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2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NIT Champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–16 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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 represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-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. The team won the 2019 National Invitational Tournament with Senior Forward Dylan Osetkowski being named MVP.

Previous season

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The Longhorns finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 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

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Departures

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Name Number Height Position Class Reason
James Banks III 00 6'10" C Sophomore Transferred to Georgia Tech
Jacob Young 3 6'2" G Sophomore Transferred to Rutgers
Mo Bamba 4 6'11" C Freshman Declared for the NBA draft/hired an agent
Eric Davis 10 6'2" G Junior Declared for the NBA draft/hired an 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

Recruits

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2018 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Courtney Ramey
#11 PG
St. Louis, MO Webster Groves High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kamaka Hepa
#13 PF
Barrow, AK Jefferson High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jaxson Hayes
#9 C
Loveland, OH Moeller High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brock Cunningham
#41 PF
Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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

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Brock Cunningham, Gerald Liddell, Kamaka Hepa, Jaxson Hayes, Jericho Sims and Courtney Ramey tour the LBJ Library in December 2018
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) RS So MacArthur Irving, TX
G 2 Matt Coleman III 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 St. Louis, MO
G 4 Drayton Whiteside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Vandegrift Austin, TX
F 5 Royce Hamm Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Aldine Davis Houston, TX
C 10 Jaxson Hayes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Moeller Loveland, 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
C 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 Tulane San Diego, CA
G 22 Blake Nevins (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So 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 Mount St. Mary's Mississauga, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
F/C Dylan Osetkowski Jericho Sims
F Jaxson Hayes Kamaka Hepa Royce Hamm Jr.
G/F Kerwin Roach Jase Febres Gerald Liddell
G Matt Coleman III Blake Nevins (W) Andrew Jones
PG Elijah Mitrou-Long Courtney Ramey

Source:[6]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
Eastern Illinois W 71–59  1–0
 13  Coleman III   6  Mitrou-Long   7  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (7,522)
Austin, TX
November 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Arkansas
Armed Forces Classic
W 73–71 OT 2–0
 18  Roach II   13  Osetkowski   4  Coleman III  Fort Bliss (1,400)
El Paso, TX
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
Louisiana–Monroe
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game
W 65–55  3–0
 13  Roach   10  Osetkowski   6  Roach  Frank Erwin Center (7,453)
Austin, TX
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
The Citadel
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game
W 97–69  4–0
 15  Tied   11  Osetowski   6  Mitrou-Long  Frank Erwin Center (8,212)
Austin, TX
November 22, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1
vs. No. 7 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational semifinal
W 92–89  5–0
 32  Roach II   9  Hayes   7  Roach II  Orleans Arena (7,489)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
5:30 pm, FOX
vs. No. 11 Michigan State
Las Vegas Invitational championship
L 68–78  5–1
 15  Roach II   6  Sims   5  Roach II  Orleans Arena (6,500)
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2018*
6:00 pm, LHN
No. 17 Radford L 59–62  5–2
 16  Sims   17  Osetkowski   3  Roach II  Frank Erwin Center (8,137)
Austin, TX
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
VCU L 53–54  5–3
 14  Sims   9  Osetkowski   3  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (8,190)
Austin, TX
December 9, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Purdue W 72–68  6–3
 22  Coleman III   6  Febres   5  Roach II  Frank Erwin Center (10,048)
Austin, TX
December 15, 2018*
5:00 pm, LHN
Grand Canyon W 98–60  7–3
 16  Tied   7  Osetkowski   8  Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (8,265)
Austin, TX
December 21, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Providence L 65–71  7–4
 13  Tied   10  Osetkowski   4  Mitrou-Long  Frank Erwin Center (8,610)
Austin, TX
December 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
UT Arlington W 76–56  8–4
 12  Febres   8  Osetkowski   3  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (9,188)
Austin, TX
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas State W 67–47  9–4
(1–0)
 23  Febres   11  Hayes   7  Coleman III  Bramlage Coliseum (10,137)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
West Virginia
Saturday Showcase
W 61–54  10–4
(2–0)
 17  Coleman III   7  Osetkowski   3  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (9,195)
Austin, TX
January 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State
Super Tuesday
L 58–61  10–5
(2–1)
 18  Roach II   7  Roach II   4  Coleman III  Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 12, 2019
1:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Texas Tech L 62–68  10–6
(2–2)
 17  Roach II   9  Osetkowski   5  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (14,070)
Austin, TX
January 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 7 Kansas
Big Monday
L 78–80  10–7
(2–3)
 16  Coleman III   9  Osetkowski   8  Coleman III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 20 Oklahoma W 75–72  11–7
(3–3)
 23  Roach   11  Osetkowski   2  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (11,991)
Austin, TX
January 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at TCU L 61–65  11–8
(3–4)
 15  Roach   10  Osetkowski   5  Ramey  Schollmaier Arena (7,099)
Fort Worth, TX
January 26, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Georgia
Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase
L 88–98  11–9
 19  Ramey   7  Osetkowski   5  Ramey  Stegeman Coliseum (10,374)
Athens, GA
January 29, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Kansas
Super Tuesday
W 73–63  12–9
(4–4)
 16  Osetkowski   9  Hayes   4  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (11,934)
Austin, TX
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Iowa State
Saturday Showcase
L 60–65  12–10
(4–5)
 19  Roach II   8  Hayes   5  Coleman III  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, LHN
Baylor W 84–72  13–10
(5–5)
 21  Roach II   7  Osetkowski   5  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (9,831)
Austin, TX
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at West Virginia
Saturday Showcase
W 75–53  14–10
(6–5)
 19  Ramey   10  Osetkowski   5  Coleman III  WVU Coliseum (12,815)
Morgantown, WV
February 12, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Kansas State
Super Tuesday
L 64–71  14–11
(6–6)
 17  Roach II   8  Roach II   5  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (9,418)
Austin, TX
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, CBS
Oklahoma State W 69–57  15–11
(7–6)
 16  Roach II   7  Tied   3  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (10,406)
Austin, TX
February 23, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Oklahoma
Saturday Showcase
L 67–69  15–12
(7–7)
 15  Febres   6  Tied   5  Coleman III  Lloyd Noble Center (9,116)
Norman, OK
February 27, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor
Wednesday Night Hoops
L 83–84 OT 15–13
(7–8)
 23  Febres   5  Hamm Jr.   10  Ramey  Ferrell Center (5,796)
Waco, TX
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Iowa State
Saturday Showcase
W 86–69  16–13
(8–8)
 26  Febres   6  Osetkowski   10  Coleman III  Frank Erwin Center (10,494)
Austin, TX
March 4, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Texas Tech
Big Monday
L 51–70  16–14
(8–9)
 16  Coleman III   5  Osetkowski   1  Coleman III  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
March 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN2
TCU
Saturday Showcase
L 56–69  16–15
(8–10)
 19  Hayes   7  Tied   5  Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (9,762)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas
Quarterfinals
L 57–65  16–16
 18  Osetkowski   7  Osetkowski   3  Tied  Sprint Center (18,927)
Kansas City, MO
NIT
March 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(2) (7) South Dakota State
First Round – Alabama Bracket
W 79–73  17–16
 26  Osetkowski   6  Sims   4  Ramey  Frank Erwin Center (1,739)
Austin, TX
March 24, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN
(2) (3) Xavier
Second Round – Alabama Bracket
W 78–76 OT 18–16
 21  Roach II   10  Sims   6  Roach II  Frank Erwin Center (3,204)
Austin, TX
March 27, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) (4) Colorado
Quarterfinals – Alabama Bracket
W 68–55  19–16
 15  Osetkowski   10  Sims   3  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (3,982)
Austin, TX
April 2, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) TCU
Semifinals
W 58–44  20–16
 22  Roach II   9  Osetkowski   8  Ramey  Madison Square Garden (4,599)
New York City, NY
April 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (5) Lipscomb
Championship
W 81–66  21–16
 19  Osetkowski   11  Osetkowski   9  Roach  Madison Square Garden (4,051)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV17RVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^RV17RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  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 April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Texas loses to Texas Tech, but beats adversity, in Big 12 quarterfinals". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Texas vs. Nevada – Game Recap – March 16, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nevada 87, Texas 83: Recap, analysis, reaction and more from the Longhorns' loss". SportsDay. March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018-2019 Texas Longhorns Depth Chart". basketball.realgm.com. Real GM. Retrieved January 17, 2019.