2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
No. 2 Texas Tech	14	–	4	.778	31	–	7	.816
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Baylor	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
No. 25 Iowa State †	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
Texas	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Oklahoma	7	–	11	.389	20	–	14	.588
TCU	7	–	11	.389	23	–	14	.622
Oklahoma State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
West Virginia	4	–	14	.222	15	–	21	.417

† 2019 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart and will play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament^[2] before losing to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region where they lost to Nevada in the First Round.^[4]^[5]

Offseason


Name	Number	Height	Position	Class	Reason
James Banks	00	6'10"	C	Sophomore	Transferred to Georgia Tech
Jacob Young	3	6'2"	G	Sophomore	Transferred to Rutgers
Mohamed Bamba	4	6'11"	C	Freshman	Delcared for the NBA Draft/hired a agent
Eric Davis	10	6'2"	G	Junior	Delacred for the NBA Draft/hired a agent
Isaiah Hobbs	22	6'3"	G	Senior	Graduate transferred to Barry
Joe Schwartz	25	6'3"	G	Senior	Walk-on; graduated
Ryan McClurg	30	6'5"	F	Senior	Walk-on; graduated

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gerald Liddell #11 SF	Cibolo, TX	Byron P. Steele II High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 10, 2017
Gerald Liddell #11 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Courtney Ramey #11 PG	Webster Groves, MO	Webster Groves High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 27, 2018
Courtney Ramey #11 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kamaka Hepa #13 PF	Portland, OR	Jefferson High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 31, 2017
Kamaka Hepa #13 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaxson Hayes #9 C	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 29, 2017
Jaxson Hayes #9 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brock Cunningham #41 PF	Austin, TX	Westlake High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 4, 2017
Brock Cunningham #41 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 9 247Sports: 8 ESPN: 13
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: "2018 Texas Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "Texas 2018 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Gerald Liddell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Byron P. Steele	Cibolo, TX
G	1	Andrew Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	MacArthur	Irving, TX
G	2	Matt Coleman II	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Norfolk, VA
G	3	Courtney Ramey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Webster Groves	Webster Groves, MO
F	5	Royce Hamm, Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Aldine Davis	Houston, TX
F	10	Jaxson Hayes	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
G	12	Kerwin Roach	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	North Shore	Houston, TX
G	13	Jase Febres	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Westfield	Houston, TX
F	20	Jericho Sims	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Cristo Rey Jesuit	Minneapolis, MN
F	21	Dylan Osetkowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	JSerra Catholic Tulane	San Diego, CA
G	22	Blake Nevins (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
F	30	Brock Cunningham	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Westlake	Austin, TX
F	33	Kamaka Hepa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Jefferson	Barrow, AK
G	55	Elijah Mitrou-Long	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	The John Carroll School Mount St. Mary's	Mississauga, ON

Head coach

Shaka Smart (Kenyon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*	Eastern Illinois	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Arkansas Armed Forces Classic	Fort Bliss El Paso, TX
Nov 12, 2018*	Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Nov 16, 2018*	The Citadel Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Nov 22, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1	vs. North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational semifinal	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 3:00 pm/5:30 pm, FOX	vs. UCLA or Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational championship/third place game	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 30, 2018*	Radford	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	VCU	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	Purdue	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 15, 2018*	Grand Canyon	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Providence	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 28, 2018*	UT Arlington	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2	West Virginia	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Jan 12, 2019 TBA, LHN	Texas Tech	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Jan 19, 2019 TBA, LHN	Oklahoma	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Jan 26, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 29, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 6, 2019 TBA, LHN	Baylor	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Feb 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Kansas State	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS	Oklahoma State	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 23, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Baylor	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Iowa State	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews	TCU	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019 TBA	vs. TBD	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "What we learned: Texas 68, Iowa State 64". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Texas loses to Texas Tech, but beats adversity, in Big 12 quarterfinals". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Texas vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 16, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Nevada 87, Texas 83: Recap, analysis, reaction and more from the Longhorns' loss". SportsDay. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "What we learned: Texas 68, Iowa State 64". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[3] "Texas loses to Texas Tech, but beats adversity, in Big 12 quarterfinals". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[4] "Texas vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 16, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[5] "Nevada 87, Texas 83: Recap, analysis, reaction and more from the Longhorns' loss". SportsDay. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

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