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2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Auburn 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Florida 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Georgia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kentucky 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
LSU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Missouri 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
South Carolina 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Tennessee 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2025–26 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 first-year head coach Sean Miller.

Previous season

Season outlook

The Longhorns finished the season 19–16, 6–12 in SEC play. Their season ended in the NCAA tournament when they lost to Xavier in the first four. After the loss, Texas fired head coach Rodney Terry and hired Xavier head coach Sean Miller[1] as Terry's replacement.

Offseason

Returning players

Texas returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Jordan Pope 0 G 6'2" 175 lbs Senior Napa, CA
Tramon Mark 12 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate Student Dickinson, TX
Chendall Weaver 2 G 6'3" 180 lbs Senior Mansfield, TX
Nic Codie 10 PF 6'8" 200 lbs Sophomore Carrollton, TX

Departures

Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Malik Presley 13 G/F 6'6" 200 Sophomore San Marcos, TX Entered transfer portal
Tre Johnson 20 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Garland, TX Declared for NBA Draft
Devon Pryor 22 F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Oregon
Arthur Kaluma 6 F 6'7" 225 Senior Glendale, AZ Graduated
Jayson Kent 25 F 6'8" 215 Graduate Student Oak Forest, IL Graduated
Ze’Rik Onyema 21 F 6'9" 235 Senior El Paso, TX Graduated
Kadin Shedrick 5 F 6'11" 231 Graduate Student Holly Springs, NC Graduated
Julian Larry 1 G 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Frisco, TX Graduated
Cole Bott 7 F 6'6" 195 Graduate Student Highlands Ranch, CO Graduated

Coaching staff departures

Name Position New Team New Position Source
Rodney Terry Head coach N/A N/A [2]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Texas incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Lassina Traore TBD F 6'10" 245 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Xavier [3]
Matas Vokietaitis TBD F 7'0" 245 Sophomore Marijampole, Lithuania FAU [4]
Camden Heide TBD F 6'7" 205 Junior Minneapolis, MN Purdue [5]
Dailyn Swain TBD F 6'8" 220 Junior Columbus, OH Xavier [6]

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Clark
PF 		Houston, TX Link Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 1, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: —  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:

Coaching staff additions

Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Kenya Hunter Assistant Coach Indiana Associate Head Coach [7]
Ulric Maligi Assistant Coach Kansas State Associate Head Coach [8]
Adam Cohen Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [9]
David Miller Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [10]
Ryan Anderson Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [11]
Sean Miller Head Coach Xavier Head Coach [12]


Roster

2025–26 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) Sr Prolific Prep
Oregon State 		Oakley, CA
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mansfield Timberview
UT Arlington 		Mansfield, TX
F 4 Jamie Vinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Austin, TX
F 8 Preston Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Westlake Austin, TX
F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So 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 33 Anthon McDermott (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hallsville Longview, TX
F John Clark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Link Academy Houston, TX
G/F Dailyn Swain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Columbus Africentric Early College
Xavier 		Columbus, OH
F Camden Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wayzata
Purdue 		Minneapolis, MN
F Matas Vokietaitis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Klaipėda Varpas gymnasium
FAU 		Marijampole, Lithuania
F Lassina Traore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Victory Rock Prep
Xavier 		Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season

       
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[13]

Awards and honors

Weekly SEC honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
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AP
Coaches

References

  1. ^ Norlander Matt (March 24, 2025). "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Gates Billy (March 23, 2025). "Texas fires head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry after loss in First Four". KXAN. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Eberts, Wescott (April 14, 2025). "Former Xavier F Lassina Traore commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  4. ^ South, Hank (April 6, 2025). "Texas lands 7-foot Florida Atlantic transfer Matas Vokietaitis". 247Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  5. ^ South, Hank (April 4, 2025). "Purdue forward Camden Heide commits to Texas men's basketball". 247Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Henry, Eric (April 1, 2025). "Texas basketball lands a commitment from former Xavier forward Dailyn Swain". 247Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Source: Sean Miller is set to add Kenya Hunter to Texas basketball coaching staff". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  8. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Reports: Sean Miller adds Ulric Maligi to coaching staff". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Dermer Shelby. "Here are the Xavier assistant coaches Sean Miller is taking to Texas Longhorns basketball". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Report: Sean Miller brings Xavier assistant coaches to Texas while retaining Chris Odgen". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  11. ^ Cook Joe. "Report: Sean Miller bringing several members of his Xavier staff to Texas, retaining Chris Ogden". On3. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  12. ^ "Sources: Xavier's Sean Miller agrees to be Texas basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.