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 #13/13 Texas (12-5, 6-4 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time TCU (11-7, 4-5 Big 12) 11/25 Wed. UTRGV LHN W, 91-55 Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 - 1 p.m. Central Camping World Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) 18 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. 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, 111-68. Last meeting: Texas 70-56 (Feb. 19, 2020; 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 AGAINST TCU: Texas has won 16 of the last 18 meetings in Austin 1/16 Sat. Kansas State* LHN W, 82-67 against the Horned Frogs entering Saturday’s contest. 1/20 Wed. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ postponed 1/23 Sat. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) espn2 postponed • AJ1 AND 20: Junior G Andrew Jones has topped the 20-point mark in fi ve of UT’s fi rst 1/26 Tues. #24/nr Oklahoma* espn2 L, 79-80 ten Big 12 Conference contests this year. Jones ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring in SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) league games (19.3 ppg) while converting 45.7-percent (69-151) from the fl oor, including 1/30 Sat. at Kentucky ESPN canceled a 38.5-percent mark (30-78) from three-point range. He posted a game-high 24 points (8- 14 FG, 4-7 threes) in 33 minutes at K-State on Tuesday. 2/2 Tues. #2/2 Baylor* espn L, 69-83 2/6 Sat. at nr/#24 Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) abc L, 67-75 (2OT) • WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?: Freshman F Greg Brown tallied 17 points and 2/9 Tues. at Kansas State* (Manhattan, Kan.) big 12 now/espn+ W, 80-77 7 boards while hitting 6-of-8 fi eld goals, including a career-best 4-of-5 from three-point 2/13 Sat. TCU* LHN 1 pm 2/16 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN 8 pm range, and added a career-high 2 assists in 24 minutes on Tuesday at K-State. In Big 12 2/18 Thur. at Iowa State* (Ames, Iowa) big 12 now/espn+ 6 pm play, Brown has averaged 11.8 ppg and 8.4 rpg (second in the league) while converting 2/20 Sat. West Virginia* abc 2 pm 44.1-percent (15-34) from beyond the arc. 2/23 Tues. Kansas* espn2 8 pm 2/27 Sat. at Texas Tech* (Lubbock, Texas) cbs 11 am Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) PROJECTED GAME STARTERS (2020-21 stats) 3/10-13 No Pos Name Ht Yr GP-GS Pts Reb 2 _____G ___ Matt Coleman III _________6-2 ___ Sr. _____17-17 ____ 12.6 ____ 4.1# 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___ Jr. _____16-16 ____ 13.8 ____ 4.0# *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _ R-Jr. _____16-16 ____ 15.8 _____ 4.6 lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 4 _____ F ___ Greg Brown _____________6-9 ___ Fr. _____16-16 ____ 11.4 _____ 7.6 Texas Basketball Media Relations 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims ____________6-10 ___ Sr. _____16-16 _____ 7.6 _____ 6.8 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell OFF THE BENCH Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-9 ___ Sr. ______14-1 _____ 2.4 _____ 3.1 10 ____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___So. ______11-0 _____ 4.2 _____ 1.2 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Sr. _______3-0 _____ 4.7 _____ 2.7 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______2-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.5 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___So. ______16-2 _____ 8.4 _____ 5.1 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-5 _R-So. ______15-0 _____ 1.7 _____ 3.5 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___ Jr. _______6-1 _____ 4.0 _____ 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, 102-83 at Texas (6th year); 265-139 overall (12th year) TCU SERIES INFO TEXAS IN THE POLLS (2020-21 SEASON) • Saturday’s contest marks the 180th meeting between Texas and TCU. Date AP Coaches • Th e Longhorns hold a 111-68 lead in the all-time series that Preseason 19 22 dates back to a 53-27 Texas victory in Austin on Jan. 30, 1915. Nov. 30 T-17 no poll • UT won the fi rst 11 contests in the series. Dec. 6 T-13 12 • Texas has won three straight and 20 of the last 27 meetings Dec. 13 11 11 against the Horned Frogs. Dec. 20 10 10 • Th e Longhorns hold a 65-21 advantage in the series in games Dec. 27 8 9 played in Austin. Texas has won 16 of the last 18 home games Jan. 4 4 4 against TCU entering Saturday’s contest. Jan. 11 4 4 • UT swept the regular-season series against TCU last year. Jan. 18 5 5 Th e Longhorns won 62-61 in Fort Worth and posted a 70-56 Jan. 25 5 5 victory in Austin. Feb. 1 6 6 Feb. 8 13 13 HORNS AT HOME • UT is in its 44th season of play at the Frank Erwin Center in 2020-21. Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of • Th e Longhorns scored 43 points in the opening half while 532-139 (.793) in the building. converting 65.2-percent from the fl oor (15-23), including an • Texas is 260-56 (.823) at the Erwin Center in the last 19 8-of-12 (.667) mark from three-point range. seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). • Greg Brown reached double fi gures in scoring (17 points) for • UT is 69-30 at home during the Shaka Smart era (6-4 in 2020- the 10th time this year and in his career (16 games). He set 21). career highs in three-point fi eld goals made (4-5) and assists (2). TEXAS AT THE ERWIN CENTER (LAST 19 YEARS) • Matt Coleman III reached double fi gures in scoring (10 Year ______________________________________Home Record points) for the 13th time this year (17 games) and 68th time in 2002-03 ___________________________________________14-0 his career (118 games). 2003-04 ___________________________________________15-1 • Andrew Jones topped the 20-point mark (24 points) for the 2004-05 ___________________________________________14-2 2005-06 ___________________________________________16-1 fi ft h time this year (16 games) and 11th time in his career (92 2006-07 ___________________________________________15-1 games). His 24 points were one shy of his career high (25 vs. 2007-08 ___________________________________________17-1 Baylor on Feb. 2). Jones tied his season high in three-point 2008-09 ___________________________________________13-2 fi eld goals made (4-7). He reached double fi gures in scoring 2009-10 ___________________________________________15-2 for the 14th time this year and 58th time in his career. 2010-11 ___________________________________________16-2 • Courtney Ramey reached double fi gures in scoring (14 2011-12 ___________________________________________15-3 points) for the 15th time this year (16 games) and 52nd time 2012-13 ___________________________________________12-4 in his career (84 games). 2013-14 ___________________________________________16-2 2014-15 ___________________________________________13-5 2015-16 ___________________________________________14-3 IN THE POLLS 2016-17 ___________________________________________10-7 • Th e Longhorns are No. 13 in the most recent AP poll (Feb. 8) 2017-18 ___________________________________________13-4 and No. 13 in the latest Coaches’ poll (Feb. 8). 2018-19 ___________________________________________15-6 • UT spent two weeks (Jan. 4 and Jan. 11) at No. 4 in Th e AP 2019-20 ___________________________________________11-6 poll, its highest ranking in the poll since the Longhorns were 2020-21 ____________________________________________6-4 No. 3 on Feb. 14, 2011. TOTAL _________________________________________260-56 • Texas was ranked No.