied a team season high in three-point fi eld goals made (11) Gonzaga ____________________________________________21 and set a team season high in three-point fi eld goal percentage Kansas _____________________________________________21 (.440) during the victory. Michigan State _______________________________________21 • Th e Longhorns posted a 14-7 advantage in points off turnovers, Wisconsin __________________________________________20 a 14-6 margin in fast-break points and a 26-17 edge in bench Kentucky ___________________________________________19 scoring. TEXAS _____________________________________________18 • UT led by as many as 17 points (32-15) at the 6:47 mark of the Arizona ____________________________________________ 18 fi rst half. North Carolina _______________________________________18 • Texas converted 56.0% (14-25) from the fl oor, including a 50% LAST 31 YEARS (SINCE 1988-89) mark (6-12) from three-point range, in the fi rst half. School ____________________________________________No. • Matt Coleman III tied his career high in steals (4). Duke ______________________________________________30 • Andrew Jones set a career high in three-point fi eld goals made Kansas _____________________________________________30 (6-8).