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 (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) vs. Date Day Opponent - tv Result/Time Kansas State (7-7, 0-2 Big 12) 11/5 Tues. Northern Colorado LHN W, 69-45 11/9 Sat. at #23/22 Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.) FS1 W, 70-66 15 Saturday, January 11, 2020 - 7 p.m. Central 2K Empire Classic benefiting WWP Regional Round (Austin, Texas) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) - Austin, Texas 11/12 Tues. California Baptist LHN W, 67-54 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 Longhorn Network. Lowell 11/21 Thurs. vs. Georgetown ESPN2 L, 66-82 Galindo (pxp) and Lance Blanks (analyst) 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 W, 60-50 • SERIES: K-State leads, 22-16. Last meeting: K-State 71-64 (Feb. 12, 2019; Austin). 12/14 Sat. Central Michigan LHN W, 87-76 Big East/Big 12 Battle (Providence, R.I.) 12/21 Sat. at Providence FOX L, 48-70 NOTABLES • LOOKING FOR 1,800: Texas enters Saturday’s game just one win shy of reaching 1,800 12/30 Mon. High Point LHN W, 89-58 victories in program history. Th e Longhorns are looking to become the 18th program in 1/4 Sat. at #6/4 Baylor* (Waco, Texas) ESPN2 L, 44-59 NCAA Division I to reach the milestone. 1/8 Wed. Oklahoma* ESPN2 L, 62-72 1/11 Sat. Kansas State* LHN 7 pm • EXPECT A CLOSE ONE: Five of the last eight meetings between Texas and K-State 1/15 Wed. at Oklahoma State* (Stillwater, Okla.) Big12Now/ESPN+ 7 pm have been decided by 3 points or less. 1/18 Sat. Kansas* ESPN/ESPN2 1 pm 1/20 Mon. at West Virginia* (Morgantown, W. Va.) ESPN2 6 pm • SIMS SEES DOUBLE: Junior F Jericho Sims posted his third-straight double-double Big 12/SEC Challenge (Austin, Texas) with 12 points and 15 rebounds on Wednesday night against Oklahoma. Sims has averaged 1/25 Sat. LSU ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 1 pm 12.3 points and 13.7 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game while hitting 17-of-27 (.630) fi eld goals over the last three contests. 1/29 Wed. at TCU* (Fort Worth, Texas) Big12Now/ESPN+ 7 pm 2/1 Sat. Iowa State* LHN 1 pm 2/3 Mon. at Kansas* (Lawrence, Kan.) ESPN 8 pm • HEPA PROVIDES SPARK: Sophomore F Kamaka Hepa tallied a season-high 9 points 2/8 Sat. Texas Tech* ESPN2 3 pm while hitting 3-of-5 threes (tying his career high) and added 4 boards and 2 assists in 19 2/10 Mon. Baylor* ESPN/ESPN2 8 pm minutes against Oklahoma. 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. _____14-14 ____ 12.1 ____ 4.4# 3/3 Tues. at Oklahoma* (Norman, Okla.) ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 pm 1 _____ G ___ Andrew Jones ____________6-4 _R-So. ______14-3 ____ 10.9 _____ 2.2 3/7 Sat. Oklahoma State* ESPN/ESPN2 3 pm 13 ____ G ___ Jase Febres ______________6-5 ___ Jr. _____14-14 ____ 10.2 _____ 2.2 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 33 ____ F ___ Kamaka Hepa ____________6-9 ___So. ______11-3 _____ 1.6 _____ 1.1 3/11-14 20 ____ F ___ Jericho Sims _____________6-9 ___ Jr. _____14-14 _____ 9.4 _____ 8.4 OFF THE BENCH 0 _____ F ___ Gerald Liddell ___________6-8 ___So. _____13-10 _____ 4.5 _____ 3.6 3 _____ G ___ Courtney Ramey _________6-3 ___So. _____14-11 ____ 11.1 _____ 4.6 *Big 12 opponents | All Times Central | All home contests in Bold lhn = Longhorn Network | Big12Now/ESPN+ = Big 12/ESPN’s digital platform (ESPN+) 4 _____ G ___ Donovan Williams ________6-6 ___ Fr. ______11-0 _____ 2.5 _____ 0.7 5 _____F ___ Royce Hamm Jr. __________6-8 ___ Jr. ______14-0 _____ 2.2 _____ 2.0 Texas Basketball Media Relations 14 ____ G ___ Drayton Whiteside ________6-0 ___ Sr. _______3-0 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.0 Basketball SID: Scott McConnell 22 ____ F ___ Kai Jones _______________6-11 ___ Fr. ______11-0 _____ 3.3 _____ 2.5 Offi ce: (512) 471-1345 | Cell: (512) 748-9313| E-mail: [email protected] 30 ____ F ___ Brock Cunningham _______6-6 _ R-Fr. _______6-1 _____ 0.0 _____ 0.3 Web site: www.TexasSports.com 50 ____ C ___ Will Baker _____________6-11 ___ Fr. ______11-0 _____ 1.0 _____ 1.2 # denotes assists per game @TexasMBB Head Coach: Shaka Smart, 81-70 at Texas (5th year); 244-126 overall (11th year) KANSAS STATE SERIES INFO 2012-13 ___________________________________________12-4 • Saturday’s contest marks the 39th meeting between Texas and 2013-14 ___________________________________________16-2 Kansas State. 2014-15 ___________________________________________13-5 • Th e Wildcats hold a 22-16 lead in the all-time series which 2015-16 ___________________________________________14-3 2016-17 ___________________________________________10-7 dates back to an 87-60 K-State win in Manhattan on Dec. 8, 2017-18 ___________________________________________13-4 1971. 2018-19 ___________________________________________15-6 • Five of the last eight meetings between the two teams have 2019-20 ____________________________________________7-1 been decided by 3 points or less. TOTAL _________________________________________250-47 • Texas is 9-9 all-time against the Wildcats in games played in Austin entering Saturday’s contest. OKLAHOMA GAME NOTES • Texas fell to 18-6 in Big 12 Conference home openers. UT is NEARING THE 1,800-WIN MILESTONE 3-2 in league home openers under Shaka Smart. • Texas enters Saturday’s contest with an all-time record of • Th e loss snapped a four-game win streak by Texas against 1,799-1,092 (.622). the Sooners in games played in Austin. UT is 4-1 against • With a victory on Saturday night, the Longhorns would Oklahoma under Shaka Smart in games played at the Erwin become the 18th program in NCAA Division I history to Center. reach the 1,800-win milestone. • Th e Longhorns registered a 16-8 advantage in second-chance points and a 15-8 margin in fast-break points. MOST ALL-TIME WINS (THRU GAMES OF JAN. 9) • UT held a 29-20 lead at the 7:15 mark of the fi rst half. School ____________________________________________No. • Matt Coleman III reached double fi gures in scoring (10 Kentucky _________________________________________2,304 points) for the ninth time this year (14 games) and 42nd time Kansas ___________________________________________2,286 North Carolina _____________________________________2,269 in his career (85 games). He tied his career high in steals (4). Duke ____________________________________________2,190 • Jase Febres reached double fi gures in scoring (10 points) for Temple ___________________________________________1,935 the seventh time this year (14 games) and 25th time in his Syracuse __________________________________________1,912 career (82 games). UCLA ____________________________________________1,895 • Kamaka Hepa tied his career high in 3-point fi eld goals made Notre Dame _______________________________________1,890 (3-5). He set a season high in points (9). St. John’s (NY) _____________________________________ 1,865 • Andrew Jones set a season high in rebounds (6). Indiana ___________________________________________1,848 • Courtney Ramey reached double fi gures in scoring (team- Utah _____________________________________________1,829 high 14 points) for the 10th time this season (14 games) and Cincinnati ________________________________________1,825 Arizona __________________________________________1,824 28th time in his career (51 games). Purdue ___________________________________________1,812 • Jericho Sims registered a double-double (12 points, 15 Western Kentucky __________________________________1,804 rebounds) for the third-straight game and fourth time this Washington _______________________________________1,803 year (14 games) and in his career (83 games). He tied his Illinois ___________________________________________1,801 career high in rebounds for the second straight game. Sims TEXAS ___________________________________________1,799 tied his season high in fi eld goals made (6-9). Penn _____________________________________________ 1,797 • Sims reached double fi gures in scoring for the ninth time this year and 17th time in his career. He reached double fi gures in HORNS AT HOME rebounds for the fourth-consecutive contest, sixth time this • UT is in its 43rd season of play at the Frank Erwin Center in season and eighth time in his career. 2019-20. Th e Longhorns have registered an all-time record of 522-130 (.801) in the building. YEAR 5 OF THE SHAKA SMART ERA • Texas is 250-47 (.842) at the Erwin Center in the last 18 • Shaka Smart was introduced as the 24th head basketball seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). coach at Th e University of Texas on April 3, 2015.