2026–27 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
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The 2026–27 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as third-year members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns are led by second-year head coach Sean Miller.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Headcoach
- Sean Miller (2nd season)
Associate headcoachKenya Hunter
Ulric Maligi (2nd season)
Ulric Maligi (2nd season)
| 2026–27 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Kenya Hunter Ulric Maligi (2nd season) |
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| Home arena | Moody Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2027 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2025–26 season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss 66–76 in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the West region. They defeated No. 11 seed NC State 68–66 in the First Four, advancing to the regular 64-team bracket. There, they defeated No. 6 seed BYU 79–71 in the first round and No. 3 seed Gonzaga 74–68 in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to No. 2 seed Purdue 77–79. Texas became the sixth team to start in the First Four and reach the Sweet 16 since the First Four began in 2011.[1]
Offseason
Returning players
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| Matas Vokietaitis | 8 | C | 7'0" | 255 lbs | Junior | Marijampole, Lithuania |
| John Clark | 9 | F | 6'9" | 245 lbs | Redshirt freshman | Houston, Texas |
| Lewis Obiorah | 14 | C | 7'1" | 255 lbs | Redshirt freshman | London, England |
| Anthon McDermott | 33 | G | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Redshirt sophomore | Longview, Texas |
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Jordan Pope | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Oakley, California | Transferred to Texas A&M |
| Cole Bott | 1 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Graduate student | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Graduated |
| Chendall Weaver | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Arlington, Texas | Transferred to Houston |
| Dailyn Swain | 3 | G/F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio | Declared for 2026 NBA draft; selected 15th overall by Chicago Bulls |
| Declan Duru Jr. | 4 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Freshman | Munich, Germany | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Camden Heide | 5 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Wayzata, Minnesota | Transferred to South Carolina |
| Simeon Wilcher | 7 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Plainfield, New Jersey | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Nic Codie | 10 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to SMU |
| Tramon Mark | 12 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate student | Dickinson, Texas | Signed with Phoenix Suns |
| Lassina Traore | 23 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Graduate student | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Graduated |
| Brandon Taylor | 44 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Graduate student | Coppell, Texas | Graduated |
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | Source |
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| Mikey Lewis | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Oakland, California | Saint Mary's | [2] |
| Amari Evans | 1 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Tennessee | [3] |
| Isaiah Johnson | 2 | G | 6'2" | 182 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Colorado | [4] |
| Elyjah Freeman | 6 | G/F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Palm Beach, Florida | Auburn | [5] |
| David Punch | 13 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Junior | Harker Heights, Texas | TCU | [6] |
Recruiting classes
2026 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Marcus Spears Jr. F |
Plano, Texas | Dynamic Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 9, 2026 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (94) | ||||||
| Austin Goosby F |
Melissa, Texas | Dynamic Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 17, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (90) | ||||||
| Bo Ogden F |
Austin, Texas | Westlake | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87) | ||||||
| Joe Sterling G |
Encino, California | Harvard-Westlake | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 30, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Coleman Elkins C |
Austin, Texas | Blair Academy (NJ) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 30, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: ESPN: (78) | ||||||
| Mantas Laurencikas G |
Kaunas, Lithuania | AS Monaco (France) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | May 15, 2026 | |
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 6th 247Sports: 5th ESPN: — | ||||||
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2026 overall class rankings
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2026* |
Chicago State | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| November 5, 2026* |
Gardner-Webb | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| November 9, 2026* |
Grambling State | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| November 15, 2026* |
vs. Baylor San Antonio Hoops Showdown |
Frost Bank Center San Antonio, Texas | |||||||||
| November 19, 2026* |
Southern Utah | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| November 22, 2026* |
Southern Indiana | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| November 26, 2026* 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 |
vs. Georgetown Rady Children's Invitational |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California | |||||||||
| November 27, 2026* 1:30 p.m. OR 4:00 p.m., Fox |
vs. Saint Mary's OR UCLA Rady Children's Invitational |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California | |||||||||
| December 1, 2026* |
at Louisville ACC–SEC Challenge |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||||
| December 8, 2026* |
Jackson State | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| December 12, 2026* |
vs. Miami | Toyota Center Houston, Texas | |||||||||
| December 16, 2026* |
Memphis | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| December 21, 2026* |
Prairie View A&M | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| December 29, 2026* |
East Texas A&M | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2027 |
Florida | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||||||
| January 9, 2027 |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||||
| Auburn | Moody Center Austin, Texas | ||||||||||
| January 16, 2027 |
Oklahoma | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| at LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| January 23, 2026 |
Arkansas | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| at Sourh Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| January 30, 2027 |
Kentucky | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| February 6, 2027 |
at Florida | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||||
| Alabama | Moody Center Austin, Texas | ||||||||||
| February 13, 2027 |
at Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||||
| Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown |
Moody Center Austin, Texas | ||||||||||
| February 20, 2027 |
at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||||
| at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||||||
| February 27, 2027 |
Tennessee | Moody Center Austin, Texas | |||||||||
| Missouri | Moody Center Austin, Texas | ||||||||||
| March 6, 2027 |
at Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown |
Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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