2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKenya Hunter
Ulric Maligi (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cohen (1st season)
  • David Miller (1st season)
  • Ryan Anderson (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Auburn 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Florida 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Georgia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kentucky 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
LSU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Missouri 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
South Carolina 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Tennessee 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as second-year members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns will be led by first-year head coach Sean Miller.

Previous season

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The Longhorns finished the 2024–25 season 19–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. As the No. 13 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt and Texas A&M before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost to Xavier in the First Four.

On March 23, 2025, the school fired head coach Rodney Terry.[1] The next day, the school named Xavier head coach Sean Miller the team's new coach.[2]

The season marked the first season for Texas as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Offseason

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Returning players

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Texas returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Jordan Pope 0 G 6'2" 175 lbs Senior Napa, CA
Tramon Mark 12 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate Student Dickinson, TX
Chendall Weaver 2 G 6'3" 180 lbs Senior Mansfield, TX
Nic Codie 10 PF 6'8" 200 lbs Sophomore Carrollton, TX
Anthon McDermott 33 G 6'5" 185 lbs Sophomore Longview, TX
Cole Bott 7 F 6'6" 195 lbs Graduate Student Highlands Ranch, CO

Departures

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Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Preston Clark 8 F 6'6" 220 Redshirt Sophomore Austin, TX Transferred to Marryville
Jamie Vinson 4 F 6'11" 225 Freshman Austin, TX Transferred to Texas A&M
Malik Presley 13 G/F 6'6" 200 Sophomore San Marcos, TX Transferred to George Mason
Tre Johnson 20 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Garland, TX Drafted by Washington Wizards
Devon Pryor 22 F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Oregon
Arthur Kaluma 6 F 6'7" 225 Senior Glendale, AZ Signed with Los Angeles Lakers
Kadin Shedrick 5 F 6'11" 231 Graduate Student Holly Springs, NC Signed with Cleveland Cavaliers
Jayson Kent 25 F 6'8" 215 Graduate Student Oak Forest, IL Graduated
Ze’Rik Onyema 21 F 6'9" 235 Senior El Paso, TX Signed with Vilpas Vikings
Julian Larry 1 G 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Frisco, TX Signed with Uni Baskets Münster

Coaching staff departures

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Name Position New Team New Position Source
Rodney Terry Head coach N/A N/A [3]
Brandon Chappell Assistant coach Arizona Assistant coach [4]
Frank Haith Assistant coach Texas A&M Assistant coach [5]
Steve McClain Assistant coach Tennessee Assistant coach [6]
Byron Jones Assistant coach Indiana State Assistant coach [7]
Nick Matson Assistant coach New Mexico State Assistant coach [8]
Darby Rich Head strength coach Texas A&M Head strength coach [9]

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Texas incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Lassina Traore 23 F 6'10" 245 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Xavier [10]
Matas Vokietaitis 8 F 7'0" 245 Sophomore Marijampole, Lithuania FAU [11]
Camden Heide 5 F 6'7" 205 Junior Minneapolis, MN Purdue [12]
Dailyn Swain 3 F 6'8" 220 Junior Columbus, OH Xavier [13]
Simeon Wilcher 7 G 6'4" 190 Junior Plainfield, NJ St. Johns [14]

Recruiting classes

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2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
John Clark
C 		Houston, TX Link Academy (MO) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (83)
Lewis Obiorah
C 		London, England Barking Abbey Basketball Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 17, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Declan Duru
PF 		Munich, Germany Real Madrid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: —    ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.
  • "2025 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

*ESPN has not made 2025 recruiting class rankings yet.

2025 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5-star recruits 4-star recruits Total
ESPN[15] -- -- 0 1 3
On3 Recruits[16] 71st 14th 0 1 3
Rivals[17] 0 0 0 0 3
247 Sports[18] 34th 10th 0 2 3


Coaching staff additions

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Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Sean Miller Head Coach Xavier Head Coach [19]
Kenya Hunter Assistant Coach Indiana Associate Head Coach [20]
Ulric Maligi Assistant Coach Kansas State Associate Head Coach [21]
Adam Cohen Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [22]
David Miller Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [23]
Ryan Anderson Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [24]
Andy Kettler Head Strength Coach Xavier Head Strength Coach [25]


Roster

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2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Pope 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Oregon State Oakley, CA
F 1 Cole Bott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Northfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr UT Arlington Mansfield, TX
G/F 3 Dailyn Swain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Xavier Columbus, OH
F 4 Declan Duru 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Real Madrid U19 Munich, Germany
F 5 Camden Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Purdue Minneapolis, MN
G 7 Simeon Wilcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Johns Plainfield, NJ
F 8 Matas Vokietaitis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So FAU Marijampole, Lithuania
C 9 John Clark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Link Academy (MO) Houston, TX
F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Newman Smith Dallas, TX
G 12 Tramon Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Arkansas Dickinson, TX
C 14 Lewis Obiorah 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Barking Abbey Basketball Academy London, England
F 23 Lassina Traore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Xavier Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 33 Anthon McDermott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Hallsville Longview, TX
G 44 Brandon Taylor (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS East Texas A&M Coppell, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 14, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2025*
ESPN 		vs. Duke
Dick Vitale Invitational 		      Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*
 Lafayette       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 12, 2025*
 Fairleigh Dickinson       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 15, 2025*
 Kansas City       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 18, 2025*
 Rider       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 24, 2025*
ESPN2 		vs. Arizona State
Southwest Maui Invitational Quarterfinals 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 25, 2025*
 vs. 
Southwest Maui Invitational 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 26, 2025*
 vs. 
Southwest Maui Invitational 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
December 3, 2025*
 vs. Virginia
ACC/SEC Challenge 		      Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 8, 2025*
 Southern       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 12, 2025*
 at UConn       Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Hartford, CT
December 16, 2025*
 Le Moyne       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 22, 2025*
 Maryland Eastern Shore       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 3, 2026
 Mississippi State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
TBD
 at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 10, 2026
 at Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
TBD
 Vanderbilt       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 17, 2026
 Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown 		      Moody Center 
Austin, TX
TBD
 at Kentucky       Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2026
 Georgia       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
TBD
 at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 31, 2026
 at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
TBD
 South Carolina       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 7, 2026
 Ole Miss       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 14, 2026
 at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
TBD
 LSU       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 21, 2026
 at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 25, 2026
 Florida       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 28, 2026
 at Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown 		      Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
TBD
 at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AK
March 7, 2026
 Oklahoma       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[26]

Awards and honors

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Weekly SEC honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.

Source:

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

References

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  1. ^ Vertuno, Jim (March 23, 2025). "Texas fires coach Rodney Terry after Longhorns make another quick exit from NCAA Tournament". AP News. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBSSports.com. March 24, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Gates Billy (March 23, 2025). "Texas fires head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry after loss in First Four". KXAN. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Chappell Joins Arizona Men's Basketball Staff As Assistant Coach".
  5. ^ "Chappell Joins Arizona Men's Basketball Staff As Assistant Coach".
  6. ^ "Barnes Adds Steve McClain as Assistant Coach".
  7. ^ "Barnes Adds Steve McClain as Assistant Coach".
  8. ^ "NMSU men add Nick Matson to coaching staff".
  9. ^ "McMillan Announces Rich as Strength and Conditioning Coach".
  10. ^ Eberts, Wescott (April 14, 2025). "Former Xavier F Lassina Traore commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  11. ^ South, Hank (April 6, 2025). "Texas lands 7-foot Florida Atlantic transfer Matas Vokietaitis". 247Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  12. ^ South, Hank (April 4, 2025). "Purdue forward Camden Heide commits to Texas men's basketball". 247Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  13. ^ Henry, Eric (April 1, 2025). "Texas basketball lands a commitment from former Xavier forward Dailyn Swain". 247Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Galatzan, Matt (April 24, 2025). "Texas Longhorns Land Major 4-Star Transfer Point Guard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  15. ^ "Texas 2025 Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "Texas 2025 Recruiting Class". On3.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "Texas 2025 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Texas 2025 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "Sources: Xavier's Sean Miller agrees to be Texas basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  20. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Source: Sean Miller is set to add Kenya Hunter to Texas basketball coaching staff". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  21. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Reports: Sean Miller adds Ulric Maligi to coaching staff". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  22. ^ Dermer Shelby. "Here are the Xavier assistant coaches Sean Miller is taking to Texas Longhorns basketball". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  23. ^ Eberts Wescott. "Report: Sean Miller brings Xavier assistant coaches to Texas while retaining Chris Odgen". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  24. ^ Cook Joe. "Report: Sean Miller bringing several members of his Xavier staff to Texas, retaining Chris Ogden". On3. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  25. ^ "Source: Sean Miller adding Xavier strength coach Andy Kettler to his Longhorns' basketball staff". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  26. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved July 30, 2025.