2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
2024–25 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–1 (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); Nick Matson (1st season);
Home arena	Moody Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Auburn	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
LSU	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 8 Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 23 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 20 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Missouri	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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
Cole Bott	12	F	6'6"	195 lbs	Junior	Highlands Ranch, CO
Devon Pryor	22	F	6'7"	180 lbs	Sophomore	Houston, TX
Jackson Prince	24	G	5'10"	165 lbs	Sophomore	Duncanville, TX
Kadin Shedrick	5	F	6'11"	231 lbs	Graduate student	Holly Springs, NC
Preston Clark	20	F	6'6"	220 lbs	Sophomore	Austin, TX
Ze'Rik Onyema	21	F	6'8"	235 lbs	Senior	El Paso, TX

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	Signed with Toronto Raptors
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	Signed with Utah Jazz
Alex Anamekwe	14	F	6'5"	200 lbs	Sophomore	McKinney, TX	Transferred to Lubbock Christian
Chris Johnson	0	G	6'5"	180 lbs	Freshman	Missouri City, TX	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Dillon Mitchell	23	F	6'8"	205 lbs	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Cincinnati
Gavin Perryman	13	G	6'1"	190 lbs	Redshirt sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Vermont
Tyrese Hunter	4	G	6'0"	175 lbs	Junior	Racine, WI	Transferred to Memphis

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Texas incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Source
Arthur Kaluma	6	F	6'7"	225 lbs	Senior	Glendale, AZ	Kansas State	^[1]
Jayson Kent	25	PF	6'8"	205 lbs	Senior	Oak Forest, IL	Indiana State	^[2]
Jordan Pope	0	G	6'2"	165 lbs	Junior	Napa, CA	Oregon State	^[3]
Julian Larry	1	G	6'3"	185 lbs	Senior	Frisco, TX	Indiana State	^[4]
Malik Presley	13	G	6'6"	170 lbs	Sophomore	San Marcos, TX	Vanderbilt	^[5]
Tramon Mark	12	G	6'6"	185 lbs	Senior	Dickinson, TX	Arkansas	^[6]

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
Tre Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Nicolas Codie PF	Carrollton, TX	Newman Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 2, 2023
Nicolas Codie PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jamie Vinson C	Austin, TX	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 3, 2024
Jamie Vinson C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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.

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-SEC teams

Position	Player	Class
Third Team
G	Tramon Mark	Graduate Student

Source:^[8]

Roster

2024–25 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)	Jr	Prolific Prep Oregon State	Oakley, CA
G	1	Julian Larry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy Indiana State	Frisco, TX
G	2	Chendall Weaver	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mansfield Timberview UT Arlington	Mansfield, TX
F	4	Jamie Vinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Austin, TX
F	5	Kadin Shedrick	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Holly Springs Virginia	Holly Springs, NC
F	6	Arthur Kaluma	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Dream City Christian Kansas State	Glendale, AZ
F	7	Cole Bott (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Highlands Ranch, CO
F	8	Preston Clark (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Westlake	Austin, TX
F	10	Nic Codie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Newman Smith	Dallas, TX
G	12	Tramon Mark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Dickinson Arkansas	Dickinson, TX
G/F	13	Malik Presley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	San Marcos Vanderbilt	San Marcos, TX
G	20	Tre Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Garland, 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
F	25	Jayson Kent	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Oak Forest Indiana State	Oak Forest, IL
G	33	Anthon McDermott (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hallsville	Longview, TX

Head coach

Rodney Terry (St. Edward's)

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Haith (Elon)
Steve McClain (Chadron State)
Brandon Chappell (Lamar)
Byron Jones (Central Oklahoma)
Nick Matson (VMI)

Legend

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

Injured
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
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 9:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV/MAX	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 game						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN		Delaware State						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State ACC–SEC Challenge						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
December 8, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		UConn						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		New Mexico State						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 15, 2024* SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		New Orleans						Moody Center Austin, TX
December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Northwestern State						Moody Center Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Auburn						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Tennessee						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 18, 2025 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Texas A&M						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Arkansas						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Alabama						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Kentucky						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 22, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AK
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Georgia						Moody Center Austin, TX
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Oklahoma						Moody Center Austin, TX
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:^[9]

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week	Tre Johnson	G	November 11, 2024	^[10]

Conference honors
Honors	Player	Position

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	19	RV	RV
Coaches	19	RV	RV

References

^ "Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma commits to Texas basketball". 247 Sports. June 27, 2024.
^ "Indiana State transfer F Jayson Kent commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball signs Jordan Pope". Texas Sports. April 25, 2024.
^ "Indiana State transfer guard Julian Larry commits to Texas". Longhorns Wire. April 14, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball signs Malik Presley". Texas Sports. May 2, 2024.
^ "Arkansas transfer G Tramon Mark commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.
^ "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024.
^ "No. 19 Men's Basketball's Mark claims spot on Preseason All-SEC team". Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Johnson named SEC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns. November 11, 2024.

[1] "Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma commits to Texas basketball". 247 Sports. June 27, 2024.

[2] "Indiana State transfer F Jayson Kent commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.

[3] "Men's Basketball signs Jordan Pope". Texas Sports. April 25, 2024.

[4] "Indiana State transfer guard Julian Larry commits to Texas". Longhorns Wire. April 14, 2024.

[5] "Men's Basketball signs Malik Presley". Texas Sports. May 2, 2024.

[6] "Arkansas transfer G Tramon Mark commits to Texas". Burnt Orange Nation. April 14, 2024.

[7] "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024.

[8] "No. 19 Men's Basketball's Mark claims spot on Preseason All-SEC team". Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024.

[9] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[10] "Johnson named SEC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns. November 11, 2024.

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