# 2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns were led by first year head coach Rodney Terry.
The season was their last season in the Big 12 Conference for Texas as they joined the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.

## Previous season
### Season outlook

The 2022–23 season started off on a high note with wins against ranked Gonzaga and Creighton. On December 12, 2022, Head Coach Chris Beard was indefinitely suspended and later fired for a felony domestic abuse charge. These charges were later dropped. Associate head coach Rodney Terry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Longhorns finished the regular season 23–8, 12–6 in conference play. Texas won their first conference tournament championship since the 2021 season, second all-time, earning the conference's automatic bid. Ultimately, they made it all the way to the Elite Eight but lost to Miami (FL).

## Offseason
### Returning players

Texas Returners :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Alex Anamekwe | 14 | F | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Sophomore | McKinney, TX |
| Brock Cunningham | 30 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Graduate Student | Austin, TX |
| Cole Bott | 12 | F | 6'6" | 195 lbs | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| Gavin Perryman | 13 | G | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Sophomore | Austin, TX |
| Preston Clark | 20 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Sophomore | Austin, TX |
| Tyrese Hunter | 4 | G | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Junior | Racine, WI |
| Dylan Disu | 1 | F | 6'9" | 225 lbs | Senior | Pflugerville, TX |

### Departures

Texas Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Christian Bishop | 32 | F | 6'7" | 220 lbs | Senior | Lees Summit, MO | Graduated |
| Marcus Carr | 5 | G | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Graduate Student | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Sir'Jabari Rice | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 lbs | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Timmy Allen | 0 | F | 6'6" | 210 lbs | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Graduated |
| Arterio Morris | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred (Kansas)* |
| Rowan Brumbaugh | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 lbs | Sophomore | Washington D.C. | Transferred (Georgetown) |
*Arterio Morris transferred to Kansas but was later dismissed from the team.

### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Texas Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chendall Weaver | 2 | G | 6'3" | 165 lbs | Sophomore | Mansfield, TX | UT Arlington |
| Ithiel Horton | 9 | G | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Graduate Student | Roselle, NJ | UCF |
| Kadin Shedrick | 5 | C | 6'11" | 200 lbs | Senior | Holly Springs, NC | Virginia |
| Max Abmas | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Graduate Student | Dallas, TX | Oral Roberts |
| Ze'rik Onyema | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 lbs | Sophomore | El Paso, TX | UTEP |

#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Johnson PG | Missouri City, TX | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 26, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 |||||||
| Devon Pryor F | Houston, TX | PSAT Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 29 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

#### Coaching staff additions

| Name | Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source |
| Byron Jones | Assistant Coach | Troy | Assistant Coach | |
| Frank Haith | Assistant Coach | Memphis | Assistant Coach | |

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year | Source |
| Wooden Award | Max Abmas | G | Senior | |
| Bob Cousy Award | Max Abmas | G | Senior | |

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kansas | 168 (12) |
| 2 | Houston | 153 (2) |
| 3 | Texas | 143 |
| 4 | Baylor | 137 |
| 5 | TCU | 113 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 106 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 95 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 80 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 70 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 57 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 55 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 54 |
| 13 | BYU | 29 |
| 14 | UCF | 14 |
Source:

### Preseason All-Big 12 teams

| Position | Player | Class |
| First Team |||
| G | Max Abmas | Senior |
Source:

## Roster

Source:

### Roster outlook

| Senior | Junior | Sophomore |
| Brock Cunningham — F Dylan Disu — F | Tyrese Hunter — G | Alex Anamekwe — F Cole Bott* — F Dillon Mitchell — F Gavin Perryman* — G Preston Clark — F |
(*)Redshirt

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 18 | St. Edward's | W 84–63 | 0–0 | 22 – Hunter | 9 – Mitchell | 9 – Hunter | Moody Center (–) Austin, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 18 | Incarnate Word | W 88–56 | 1–0 | 17 – Horton | 7 – Onyema | 4 – Hunter | Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 18 | Delaware State | W 86–59 | 2–0 | 19 – Abmas | 11 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (10,500) Austin, TX |
| November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 19 | Rice | W 80–64 | 3–0 | 18 – Hunter | 13 – Mitchell | 4 – Tied | Moody Center (10,554) Austin, TX |
| November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 19 | vs. Louisville Empire Classic semifinals | W 81–80 | 4–0 | 27 – Shedrick | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (17,647) New York, NY |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 15 | vs. No. 5 UConn Empire Classic final | L 71–81 | 4–1 | 21 – Mitchell | 8 – Mitchell | 7 – Hunter | Madison Square Garden (10,988) New York City, NY |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 15 | Wyoming | W 86–63 | 5–1 | 23 – Abmas | 9 – Mitchell | 3 – Abmas | Moody Center (9,926) Austin, TX |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 16 | Texas State | W 77–58 | 6–1 | 26 – Abmas | 11 – Tied | 6 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,533) Austin, TX |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 12 | at No. 8 Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 65–86 | 6–2 | 25 – Abmas | 10 – Mitchell | 6 – Cunningham | Fiserv Forum (16,733) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 12 | Houston Christian | W 77–50 | 7–2 | 16 – Abmas | 12 – Mitchell | 7 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,418) Austin, TX |
| December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | vs. LSU The Halal Guys Showcase | W 96–85 | 8–2 | 20 – Abmas | 10 – Mitchell | 7 – Abmas | Toyota Center (12,152) Houston, TX |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 19 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 71–55 | 9–2 | 17 – Abmas | 13 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (10,704) Austin, TX |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 21 | UNC Greensboro | W 72–37 | 10–2 | 23 – Hunter | 6 – Tied | 7 – Hunter | Moody Center (10,616) Austin, TX |
| January 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., LHN | No. 20 | UT Arlington | W 79–62 | 11–2 | 18 – Abmas | 11 – Cunningham | 7 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,713) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | Texas Tech | L 67–78 | 11–3 (0–1) | 20 – Hunter | 11 – Mitchell | 5 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,641) Austin, TX |
| January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at Cincinnati | W 74–73 | 12–3 (1–1) | 33 – Disu | 6 – Disu | 5 – Abmas | Fifth Third Arena (11,014) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at West Virginia | L 73–76 | 12–4 (1–2) | 32 – Abmas | 8 – Onyema | 3 – Abmas | WVU Coliseum (11,565) Morgantown, WV |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | | UCF | L 71–77 | 12–5 (1–3) | 20 – Horton | 9 – Mitchell | 7 – Hunter | Moody Center (11,235) Austin, TX |
| January 20, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN | | No. 9 Baylor | W 75–73 | 13–5 (2–3) | 21 – Hunter | 6 – Mitchell | 7 – Abmas | Moody Center (11,163) Austin, TX |
| January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 11 Oklahoma | W 75–60 | 14–5 (3–3) | 22 – Abmas | 13 – Mitchell | 4 – Disu | Lloyd Noble Center (11,092) Norman, OK |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 21 BYU | L 72–84 | 14–6 (3–4) | 19 – Disu | 7 – Disu | 6 – Hunter | Marriott Center (17,878) Provo, UT |
| January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 4 Houston | L 72–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (3–5) | 20 – Abmas | 10 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (11,313) Austin, TX |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 25 TCU | W 77–66 | 15–7 (4–5) | 21 – Abmas | 11 – Mitchell | 6 – Hunter | Schollmaier Arena (7,894) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | | No. 14 Iowa State | L 65–70 | 15–8 (4–6) | 28 – Disu | 10 – Disu | 7 – Hunter | Moody Center (10,663) Austin, TX |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., LHN | | West Virginia | W 94–58 | 16–8 (5–6) | 27 – Disu | 8 – Mitchell | 9 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,073) Austin, TX |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 3 Houston | L 61–82 | 16–9 (5–7) | 16 – Disu | 7 – Disu | 4 – Abmas | Fertitta Center (7,904) Houston, TX |
| February 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Kansas State | W 62–56 | 17–9 (6–7) | 20 – Disu | 10 – Mitchell | 5 – Abmas | Moody Center (10,905) Austin, TX |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 9 Kansas | L 67–86 | 17–10 (6–8) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Weaver | 4 – Hunter | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Texas Tech | W 81–69 | 18–10 (7–8) | 21 – Disu | 8 – Tied | 4 – Abmas | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oklahoma State | W 81–65 | 19–10 (8–8) | 17 – Disu | 7 – Cunningham | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (10,485) Austin, TX |
| March 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 11 Baylor | L 85–93 | 19–11 (8–9) | 33 – Abmas | 9 – Horton | 5 – Abmas | Ferrell Center (7,500) Waco, TX |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN | | Oklahoma | W 94–80 | 20–11 (9–9) | 30 – Hunter | 6 – Disu | 7 – Hunter | Moody Center (11,073) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Kansas State Second Round | L 74–78 | 20–12 | 26 – Abmas | 9 – Disu | 4 – Abmas | T-Mobile Center (18,261) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 5:50 p.m., TNT | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Colorado State First Round | W 56–44 | 21–12 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Horton | 2 – Hunter | Spectrum Center (18,037) Charlotte, NC |
| March 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBS | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee Second Round | L 58–62 | 21–13 | 13 – Tied | 8 – Abmas | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (18,382) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Awards and honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Dylan Disu | F | February 12, 2024 |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Tyrese Hunter | G | March 11, 2024 |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Max Abmas | G | December 18, 2023 |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Max Abmas | G | January 15, 2024 |
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | Chendall Weaver | G | March 4, 2024 |
Conference honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| All-Big 12 First Team | Dylan Disu | F |
| All-Big 12 Second Team | Max Abmas | G |
| Big 12 All-Newcomer Team | Max Abmas | G |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |