2022–23_Texas_Longhorns_men's_basketball_team

2022–23 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2022–23 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season


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.

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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]

Previous season

Season outlook

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]

Big 12 tournament

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]

NCAA tournament

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]

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  1. Howard resigned from Texas and isn’t coaching collegiate basketball for the 2022-23 season. Howard was replaced by Texas special assistant to the head coach Bob Donewald Jr.

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2022 recruiting class

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Preseason

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    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


    References

    1. Espey Bo (February 28, 2022). "Looking Back: Top moments at The Drum". The Daily Texan. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    2. Aldridge Olivia (April 28, 2021). "Inside look: Moody Center scheduled to open in April 2022". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    3. "Rodney Terry named Men's Basketball head coach". Texas Sports. University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
    4. Borba Kevin (July 18, 2021). "Texas Basketball: Chris Beard has landed six of the top 31 transfers". Longhorns Wire. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    5. "Texas 2021 Basketball Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    6. "2021-22 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    7. Galatzan Matt (February 15, 2022). "Longhorns Big Man Tre Mitchell Takes Indefinite Leave Of Absence". SI. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    8. Eberts Wescott (December 27, 2021). "Texas F Jaylon Tyson enters the NCAA transfer portal". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    9. Parker Cameron (March 5, 2022). "Texas claims No. 4 seed, opens Big 12 tournament against TCU". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    10. Daniel Cody (March 13, 2022). "Texas earns No. 6 seed in NCAA tournament, will face Virginia Tech". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    11. Chute Nate (March 13, 2022). "How many times has No. 11 seed beat a No. 6? A look at the odds of a Virginia Tech upset over Texas". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    12. "Box Score vs. Virginia Tech". Texas Sports. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
    13. "Texas beats Hokies 81-73 for 1st NCAA tourney win since 2014". CBS Sports. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
    14. Carmin Mike (March 20, 2022). "March Madness: Purdue 81, Texas 71 - How it happened, what it means, what's next". Journal & Courier. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
    15. Backus Will (June 10, 2022). "Texas basketball transfer Courtney Ramey commits to Arizona". 247Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
    16. Hwang Rob (May 6, 2022). "Cal Men's Basketball secures transfer of former 4-star recruit Devin Askew". Write For California. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
    17. Davis Brian (January 9, 2022). "Former Texas G Jaylon Tyson, who wanted to be a Red Raider, commits (again) to Tech". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
    18. Bock Ethan (May 13, 2022). "BASKETBALL Breaking: West Virginia Lands Texas Transfer Tre Mitchell". WV Sports Now. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
    19. Hamilton Gerry (March 23, 2022). "Texas Longhorns assistant Ulric Maligi expected to join Kansas State staff". On3 Inside Texas. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
    20. Davis Brian (August 4, 2022). "Texas men's basketball assistant coach Jerrance Howard leaves Longhorns". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
    21. Womack Keenan (April 19, 2022). "Transfer guard Sir'Jabari Rice commits to Texas from NM State". Orangebloods. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
    22. Brown Chip (July 29, 2022). "Source: Beard hiring Brandon Chappell as new basketball assistant coach at Texas". 247 Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
    23. Miller Andrew (August 23, 2022). "Chris Beard adds ex-Wyoming HC Steve McClain to Texas basketball staff". Hook’em Headlines. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
    24. "Men's Basketball Preseason Honors and Watch Lists". Big 12 Sports. October 24, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    25. "Seven Men's Basketball Players Named to Wooden Award Preseason Watch List". Big 12 Sports. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
    26. "Baylor Chosen Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big 12 Sports. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
    27. "Big 12 Unveils 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason Awards". Big 12 Sports. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
    28. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
    29. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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