The Texas Longhorns make their first trip to Tuscaloosa as a SEC team Saturday night. Here is a look at the 2025-26 Longhorns.
Following a road loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide return home this Saturday for a showdown with the Texas Longhorns in Tuscaloosa.
Texas' first trip to Coleman Coliseum since 1970, the Longhorns are a conference opponent that Alabama is not that familiar with in recent years, meeting only three times since 2016. The most recent of those games came a year ago in Austin, a 103-80 road win for Alabama in their first SEC matchup between the two.
This season, the Longhorns will also look very different than the team which Alabama defeated a year ago in Austin, with a big reason as to why being Texas is in a new era led by first-year head coach Sean Miller.
Following is a preview of the 2025-26 Texas Longhorns ahead of their trip to Tuscaloosa on Saturday night.
Texas Longhorns 2025-26 team overview
- Conference: SEC
- Arena: Moody Center, Austin, Texas
- Record: 9-6 overall (0-2 SEC)
- Ranking: Unranked in USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, Unranked in AP Poll
The Longhorns come to Tuscaloosa as an unranked team, and are sitting at 9-6 overall this season, while also off to an 0-2 start in SEC action with losses to Mississippi State and Tennessee. Texas' best win is against NC State on a neutral court.
Texas Longhorns 2025-26 coaching staff
- Head Coach: Sean Miller
- Assistant Coach: Ryan Anderson
- Assistant Coach: Adam Cohen
- Assistant Coach: Kenya Hunter
- Assistant Coach: Ulric Maligi
- Assistant Coach: David Miller
The head coach of the Texas Longhorns is Sean Miller, who is in his first season with the program. Miller is among the most accomplished head coaches in the SEC from his previous time at Arizona and Xavier where he has made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Texas Longhorns 2025-26 stats
- Points Per Game: 87.5 (No. 28 in NCAA)
- Points Per Game Allowed: 74.2 (No. 206 in NCAA)
- Rebounds Per Game: 41
- Assists Per Game: 13.7
- Steals Per Game: 6.5
- Blocks Per Game: 2.9
- Field Goal Percentage: 48.9%
- Three-Point Percentage: 34.1
- Free Throw Percentage: 72.4%
Texas comes to Tuscaloosa averaging 87.5 points per game offensively this season, a number which currently ranks No. 28 nationally. Another notable stat for the Longhorns is an average of 29 free throws attempted per game, along with 21 made a contest, both of which rank fourth-most in college basketball.
Texas Longhorns 2025-26 players to know
- Dailyn Swain, Guard/Forward, Junior
- Matas Vokietaitis, Center, Sophomore
- Tramon Mark, Guard, Graduate Student
- Jordan Pope, Guard, Senior
- Simeon Wilcher, Guard, Junior
Texas has four different players who are currently averaging in double figures this season led by junior wing Dailyn Swain, who comes to Tuscaloosa leading the Longhorns with 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. A few other Longhorns such as Tramon Mark and Jordan Pope also faced the Crimson Tide a year ago, while Matas Vokietaitis is the name to know down low for Texas.
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