TEXAS 2014-15 BASKETBALL 31 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989-92, 1994-97, 1999-2012, 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME #6/7 Texas (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time UT Arlington (3-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) 2K Classic Regional Round (Austin, Texas) 11/14 Fri. North Dakota State LHN W, 85-50 Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 - 7 p.m. Central 11/16 Sun. Alcorn State ESPNU W, 85-53 7 2K Classic Championship Round (Madison Square Garden; New York City) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 11/20 Thurs. vs. #nr/25 Iowa ESPN2 W, 71-57 11/21 Fri. vs. California ESPN2 W, 71-55 GAMEDAY QUICK FACTS 11/25 Tues. Saint Francis LHN W, 78-46 • TELEVISION: Th e game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Paul 11/30 Sun. at #24/22 Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) ESPN2 W, 55-54 Sunderland (pxp), Lance Blanks (analyst) and Jane Slater (reporter) will call the action. 12/2 Tues. UT Arlington LHN 7 pm • RADIO: Th e Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (FM 98.1/1300AM Sportsradio the SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) Zone) broadcast every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie 12/5 Fri. at #1/1 Kentucky ESPN 6 pm Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www.TexasSports.com for a listing of affi liates 12/13 Sat. Texas State LHN 7 pm carrying the game. 12/16 Tues. Lipscomb LHN 7 pm 12/20 Sat. Long Beach State LHN 7 pm • SERIES: Texas leads, 9-0. Last meeting: Texas 72-69 (Nov. 29, 2013; Austin). 12/23 Tues. Stanford ESPN2 6 pm 12/29 Mon. Rice LHN 7 pm NOTABLES 1/3 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) ESPNU 1 or 3 pm 1/5 Mon. Oklahoma* ESPN or ESPN2 8 pm • BEST IN STATE: Texas has posted a 140-21 (.870) mark against in-state foes during the 1/10 Sat. at Oklahoma St.* (Stillwater, Okla.) ESPNU 4 pm Rick Barnes era entering Tuesday’s game against UT Arlington. 1/17 Sat. West Virginia* ESPN or ESPN2 5 or 8 pm 1/19 Mon. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) ESPNU 6 pm • DEFENSE WINS: Texas has held its fi rst six opponents to an average of 52.5 ppg on 1/24 Sat. Kansas* CBS 1 pm a combined 29.9% FG shooting (107-of-358), including a 26.1% mark (29-of-111) from 1/26 Mon. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) ESPN 8 pm three-point range. UT has held each of its fi rst six opponents to below 60 points AND 32% 1/31 Sat. at Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 5 pm FG shooting. 2/4 Wed. Oklahoma State* LHN 7 pm 2/7 Sat. at Kansas St.* (Manhattan, Kan.) ESPN or ESPN2 3 pm 2/11 Wed. TCU* LHN 7 pm • HOLMES’ GAME-WINNER: Senior forward Jonathan Holmes hit the game-winning 2/14 Sat. Texas Tech* LHN 7 pm 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in Sunday’s win at No. 24/22 Connecticut. It marked 2/17 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN2 8 pm Holmes’ second career game-winner, as he also hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat No. 2/21 Sat. Iowa State* ESPN or ESPN2 1 pm 22 Kansas State 67-64 in Austin. 2/24 Tues. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN2 6 pm 2/28 Sat. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN or ESPN2 TBA 3/2 Wed. Baylor* ESPNU or ESPN 6 or 8 pm 3/7 Sat. Kansas State* ESPN or ESPN2 TBA PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2014-15 stats) No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 3/11-14 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 2 _____ G ___ Demarcus Holland ________6-2 ___ Jr. _______6/6 _____ 8.3 _____ 3.3 3 _____ G ___ Javan Felix _____________5-11 ___ Jr. _______5/2 _____ 9.2 ____ 2.4# *Big 12 Conference opponents | All Times Central 10 ____ F ___ Jonathan Holmes _________6-8 ___ Sr. _______6/6 ____ 13.3 _____ 7.3 All home contests in Bold 21 ____ F ___ Connor Lammert _________6-9 ___ Jr. _______6/6 _____ 5.8 _____ 6.7 lhn = Longhorn Network 55 ____ C ___ Cameron Ridley __________6-9 ___ Jr. _______6/6 _____ 8.2 _____ 3.7 OFF THE BENCH Texas Basketball Media Relations 0 _____ G ___ Kendal Yancy ____________6-3 ___So. _______6/1 _____ 5.8 _____ 2.2 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 1 _____ G ___ Isaiah Taylor _____________6-1 ___So. _______3/3 ____ 15.0 ____ 3.0# Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 4 _____ F ___ Danny Newsome _________6-9 ___So. _______3/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.0 Secondary SID: David Wiechmann Offi ce: (512) 471-6062 | Cell: (936) 234-2711 | 5 _____ G ___ Damarcus Croaker ________6-2 ___So. _______3/0 _____ 1.7 _____ 1.7 E-mail: [email protected] 22 ____ F ___ Brandon Allums __________6-4 ___ Jr. _______3/0 _____ 0.7 _____ 0.7 30 ____ F ___ Ryan McClurg ___________6-5 ___ So _______2/0 _____ 1.0 _____ 0.5 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 33 ____ F ___ Jordan Barnett ___________6-6 ___ Fr. _______4/0 _____ 3.0 _____ 1.8 40 ____ G ___ Tarale Murry ____________6-2 ___ Sr. _______2/0 _____ 0.0 _____ 1.0 44 ____ C ___ Prince Ibeh _____________6-10 ___ Jr. _______6/0 _____ 2.8 _____ 3.2 @TexasMBB ~ TexasMBB 52 ____ F ___ Myles Turner ___________6-11 ___ Fr. _______6/0 ____ 11.2 _____ 6.7 *-assists per game Head Coach: Rick Barnes, 388-166 at Texas (17th year); 590-300 overall (28th year) UT-ARLINGTON SERIES INFO • Myles Turner recorded fi ve blocked shots, just one shy of his • Tuesday’s contest marks the 10th meeting between Texas and career high. UT Arlington (all 10 games held in Austin). • Kendal Yancy set a career high in free throws made (4-of-5) • Texas holds a 9-0 lead in the all-time series that dates back to in 25 minutes. a 116-66 UT win on Nov. 28, 1989 in Austin. • Last year (Nov. 29, 2013), the Longhorns posted a 72-69 NOTEWORTHY VICTORY AT UCONN victory in Austin. • UT’s 55-54 win on Sunday in Storrs snapped a 44-game win streak by the Huskies against non-conference opponents at LONE STAR STATE SUCCESS Gampel Pavilion. Th e streak dated back to a UConn loss to • Since Rick Barnes arrived in Austin prior to the 1998-99 Detroit-Mercy in the 2001 NIT (March 18, 2001). season, the Longhorns have emerged as the dominant college • Th e last time UConn had lost a regular season non-conference basketball program in the state of Texas. game in Gampel came on Feb. 6, 1993 to Florida State. • Th e Horns have posted a 140-21 (.870) record against in- • Prior to Sunday’s win by Texas, UConn had not lost an on- state foes during the Barnes era entering Tuesday’s game, campus, non-conference game played in November/December including marks of 29-8 against Baylor, 30-4 against Texas since a 91-85 defeat to Holy Cross on Dec. 5, 1973. Tech, 23-7 against Texas A&M and 6-0 against TCU. CHECK OF THE POLLS HORNS AT HOME • Texas is ranked No. 6 in the most recent AP poll (Dec. 1) and • UT is currently in its 38th season of play at the Frank Erwin No. 7 in the most recent USA Today coaches’ poll (Dec. 1). Center. • During the Rick Barnes era, the Horns have spent 184 weeks • Texas has won 11 consecutive home games dating back to in Th e AP Top 25, including 88 in the Top 10. last season entering Tuesday’s contest. • Texas was ranked No. 10 in Th e Associated Press preseason • Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of 453-104 poll. Th is marked the fi rst time the Horns have appeared in the (.813) in the building. AP preseason poll since the 2009-10 season, when UT began • Since Rick Barnes arrived in Austin, UT has recorded a 228- the year at No. 3. 32 (.877) mark at the Erwin Center, including a 107-24 (.817) • Texas has now made 15 appearances in school history in record in Big 12 Conference home games. the AP preseason poll. Prior to its four-year absence from • Texas is 181-21 (.896) at the Erwin Center in the last 13 the preseason rankings, the Horns were ranked in the AP seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). preseason poll for nine consecutive years (2001-02 through 2009-10). TEXAS AT HOME • UT was ranked No. 10 in the USA Today coaches’ preseason Year ______________________________________Home Record poll. Th is marks the 12th time in the last 14 years that the 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 Horns have been ranked in the coaches’ preseason poll. It’s 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 the highest preseason coaches’ poll ranking for UT since the 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 Longhorns were tabbed No. 3 in 2009-10. 2005-06 ___________________________________________16-1 2006-07 ___________________________________________15-1 2007-08 ___________________________________________17-1 A CONSISTENT DANCER 2008-09 ___________________________________________13-2 Texas has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 15 of Rick 2009-10 ___________________________________________15-2 Barnes’ fi rst 16 seasons in Austin.