2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns are led by first year head coach Rodney Terry. Last season, Terry Served as interim head coach after the firing of Chris Beard.
2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Moody Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 25, 2023 Rankings from AP poll |
The season will the last season in the Big 12 Conference for Texas as they will be joining the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.
Previous season
Season outlook
The 2022–23 season started off on a high note with wins against ranked Gonzaga and Creighton. On December 12, 2022, Beard was indefinitely suspended and later fired for a felony domestic abuse charge.[1] These charges were later dropped.[2] Associate head coach Rodney Terry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] The Longhorns finished the regular season 23–8, 12–6 in conference play. Texas won their first conference tournament since the 2021 season, 2nd all-time, earning the conference's automatic bid. They made it to the Elite Eight but lost to Miami (FL).
Offseason
Returning players
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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Alex Anamekwe | 14 | F | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Sophomore | McKinney, TX |
Brock Cunningham | 30 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Graduate Student | Austin, TX |
Cole Bott | 12 | F | 6'6" | 195 lbs | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, CO |
Gavin Perryman | 13 | G | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Sophomore | Austin, TX |
Preston Clark | 20 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Sophomore | Austin, TX |
Tyrese Hunter | 4 | G | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Junior | Racine, WI |
Dylan Disu | 1 | F | 6'9" | 225 lbs | Senior | Pflugerville, TX |
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Christian Bishop | 32 | F | 6'7" | 220 lbs | Senior | Lees Summit, MO | Graduated |
Marcus Carr | 5 | G | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Graduate Student | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
Sir'Jabari Rice | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 lbs | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Timmy Allen | 0 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Graduated |
Arterio Morris | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferring (Kansas)* |
Rowan Brumbaugh | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 lbs | Sophomore | Washington D.C. | Transferring (Georgetown) |
*Arterio Morris transferred to Kansas but was later dismissed from the team.
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Source |
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Chendall Weaver | 2 | G | 6'3" | 165 lbs | Sophomore | Mansfield, TX | UT Arlington | - |
Ithiel Horton | 9 | G | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Graduate Student | Roselle, NJ | UCF | - |
Kadin Shedrick | 5 | C | 6'11" | 200 lbs | Senior | Holly Springs, NC | Virginia | - |
Max Abmas | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Graduate Student | Dallas, TX | Oral Roberts | - |
Ze'rik Onyema | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 lbs | Sophomore | El Paso, TX | UTEP | - |
2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Chris Johnson PG |
Missouri City, TX | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 26, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Devon Pryor F |
Houston, TX | PSAT Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 10, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 29 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Coaching Staff Additions
Name | Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source |
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Byron Jones | Assistant Coach | Troy | Assistant Coach | |
Frank Haith | Assistant Coach | Memphis | Assistant Coach | |
Roster
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Roster Outlook
Senior | Junior | Sophomore |
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Brock Cunningham — F
Dylan Disu — F |
Tyrese Hunter — G | Alex Anamekwe — F Cole Bott* — F Dillon Mitchell — F Gavin Perryman* — G Preston Clark — F |
(*)Redshirt
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 18 | St. Edward's | Moody Center Austin, TX | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 18 | Incarnate Word | Moody Center Austin, TX | ||||||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
No. 18 | Delaware State | Moody Center Austin, TX | ||||||||
November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., LHN |
Rice | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Louisville Empire Classic semifinals |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
November 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m./6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. UConn/Indiana Empire Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY | |||||||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
Wyoming | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
Texas State | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
Houston Christian | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
vs. LSU The Halal Guys Showcase |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN |
UNC Greensboro | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
January 1, 2024* TBD, LHN |
UT Arlington | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Texas Tech | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN |
UCF | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 TBD, TBD |
Baylor | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD |
at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBD |
at BYU | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Houston | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBD |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN |
Iowa State | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., LHN |
West Virginia | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Kansas State | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBD |
Oklahoma State | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
March 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Baylor | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
Oklahoma | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
TBD, TBD |
vs. TBD First round/Quarterfinals |
T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Source:[5]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 18 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 18 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- Borzello Jeff (January 5, 2023). "Texas fires Chris Beard amid domestic family violence charge". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- McGee Kate (February 15, 2023). "Travis County DA drops domestic violence case against fired UT-Austin basketball coach". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- Forde Pat (February 1, 2023). "In the Face of Tumult, Rodney Terry Has Been Exactly What Texas Needs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2023.