2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
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.
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| 2020–21 record | 19–8 (11–6 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Frank Erwin Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Baylor | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kansas | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas † | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 West Virginia | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Texas Tech | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 22 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Will Baker | 50 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Freshman | Austin, TX | Transferred to Nevada[5] |
2020 Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 96 | ||||||
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2021 Recruiting class
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| 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 20 247Sports: 13 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Source:[6]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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| Andrew Jones | 19 | 19 | 31.7 | .406 | .302 | .807 | 5.0 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 0.11 | 15.4 | |
| Courtney Ramey | 19 | 19 | 34.4 | .417 | .437 | .831 | 2.8 | 3.95 | 0.95 | 0.11 | 14.1 | |
| Matt Coleman III | 20 | 20 | 34.4 | .476 | .353 | .800 | 3.9 | 4.25 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 13.0 | |
| Greg Brown | 19 | 19 | 22.5 | .426 | .351 | .672 | 7.4 | 0.26 | 0.63 | 1.11 | 10.9 | |
| Kai Jones | 19 | 2 | 22.7 | .582 | .423 | .660 | 4.8 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 8.2 | |
| Jericho Sims | 19 | 19 | 23.5 | .640 | .000 | .520 | 6.8 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.84 | 8.1 | |
| Donovan Williams | 12 | 0 | 12.3 | .327 | .174 | .846 | 1.2 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 4.1 | |
| Kamaka Hepa | 7 | 1 | 7.6 | .471 | .500 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 3.4 | |
| Jase Febres | 6 | 0 | 14.1 | .286 | .263 | .000 | 1.7 | 0.67 | 0.50 | .50 | 2.0 | |
| Royce Hamm Jr. | 16 | 1 | 10.4 | .559 | .500 | .300 | 2.9 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 2.6 | |
| Gerald Liddell | 7 | 0 | 11.5 | .429 | .286 | .167 | 1.7 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 2.1 | |
| Brock Cunningham | 18 | 0 | 16.8 | .237 | .233 | .333 | 3.4 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.11 | 1.4 | |
| Blake Nevins | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Andrew Deutser | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Drayton Whiteside | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 17т | 13т | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Not released |
| Coaches | 22 | 22^ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 21 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
Notes
- 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
- Mar 26, FOX Sports Wisconsin; ET, 2021 at 11:59a (2021-03-26). "Marquette hires Shaka Smart as new men's basketball head coach". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- "Longhorns name Red Raiders' Beard as coach". ESPN.com. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- "Westlake product, Longhorns center Will Baker enters transfer portal". KXAN. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- "Kansas vs. Texas Big 12 Championship Semifinal Game Has Been Canceled". big12sports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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