The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball ranked No. 14 in Blue Ribbon preseason top 25
09.01.2022 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns return five rotational players from last year’s team that advanced to the NCAA Round of 32.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Basketball team is ranked No. 14 in Chris Dortch's Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook preseason top 25, the publication announced Thursday. The Longhorns open the upcoming 2022-23 regular season with a home game in the first year of Moody Center against UTEP on Monday, Nov. 7.
Texas returns five rotational players from Chris Beard's first season in Austin, when the Longhorns posted a 22-12 mark, ranked No. 25 in the final AP poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. UT won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2014 and registered its most victories in a season since 2013-14. Three of the five returning rotation players earned All-Big 12 Conference recognition, including Timmy Allen (second team), Marcus Carr (third team) and Christian Bishop (honorable mention).
The Longhorns add a pair of transfers in Tyrese Hunter (Iowa State) and Sir'Jabari Rice (New Mexico State), who both led their former teams to wins in the NCAA Tournament last year. Texas also welcomes a four-man freshman class that is ranked as the No. 5 recruiting class in the country by Rivals and 247 Sports, featuring a pair of McDonald's All-Americans in Dillon Mitchell and Arterio Morris.
2022-23 Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Preseason Top 25
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Rank |
Team |
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1. |
North Carolina |
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2. |
Gonzaga |
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3. |
Kentucky |
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4. |
Houston |
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5. |
Duke |
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6. |
Arkansas |
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7. |
Kansas |
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8. |
UCLA |
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9. |
Baylor |
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10. |
Tennessee |
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11. |
Creighton |
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12. |
Indiana |
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13. |
Alabama |
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14. |
TEXAS |
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15. |
Auburn |
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16. |
Villanova |
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17. |
TCU |
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18. |
Michigan |
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19. |
Arizona |
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20. |
Virginia |
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21. |
Texas A&M |
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22. |
Illinois |
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23. |
Dayton |
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24. |
Michigan State |
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25. |
San Diego State |
