No. 7/7 Men's Basketball preview: at No. 13/14 St. John's (Exhibition)

Game 0: #7/7 TEXAS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) at #13/14 St. John's (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)

Exhibition Game

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 - 11 a.m. Central / 12 p.m. Eastern

Madison Square Garden (19,812) - New York, N.Y.

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised by MSG Network and streamed nationally on ESPN+ with David Resnick (play-by-play) and Tykera Carter (analyst) on the call.

• RADIO: Sunday's game will not be broadcast on radio.

• SERIES: Tied, 1-1. Last meeting: Texas 77-76 (Nov. 17, 2006; New York, N.Y.)

Notables

• YEAR TWO OF THE MILLER ERA: Sean Miller begins his second season in Austin after leading the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Miller has guided teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, including four trips to the Elite Eight and nine to the Sweet 16, during his first 21 years as a collegiate head coach.

• IT'S BEEN A WHILE: Texas will face St. John's on Sunday for the first time since the 2006-07 season. The Longhorns, led by a then-freshman Kevin Durant, claimed a 77-76 win over the Red Storm in MSG during the third-place game of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic on Nov. 17, 2006.

• 2026-27 ROSTER CONSTRUCTION: Texas returns just one starter from last year's Sweet 16 team in junior C Matas Vokietaitis. Coach Sean Miller and his staff added a total of 11 newcomers to the roster, and the group was tabbed the No. 1 overall class (including incoming freshmen and transfers) in the nation by 247 Sports. The six-man freshman class was ranked as the No. 4 recruiting class nationally by 247 Sports and is highlighted by a trio of in-state players in Austin Goosby, Bo Ogden and Marcus Spears Jr.

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Players Mentioned

Austin Goosby

Bo Ogden

Marcus Spears Jr.

Matas Vokietaitis

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