The 2025–26 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, as second-year members of the Southeastern Conference. The Longhorns were led by first-year head coach Sean Miller.
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. The next day, the school named Xavier head coach Sean Miller the team's new coach.
Offseason
Returning players Texas returners 0 G 6'2" 175 lbs Senior Napa, CA 12 G 6'5" 200 lbs Graduate student Dickinson, TX 2 G 6'3" 180 lbs Senior Mansfield, TX 10 PF 6'8" 200 lbs Sophomore Carrollton, TX 33 G 6'5" 185 lbs Sophomore Longview, TX 7 F 6'6" 195 lbs Graduate student Highlands Ranch, CO
Departures Texas departures 8 F 6'6" 220 Austin, TX Transferred to Maryville (MO) 4 F 6'11" 225 Austin, TX Transferred to Texas A&M 13 G/F 6'6" 200 San Marcos, TX Transferred to George Mason 20 G 6'6" 190 Garland, TX Drafted by Washington Wizards 22 F 6'7" 185 Houston, TX Transferred to Oregon 6 F 6'7" 225 Glendale, AZ Signed with Los Angeles Lakers 5 F 6'11" 231 Holly Springs, NC Signed with Cleveland Cavaliers 25 F 6'8" 215 Oak Forest, IL Signed with Rip City Remix 21 F 6'9" 235 El Paso, TX Signed with Vilpas Vikings 1 G 6'3" 185 Frisco, TX Signed with Uni Baskets Münster
Coaching staff departures Rodney TerryHead coachNew Orleans PelicansNBA scout, ESPN analyst Brandon Chappell Assistant coach Arizona Assistant coach Frank Haith Assistant coach Texas A&M Assistant coach Steve McClain Assistant coach Tennessee Assistant coach Byron Jones Assistant coach Indiana State Assistant coach Nick Matson Assistant coach New Mexico State Assistant coach Darby Rich Head strength coach Texas A&M Head strength coach
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers Texas incoming transfers 23 F 6'10" 245 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Xavier 8 F 7'0" 245 Marijampolė, Lithuania FAU 5 F 6'7" 205 Minneapolis, MN Purdue 3 F 6'8" 220 Columbus, OH Xavier 7 G 6'4" 190 Plainfield, NJ St. John's
Recruiting classes
2025 recruiting class
2025 overall class rankings ESPN -- -- 0 1 3 On3 Recruits 51st 14th 0 2 3 247 Sports 36th 10th 0 2 3
Coaching staff additions
NamePositionPrevious teamPrevious position SourceSean MillerHead coachXavierHead coachKenya HunterAssistant coachIndianaAssociate head coachUlric MaligiAssistant coachKansas StateAssociate head coachAdam CohenAssistant coachXavierAssistant coachDavid MillerAssistant coachXavierAssistant coachRyan AndersonAssistant coachXavierAssistant coachAndy KettlerHead strength coachXavierHead strength coach
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Julius Erving AwardDailyn SwainFJunior
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors
Weekly SEC honors SEC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week Dailyn Swain F February 16, 2026
Conference honorsAll-SEC Second Team Dailyn Swain G/FSEC Newcomer of the Year Dailyn Swain G/F Source: Rankings
References