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Texas guard Sir’Jabari Rice wins National Sixth Man of the Year

Sir’Jabari Rice was named College Hoops Today’s Sixth Man of the Year.

Texas guard Sir’Jabari Rice willed the Longhorns to a blowout victory against Kansas on Saturday. It was simply another day on the job for Rice.

It appears national media has taken notice of the transfer’s role on the Texas basketball team. On Sunday, we learned the shot making guard was recognized as the nation’s top sixth man for the 2023 season according to College Hoops Today.

Rice earning the nomination was a no-brainer for college basketball media. Arguably, the New Mexico State transfer has become the best scorer and most valuable player on the team alongside Marcus Carr.

On the year, Rice is shooting 38% from three while averaging just under 13 points per game. His role has increased over the Big 12 stretch run. Rice has eclipsed 21 points in 5 of the last 11 games the Longhorns have played.

The backup guard has been dependable for much of the season on the offensive end. Texas will hope he brings the same level of play he brought last season in New Mexico State’s upset of UConn in the NCAA Tournament.

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Texas Basketball: Sir’Jabari Rice named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

Sir’Jabari Rice earns Big 12 honors.

Texas basketball moved up in the polls this week after two gritty wins over TCU and Texas Tech. The Longhorns used tremendous second-half efforts to come back in both games.

Sir’Jabari Rice played an instrumental role in each victory. The Big 12 Conference named Rice as the league’s Newcomer of the Week following his performance.

Rice put up an average of 16.5 points, four rebounds and 2.5 assists against TCU and Texas Tech. He is becoming one of the more trusted players on the roster, coming up with several clutch plays down the stretch in each affair. Rice iced the game vs. Texas Tech with a number of late free throws.

Up next for Texas is a week on the road to take on Iowa State and West Virginia. Rice and the Longhorns look to continue their hot start to Big 12 play.

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Texas basketball earns hard fought win over Stanford, 72-62

No. 7 Texas improves to 9-1 with a double-digit win over Stanford.

Texas basketball has been through more than its share of adversity this season. On Sunday, the team continued to deliver quality effort in a double-digit win over Stanford.

Stanford is not a very good basketball team this year. The squad fell to 4-7 on the season. Nevertheless, the Cardinal posed presumably a bigger challenge than the Rice Owls earlier in the week.

Timmy Allen, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice led the charge for Texas offensively. Carr totaled 17 points while Allen and Rice each added 15 points of their own.

The Longhorns shot 45.2% from the field and 38.1% from three point range.

This Texas team has showed resilience since Rodney Terry took over as acting head coach. And while they haven’t been able to dominate opposition, there’s something to be said for taking the court and winning regardless of margin of victory.

Texas (9-1) will face the sneakily good Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (10-1) on December 21 as they prepare for their New Years Eve conference opener with Oklahoma.

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