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2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3т Houston 15 – 3   .833 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 Iowa State † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 16 Baylor 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
Texas Tech 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
BYU 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
No. 19 Kansas 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Texas 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
TCU 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Oklahoma 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Cincinnati 7 – 11   .389 22 – 15   .595
UCF 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Oklahoma State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns were led by first year head coach Rodney Terry.

The season was their last season in the Big 12 Conference for Texas as they will be joining the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.

Previous season

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Season outlook

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The 2022–23 season started off on a high note with wins against ranked Gonzaga and Creighton. On December 12, 2022, Head Coach Chris 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 championship since the 2021 season, second all-time, earning the conference's automatic bid. Ultimately, they made it all the way to the Elite Eight but lost to Miami (FL).

Offseason

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Returning players

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Texas Returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Texas Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
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 Transferred (Kansas)*
Rowan Brumbaugh 3 G 6'4" 190 lbs Sophomore Washington D.C. Transferred (Georgetown)

*Arterio Morris transferred to Kansas but was later dismissed from the team.

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Texas Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Chendall Weaver 2 G 6'3" 165 lbs Sophomore Mansfield, TX UT Arlington [4]
Ithiel Horton 9 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate Student Roselle, NJ UCF [5]
Kadin Shedrick 5 C 6'11" 200 lbs Senior Holly Springs, NC Virginia [6]
Max Abmas 3 G 6'0" 175 lbs Graduate Student Dallas, TX Oral Roberts [7]
Ze'rik Onyema 21 F 6'8" 230 lbs Sophomore El Paso, TX UTEP [8]

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Devon Pryor
F 		Houston, TX PSAT Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: —  247Sports: 29  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:

  • "Texas 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2023 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Coaching staff additions

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Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Byron Jones Assistant Coach Troy Assistant Coach [9]
Frank Haith Assistant Coach Memphis Assistant Coach [10]

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Wooden Award Max Abmas G Senior [11]
Bob Cousy Award Max Abmas G Senior

Big 12 media poll

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Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kansas 168 (12)
2 Houston 153 (2)
3 Texas 143
4 Baylor 137
5 TCU 113
6 Kansas State 106
7 Iowa State 95
8 Texas Tech 80
9 West Virginia 70
10 Oklahoma State 57
11 Cincinnati 55
12 Oklahoma 54
13 BYU 29
14 UCF 14

Source:[12]

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

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Position Player Class
First Team
G Max Abmas Senior

Source:[13]

Roster

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2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Missouri City, TX
F 1 Dylan Disu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Hendrickson
Vanderbilt 		Pflugerville, TX
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mansfield Timberview
UT Arlington 		Mansfield, TX
G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Jesuit Prep
Oral Roberts 		Rockwall, TX
G 4 Tyrese Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Catherine's
Iowa State 		Racine, WI
F 5 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Holly Springs
Virginia 		Holly Springs, NC
G 9 Ithiel Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Roselle Catholic
UCF 		Vauxhall, NJ
F 12 Cole Bott (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO
G 13 Gavin Perryman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Dallas Jesuit Dallas, TX
F 14 Alex Anamekwe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McKinney High School McKinney, TX
F 20 Preston Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Westlake Austin, TX
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John Jay
UTEP 		El Paso, TX
F 22 Devon Pryor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr PSAT-XEA Academy Houston, TX
F 23 Dillon Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Montverde Academy Tampa, FL
G 24 Jackson Prince (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
F 30 Brock Cunningham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Westlake Austin, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source:[14]

Roster outlook

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Senior Junior Sophomore
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

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 18 St. Edward's W 84–63  0–0
  22 – Hunter   9 – Mitchell   9 – Hunter  Moody Center (–)
Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 18 Incarnate Word W 88–56  1–0
  17 – Horton   7 – Onyema   4 – Hunter  Moody Center (10,763)
Austin, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 18 Delaware State W 86–59  2–0
  19 – Abmas   11 – Mitchell   5 – Tied  Moody Center (10,500)
Austin, TX
November 15, 2023*
8:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 19 Rice W 80–64  3–0
  18 – Hunter   13 – Mitchell   4 – Tied  Moody Center (10,554)
Austin, TX
November 19, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 vs. Louisville
Empire Classic semifinals 		W 81–80  4–0
  27 – Shedrick   9 – Cunningham   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (17,647)
New York, NY
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 15 vs. No. 5 UConn
Empire Classic final 		L 71–81  4–1
  21 – Mitchell   8 – Mitchell   7 – Hunter  Madison Square Garden (10,988)
New York City, NY
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 15 Wyoming W 86–63  5–1
  23 – Abmas   9 – Mitchell   3 – Abmas  Moody Center (9,926)
Austin, TX
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 16 Texas State W 77–58  6–1
  26 – Abmas   11 – Tied   6 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,533)
Austin, TX
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 12 at No. 8 Marquette
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		L 65–86  6–2
  25 – Abmas   10 – Mitchell   6 – Cunningham  Fiserv Forum (16,733)
Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 12 Houston Christian W 77–50  7–2
  16 – Abmas   12 – Mitchell   7 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,418)
Austin, TX
December 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		No. 19 vs. LSU
The Halal Guys Showcase 		W 96–85  8–2
  20 – Abmas   10 – Mitchell   7 – Abmas  Toyota Center (12,152)
Houston, TX
December 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 71–55  9–2
  17 – Abmas   13 – Mitchell   5 – Tied  Moody Center (10,704)
Austin, TX
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 21 UNC Greensboro W 72–37  10–2
  23 – Hunter   6 – Tied   7 – Hunter  Moody Center (10,616)
Austin, TX
January 1, 2024*
1:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 20 UT Arlington W 79–62  11–2
  18 – Abmas   11 – Cunningham   7 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,713)
Austin, TX
Big 12 regular season
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 Texas Tech L 67–78  11–3
(0–1) 		 20 – Hunter   11 – Mitchell   5 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,641)
Austin, TX
January 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Cincinnati W 74–73  12–3
(1–1) 		 33 – Disu   6 – Disu   5 – Abmas  Fifth Third Arena (11,014)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at West Virginia L 73–76  12–4
(1–2) 		 32 – Abmas   8 – Onyema   3 – Abmas  WVU Coliseum (11,565)
Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN 		UCF L 71–77  12–5
(1–3) 		 20 – Horton   9 – Mitchell   7 – Hunter  Moody Center (11,235)
Austin, TX
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 9 Baylor W 75–73  13–5
(2–3) 		 21 – Hunter   6 – Mitchell   7 – Abmas  Moody Center (11,163)
Austin, TX
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 11 Oklahoma W 75–60  14–5
(3–3) 		 22 – Abmas   13 – Mitchell   4 – Disu  Lloyd Noble Center (11,092)
Norman, OK
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 21 BYU L 72–84  14–6
(3–4) 		 19 – Disu   7 – Disu   6 – Hunter  Marriott Center (17,878)
Provo, UT
January 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 Houston L 72–76 OT 14–7
(3–5) 		 20 – Abmas   10 – Mitchell   5 – Tied  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, TX
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 25 TCU W 77–66  15–7
(4–5) 		 21 – Abmas   11 – Mitchell   6 – Hunter  Schollmaier Arena (7,894)
Fort Worth, TX
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 14 Iowa State L 65–70  15–8
(4–6) 		 28 – Disu   10 – Disu   7 – Hunter  Moody Center (10,663)
Austin, TX
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., LHN 		West Virginia W 94–58  16–8
(5–6) 		 27 – Disu   8 – Mitchell   9 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,073)
Austin, TX
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		at No. 3 Houston L 61–82  16–9
(5–7) 		 16 – Disu   7 – Disu   4 – Abmas  Fertitta Center (7,904)
Houston, TX
February 19, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Kansas State W 62–56  17–9
(6–7) 		 20 – Disu   10 – Mitchell   5 – Abmas  Moody Center (10,905)
Austin, TX
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 9 Kansas L 67–86  17–10
(6–8) 		 12 – Tied   5 – Weaver   4 – Hunter  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Texas Tech W 81–69  18–10
(7–8) 		 21 – Disu   8 – Tied   4 – Abmas  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Oklahoma State W 81–65  19–10
(8–8) 		 17 – Disu   7 – Cunningham   5 – Tied  Moody Center (10,485)
Austin, TX
March 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 11 Baylor L 85–93  19–11
(8–9) 		 33 – Abmas   9 – Horton   5 – Abmas  Ferrell Center (7,500)
Waco, TX
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		Oklahoma W 94–80  20–11
(9–9) 		 30 – Hunter   6 – Disu   7 – Hunter  Moody Center (11,073)
Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Kansas State
Second Round 		L 74–78  20–12
  26 – Abmas   9 – Disu   4 – Abmas  T-Mobile Center (18,261)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024*
5:50 p.m., TNT 		(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Colorado State
First Round 		W 56–44  21–12
  12 – Tied   7 – Horton   2 – Hunter  Spectrum Center (18,037)
Charlotte, NC
March 23, 2024*
7:00 p.m., CBS 		(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee
Second Round 		L 58–62  21–13
  13 – Tied   8 – Abmas   2 – Tied  Spectrum Center (18,382)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

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Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
Big 12 Player of the Week Dylan Disu F February 12, 2024 [16]
Big 12 Player of the Week Tyrese Hunter G March 11, 2024 [17]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Max Abmas G December 18, 2023 [18]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Max Abmas G January 15, 2024 [19]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Chendall Weaver G March 4, 2024 [20]
Conference honors
Honors Player Position
All-Big 12 First Team Dylan Disu F
All-Big 12 Second Team Max Abmas G
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team Max Abmas G

Source:[21]

Rankings

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP18191516121919212025RVRVRVRVRV——RVRVRVRV
Coaches181717181622222422RVRVRVRVRV——————RV

References

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  4. ^ Eberts Wescott (May 10, 2023). "UTA transfer G Chendall Weaver signs with Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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  6. ^ Newton Matt (April 24, 2023). "Former Virginia Center Kadin Shedrick Announces Transfer Decision". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Sweeney Kevin (April 28, 2023). "Texas Can Build Around High-Profile Transfer Max Abmas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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  9. ^ "BYRON JONES". Texas Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "FRANK HAITH". Texas Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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  15. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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  17. ^ "UT's Carr, BU's George Earn Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. January 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "KU's Adams, UT's Rice Claim Big 12 Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Sports. January 16, 2023.
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