Preview: No. 16 Texas playing host to Texas State
The No. 16 ranked Texas Longhorns are back on the court today after beating Wyoming Sunday to begin the last week of November.
Texas (5-1) will take on Texas State (3-4) in a first meeting between the two programs since 2020. Texas sports a 45-5 record all time against Texas State. The Longhorns have won 27 straight in the series.
The Longhorns are coming off an 86-63 win over Wyoming Sunday. Texas State is coming off of a 73-66 win at Ut-Arlington Saturday.
Rodney Terry and staff return three full time starters, and five players all told from last season’s Elite Eight team. The Longhorns will have returning starters Tyrese Hunter and Dillon Mitchell in the starting lineup tonight, while senior power forward Dylan Disu continues to rehab a foot injury after surgery.
The Longhorns also welcome seven new scholarship players to the program, led by scoring machine Max Abmas , sharp shooter Ithiel Horton and center Kadin Shedrick .
This year’s Texas team has plenty of big game and NCAA Tournament experience. Terry’s squad has five players that have been a part of an Elite Eight team, six players that have appeared in a Sweet 16 game, and seven players that have played in the NCAA Tournament.
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The Rodney Terry File
Rodney Terry enters Sunday with a career record of 190-165. He has been a head coach at the Division I level for eleven years.
Terry built the Fresno State program up in his time in California. The Bulldogs won 20 or more games in four of Terry’s last five seasons. That included three times in post season play.
Terry led Texas to a 22-8 record, second place Big 12 regular season, Big 12 Tournament Championship and Elite Eight in 2022-23. He sports a 3-2 record in the NCAA Tournament.
The Terrance Johnson File
Linder is in his 4th season as the head coach at the Division I level, all at Texas State. He has a career record of 55-37.
Johnson took the Bobcats to the NIT Tournament in 2021-22 after a 21 win season.
Texas State Bobcats starters
G Kaden Gumbs , 6-2, freshman (10.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.0 steals)
G Dylan Dawson , 6-3, senior (7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists)
G Joshua O’Garro , 6-6, junior (9.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals)
F Christian Turner , 6-7, junior (8.3 points, 4.4 rebounds)
PF Brandon Love , 6-9, junior (11.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocks)
Key reserves
G Dontae Horne , 6-4, junior (6.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists)
PF Chris Nix , 6-9, senior (2.6 points, 3.3 rebounds)
G Jordan Mason , 6-4, sophomore (21.0 points, 3.0 assists in one game)
PG Tyrese Hunter , 6-1, junior (12.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists)
CG Max Abmas , 6-0, super senior (15.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists)
F Dillon Mitchell , 6-8, sophomore (11.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists)
F Brock Cunningham , 6-6, super duper senior (6.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 steals)
PF/C Kadin Shedrick , 6-10, senior (14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 blocks)
SG Ithiel Horton , 6-4, super duper senior (12.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists)
SG Chendall Weaver , 6-3, sophomore (2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds)
PF Ze’rik Onyema , 6-8, senior (6.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocks)
PF Alex Anamekwe , 6-5.5, freshman (0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds)
SF Devon Pryor , 6-7, freshman (1.3 rebounds)
CG Chris Johnson , 6-4, freshman (1.8 points)
*PF Dylan Disu , 6-9, senior – injured
