Shaka Smart and Texas continue a busy early offseason by scheduling home and home series with Gonzaga. The first game will occur next season in Austin, while the Longhorns will travel out west to Spokane, WA the following season in 2021.
Gonzaga and Texas will start a home-and-home series next season in Austin, per release. Return game in Spokane in 21-22.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 31, 2020
The schools have met three times throughout history, with the latest coming in 2017. Playing in Portland, OR for the Phil Knight 80 Tournament, the Longhorns took the Zags to overtime but came up short 76-71.
The other two games also came before the turn of the century, with Gonzaga coming out on top in those matchups as well. All-time, the Bulldogs are 3-0 against the Longhorns.
Texas will be looking to get their first win in the series with a home win next season. Since Smart took over as head coach in 2015, the Longhorns are 33-8 in non-conference home games.
With Gonzaga projected to be one of the best teams in all of college basketball next season, it will be a good early-season test for Texas.
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