The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
They are led by first-year head coach Chris Beard and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.
This will be the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center set to open for the 2022–23 season.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play.
to finish in a tie for third place.
As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas.
There they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship.
As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region.
They were upset in the First Round by Abilene Christian.
On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette.
Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.
Offseason
Departures
Texas Departures
Incoming transfers
Texas Incoming Transfers
Coaching staff departures
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
2021 NBA Draft
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Big 12 media poll
Preseason All-Big 12 teams
1st team
Marcus Carr – G (Coaches, Media)
Honorable Mention
Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media)
Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media) Preseason Big 12 Awards
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source: Player statistics
Individual player statistics (Final)
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
Notes
References
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