2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

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

2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Sean Miller (1st season)
Associate head coach	Kenya Hunter Ulric Maligi (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Cohen (1st season) David Miller (1st season) Ryan Anderson (1st season)
Home arena	Moody Center
Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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		–
† 2026 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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]

The season marked the first season for Texas as members of the Southeastern Conference.

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	Redshirt Sophomore	Austin, TX	Transferred to Marryville
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	N/A	N/A	[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	Marijampole, 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. Johns	[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: —    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]	71st	14th	0	1	3
Rivals[17]	0	0	0	0	3
247 Sports[18]	34th	10th	0	2	3

Coaching staff additions

Name	Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
Sean Miller	Head Coach	Xavier	Head Coach	[19]
Kenya Hunter	Assistant Coach	Indiana	Associate Head Coach	[20]
Ulric Maligi	Assistant Coach	Kansas State	Associate Head Coach	[21]
Adam Cohen	Assistant Coach	Xavier	Assistant Coach	[22]
David Miller	Assistant Coach	Xavier	Assistant Coach	[23]
Ryan Anderson	Assistant Coach	Xavier	Assistant Coach	[24]
Andy Kettler	Head Strength Coach	Xavier	Head Strength Coach	[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 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Oregon State Oakley, CA F 1 Cole Bott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 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) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Xavier Columbus, OH F 4 Declan Duru 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Real Madrid U19 Munich, Germany F 5 Camden Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Purdue Minneapolis, MN G 7 Simeon Wilcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Johns Plainfield, NJ F 8 Matas Vokietaitis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So FAU Marijampole, Lithuania C 9 John Clark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Link Academy (MO) Houston, TX F 10 Nic Codie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Newman Smith Dallas, TX G 12 Tramon Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Arkansas Dickinson, TX C 14 Lewis Obiorah 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Barking Abbey Basketball Academy London, England F 23 Lassina Traore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Xavier Abidjan, Ivory Coast G 33 Anthon McDermott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Hallsville Longview, TX G 44 Brandon Taylor (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS East Texas A&M Coppell, Texas	Head coach Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Kenya Hunter (Duquesne) Ulric Maligi (Howard) Adam Cohen (Arizona) David Miller (Arizona) Ryan Anderson (Arizona) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 14, 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* ESPN		vs. Duke Dick Vitale Invitational						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*		Lafayette						Moody Center  Austin, TX
November 12, 2025*		Fairleigh Dickinson						Moody Center  Austin, TX
November 15, 2025*		Kansas City						Moody Center  Austin, TX
November 18, 2025*		Rider						Moody Center  Austin, TX
November 24, 2025* ESPN2		vs. Arizona State Southwest Maui Invitational Quarterfinals						Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
November 25, 2025*		vs.  Southwest Maui Invitational						Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
November 26, 2025*		vs.  Southwest Maui Invitational						Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
December 3, 2025*		vs. Virginia ACC/SEC Challenge						Moody Center  Austin, TX
December 8, 2025*		Southern						Moody Center  Austin, TX
December 12, 2025*		at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Hartford, CT
December 16, 2025*		Le Moyne						Moody Center  Austin, TX
December 22, 2025*		Maryland Eastern Shore						Moody Center  Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 3, 2026		Mississippi State						Moody Center  Austin, TX
TBD		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 10, 2026		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
TBD		Vanderbilt						Moody Center  Austin, TX
January 17, 2026		Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown						Moody Center  Austin, TX
TBD		at Kentucky						Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 24, 2026		Georgia						Moody Center  Austin, TX
TBD		at Auburn
January 31, 2026		at Oklahoma
TBD		South Carolina						Moody Center  Austin, TX
February 7, 2026		Ole Miss						Moody Center  Austin, TX
February 14, 2026		at Missouri
TBD		LSU						Moody Center  Austin, TX
February 21, 2026		at Georgia
February 25, 2026		Florida						Moody Center  Austin, TX
February 28, 2026		at Texas A&M
TBD		at Arkansas
March 7, 2026		Oklahoma						Moody Center  Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[26]

Awards and honors

Weekly SEC honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches