The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

The 2023-24 Texas Men's Basketball team
No. 18/18 Men's Basketball preview: Incarnate Word
11.04.2023 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns have won 21 straight home openers entering Monday's contest against UIW (7 p.m. CT, LHN).
Game 1: #18/18 Texas (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Incarnate Word (0-0, 0-0 Southland)
2023-24 Season Opener
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 - 7 p.m. Central
Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Lowell Galindo (pxp) and Bruce Bowen (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads 2-0. Last meeting: Texas 78-33 (Dec. 28, 2021; Austin).
Notables
• FOR OPENERS: The Longhorns have won 20 of their last 21 season openers and posted an overall mark of 97-20 in their previous 117 season-opening games. UT has won 21 straight home openers and is 102-15 all-time in home openers.
• MOODY MANIA: Texas posted a 16-1 mark in the first season of Moody Center last year. The Longhorns went 6-0 against AP Top 25 opponents, including a 3-0 record against AP Top 10 foes. UT played in front of a sellout crowd in all 17 contests last season.
• GET OLD AND STAY OLD: The Texas roster includes five players who have previously earned their undergraduate degrees. Four individuals have played in at least 100 career games, and four players have started at least 70 career contests. The 12 players who brought previous collegiate experience to this year's roster have combined career totals of 762 games played and 496 career starts.