The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Beard and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated in the Quarterfinals by TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.

Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play, finishing in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas. There, they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the first round by Abilene Christian.

On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette. Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures Texas Departures Gerald Liddell 0 F 6’8” 200 Cibolo, TX Transferred to Alabama State Matt Coleman III 2 G 6’2” 180 Norfolk, VA Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Sacramento Kings Greg Brown 4 F 6’9” 205 Austin, TX Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 43rd pick in the 2nd round by the New Orleans Pelicans Royce Hamm Jr. 5 F 6’9” 225 Houston, TX Transferred to UNLV Donovan Williams 10 G 6’6” 190 Houston, TX Transferred to UNLV Drayton Whiteside 14 G 6’0” 160 Austin, TX Graduated Jericho Sims 20 F 6’10” 245 Minneapolis, MN Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 58th pick in the 2nd round by the New York Knicks Kai Jones 22 F 6’11” 218 Nassau, Bahamas Drafted in the 2021 NBA Draft as the 19th pick in the 1st round by the New York Knicks Kamaka Hepa 33 F 6’9” 220 Utqiagvik, AK Transferred to Hawaii Blake Nevins 34 F 6’5” 205 Cypress, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers Texas Incoming transfers Timmy Allen 0 F 6'6" 210 Senior Mesa, AZ Utah 2 October 1, 2021 Marcus Carr 2 G 6'2" 190 Senior Toronto, ON Minnesota 2 October 1, 2021 Dylan Disu 4 F 6'9" 225 Junior Pflugerville, TX Vanderbilt 3 October 1, 2021 Devin Askew 5 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Kentucky 4 October 1, 2021 Tristen Licon 12 G 6'0" 185 Senior El Paso, TX Sul Ross State 2 October 1, 2021 Avery Benson 21 G 6'4" 195 Senior Springdale, AR Texas Tech 2 October 1, 2021 Christian Bishop 32 F 6'7" 220 Senior Lee’s Summit, MO Creighton 2 October 1, 2021 Tre Mitchell 33 C 6'9" 220 Junior Pittsburgh, PA UMass 3 October 1, 2021

Coaching staff departures Shaka Smart Head coach Marquette Head coach K. T. Turner Assistant coach Oklahoma Assistant coach Neill Berry Assistant coach Marquette Assistant coach Cody Hatt Assistant coach Marquette Assistant coach

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

2021 NBA draft

# 1 19 Kai Jones F New York Knicks # 2 43 Greg Brown F New Orleans Pelicans # 2 58 Jericho Sims F New York Knicks

Preseason

Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Bob Cousy AwardMarcus CarrGR-Sr.Jerry West AwardAndrew JonesGR-Sr.Julius Erving AwardTimmy AllenFSr.Karl Malone AwardTre MitchellCJr.NABC Player of the YearMarcus CarrGR-Sr.

Big 12 media poll Big 12 media poll 1 Kansas 80 (8) 2 Texas 70 (2) 3 Baylor 67 4 Texas Tech 51 T-5 Oklahoma State 49 T-5 West Virginia 49 7 Oklahoma 29 8 TCU 24 9 Kansas State 22 10 Iowa State 9

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team

Marcus Carr – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media)

Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards Preseason Newcomer of the YearMarcus CarrGR-Sr.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=|Regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 Tournament

!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament

Source:

Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds#PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlk0Timmy Allen3434984:2429.041012.115030449.3%41526.7%10614573.1%881292176.471846442141Andrew Jones3320868:3326.337111.212931241.3%5617532.0%577081.4%687932.85351413872Marcus Carr34321047:5930.838611.412832539.4%4713933.8%8310876.9%957661.911778643233Courtney Ramey34321024:1830.13219.411027739.7%4914035.0%526876.5%161041203.55370403574Dylan Disu260283:3310.9973.7418846.6%21513.3%131681.3%2558833.211452211215Devin Askew343503:3414.8722.1266540.0%82532.0%122254.5%329320.945392626310Cole Bott0000.000000%000%000%0000.00000012Tristen Licon16067:134.2221.492142.9%41040.0%000%1670.41515013Jase Febres316428:3113.81203.93910836.1%278232.9%152075.0%1135461.512411110820Jaylon Tyson8056:137.0141.861540%040%2366.7%2791.13634221Avery Benson16059:533.710.1040%010%1250.0%4480.55401030Brock Cunningham343403:0311.9782.3275648.2%112347.8%131681.3%3146772.322721024331Gavin Perryman0000.000000%000%000%0000.00000032Christian Bishop3423673:1819.82387.09015060.0%2633.3%568367.5%841061905.6257243163133Tre Mitchell2417449:2818.72098.77716147.8%154632.6%405080%3065954.03241351716 Total 34 34 6850 – 2339 68.8 832 1886 44.1% 25 681 33.0% 450 603 74.6% 355 776 1131 33.3 450 608 392 261 115 Opponents 34 34 6850 – 2062 60.6 712 1708 41.7% 183 573 31.9% 455 668 68.1% 328 767 1095 32.2 314 608 506 196 111 Legend  GP  Games played  GS  Games started Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks Stl  Steals High  Team high

Awards and honors

Weekly honors Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Tre Mitchell F November 22, 2021 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Timmy Allen F February 28, 2022

Conference honors All-Big 12 Second TeamBig 12 All-Newcomer Team Timmy Allen F All-Big 12 Third Team Marcus Carr G All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Christian Bishop F All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Andrew Jones G All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Courtney Ramey G Source:

National honors USBWA Most Courageous Award Andrew Jones G March 11, 2022

National honors USBWA District 8 Second Team Timmy Allen F USBWA District VII Team Timmy Allen F NABC All-District 8 Second Team Timmy Allen F Source:

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also 2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

References