2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season
2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Rodney Terry (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Haith (2nd season)
  • Steve McClain (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (3rd season)
  • Byron Jones (2nd season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns will be led by second-year head coach Rodney Terry. This will be the inaugural season for Texas as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

Season outlook

The Longhorns finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play. Their season ended in the NCAA tournament when they lost to Tennessee in the round of 32.

Offseason

Returning players

Texas returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Chendall Weaver 2 G 6'3" 180 lbs Junior Mansfield, TX
Chris Johnson 0 G 6'5" 180 lbs Sophomore Missouri City, TX
Devon Pryor 22 F 6'7" 180 lbs Sophomore Houston, TX
Kadin Shedrick 5 F 6'11" 231 lbs Graduate student Holly Springs, NC

Departures

Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Brock Cunningham 30 F 6'6" 210 lbs Graduate student Austin, TX Graduated
Dylan Disu 1 F 6'9" 225 lbs Graduate student Pflugerville, TX Graduated
Ithiel Horton 9 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate student Vauxhall, NJ Graduated
Max Abmas 3 G 6'0" 175 lbs Graduate student Rockwall, TX Graduated
Alex Anamekwe 14 F 6'5" 200 lbs Sophomore McKinney, TX Transferred
Chris Johnson 0 G 6'5" 180 lbs Freshman Missouri City, TX Transferred
Dillon Mitchell 23 F 6'8" 205 lbs Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred
Gavin Perryman 13 G 6'1" 190 lbs Redshirt sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred
Tyrese Hunter 4 G 6'0" 175 lbs Junior Racine, WI Transferred

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Texas incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Jayson Kent - PF 6'8" 205 lbs Senior Oak Forest, IL Indiana State [1]
Julian Larry - G 6'3" 185 lbs Senior Frisco, TX Indiana State [2]
Tramon Mark - G 6'6" 185 lbs Senior Dickinson, TX Arkansas [3]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Johnson
SG
Branson, MO Link Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Cam Scott
SG
Lexington, SC Lexington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 11, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Nicolas Codie
PF
Carrollton, TX Newman Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals:   247Sports: 10  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:

  • "Texas 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Coaching staff additions

Name Position Previous team Previous position Source

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source

SEC media poll

SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Source:

Preseason All-SEC teams

Position Player Class
First Team

Source:

Roster

2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mansfield Timberview
UT Arlington
Mansfield, TX
F 5 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Holly Springs
Virginia
Holly Springs, NC
F 12 Cole Bott (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Northfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO
F 20 Preston Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Westlake Austin, TX
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr John Jay
UTEP
El Paso, TX
F 22 Devon Pryor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr PSAT-XEA Academy Houston, TX
G 24 Jackson Prince (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

       
 
Regular season

       
 
SEC tournament

TBD, TBD
vs. TBD
First round
      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4]

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
Conference honors
Honors Player Position

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana State transfer F Jayson Kent commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indiana State transfer guard Julian Larry commits to Texas". Longhorns Wire. April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Arkansas transfer G Tramon Mark commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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