2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-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. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament^[2] before losing to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals.^[3] 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 87–83 in OT.^[4][5]

2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–15 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Shaka Smart (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Darrin Horn Jai Lucas Mike Morell
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas †	13	–	5		.722			31	–	8		.795
No. 14 Texas Tech	11	–	7		.611			27	–	10		.730
No. 15 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Kansas State	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
TCU	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Baylor	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Texas	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	15		.583
Oklahoma	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Iowa State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	18		.419
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Texas recruit Mo Bamba at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2016–17 season 11–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tevin Mack	0	G/F	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Alabama
Kendal Yancy	5	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated
Mareik Isom	14	F	6'9"	217	RS Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated
Jarrett Allen	31	C	6'11"	235	Freshman	Austin, TX	Declared for the 2017 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets
Shaquille Cleare	32	F	6'8"	275	Senior	Andros, BS	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Elijah Mitrou-Long	55	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Mississauga, ON	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Long will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mo Bamba #2 C	Harlem, NY	Westtown School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	May 18, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Matt Coleman III #6 PG	Norfolk, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Jericho Sims #10 C	Minneapolis, MN	Cristo Rey Jesuit High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Royce Hamm #13 PF	Houston, TX	Aldine High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 1, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Jase Febres #29 SG	Houston, TX	Westfield High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 6  ESPN: 27
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: "2017 Texas Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017. "2017 Texas Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017. "2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

2018 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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

2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 00 James Banks III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So La Lumiere Decatur, GA G 1 Andrew Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So MacArthur Irving, TX G 2 Matt Coleman III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Norfolk, VA G 3 Jacob Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Yates Houston, TX C 4 Mo Bamba 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Westtown School Harlem, NY F 5 Royce Hamm Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Aldine Davis Houston, TX G 10 Eric Davis Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arthur Hill Saginaw, MI G 12 Kerwin Roach 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr North Shore Houston, TX G 13 Jase Febres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Westfield Houston, TX C 20 Jericho Sims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Cristo Rey Jesuit Minneapolis, MN F 21 Dylan Osetkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr JSerra Catholic Tulane San Diego, CA G 22 Isaiah Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Worth Christian Palm Beach, FL G 25 Joe Schwartz (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Vanguard College Prep Waco, TX F 30 Ryan McClurg (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Seven Lakes Katy, TX G 55 Elijah Mitrou-Long   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr The John Carroll School Mount St. Mary's Mississauga, ON	Head coach Shaka Smart (Kenyon) Assistant coach(es) Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky) Jai Lucas (Texas) Mike Morell (Milligan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Texas A&M Hurricane Harvey relief game	W 73–69		Tudor Fieldhouse (2,048) Houston, TX
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:15 pm, LHN		Northwestern State	W 105–59	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (9,516) Austin, TX
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, LHN		New Hampshire Phil Knight Invitational opening round	W 78–60	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,465) Austin, TX
Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm, LHN		Lipscomb	W 80–57	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,592) Austin, TX
Nov 23, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Butler Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket quarterfinals	W 61–48	4–0	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,955) Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 1 Duke Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket semifinals	L 78–85 ^OT	4–1	Moda Center (13,746) Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 17 Gonzaga Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket 3rd place game	L 71–76 ^OT	4–2	Moda Center (15,365) Portland, OR
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, LHN		Florida A&M	W 82–58	5–2	Frank Erwin Center (8,511) Austin, TX
Dec 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at VCU	W 71–67	6–2	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
Dec 12, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Michigan	L 52–59	6–3	Frank Erwin Center (12,504) Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm, LHN		Louisiana Tech	W 75–60	7–3	Frank Erwin Center (8,828) Austin, TX
Dec 18, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Tennessee State	W 47–46	8–3	Frank Erwin Center (8,218) Austin, TX
Dec 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Alabama Vulcan Classic	W 66–50	9–3	Legacy Arena (16,146) Birmingham, AL
Dec 29, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 11 Kansas	L 86–92	9–4 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center (15,802) Austin, TX
Jan 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa State	W 74–70 ^OT	10–4 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,131) Ames, IA
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Baylor	L 60–69	10–5 (1–2)	Ferrell Center (7,119) Waco, TX
Jan 10, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 16 TCU	W 99–98 ^2OT	11–5 (2–2)	Frank Erwin Center (9,736) Fort Worth, TX
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPNews		at Oklahoma State	L 64–65	11–6 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,707) Stillwater, OK
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, LHN		No. 8 Texas Tech	W 67–58	12–6 (3–3)	Frank Erwin Center (12,396) Austin, TX
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, CBS		at No. 6 West Virginia	L 51–86	12–7 (3–4)	WVU Coliseum (14,001) Morgantown, WV
Jan 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Iowa State	W 73–57	13–7 (4–4)	Frank Erwin Center (9,123) Austin, TX
Jan 27, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 85–72	14–7	Frank Erwin Center (10,913) Austin, TX
Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 10 Texas Tech	L 71–73 ^OT	14–8 (4–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
Feb 3, 2018 5:15 pm, ESPN		No. 12 Oklahoma College Gameday	W 79–74	15–8 (5–5)	Frank Erwin Center (15,533) Austin, TX
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, LHN		Kansas State	L 64–67	15–9 (5–6)	Frank Erwin Center (9,211) Austin, TX
Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at TCU	L 71–87	15–10 (5–7)	Schollmaier Arena (6,549) Fort WOrth, TX
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN		Baylor	L 73–74 ^2OT	15–11 (5–8)	Frank Erwin Center (9,204) Austin, TX
Feb 17 2018 11:00 am, ESPN		at No. 23 Oklahoma	W 77–66	16–11 (6–8)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,645) Norman, OK
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas State	L 48–58	16–12 (6–9)	Bramlage Coliseum (8,623) Manhattan, KS
Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, LHN		Oklahoma State	W 65–64	17–12 (7–9)	Frank Erwin Center (12,316) Fort Worth, TX
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Kansas	L 70–80	17–13 (7–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Mar 3, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN		No. 20 West Virginia	W 87–79 ^OT	18–13 (8–10)	Frank Erwin Center (11,364) Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (10) Iowa State First Round	W 68–64	19–13	Sprint Center (17,752) Kansas City, MO
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(7)	vs. (2) No. 14 Texas Tech Quarterfinals	L 69–73	19–14	Sprint Center (17,653) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018* 3:30 pm, TBS	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) No. 24 Nevada First Round	L 83–87 ^OT	19–15	Bridgestone Arena (17,552) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

• 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "What we learned: Texas 68, Iowa State 64". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
3. "Texas loses to Texas Tech, but beats adversity, in Big 12 quarterfinals". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
4. "Texas vs. Nevada - Game Recap - March 16, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
5. "Nevada 87, Texas 83: Recap, analysis, reaction and more from the Longhorns' loss". SportsDay. March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.