#24 Texas Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Texas Longhorns
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #24
 
Conference Rank: #7 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 19-16, 6-12
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Sean Miller
Coach Record: 0-0 at Texas, 487-196 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tre Johnson, Guard, 19.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.7 apg
Arthur Kaluma, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Kadin Shedrick, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Jayson Kent, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Julian Larry, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.9 apg
Devon Pryor, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Ze’Rik Onyema, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jordan Pope, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Chendall Weaver, Senior, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
John Clark, Freshman, Forward
Declan Duru Jr., Freshman, Forward
Camden Heide, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Purdue
Tramon Mark, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Arkansas
Anthony McDermott, Freshman, Guard
Lewis Obiorah, Freshman, Center
Dailyn Swain, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Xavier
Brandon Talor, Senior, Guard, Transfer from East Texas A&M
Lassina Traore, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Xavier
Matas Vokietaitis, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Simeon Wilcher, Junior, Guard, Transfer from St. John’s
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.4 (67th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.6 (200, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.3 (92, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (109, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (189, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.2 (60, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (80, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.0 (173, 11)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (224, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.9 (29, 3)