2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 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
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
No. 18 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
No. 14 Arkansas † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
No. 16 Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 27 – 9   .750
No. 23т Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Georgia 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Missouri 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Texas 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Mississippi State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
LSU 3 – 15   .167 15 – 17   .469
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

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

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Returning players

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

Texas departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departures
Preston Clark 8 F 6'6" 220 Sophomore (redshirt) Austin, TX Transferred to Maryville (MO)
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

Name Position New Team New Position Source
Rodney Terry Head coach New Orleans Pelicans NBA scout, ESPN analyst [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

Incoming transfers

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 Marijampolė, 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. John's [14]

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

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:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (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:    
Declan Duru
PF 		Munich, Germany Real Madrid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 51    247Sports: 36    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] 51st 14th 0 2 3
247 Sports[17] 36th 10th 0 2 3


Coaching staff additions

Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Sean Miller Head Coach Xavier Head Coach [18]
Kenya Hunter Assistant Coach Indiana Associate Head Coach [19]
Ulric Maligi Assistant Coach Kansas State Associate Head Coach [20]
Adam Cohen Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [21]
David Miller Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [22]
Ryan Anderson Assistant Coach Xavier Assistant Coach [23]
Andy Kettler Head Strength Coach Xavier Head Strength Coach [24]


Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Julius Erving Award Dailyn Swain F Junior [25]

Roster

2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Pope 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Oregon State Oakley, CA
F 1 Cole Bott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 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) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Xavier Columbus, OH
F 4 Declan Duru 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Real Madrid U19 Munich, Germany
F 5 Camden Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Purdue Minneapolis, MN
G 7 Simeon Wilcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. John's Plainfield, NJ
F 8 Matas Vokietaitis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So FAU Marijampolė, Lithuania
F 9 John Clark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Link Academy (MO) Houston, TX
F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Newman Smith Dallas, TX
G 12 Tramon Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Arkansas Dickinson, TX
C 14 Lewis Obiorah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Barking Abbey Basketball Academy London, England
F 23 Lassina Traore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Xavier Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 33 Anthon McDermott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Hallsville Longview, TX
G 44 Brandon Taylor (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS East Texas A&M Coppell, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2025

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, 2025*
7:45 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 6 Duke
Dick Vitale Invitational 		L 60–75  0–1
  16 – Swain   9 – Traore   2 – Wilcher  Spectrum Center (12,435)
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 97–60  1–1
  14 – Vokietaitis   11 – Vokietaitis   6 – Tied  Moody Center (10,712)
Austin, TX
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 93–58  2–1
  20 – Mark   10 – Traore   3 – Pope  Moody Center (9,820)
Austin, TX
November 15, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Kansas City W 71–55  3–1
  13 – Swain   12 – Traore   4 – Weaver  Moody Center (10,593)
Austin, TX
November 18, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Rider W 99–65  4–1
  26 – Swain   5 – Tied   5 – Tied  Moody Center (10,641)
Austin, TX
November 24, 2025*
10:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Arizona State
Southwest Maui Invitational Quarterfinals 		L 86–87  4–2
  24 – Swain   8 – Vokietaitis   3 – Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2025*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at Chaminade
Southwest Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round 		W 119–78  5–2
  19 – Mark   14 – Traore   8 – Pope  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 23 NC State
Southwest Maui Invitational 5th Place Game 		W 102–97  6–2
  28 – Pope   8 – Weaver   7 – Swain  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
December 3, 2025*
8:15 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia
ACC/SEC Challenge 		L 69–88  6–3
  15 – Swain   10 – Swain   4 – Swain  Moody Center (10,802)
Austin, TX
December 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		Southern W 95–69  7–3
  28 – Vokietaitis   6 – Tied   5 – Swain  Moody Center (10,410)
Austin, TX
December 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 5 UConn L 63–71  7–4
  15 – Tied   7 – Traore   2 – Vokietaitis  PeoplesBank Arena (15,495)
Hartford, CT
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 95–53  8–4
  18 – Mark   11 – Traore   5 – Swain  Moody Center (10,532)
Austin, TX
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 94–71  9–4
  22 – Vokietaitis   10 – Swain   4 – Swain  Moody Center (10,888)
Austin, TX
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		Mississippi State L 98–101 OT 9–5
(0–1) 		 34 – Swain   14 – Swain   4 – Wilcher  Moody Center (10,823)
Austin, TX
January 6, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 21 Tennessee L 71–85  9–6
(0–2) 		 20 – Mark   5 – Mark   4 – Swain  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,402)
Knoxville, TN
January 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 13 Alabama W 92–88  10–6
(1–2) 		 28 – Pope   8 – Tied   3 – Wilcher  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 14, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 Vanderbilt W 80–64  11–6
(2–2) 		 22 – Vokietaitis   9 – Tied   7 – Swain  Moody Center (11,422)
Austin, TX
January 17, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown 		L 70–74  11–7
(2–3) 		 17 – Swain   9 – Vokietaitas   3 – Pope  Moody Center (11,422)
Austin, TX
January 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at Kentucky L 80–85  11–8
(2–4) 		 29 – Swain   11 – Vokietaitis   3 – Swain  Rupp Arena (19,298)
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 21 Georgia W 87–67  12–8
(3–4) 		 26 – Swain   8 – Vokietaitis   5 – Vokietaitis  Moody Center (10,523)
Austin, TX
January 28, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Auburn L 82–88  12–9
(3–5) 		 30 – Swain   7 – Swain   4 – Swain  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Oklahoma W 79–69  13–9
(4–5) 		 20 – Swain   10 – Swain   6 – Swain  Lloyd Noble Center (9,198)
Norman, OK
February 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN 		South Carolina W 84–75  14–9
(5–5) 		 22 – Swain   10 – Swain   4 – Wilcher  Moody Center (10,286)
Austin, TX
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Ole Miss W 79–68  15–9
(6–5) 		 27 – Vokietaitis   9 – Swain   4 – Mark  Moody Center (10,585)
Austin, TX
February 14, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at Missouri W 85–68  16–9
(7–5) 		 25 – Swain   10 – Vokietaitis   4 – Wilcher  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		LSU W 88–85  17–9
(8–5) 		 21 – Swain   10 – Swain   4 – Wilcher  Moody Center (10,908)
Austin, TX
February 21, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia L 80–91  17–10
(8–6) 		 22 – Vokietaitis   6 – Swain   4 – Weaver  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 25, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 7 Florida L 71–84  17–11
(8–7) 		 21 – Swain   7 – Swain   1 – Tied  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, TX
February 28, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown 		W 76–70  18–11
(9–7) 		 23 – Mark   10 – Swain   2 – Mark  Reed Arena (12,107)
College Station, TX
March 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 20 Arkansas L 85–105  18–12
(9–8) 		 21 – Vokietaitis   9 – Swain   6 – Swain  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
March 7, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Oklahoma L 85–88 OT 18–13
(9–9) 		 30 – Pope   7 – Swain   8 – Swain  Moody Center (11,315)
Austin, TX
SEC tournament
March 11, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN 		(10) vs. (15) Ole Miss
First round 		L 66–76  18–14
  22 – Swain   12 – Swain   4 – Swain  Bridgestone Arena (10,701)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2026
8:15 p.m., truTV 		(11 W) vs. (11 W) NC State
First Four 		W 68–66  19–14
  17 – Mark   10 – Weaver   4 – Swain  UD Arena (11,756)
Dayton, OH
March 19, 2026
6:25 p.m., TBS 		(11 W) vs. (6 W) BYU
First Round 		W 79–71  20–14
  23 – Vokietaitis   16 – Vokietaitis   6 – Swain  Moda Center (14,070)
Portland, OR
March 21, 2026*
6:10 p.m., TBS 		(11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 12 Gonzaga
Second Round 		W 74–68  21–14
  17 – Vokietaitis   9 – Vokietaitis   6 – Swain  Moda Center (14,385)
Portland, OR
March 26, 2026
6:10 p.m., CBS 		(11 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		      SAP Center 
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[26]

Awards and honors

Weekly SEC honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SEC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week Dailyn Swain F February 16, 2026 [27]
Conference honors
Honors Player Position
All-SEC Second Team Dailyn Swain G/F
SEC Newcomer of the Year Dailyn Swain G/F

Source:[28]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV———————RV——————————
CoachesRVRV——————————————————

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