2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Texas Longhorns
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Aprank:25
Record:22–12
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:1st
Ahc Year:1st
Ac1 Year:1st
Ac2 Year:1st
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Beard and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated in the Quarterfinals by TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play,[2] finishing in a tie for third place.[3] As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas.[4] There, they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship.[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the first round by Abilene Christian.[6]

On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette.[7] Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.[8]

Offseason

Departures

Texas Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departures
Gerald Liddell 0 F 6’8” 200 Transferred to Alabama State[9]
2 G 6’2” 180 Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Sacramento Kings[10]
4 F 6’9” 205 Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 43rd pick in the 2nd round by the New Orleans Pelicans
Royce Hamm Jr. 5 F 6’9” 225 Transferred to UNLV[11]
Donovan Williams 10 G 6’6” 190 Transferred to UNLV[12]
Drayton Whiteside 14 G 6’0” 160 Graduated
20 F 6’10” 245 Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 58th pick in the 2nd round by the New York Knicks
22 F 6’11” 218 Drafted in the 2021 NBA Draft as the 19th pick in the 1st round by the New York Knicks
33 F 6’9” 220 Transferred to Hawaii[13]
Blake Nevins 34 F 6’5” 205 Graduated

Incoming transfers

Texas Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolYears RemainingDate Eligible
0 F 6'6" 210 Senior 2 October 1, 2021
2 G 6'2" 190 Senior 2 October 1, 2021
4 F 6'9" 225 Junior 3 October 1, 2021
5 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore 4 October 1, 2021
Tristen Licon 12 G 6'0" 185 Senior 2 October 1, 2021
Avery Benson 21 G 6'4" 195 Senior 2 October 1, 2021
Christian Bishop 32 F 6'7" 220 Senior 2 October 1, 2021
33 C 6'9" 220 Junior 3 October 1, 2021

Coaching staff departures

NamePositionNew TeamNew Position
Shaka SmartHead coachMarquetteHead coach[14]
K. T. Turner Assistant coachOklahomaAssistant coach[15]
Neill Berry Assistant coachMarquetteAssistant coach[16]
Cody Hatt Assistant coachMarquetteAssistant coach[17]

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2021 NBA draft

See main article: 2021 NBA draft.

  1. 1
19 F New York Knicks[18]
  1. 2
43 F New Orleans Pelicans[19]
  1. 2
58 F New York Knicks[20]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Bob Cousy Award[21] Marcus CarrGR-Sr.
Jerry West Award[22] Andrew JonesGR-Sr.
Julius Erving Award[23] Timmy AllenFSr.
Karl Malone Award[24] Tre MitchellCJr.
NABC Player of the Year[25] Marcus CarrGR-Sr.

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll[26]
1 Kansas 80 (8)
2 Texas 70 (2)
3 Baylor 67
4 Texas Tech 51
T-5 Oklahoma State 49
T-5 West Virginia 49
7 Oklahoma 29
8 TCU 24
9 Kansas State 22
10 Iowa State 9

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team [27]

Marcus Carr – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media)

Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournamentSource:[29]

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)[30]
MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
0Timmy Allen3434984:2429.041012.115030449.3%41526.7%10614573.1%881292176.47184644214
1Andrew Jones3320868:3326.337111.212931241.3%5617532.0%577081.4%687932.8535141387
2Marcus Carr34321047:5930.838611.412832539.4%4713933.8%8310876.9%957661.91177864323
334321024:1830.13219.411027739.7%4914035.0%526876.5%161041203.5537040357
4style=white-space:nowrap Dylan Disu260283:3310.9973.7418846.6%21513.3%131681.3%2558833.21145221121
5style=white-space:nowrap Devin Askew343503:3414.8722.1266540.0%82532.0%122254.5%329320.9453926263
10style=white-space:nowrap Cole Bott0000.000000%000%000%0000.000000
12style=white-space:nowrap Tristen Licon16067:134.2221.492142.9%41040.0%000%1670.415150
13style=white-space:nowrap Jase Febres316428:3113.81203.93910836.1%278232.9%152075.0%1135461.5124111108
20style=white-space:nowrap Jaylon Tyson8056:137.0141.861540%040%2366.7%2791.136342
21style=white-space:nowrap Avery Benson16059:533.710.1040%010%1250.0%4480.554010
30style=white-space:nowrap Brock Cunningham343403:0311.9782.3275648.2%112347.8%131681.3%3146772.3227210243
31style=white-space:nowrap Gavin Perryman0000.000000%000%000%0000.000000
32style=white-space:nowrap Christian Bishop3423673:1819.82387.09015060.0%2633.3%568367.5%841061905.62572431631
33style=white-space:nowrap Tre Mitchell2417449:2818.72098.77716147.8%154632.6%405080%3065954.03241351716
Total34346850–233968.8832188644.1%2568133.0%45060374.6%355776113133.3450608392261115
Opponents34346850–206260.6712170841.7%18357331.9%45566868.1%328767109532.2314608506196111
Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started Avg Average per game
  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off Offensive rebounds
 Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TOTurnovers
 Blk  Stl Steals High Team high

Awards and honors

Weekly honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Date Awardedstyle= Ref.
Big 12 Newcomer of the WeekTre MitchellFNovember 22, 2021[31]
Big 12 Newcomer of the WeekTimmy AllenFFebruary 28, 2022[32]
Conference honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Position
All-Big 12 Second Team
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team		Timmy AllenF
All-Big 12 Third TeamMarcus CarrG
All-Big 12 Honorable MentionChristian BishopF
All-Big 12 Honorable MentionAndrew JonesG
All-Big 12 Honorable MentionCourtney RameyG
Source:[33]
National honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Date Awardedstyle= Ref.
USBWA Most Courageous AwardAndrew JonesGMarch 11, 2022[34]
National honors!style=
Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Position
USBWA District 8 Second TeamTimmy AllenF
USBWA District VII TeamTimmy AllenF
NABC All-District 8 Second TeamTimmy AllenF
Source:[35] [36]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moody Center on track to open April 2022, first scheduled act is The Weeknd. Billy. Gates. KXAN.
  2. Web site: Texas Longhorns Schedule 2020-21. ESPN.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings. Big 12 Sports.
  4. Web site: Kansas withdraws from Big 12 tournament due to positive COVID test, sending Texas to championship game. Stephen. Wagner. The Dallas Morning News.
  5. Web site: Texas Wins First-Ever Big 12 Tournament Title 91-86 Over Oklahoma State. Tomer. Barazani. SI.
  6. Web site: Six reasons Texas lost to Abilene Christian in the NCAA Tournament. Shane. Carter. Longhorns Wire.
  7. Web site: Mar 26. FOX Sports Wisconsin. ET. 2021 at 11:59a. 2021-03-26. Marquette hires Shaka Smart as new men's basketball head coach. 2021-04-07. FOX Sports. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-04-01. Longhorns name Red Raiders' Beard as coach. 2021-04-07. ESPN.com. en.
  9. Web site: Texas transfer Gerald Liddell lands at Alabama State. Tolly. Carr. HBCU Gameday.
  10. Web site: Texas Point guard Matt Coleman Inks Deal With Sacramento Kings. Zach. Dimmitt. SI.
  11. Web site: Texas transfer Royce Hamm makes immediate impact for UNLV. Mark. Anderson. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  12. Web site: Donovan Williams To Transfer To UNLV Men's Basketball Program. UNLV Rebels.
  13. Web site: Texas Transfer Hepa Joins Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii Athletics.
  14. Web site: Texas Longhorns' Shaka Smart named Marquette Golden Eagles' head coach. Jeff. Borzello. ESPN.
  15. Web site: Oklahoma adds former Texas assistant K.T. Turner to coaching staff. Josh. Callaway. Sooners Wire.
  16. Web site: NEILL BERRY. Go Marquette.
  17. Web site: CODY HATT. Go Marquette.
  18. Web site: Texas F Kai Jones selected with No. 19 pick by the New York Knicks. Cody. Daniel. Burnt Orange Nation.
  19. Web site: Texas Forward Greg Brown III Selected 43rd Overall In NBA Draft. Zach. Dimmitt. SI.
  20. Web site: Jericho Sims' Draft Scouting Report: Pro Comparison, Updated Knicks Roster. Blake. Schuster. Bleacher Report.
  21. Web site: Texas Guard Marcus Carr Earns Spot on Preseason Watchlist for Bob Cousy Award. Zach. Dimmitt. SI.
  22. Web site: Men’s Basketball’s Jones named to preseason watch list for 2022 Jerry West Award. Texas Sports.
  23. Web site: Longhorns' Forward Timmy Allen Earns Spot on Preseason Watchlist for 2022 Julius Erving Award. Zach. Dimmitt. SI.
  24. Web site: Tre Mitchell Named to 2022 Karl Malone Award Watchlist. Tomer. Barazani. SI.
  25. Web site: Preseason Watch List Announced for NABC Division I Player of the Year. NABC.
  26. Web site: Jayhawks Chosen Big 12 Preseason Favorite. big12sports.com.
  27. Web site: Men’s Basketball trio claims spots on Preseason All-Big 12 Awards. Texas Sports.
  28. Web site: Texas Point guard Marcus Carr Named to Preseason Watchlist for 2022 NABC Player of the Year. Zach. Dimmitt. SI.
  29. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule . . December 4, 2020.
  30. Web site: Men's Basketball Statistics. Texassports.com.
  31. Web site: WVU’s Sherman, UT’s Mitchell Claim Men’s Basketball Honors. Big 12 Sports.
  32. Web site: Brockington, Allen Capture Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards. Big 12 Sports.
  33. Web site: Men’s Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced. Big 12 Sports.
  34. Web site: Andrew Jones named co-winner of USBWA Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award. Texas Sports.
  35. Web site: 2021-22 Men’s Basketball National Honors. Big 12 Sports.
  36. Web site: No. 25/25 Men's Basketball's Timmy Allen earns NABC All-District honors. Texas Sports.

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