The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball quartet claims spots on Preseason All-Big 12 Awards
10.28.2020 | Men's Basketball
Matt Coleman III, Greg Brown, Courtney Ramey and Jericho Sims recognized on preseason teams.
IRVING, Texas — University of Texas senior guard Matt Coleman III, freshman forward Greg Brown, junior guard Courtney Ramey and senior forward Jericho Sims each were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Awards teams for the upcoming 2020-21 season, the league office announced Wednesday. The awards and teams are chosen by head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
Coleman is one of six players on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, joined by Jared Butler (Baylor), Marcus Garrett (Kansas), Austin Reaves (Oklahoma), Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State) and Oscar Tshiebwe (West Virginia). Ramey, Sims and Brown are three of the eight players named Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. UT's four total selections are tops among league schools.
Coleman returns for his fourth year as the starter at point guard. He has played and started 101 of a possible 102 games during his first three seasons and has scored 1,092 points in his career. An All-Big 12 Third-Team selection as a junior, Coleman led the team in scoring (12.7 ppg), assists (3.4 apg), steals (40) and minutes (33.6 mpg) and converted 39.5-percent (45-114) from three-point range last year.
Ramey has played in 68 career games (48 starts) in his first two seasons. An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection as a sophomore, he ranked second on the team in assists (2.9 apg), rebounding (3.9 rpg), steals (31) and minutes (31.5 mpg) and third in scoring (10.9 ppg) last year. Ramey averaged 15.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 33.7 minutes per contest while hitting 41.7-percent from three-point range (10-24) during UT's late-season five-game win streak.
Sims has played in 93 career games (51 starts) during his first three seasons. An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention choice as a junior, he led the team in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and ranked second in blocks (29) and fourth in scoring (9.7 ppg) while converting 65.8-percent (102-155) from the floor in 27.2 minutes per game last year. Sims suffered a stress fracture in his back following the home game against Baylor (Feb. 10) and missed the final seven contests of the season.
Brown was ranked as the No. 8 prospect in the nation by Rivals, No. 9 by 247Sports composite and No. 9 by ESPN. A McDonald's All-American (20th player in UT program history to receive the accolade), he averaged 26.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 2.1 assists per game and shot 54-percent from the field while leading Vandegrift High School (Austin, Texas) to a program-best 33-3 record, the Class 6A regional quarterfinals and its first District 13-6A Championship.
The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball preseason poll will be announced Thursday, Oct. 29. Texas opens the regular season at home against UTRGV on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
2020-21 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Jared Butler (Baylor), Marcus Garrett (Kansas), Austin Reaves (Oklahoma), Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State), Matt Coleman III (TEXAS), Oscar Tshiebwe (West Virginia)
2020-21 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
MaCio Teague (Baylor), Mark Vital (Baylor), Greg Brown (TEXAS), Courtney Ramey (TEXAS), Jericho Sims (TEXAS), Kyler Edwards (Texas Tech), Mac McClung (Texas Tech), Derek Culver (West Virginia)
