The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Second Season at Texas
A former standout player at the University of Arizona under Sean Miller, Ryan Anderson begins his second season as Assistant Coach at The University of Texas. During his five years in collegiate coaching, Anderson has helped four teams advance to the NCAA Tournament with three trips to the Sweet 16. He has also developed seven players who have seen game action in the NBA.
During Anderson’s first season in Austin in 2025-26, the Longhorns posted a 21-15 overall record (9-9 SEC) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Texas was ranked No. 22 in the final Associated Press poll and No. 24 in the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll.
The Longhorns earned a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament but went on a run in the Big Dance earning victories over NC State (68-66) in the First Four, BYU (79-71) in the Round of 64 and No. 12/10 Gonzaga (74-68) in the Round of 32 before falling at the buzzer to No. 8/13 Purdue (79-77) in the Sweet 16. Texas became just the sixth team in NCAA Tournament history to advance from the First Four to the Sweet 16.
The Longhorns averaged 82.8 points per game while converting 48.4-percent from the floor. The 82.8 ppg marked the highest scoring average for Texas since the 1994-95 squad averaged 92.9 ppg and also is the first time the Longhorns have averaged at least 80 ppg since the 2009-10 season (81.2 ppg).
UT’s 48.4-percent FG shooting marked the highest FG percentage since the 1988-89 team hit 48.7-percent. The last Texas team to shoot at least 48-percent from the floor during a full season was in 1994-95 (48.0). According to KenPom, UT ranked 13th nationally in offensive efficiency (124.9). Since KenPom started in 1996-97, the previous best offensive efficiency mark by Texas was 120.6 in 2007-08.
Dailyn Swain was tabbed the SEC Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the five-person All-SEC Second Team. He also was named one of five finalists for the 2026 Julius Erving Award, the annual honor that recognizes the top small forward in the nation.
Per ESPN Research, Swain was the only player in a major conference to lead his team in at least five major statistical categories during the 2025-26 season. He led the Longhorns in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding (7.5 rpg), assists (129), steals (59) and minutes (32.8 mpg). Following the year, Swain was selected as the No. 15 pick in the NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Matas Vokietaitis joined Swain on the NABC All-Gulf District Teams, as Swain was selected to the first team and Vokietaitis garnered mention on the second team. During his four NCAA Tournament contests, Vokietaitis averaged 16.0 ppg and a team-best 8.8 rpg while hitting 54.5-percent (24-44) from the floor in 28.0 mpg. According to KenPom, he ranked third nationally in free throw rate (96.2) and fouls drawn per 40 minutes (8.3). During the NCAA First Round win against BYU, Vokietaitis registered a team-best 23 points (10-17 FG) and a career-high 16 rebounds in 33 minutes. He became the first player in Texas program history to record a 20-point, 15-rebound effort in a NCAA Tournament game.
During the recent offseason in the spring and summer of 2026, the Texas staff added a total of 11 newcomers to the roster, and the group was tabbed the No. 1 overall class (factoring in both freshmen and transfers) in the nation by 247 Sports. In addition, the six-man freshman class was ranked as the No. 4 recruiting class nationally by 247 Sports and is highlighted by a trio of players from the state of Texas in Austin Goosby, Bo Ogden and Marcus Spears Jr.
Prior to coming to Texas, Anderson worked on Miller’s staff at Xavier University for three seasons (2022-25). Anderson spent his first year (2022-23) at Xavier in the role of Director of Recruiting. He then was promoted to Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development for the last two seasons (2023-25). During his three years (2022-25) at Xavier, the Musketeers posted an overall record of 65-40 (.619) and made a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2023.
Xavier registered a 22-12 overall record (13-7 BIG EAST) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament First Round during the 2024-25 season. Entering postseason play, the Musketeers led the BIG EAST and ranked ninth nationally in fastbreak points (15.2 ppg) and were second in the conference and sixth nationally in free throw percentage (.794). Xavier also ranked second in the BIG EAST and seventh nationally in three-point percentage (.388) and third in the league and 15th nationally in assists per game (16.9 apg). Zach Freemantle earned All-BIG EAST Second Team mention, Ryan Conwell was tabbed All-BIG EAST Third Team and Jerome Hunter was selected as the 2024-25 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award winner.
During Anderson’s first season at Xavier in 2022-23, he helped the Musketeers to one of the top-five winningest seasons in program history at 27-10 overall, tied the school record for most BIG EAST wins in a season (15-5) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Xavier led the nation in assists per game (19.1 apg) and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense (10th at 80.9 ppg), field goals percentage (seventh at .492) and three-point percentage (fifth at .390). Souley Boum earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors and was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-American. Colby Jones was selected as the No. 34 overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
Anderson began his coaching career as a graduate manager for Arizona in the 2021-22 season. The Wildcats registered a 33-4 overall mark, swept the Pac-12 regular-season (18-2 record) and tournament titles, advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 and were tabbed No. 2 in the final Associated Press rankings. That Arizona squad featured four players who went on to be selected in the NBA Draft, including Bennedict Mathurin (No. 6 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers), Dalen Terry (No. 18 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls), Christian Koloko (No. 33 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors) and Pelle Larsson (No. 44 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets).
Anderson spent five years playing professionally both overseas and in the NBA G League. He played for Windrose Giants Antwerp (Belgium) in 2016-17, Wurzburg (Germany) and Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) in 2017-18, the Delaware Blue Coats (G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers) in 2018-19, MBC Mykolaiv (Ukraine) in 2019-20 and Siauliai (Lithuania) in 2020-21.
Anderson spent his first three seasons (2011-14) of playing collegiate basketball at Boston College. He earned third-team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman Team honors during his freshman year in 2011-12, when he averaged a team-best 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. As a junior in 2013-14, Anderson averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest while recording five double-doubles on the season.
Following his junior year at Boston College, Anderson transferred to Arizona and sat out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules. During his senior season (2015-16) with the Wildcats, he averaged a team-best 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game while helping Arizona post a 25-9 mark (12-6 Pac-12), reach the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 and rank No. 17 in the final Associated Press poll. Anderson was one of five finalists for the Karl Malone Award as the nation’s top power forward and earned first-team All-Pac-12, first-team NABC All-District and USBWA All-District accolades. He became the first Arizona player to average a double-double over a season since Jordan Hill in 2008-09 and was only the second in the Sean Miller era (joined by Deandre Ayton in 2017-18, Ayton was the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft) to accomplish the feat.
Anderson earned his bachelor’s degree in Human and Social Behavioral Studies from the University of Arizona in 2016. He played at Long Beach Poly High School and was ranked as the No. 82 overall prospect nationally in the Class of 2011 by 247 Sports. Anderson also was tabbed Mr. Basketball in the state of California in his senior year.
A native of Long Beach, Calif., Anderson and his wife, Dominique, reside in Austin.
The Ryan Anderson File
|
Hometown |
Long Beach, Calif. |
|
Education |
University of Arizona, bachelor’s degree, Human and Social Behavioral Studies, 2016 |
|
Wife |
Dominique |
Anderson’s Coaching Experience
|
Years |
School |
Position/Title |
|
2025- |
Texas |
Assistant Coach |
|
2023-25 |
Xavier |
Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development |
|
2022-23 |
Xavier |
Director of Recruiting |
|
2021-22 |
Arizona |
Graduate Manager |
