The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Wednesday, March 12
Nashville, Tennessee
2:30 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Vanderbilt
Texas Longhorns
Men's Basketball preview: vs. Vanderbilt (SEC Tournament First Round)
03.11.2025 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns face the Commodores in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon (2:30 p.m. CT/SEC Network).
Game 32: No. 13 seed Texas (17-14, 6-12 SEC) vs. No. 12 seed Vanderbilt (20-11, 8-10 SEC)
SEC Tournament First Round
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - approx 2:30 p.m. Central
Bridgestone Arena (19,395) - Nashville, Tennessee
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by SEC Network with Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst) and Jess Sims (reporter) on the call.
• RADIO: The Longhorn 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: Vanderbilt leads, 5-4. Last meeting: Vanderbilt 86-78 (Feb. 8, 2025; Nashville).
Notables
• FIRST SEC TOURNEY APPEARANCE: Texas has made a combined 48 previous appearances in league postseason tourneys (Southwest Conference and Big 12 Conference), but this year marks the first time the Longhorns will take part in the SEC Tournament.
• SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: G Tre Johnson is the first player in program history to earn SEC Freshman of the Year honor and the 10th individual in school history to claim conference Freshman of the Year accolades. Texas previously had three Southwest Conference FOY winners and six Big 12 Conference FOY selections.
• POPE FINDS THE RANGE: Junior G Jordan Pope recorded a game-high 21 points (7-10 FG, 4-6 threes, 3-3 FT) in 26 minutes during Saturday's contest against Oklahoma. He topped the 20-point mark for the third time this year and first since Jan. 15 at Oklahoma.
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