2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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The 2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Rodney Terry. They finished the 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.

Record19–16 (6–12 SEC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Haith (2nd season)
  • Steve McClain (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (3rd season)
  • Byron Jones (2nd season)
  • Nick Matson (1st season)
Quick facts Texas Longhorns men's basketball, Legends Classic champions ...
2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Haith (2nd season)
  • Steve McClain (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (3rd season)
  • Byron Jones (2nd season)
  • Nick Matson (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
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2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Auburn153 .833326  .842
No. 1 Florida144 .778364  .900
No. 6 Alabama135 .722289  .757
No. 5 Tennessee126 .667308  .789
No. 19 Texas A&M117 .6112311  .676
No. 12 Kentucky108 .5562412  .667
Missouri108 .5562212  .647
No. 18 Ole Miss108 .5562412  .667
No. 20 Arkansas810 .4442214  .611
Mississippi State810 .4442113  .618
Georgia810 .4442013  .606
Vanderbilt810 .4442013  .606
Texas612 .3331916  .543
Oklahoma612 .3332014  .588
LSU315 .1671418  .438
South Carolina216 .1111220  .375
2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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.

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost Kansas State in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Colorado State in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the round of 32.

The season marked the last for Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Offseason

Returning players

More information Name, Number ...
Texas returners
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown
Chendall Weaver2G6'3"180 lbsJuniorMansfield, TX
Cole Bott12F6'6"195 lbsJuniorHighlands Ranch, CO
Devon Pryor22F6'7"180 lbsSophomoreHouston, TX
Jackson Prince24G5'10"165 lbsSophomoreDuncanville, TX
Kadin Shedrick5F6'11"231 lbsGraduate studentHolly Springs, NC
Preston Clark20F6'6"220 lbsSophomoreAustin, TX
Ze'Rik Onyema21F6'8"235 lbsSeniorEl Paso, TX
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Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Brock Cunningham30F6'6"210 lbsGraduate studentAustin, TXSigned with Mons-Hainaut
Dylan Disu1F6'9"225 lbsGraduate studentPflugerville, TXSigned with Toronto Raptors
Ithiel Horton9G6'5"200 lbsGraduate studentVauxhall, NJSigned with Grand Rapids Gold
Max Abmas3G6'0"175 lbsGraduate studentRockwall, TXSigned with Utah Jazz
Alex Anamekwe14F6'5"200 lbsSophomoreMcKinney, TXTransferred to Lubbock Christian
Chris Johnson0G6'5"180 lbsFreshmanMissouri City, TXTransferred to Stephen F. Austin
Dillon Mitchell23F6'8"205 lbsSophomoreTampa, FLTransferred to Cincinnati
Gavin Perryman13G6'1"190 lbsRedshirt sophomoreDallas, TXTransferred to Vermont
Tyrese Hunter4G6'0"175 lbsJuniorRacine, WITransferred to Memphis
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Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

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Texas incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Source
Arthur Kaluma6F6'7"225 lbsSeniorGlendale, AZKansas State[3]
Jayson Kent25PF6'8"205 lbsSeniorOak Forest, ILIndiana State[4]
Jordan Pope0G6'2"165 lbsJuniorNapa, CAOregon State[5]
Julian Larry1G6'3"185 lbsSeniorFrisco, TXIndiana State[6]
Malik Presley13G6'6"170 lbsSophomoreSan Marcos, TXVanderbilt[7]
Tramon Mark12G6'6"185 lbsSeniorDickinson, TXArkansas[8]
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Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

More information College recruiting information (2024), Name ...
College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (94)
Nicolas Codie
PF
Carrollton, TX Newman Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 2, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (85)
Jamie Vinson
C
Austin, TX Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 3, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: —    247Sports: 10    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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.
  • "2024 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

More information Award, Player ...
Award Player Position Year Source
Bob Cousy Award Jordan Pope G Junior [9]
Jerry West Award Tre Johnson G Freshman [10]
Naismith Trophy Tre Johnson G Freshman [11]
Julius Erving Award Arthur Kaluma F Senior [12]
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SEC media poll

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team
1Alabama
2Auburn
3Tennessee
4Arkansas
5Texas A&M
6Florida
7Texas
8Kentucky
9Ole Miss
10Mississippi State
11South Carolina
12Georgia
13Missouri
14LSU
15Oklahoma
16Vanderbilt
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Preseason All-SEC teams

More information Position, Player ...
Position Player Class
Third Team
G Tramon Mark Graduate Student
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jordan Pope 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrProlific Prep
Oregon State
Oakley, CA
G 1 Julian Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSiSchool Entrepreneurial Academy
Indiana State
Frisco, TX
G 2 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMansfield Timberview
UT Arlington
Mansfield, TX
F 4 Jamie Vinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Austin, TX
F 5 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)231 lb (105 kg) SrHolly Springs
Virginia
Holly Springs, NC
F 6 Arthur Kaluma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrDream City Christian
Kansas State
Glendale, AZ
F 7 Cole Bott (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoNorthfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO
F 8 Preston Clark (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrWestlake Austin, TX
F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNewman Smith Dallas, TX
G 12 Tramon Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSDickinson
Arkansas
Dickinson, TX
G/F 13 Malik Presley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSan Marcos
Vanderbilt
San Marcos, TX
G 20 Tre Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLink Academy Garland, TX
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrJohn Jay
UTEP
El Paso, TX
F 22 Devon Pryor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPSAT-XEA Academy Houston, TX
F 25 Jayson Kent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSOak Forest
Indiana State
Oak Forest, IL
G 33 Anthon McDermott (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHallsville Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
9:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV
No. 19 vs. Ohio State
Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Opening Night
L 72–80  0–1
 29  Johnson  8  Weaver  5  Larry  T-Mobile Arena (6,397)
Las Vegas, NV
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 19 Houston Christian W 90–59  1–1
 28  Johnson  10  Kaluma  3  Tied  Moody Center (10,993)
Austin, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Chicago State W 105–58  2–1
 19  Johnson  9  Weaver  4  Tied  Moody Center (10,662)
Austin, TX
November 16, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 89–43  3–1
 18  Tied  7  Tied  4  Larry  Moody Center (10,457)
Austin, TX
November 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Syracuse
Legends Classic semifinal
W 70–66  4–1
 16  Tied  10  Kaluma  4  Tied  Barclays Center (6,941)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Saint Joseph's
Legends Classic championship
W 67–58  5–1
 17  Johnson  7  Mark  4  Kaluma  Barclays Center (6,572)
Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2024*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Delaware State W 90–68  6–1
 21  Johnson  11  Shedrick  5  Larry  Moody Center (10,716)
Austin, TX
December 4, 2024*
8:15 p.m., ESPN2
at NC State
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 63–59  7–1
 18  Johnson  15  Kaluma  4  Larry  Lenovo Center (13,396)
Raleigh, NC
December 8, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 25 UConn L 65–76  7–2
 24  Johnson  9  Kaluma  4  Johnson  Moody Center (11,039)
Austin, TX
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
New Mexico State W 91–67  8–2
 18  Kaluma  7  Tied  4  Tied  Moody Center (10,600)
Austin, TX
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 121–57  9–2
 20  Codie  8  Weaver  13  Larry  Moody Center (10,514)
Austin, TX
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
New Orleans W 98–62  10–2
 42  Pope  10  Kaluma  6  Larry  Moody Center (10,565)
Austin, TX
December 29, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Northwestern State W 77–53  11–2
 18  Johnson  13  Kaluma  5  Larry  Moody Center (10,565)
Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 13 Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown
L 60–80  11–3
(0–1)
 14  Mark  10  Shedrick  3  Larry  Reed Arena (12,236)
College Station, TX
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Auburn L 82–87  11–4
(0–2)
 34  Kaluma  8  Kaluma  2  Tied  Moody Center (10,516)
Austin, TX
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Tennessee L 70–74  11–5
(0–3)
 26  Johnson  7  Shedrick  4  Larry  Moody Center (10,195)
Austin, TX
January 15, 2025
9:00 p.m., SECN
at Oklahoma W 77–73  12–5
(1–3)
 27  Pope  7  Shedrick  4  Kaluma  Lloyd Noble Center (10,436)
Norman, OK
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 5 Florida L 60–84  12–6
(1–4)
 16  Johnson  10  Tied  3  Onyema  O'Connell Center (11,107)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 22 Missouri W 61–53  13–6
(2–4)
 14  Kaluma  12  Kaluma  3  Larry  Moody Center (11,267)
Austin, TX
January 25, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown
W 70–69  14–6
(3–4)
 30  Johnson  8  Shedrick  6  Larry  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, TX
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 23 Ole Miss L 69–72  14–7
(3–5)
 22  Johnson  7  Kaluma  4  Kaluma  SJB Pavilion (8,480)
Oxford, MS
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU W 89–58  15–7
(4–5)
 18  Tied  10  Shedrick  5  Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,395)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 5, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arkansas L 70–78  15–8
(4–6)
 25  Johnson  13  Kaluma  4  Johnson  Moody Center (10,799)
Austin, TX
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt L 78–86  15–9
(4–7)
 15  Johnson  7  Tied  5  Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (9,215)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 Alabama L 80–103  15–10
(4–8)
 24  Johnson  5  Shedrick  4  Johnson  Moody Center (11,091)
Austin, TX
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 Kentucky W 82–78  16–10
(5–8)
 32  Johnson  9  Johnson  3  Tied  Moody Center (11,060)
Austin, TX
February 22, 2025
7:30 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina L 69–84  16–11
(5–9)
 29  Johnson  9  Shedrick  5  Larry  Colonial Life Arena (11,369)
Columbia, SC
February 26, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Arkansas L 81–86 OT 16–12
(5–10)
 39  Johnson  11  Kaluma  5  Pope  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Georgia L 67–83  16–13
(5–11)
 15  Kaluma  7  Kaluma  4  Johnson  Moody Center (10,765)
Austin, TX
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 25 Mississippi State W 87–82 OT 17–13
(6–11)
 24  Mark  11  Kaluma  4  Johnson  Humphrey Coliseum (9,290)
Starkville, MS
March 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN
Oklahoma L 72–76  17–14
(6–12)
 21  Pope  9  Shedrick  6  Johnson  Moody Center (11,121)
Austin, TX
SEC tournament
March 12, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN
(13) vs. (12) Vanderbilt
First round
W 79–72  18–14
 19  Tied  10  Kent  2  Tied  Bridgestone Arena (13,840)
Nashville, TN
March 13, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN
(13) vs. (5) No. 14 Texas A&M
Second round
W 94–89 2OT 19–14
 20  Johnson  8  Pope  5  Mark  Bridgestone Arena (13,558)
Nashville, TN
March 14, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN
(13) vs. (4) No. 8 Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 72–83  19–15
 14  Tied  6  Shedrick  3  Mark  Bridgestone Arena (17,526)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2025*
8:10 p.m., truTV
(11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Xavier
First Four
L 80–86  19–16
 23  Johnson  7  Shedrick  5  Mark  UD Arena (12,546)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.
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Awards and honors

More information Honors, Player ...
Weekly SEC honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G November 11, 2024 [16]
SEC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week Jordan Pope G December 23, 2024 [17]
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G January 27, 2025 [18]
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G February 3, 2025 [19]
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G February 17, 2025 [20]
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tre Johnson G March 3, 2025 [21]
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More information Honors, Player ...
Conference honors
Honors Player Position
All-SEC Second Team Tre Johnson G
All-SEC Freshman Team Tre Johnson G
SEC Freshman of the Year Tre Johnson G
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Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP19RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches19RVRVRVRVRV
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