2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 9
Record19–8 (11–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • K.T. Turner
  • Neill Berry
  • Cody Hatt
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor13–1 .92928–2  .933
No. 16 Kansas12–6 .66721–9  .700
No. 21 Texas †11–6 .64719–8  .704
No. 18 West Virginia11–6 .64719–10  .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State11–7 .61121–9  .700
No. 22 Texas Tech9–8 .52918–11  .621
Oklahoma9–8 .52916–11  .593
TCU5–11 .31312–14  .462
Kansas State4–14 .2229–20  .310
Iowa State0–18 .0002–22  .083
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–8, 11–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas. There they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the First Round by Abilene Christian.

On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette.[1] Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, and 9–9 in Big 12 play. They were slated to play Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament but the tournament was canceled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The NCAA tournament, National Invitation Tournament, and all other postseason tournaments were also canceled due to the pandemic.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will Baker50C7'0"245FreshmanAustin, TXTransferred to Nevada[5]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Brown
PF		 Austin, TX Vandegrift (TX) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 96
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  • "2020 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keeyan Itejere
PF		 Knightdale, NC Grace Christian School (NC) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 22, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Emarion Ellis
SG		 Davenport, IA Assumption (IA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
David Joplin
PF		 Milwaukee, WI Brookfield Central (WI) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Tamar Bates
SG		 Kansas City, KS IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 20  247Sports: 13  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Gerald Liddell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrByron P. Steele HS Cibolo, TX
G 1 Andrew Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS JrMacArthur HS Irving, TX
G 2 Matt Coleman III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Norfolk, VA
G 3 Courtney Ramey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWebster Groves HS St. Louis, MO
F 4 Greg Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrVandegrift HS Austin, TX
F 5 Royce Hamm Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrAldine Davis HS Houston, TX
G 10 Donovan Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFort Bend Elkins HS Houston, TX
G 13 Jase Febres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWestfield HS Houston, TX
G 14 Drayton Whiteside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrVandegrift HS Austin, TX
C 20 Jericho Sims 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrCristo Rey Jesuit HS Minneapolis, MN
C 22 Kai Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoBrewster Academy Nassau, Bahamas
F 30 Brock Cunningham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) RS SoWestlake HS Austin, TX
F 33 Kamaka Hepa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrJefferson HS Barrow, AK
F 34 Blake Nevins (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, LHN		 No. 19 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 91–55  1–0
  20 – Ramey  10 – Tied  7 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (2,451)
Austin, TX
November 30, 2020*
11:00 am, ESPN2		 No. 19 vs. Davidson
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals		 W 78–76  2–0
  14 – Ramey  6 – Tied  9 – Coleman III  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020*
12:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 17 vs. Indiana
Maui Invitational Semifinals		 W 66–44  3–0
  16 – Coleman III  11 – Cunningham  4 – Cunningham  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 17 vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Maui Invitational Finals		 W 69–67  4–0
  22 – Coleman III  8 – K. Jones  3 – Tied  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 6, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 17 No. 12 Villanova
Big East-Big 12 Battle		 L 64–68  4–1
  17 – Tied  6 – Tied  3 – Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (2,506)
Austin, TX
December 9, 2020*
12:00 pm, LHN		 No. 13 Texas State W 74–53  5–1
  18 – Brown  9 – Sims  6 – Tied  Frank Erwin Center (2,426)
Austin, TX
December 13, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 at No. 2 Baylor Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, LHN		 No. 11 Sam Houston State W 79–63  6–1
  17 – Tied  10 – Brown  6 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (2,411)
Austin, TX
December 20, 2020
1:00 pm, LHN		 No. 11 Oklahoma State W 77–74  7–1
(1–0)		  24 – Brown  14 – Brown  4 – Tied  Frank Erwin Center (2,428)
Austin, TX
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, LHN		 No. 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 2, 2021
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 No. 8 at No. 3 Kansas W 84–59  8–1
(2–0)		  18 – Ramey  12 – Sims  6 – Coleman III  Allen Fieldhouse (2,500)
Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2021
7:00 pm, LHN		 No. 4 Iowa State W 78–72  9–1
(3–0)		  23 – A. Jones  9 – K. Jones  4 – Tied  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 9, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 4 at No. 14 West Virginia W 72–70  10–1
(4–0)		  19 – Ramey  14 – Brown  16 – Ramey  WVU Coliseum (305)
Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 4 No. 15 Texas Tech L 77–79  10–2
(4–1)		  20 – Jones  9 – Brown  4 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, LHN		 No. 4 Kansas State W 82–67  11–2
(5–1)		  19 – Jones  7 – Sims  9 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 5 at Iowa State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 23, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 5 at TCU Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 26, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 5 No. 24 Oklahoma L 79–80  11–3
(5–2)		  15 – K. Jones  10 – K. Jones  5 – A. Jones  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 5 at Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 6 No. 2 Baylor L 69–83  11–4
(5–3)		  25 – Jones  9 – Sims  6 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (2,532)
Austin, TX
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 6 at Oklahoma State L 67–75 2OT 11–5
(5–4)		  17 – A. Jones  10 – Tied  3 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
February 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 13 at Kansas State W 80–77  12–5
(6–4)		  24 – A. Jones  9 – Sims  7 – Coleman III  Bramlage Coliseum (752)
Manhattan, KS
February 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., LHN		 No. 13 TCU W 70–55  13–5
(7–4)		  19 – A. Jones  8 – Sims  5 – Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (2,431)
Austin, TX
February 18, 2021
 TBD		 No. 12 at No. 9 Oklahoma Postponed due to inclement weather Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 18, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 12 at Iowa State Postponed due to inclement weather Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 12 No. 13 West Virginia L 82–84  13–6
(7–5)		  28 – Ramey  8 – A. Jones  7 – Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
February 23, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 14 No. 17 Kansas W 75–72 OT 14–6
(8–5)		  15 – Ramey  10 – Jones  5 – Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (2,482)
Austin, TX
February 27, 2021
11:00 a.m., CBS		 No. 14 at No. 18 Texas Tech L 59–68  14–7
(8–6)		  11 – Sims  7 – Sims  6 – Coleman III  United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 at Iowa State W 81–67  15–7
(9–6)		  17 – K. Jones  7 – Ramey  5 – Coleman  Hilton Coliseum (1,191)
Ames, IA
March 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 15 at No. 16 Oklahoma W 69–65  16–7
(10–6)		  16 – Sims  12 – Sims  4 – Ramey  Lloyd Noble Center (2,952)
Norman, OK
March 7, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 15 at TCU W 76-64  17–7
(11–6)		  16 – A. Jones  5 – A. Jones  6 – Ramey  Schollmaier Arena (2,229)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 13 vs. (6) No. 20 Texas Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 67–66  18–7
  19 – Coleman  11 – Sims  6 – Coleman  T-Mobile Center (3,510)
Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (3) No. 13 vs. (2) No. 11 Kansas
Semifinals		 Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test from Kansas[7] T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 13 vs. (5) No. 12 Oklahoma State
Championship		 W 91–86  19–7
  30 – Coleman  14 – Sims  5 – Ramey  T-Mobile Center (3,525)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
8:50 pm, truTV, TNT[a 1]		 (3 E) No. 9 vs. (14 E) Abilene Christian
First Round		 L 52–53  19–8
  13 – Jones  11 – Sims  5 – Jones  Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

* – Recorded statistics when playing for Texas

Texas Longhorns Men’s Basketball statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Andrew Jones 191931.7.406.302.8075.02.111.110.1115.4
Courtney Ramey 191934.4.417.437.8312.83.950.950.1114.1
Matt Coleman III 202034.4.476.353.8003.94.251.200.1013.0
Greg Brown 191922.5.426.351.6727.40.260.631.1110.9
Kai Jones 19222.7.582.423.6604.80.740.950.748.2
Jericho Sims 191923.5.640.000.5206.80.580.580.848.1
Donovan Williams 12012.3.327.174.8461.20.250.420.254.1
Kamaka Hepa 717.6.471.500.0001.00.140.140.293.4
Jase Febres 6014.1.286.263.0001.70.670.50.502.0
Royce Hamm Jr. 16110.4.559.500.3002.90.190.130.502.6
Gerald Liddell 7011.5.429.286.1671.70.430.140.142.1
Brock Cunningham 18016.8.237.233.3333.40.940.890.111.4
Blake Nevins 200.6.500.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Andrew Deutser 101.1.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Drayton Whiteside 200.9.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1917т13т1110844455613121415139Not released
Coaches2222^12111094445561313161616921

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Notes

  1. ↑ The game against Abilene Christian, which was originally scheduled to air exclusively on truTV, was simulcasted on TNT after the Oregon-VCU game, which was scheduled to air on the latter network around the same time, was cancelled due to VCU having to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.

References

  1. ↑ Mar 26, FOX Sports Wisconsin; ET, 2021 at 11:59a (March 26, 2021). "Marquette hires Shaka Smart as new men's basketball head coach". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Longhorns name Red Raiders' Beard as coach". ESPN.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Westlake product, Longhorns center Will Baker enters transfer portal". KXAN. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kansas vs. Texas Big 12 Championship Semifinal Game Has Been Canceled". big12sports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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