| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Aprank: | 5 |
| Record: | 29–9 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Hc Games: | first eight games |
| Hc Games2: | interim |
| Asst Coach1: | Brandon Chappell |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | Big 12 tournament champions |
| Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
The 2022–23 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by interim head coach Rodney Terry and played their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns played at the newly-built Moody Center after playing at Frank Erwin Center for 45 years.[1] [2] They finished the season 23–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State, TCU, and top-seeded Kansas to win the tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Colgate, Penn State, and Xavier to reach the Elite Eight, their first appearance since 2008. There, the Longhorns finally fell to Miami (FL), bringing their season to a close with a final record of 29–9.
On December 12, 2022, head coach Chris Beard was suspended without pay after an early morning arrest for third-degree felony domestic assault on his fiancée.[3] Associate head coach Rodney Terry began serving as acting head coach starting with the December 12th game versus Rice.
On January 5, 2023, Beard was officially terminated by Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte; Terry continued as acting head coach for the remainder of the season.[4] On March 27, 2023, Terry was named the permanent full-time head coach for the Longhorns following their impressive run to the Elite Eight in the 2023 NCAA tournament.[5]
Heading into the 2021–22 season, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the program after the hiring of former Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard. Texas came into the season ranked number 5 in both the AP Preseason Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, further invigorating the hype.[6] Also, there was a lot of roster turnover heading into the season with Beard landing 6 of the top 31 transfers in the transfer portal, and only 1 high school recruit in Jaylon Tyson.[7] [8] In Beard's inaugural season, The Longhorns finished the 2021–22 season at 21–11.[9] During the regular season, Texas finished with a record of 21–10, 10–8 in conference play, and 11–2 in non-conference play. Furthermore, the Longhorns were 3–8 against top-25 competition. Texas went 16–3 at home, 4–7 on the road, and 1–1 at neutral sites.[10] This was the Longhorns first 20-win season since the 2018-19 season, they went 21–16 that year. However, the season did have its ups and downs. Additionally, Jaylon Tyson and Tre Mitchell suddenly departed the team mid-season, and Texas lost their last 2 games of the regular season with an early exit in the Big 12 tournament, being eliminated in the first round by TCU 60–65.[11] [12]
Texas entered the Big 12 tournament as a 4-seed.[13] They faced off against 5-seed TCU where they were defeated 60–65, giving them a 6-seed heading into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[14] [15]
Texas entered the NCAA tournament as a 6-seed, facing off against 11-seed Virginia Tech.[16] Against Virginia Tech, Texas won 81–73.[17] Furthermore, Texas's victory against Virginia Tech marked their first win in the NCAA tournament since 2014.[18] In the round of 32, Texas faced off against 3-seed Purdue losing 71–81, ending their season.[19]
| 0 | F | 6’6” | 210 lbs | Senior | ||
| 2 | G | 6’2” | 190 lbs | Senior | ||
| 4 | F | 6’9” | 225 lbs | Senior | ||
| Cole Bott | 10 | F | 6’6” | 195 lbs | Sophomore | |
| Brock Cunningham | 30 | F | 6’6” | 210 lbs | Senior | |
| Gavin Perryman | 31 | G | 6’1” | 185 lbs | Sophomore | |
| Christian Bishop | 32 | F | 6’7” | 220 lbs | Senior | |
| 1 | G | 6’4” | 190 lbs | Senior | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 3 | G | 6’3” | 185 lbs | Senior | |||
| 5 | G | 6’3” | 195 lbs | Sophomore | |||
| 12 | G | 6’0” | 185 lbs | Graduate Student | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 13 | G | 6’5” | 190 lbs | Graduate Student | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 20 | G/F | 6’7” | 210 lbs | Freshman | Transferred to Texas Tech | ||
| 21 | G | 6’4” | 195 lbs | Senior | Completed college eligibility | ||
| 33 | F | 6’9” | 220 lbs | Junior | Transferred to West Virginia | ||
| 3 | G | 6’3” | 185 lbs | Senior | [20] | |||
| 5 | G | 6’3” | 195 lbs | Sophomore | [21] | |||
| 20 | G/F | 6’7” | 210 lbs | Freshman | [22] | |||
| 33 | F | 6’9” | 220 lbs | Junior | [23] | |||
| Ulric Maligi | Assistant coach | Kansas State | Associate head coach | [24] |
| Jerrance Howard | Assistant coach | [25] | ||
| 4 | G | 6’0” | 175 lbs | Sophomore | [26] | |||
| Sir’Jabari Rice | 10 | G | 6’4” | 180 lbs | Graduate Student | [27] | ||
| Name | Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Chappell | Assistant coach | UNLV | Assistant coach | [28] | |
| Steve McClain | Special Assistant to the head coach | Georgia | Assistant coach | [29] |
Listed in the order that they were released
| Bob Cousy Award | Tyrese Hunter | G | Sophomore | [30] |
| Wooden Award | Tyrese Hunter | G | Sophomore | [31] |
| Timmy Allen | F | Senior |
| Big 12 media poll | |||
| 1 | Baylor | 77 (5) | |
| 2 | Kansas | 73 (4) | |
| 3 | Texas | 64 (1) | |
| 4 | TCU | 58 | |
| T-5 | Oklahoma State | 42 | |
| T-5 | Texas Tech | 42 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 32 | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 30 | |
| 9 | West Virginia | 20 | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 12 | |
| Position | Player | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||
| F | Timmy Allen | Senior | |
| G | Marcus Carr | Graduate Student | |
| Honorable Mention | |||
| G | Tyrese Hunter | Sophomore | |
Source:[34]
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| Big 12 Player of the Week | Marcus Carr | G | December 19, 2022 | [36] |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Marcus Carr | G | January 2, 2023 | [37] |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Sir'Jabari Rice | G | January 16, 2023 | [38] |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Sir'Jabari Rice | G | February 6, 2023 | [39] |
| Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player | Dylan Disu | F |
| Big 12 All-Tournament Team | Dylan Disu | F |
| Big 12 All-Tournament Team | Marcus Carr | G |
| Big 12 All-Tournament Team | Sir’Jabari Rice | G |
| Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year | Sir’Jabari Rice | G |
| All-Big 12 First Team | Marcus Carr | G |
| All-Big 12 Third Team | Sir’Jabari Rice | G |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Timmy Allen | F |
| Big 12 All-Newcomer Team | Sir’Jabari Rice | G |
| Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Marcus Carr | 38 | 38 | 1268 | 33.9 | 603 | 15.9 | 208 | 486 | 42.8% | 82 | 223 | 36.8% | 105 | 136 | 77.2% | 11 | 102 | 113 | 3.0 | 157 | 78 | 59 | 62 | 2 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Sir'Jabari Rice | 38 | 3 | 962 | 25.3 | 494 | 13.0 | 159 | 343 | 46.4% | 63 | 170 | 37.1% | 113 | 131 | 86.3% | 27 | 106 | 133 | 3.5 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 34 | 13 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Timmy Allen | 35 | 35 | 992 | 28.4 | 367 | 10.5 | 138 | 284 | 48.6% | 3 | 20 | 15.0% | 88 | 128 | 68.8% | 45 | 151 | 196 | 5.6 | 122 | 89 | 74 | 32 | 17 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Tyrese Hunter | 38 | 38 | 1150 | 30.3 | 392 | 10.3 | 138 | 350 | 39.4% | 56 | 166 | 33.7% | 60 | 75 | 80.0% | 16 | 97 | 113 | 3.0 | 96 | 49 | 68 | 31 | 7 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Dylan Disu | 36 | 36 | 683 | 19.0 | 318 | 8.8 | 133 | 217 | 61.3% | 10 | 32 | 31.3% | 42 | 54 | 77.8% | 44 | 114 | 158 | 4.4 | 37 | 103 | 41 | 23 | 46 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Christian Bishop | 38 | 2 | 675 | 17.8 | 249 | 6.6 | 99 | 187 | 52.9% | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 51 | 79 | 64.6% | 47 | 95 | 142 | 3.7 | 35 | 84 | 41 | 30 | 22 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Arterio Morris | 38 | 0 | 443 | 11.7 | 175 | 4.6 | 62 | 151 | 41.1% | 29 | 87 | 33.3% | 22 | 28 | 78.6% | 14 | 40 | 54 | 1.4 | 20 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 9 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Brock Cunningham | 38 | 0 | 694 | 18.3 | 173 | 4.6 | 60 | 126 | 47.6% | 26 | 63 | 41.3% | 27 | 31 | 87.1% | 66 | 65 | 131 | 3.4 | 53 | 84 | 24 | 33 | 7 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Dillon Mitchell | 38 | 38 | 664 | 17.5 | 165 | 4.3 | 75 | 118 | 63.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 37 | 40.5% | 52 | 96 | 148 | 3.9 | 14 | 43 | 21 | 23 | 12 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Alex Anamekwe | 12 | 0 | 59 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.5 | 8 | 14 | 57.1% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Cole Bott | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Gavin Perryman | 11 | 0 | 38 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | – | 7675 | – | 2963 | 78.0 | 1083 | 2289 | 47.3% | 274 | 790 | 34.7% | 523 | 699 | 74.8% | 366 | 930 | 1296 | 34.1 | 614 | 663 | 439 | 299 | 136 | |
| Opponents | 38 | – | 7675 | – | 2578 | 67.8 | 906 | 2132 | 42.5% | 240 | 741 | 32.4% | 526 | 719 | 73.2% | 380 | 927 | 1307 | 34.4 | 421 | 663 | 595 | 220 | 120 | |
| 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 | TO | Turnovers |
| Blk | Stl | Steals | High | Team high | |
See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings