Texas Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
Texas Longhorns
Big 12 (19-7, 11-6)
Big Wins: 12/20 Oklahoma State (77-74), 1/2 at Kansas (84-59), 1/9 at West Virginia (72-70)
Bad Losses: 1/13 Texas Tech (77-79), 1/26 Oklahoma (79-80), 2/20 West Virginia (82-84)
Coach: Shaka Smart
Probable Starters:
Andrew Jones, Junior, Guard, 14.6 pgp, 2.2 apg, 4.6 rpg
Matt Coleman III, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.1 apg
Courtney Ramey, Junior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 4.0 apg
Kai Jones, Sophomore, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Jericho Sims, Senior, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Key Role Players:
Brock Cunningham, Sophomore, Forward, 1.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Jase Febres, Senior, Guard, 5.4 ppg
Greg Brown, Freshman, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.0 bpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.2 (80th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.3 (118, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (117, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.1 (56, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (57, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (117, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.0 (200, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.1 (54, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.4 (156, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.0 (222, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over South Dakota State |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round win over Xavier |
| 2019 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Colorado |
| 2019 | NIT | Semifinal win over TCU |
| 2019 | NIT | Final win over Lipscomb |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Nevada |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Northern Iowa |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Butler |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Arizona State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
| 2013 | CBI | First Round loss to Houston |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Cincinnati |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oakland |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Arizona |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Wake Forest |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Minnesota |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Austin Peay |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Miami |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Stanford |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Memphis |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to USC |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round o f 64 win over San Diego State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Akron |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to Georgia Tech |
| 2013 | CBI | First Round win over Texas |
| 2013 | CBI | Quarterfinal loss to George Mason |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Maryland |
| 2009 | CBI | First Round loss to Oregon State |
| 2008 | CBI | First Round win over Nevada |
| 2008 | CBI | Second Round win over Valparaiso |
| 2008 | CBI | Semifinal loss to Tulsa |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round win over BYU |
| 2006 | NIT | Second Round loss to Missouri State |
| 2005 | NIT | Opening Round loss to Wichita State |
*all team stats through 3/7
