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Texas Longhorns Basketball: Big 12 preseason poll and awards announced

The preseason poll has also been released, with Texas slated to finish fourth. Matt Coleman has also been named preseason first-team Big 12.

Welcome to Texas basketball, where there is still a glimmer of hope.

For now.

The Longhorns ended the 2019-2020 season by winning five out of their last six games and sneaking to a third-place finish in the Big 12. While a first-round victory in the conference over Texas Tech would have been required to make the NCAA Tournament, Texas showed promise.

Nearly all of the production from that team will be returning to give it another attempt. Add in five-star power forward Greg Brown and Shaka Smart may have his deepest roster during his time in Austin.

Led by the three-headed combination at guard of Courtney Ramey, Matt Coleman, and Andrew Jones, the Longhorns’ frontcourt will prove to be one of the best in the Big 12.

Coleman could prove to be the best of the bunch, as he has been named to the Big 12 preseason first-team. Last season, the junior averaged 12.7 points and 3.4 assists per game. Also seen as an excellent defender, Coleman is finally molding to fit Smart’s system.

Here is the full team:

The preseason poll has also been released, with Texas slated to finish fourth. Baylor is projected to once again win the Big 12, while Kansas also got first-place votes.

Here is the full poll:

Texas’ full Big 12 games have been announced but a full schedule to include nonconference matchups has not been released. Home games against UTRGV, Sam Houston State, and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi are on the schedule, as is the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

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The Longhorns’ season will begin the day before Thanksgiving on Nov. 25.

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