# 2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. The team won the 2019 National Invitational Tournament with Senior Forward Dylan Osetkowski being named MVP.

## Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region where they lost to Nevada in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Height | Position | Class | Reason |
| James Banks III | 00 | 6'10" | C | Sophomore | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Jacob Young | 3 | 6'2" | G | Sophomore | Transferred to Rutgers |
| Mo Bamba | 4 | 6'11" | C | Freshman | Declared for the NBA draft/hired an agent |
| Eric Davis | 10 | 6'2" | G | Junior | Declared for the NBA draft/hired an agent |
| Isaiah Hobbs | 22 | 6'3" | G | Senior | Graduate transferred to Barry |
| Joe Schwartz | 25 | 6'3" | G | Senior | Walk-on; graduated |
| Ryan McClurg | 30 | 6'5" | F | Senior | Walk-on; graduated |

## Recruits
### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gerald Liddell #11 SF | Cibolo, TX | Byron P. Steele II High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Courtney Ramey #11 PG | St. Louis, MO | Webster Groves High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Kamaka Hepa #13 PF | Barrow, AK | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jaxson Hayes #9 C | Loveland, OH | Moeller High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Brock Cunningham #41 PF | Austin, TX | Westlake High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 9 247Sports: 8 ESPN: 13 ||||||
| 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: "2018 Texas Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "Texas 2018 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| F/C | Dylan Osetkowski | Jericho Sims | |
| F | Jaxson Hayes | Kamaka Hepa | Royce Hamm Jr. |
| G/F | Kerwin Roach | Jase Febres | Gerald Liddell |
| G | Matt Coleman III | Blake Nevins (W) | Andrew Jones |
| PG | Elijah Mitrou-Long | Courtney Ramey | |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Eastern Illinois | W 71–59 | 1–0 | 13 – Coleman III | 6 – Mitrou-Long | 7 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (7,522) Austin, TX |
| November 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Arkansas Armed Forces Classic | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | 18 – Roach II | 13 – Osetkowski | 4 – Coleman III | Fort Bliss (1,400) El Paso, TX |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game | W 65–55 | 3–0 | 13 – Roach | 10 – Osetkowski | 6 – Roach | Frank Erwin Center (7,453) Austin, TX |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | The Citadel Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game | W 97–69 | 4–0 | 15 – Tied | 11 – Osetowski | 6 – Mitrou-Long | Frank Erwin Center (8,212) Austin, TX |
| November 22, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 7 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational semifinal | W 92–89 | 5–0 | 32 – Roach II | 9 – Hayes | 7 – Roach II | Orleans Arena (7,489) Paradise, NV |
| November 23, 2018* 5:30 pm, FOX | | vs. No. 11 Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational championship | L 68–78 | 5–1 | 15 – Roach II | 6 – Sims | 5 – Roach II | Orleans Arena (6,500) Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, LHN | No. 17 | Radford | L 59–62 | 5–2 | 16 – Sims | 17 – Osetkowski | 3 – Roach II | Frank Erwin Center (8,137) Austin, TX |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | L 53–54 | 5–3 | 14 – Sims | 9 – Osetkowski | 3 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (8,190) Austin, TX |
| December 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Purdue | W 72–68 | 6–3 | 22 – Coleman III | 6 – Febres | 5 – Roach II | Frank Erwin Center (10,048) Austin, TX |
| December 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, LHN | | Grand Canyon | W 98–60 | 7–3 | 16 – Tied | 7 – Osetkowski | 8 – Ramey | Frank Erwin Center (8,265) Austin, TX |
| December 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Providence | L 65–71 | 7–4 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Osetkowski | 4 – Mitrou-Long | Frank Erwin Center (8,610) Austin, TX |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | UT Arlington | W 76–56 | 8–4 | 12 – Febres | 8 – Osetkowski | 3 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (9,188) Austin, TX |
| January 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kansas State | W 67–47 | 9–4 (1–0) | 23 – Febres | 11 – Hayes | 7 – Coleman III | Bramlage Coliseum (10,137) Manhattan, KS |
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | West Virginia Saturday Showcase | W 61–54 | 10–4 (2–0) | 17 – Coleman III | 7 – Osetkowski | 3 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (9,195) Austin, TX |
| January 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State Super Tuesday | L 58–61 | 10–5 (2–1) | 18 – Roach II | 7 – Roach II | 4 – Coleman III | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| January 12, 2019 1:00 pm, LHN | | No. 8 Texas Tech | L 62–68 | 10–6 (2–2) | 17 – Roach II | 9 – Osetkowski | 5 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (14,070) Austin, TX |
| January 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 7 Kansas Big Monday | L 78–80 | 10–7 (2–3) | 16 – Coleman III | 9 – Osetkowski | 8 – Coleman III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 75–72 | 11–7 (3–3) | 23 – Roach | 11 – Osetkowski | 2 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (11,991) Austin, TX |
| January 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | L 61–65 | 11–8 (3–4) | 15 – Roach | 10 – Osetkowski | 5 – Ramey | Schollmaier Arena (7,099) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 26, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase | L 88–98 | 11–9 | 19 – Ramey | 7 – Osetkowski | 5 – Ramey | Stegeman Coliseum (10,374) Athens, GA |
| January 29, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 11 Kansas Super Tuesday | W 73–63 | 12–9 (4–4) | 16 – Osetkowski | 9 – Hayes | 4 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (11,934) Austin, TX |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 20 Iowa State Saturday Showcase | L 60–65 | 12–10 (4–5) | 19 – Roach II | 8 – Hayes | 5 – Coleman III | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN | | Baylor | W 84–72 | 13–10 (5–5) | 21 – Roach II | 7 – Osetkowski | 5 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (9,831) Austin, TX |
| February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at West Virginia Saturday Showcase | W 75–53 | 14–10 (6–5) | 19 – Ramey | 10 – Osetkowski | 5 – Coleman III | WVU Coliseum (12,815) Morgantown, WV |
| February 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 18 Kansas State Super Tuesday | L 64–71 | 14–11 (6–6) | 17 – Roach II | 8 – Roach II | 5 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (9,418) Austin, TX |
| February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS | | Oklahoma State | W 69–57 | 15–11 (7–6) | 16 – Roach II | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (10,406) Austin, TX |
| February 23, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma Saturday Showcase | L 67–69 | 15–12 (7–7) | 15 – Febres | 6 – Tied | 5 – Coleman III | Lloyd Noble Center (9,116) Norman, OK |
| February 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Baylor Wednesday Night Hoops | L 83–84 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (7–8) | 23 – Febres | 5 – Hamm Jr. | 10 – Ramey | Ferrell Center (5,796) Waco, TX |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa State Saturday Showcase | W 86–69 | 16–13 (8–8) | 26 – Febres | 6 – Osetkowski | 10 – Coleman III | Frank Erwin Center (10,494) Austin, TX |
| March 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Texas Tech Big Monday | L 51–70 | 16–14 (8–9) | 16 – Coleman III | 5 – Osetkowski | 1 – Coleman III | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| March 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | TCU Saturday Showcase | L 56–69 | 16–15 (8–10) | 19 – Hayes | 7 – Tied | 5 – Ramey | Frank Erwin Center (9,762) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas Quarterfinals | L 57–65 | 16–16 | 18 – Osetkowski | 7 – Osetkowski | 3 – Tied | Sprint Center (18,927) Kansas City, MO |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (7) South Dakota State First Round – Alabama Bracket | W 79–73 | 17–16 | 26 – Osetkowski | 6 – Sims | 4 – Ramey | Frank Erwin Center (1,739) Austin, TX |
| March 24, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (3) Xavier Second Round – Alabama Bracket | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 18–16 | 21 – Roach II | 10 – Sims | 6 – Roach II | Frank Erwin Center (3,204) Austin, TX |
| March 27, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (4) Colorado Quarterfinals – Alabama Bracket | W 68–55 | 19–16 | 15 – Osetkowski | 10 – Sims | 3 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (3,982) Austin, TX |
| April 2, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) TCU Semifinals | W 58–44 | 20–16 | 22 – Roach II | 9 – Osetkowski | 8 – Ramey | Madison Square Garden (4,599) New York City, NY |
| April 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (5) Lipscomb Championship | W 81–66 | 21–16 | 19 – Osetkowski | 11 – Osetkowski | 9 – Roach | Madison Square Garden (4,051) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | 17 | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV^ | RV | 17 | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.