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2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Haith (2nd season)
  • Steve McClain (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (3rd season)
  • Byron Jones (2nd season)
  • Nick Matson (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Florida 0 0   6 0   1.000
No. 11 Tennessee 0 0   6 0   1.000
Vanderbilt 0 0   6 0   1.000
Georgia 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 9 Kentucky 0 0   5 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 0   5 0   1.000
Ole Miss 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 4 Auburn 0 0   4 0   1.000
Oklahoma 0 0   4 0   1.000
Texas 0 0   5 1   .833
No. 8 Alabama 0 0   4 1   .800
No. 20 Arkansas 0 0   4 1   .800
LSU 0 0   4 1   .800
Missouri 0 0   4 1   .800
No. 23 Texas A&M 0 0   4 1   .800
South Carolina 0 0   3 2   .600
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns are led by second-year head coach Rodney Terry. This is the inaugural season for Texas as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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Season outlook

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The Longhorns finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play. Their season ended in the NCAA tournament when they lost to Tennessee in the round of 32.

Offseason

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Returning players

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Texas returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Chendall Weaver 2 G 6'3" 180 lbs Junior Mansfield, TX
Cole Bott 12 F 6'6" 195 lbs Junior Highlands Ranch, CO
Devon Pryor 22 F 6'7" 180 lbs Sophomore Houston, TX
Jackson Prince 24 G 5'10" 165 lbs Sophomore Duncanville, TX
Kadin Shedrick 5 F 6'11" 231 lbs Graduate student Holly Springs, NC
Preston Clark 20 F 6'6" 220 lbs Sophomore Austin, TX
Ze'Rik Onyema 21 F 6'8" 235 lbs Senior El Paso, TX

Departures

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Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Brock Cunningham 30 F 6'6" 210 lbs Graduate student Austin, TX Graduated
Dylan Disu 1 F 6'9" 225 lbs Graduate student Pflugerville, TX Signed with Toronto Raptors
Ithiel Horton 9 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate student Vauxhall, NJ Graduated
Max Abmas 3 G 6'0" 175 lbs Graduate student Rockwall, TX Signed with Utah Jazz
Alex Anamekwe 14 F 6'5" 200 lbs Sophomore McKinney, TX Transferred to Lubbock Christian
Chris Johnson 0 G 6'5" 180 lbs Freshman Missouri City, TX Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Dillon Mitchell 23 F 6'8" 205 lbs Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred to Cincinnati
Gavin Perryman 13 G 6'1" 190 lbs Redshirt sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Vermont
Tyrese Hunter 4 G 6'0" 175 lbs Junior Racine, WI Transferred to Memphis

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Texas incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Arthur Kaluma 6 F 6'7" 225 lbs Senior Glendale, AZ Kansas State [1]
Jayson Kent 25 PF 6'8" 205 lbs Senior Oak Forest, IL Indiana State [2]
Jordan Pope 0 G 6'2" 165 lbs Junior Napa, CA Oregon State [3]
Julian Larry 1 G 6'3" 185 lbs Senior Frisco, TX Indiana State [4]
Malik Presley 13 G 6'6" 170 lbs Sophomore San Marcos, TX Vanderbilt [5]
Tramon Mark 12 G 6'6" 185 lbs Senior Dickinson, TX Arkansas [6]

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Johnson
SG
Branson, MO Link Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Nicolas Codie
PF
Carrollton, TX Newman Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Jamie Vinson
C
Austin, TX Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 3, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals:   247Sports: 10  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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Alabama
2 Auburn
3 Tennessee
4 Arkansas
5 Texas A&M
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Kentucky
9 Ole Miss
10 Mississippi State
11 South Carolina
12 Georgia
13 Missouri
14 LSU
15 Oklahoma
16 Vanderbilt

Source:[7]

Preseason All-SEC teams

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Position Player Class
Third Team
G Tramon Mark Graduate Student

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Roster

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2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Pope 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Prolific Prep
Oregon State
Oakley, CA
G 1 Julian Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy
Indiana State
Frisco, TX
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mansfield Timberview
UT Arlington
Mansfield, TX
F 4 Jamie Vinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Austin, TX
F 5 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Holly Springs
Virginia
Holly Springs, NC
F 6 Arthur Kaluma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Dream City Christian
Kansas State
Glendale, AZ
F 7 Cole Bott (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO
F 8 Preston Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Westlake Austin, TX
F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Newman Smith Dallas, TX
G 12 Tramon Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Dickinson
Arkansas
Dickinson, TX
G/F 13 Malik Presley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So San Marcos
Vanderbilt
San Marcos, TX
G 20 Tre Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Link Academy Garland, 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 25 Jayson Kent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Oak Forest
Indiana State
Oak Forest, IL
G 33 Anthon McDermott (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hallsville Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
9:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV/MAX
No. 19 vs. Ohio State
Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Opening Night
L 72–80  0–1
 29  Johnson   8  Weaver   5  Larry  T-Mobile Arena (6,397)
Las Vegas, NV
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 19 Houston Christian W 90–59  1–1
 28  Johnson   10  Kaluma   3  Tied  Moody Center (10,993)
Austin, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Chicago State W 105–58  2–1
 19  Johnson   9  Weaver   4  Tied  Moody Center (10,662)
Austin, TX
November 16, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 89–43  3–1
 18  Tied   7  Tied   4  Larry  Moody Center (10,457)
Austin, TX
November 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Syracuse
Legends Classic semifinal
W 70–66  4–1
 16  Tied   10  Kaluma   4  Tied  Barclays Center (6,941)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Saint Joseph's
Legends Classic championship game
W 67–58  5–1
 17  Johnson   7  Mark   4  Kaluma  Barclays Center (6,572)
Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2024*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Delaware State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 4, 2024*
8:15 p.m., ESPN2
at NC State
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
December 8, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
UConn       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
New Mexico State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 15, 2024*
 SECN+/ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
New Orleans       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 29, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Northwestern State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Auburn       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Tennessee       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 14, 2025
9:00 p.m., SECN
at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 18, 2025
 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 25, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Texas A&M       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arkansas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt       Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Alabama       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 22, 2025
7:30 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AK
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Georgia       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
March 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
Oklahoma       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC tournament

TBD, TBD
vs. TBD
First round
      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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.
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G November 11, 2024 [10]
Conference honors
Honors Player Position

Source:

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617181920Final
AP19RVRV
Coaches19RVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma commits to Texas basketball". 247 Sports. June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indiana State transfer F Jayson Kent commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball signs Jordan Pope". Texas Sports. April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Indiana State transfer guard Julian Larry commits to Texas". Longhorns Wire. April 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball signs Malik Presley". Texas Sports. May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Arkansas transfer G Tramon Mark commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 19 Men's Basketball's Mark claims spot on Preseason All-SEC team". Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Johnson named SEC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns. November 11, 2024.