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Data through Gardner-Webb.

Post-game reports2 games

The full recap of every game and our keys, graded. Newest first. Keys are hit, split, miss.

Last game: full recap Game 2 · Gardner-Webb ›
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Last game · Final · Game 2

Texas 98 Gardner-Webb 50

Thu, Nov 5Moody Center

The game in four factors

ShootingeFG%Turnoversper poss.Off. reboundsof own missesFree throwsFTA per shotPointsper poss.
Texas66%14%36%0.551.34
Gardner-Webb39%32%20%0.510.69

Garbage time started 18 minutes in. Before that, over 34 possessions, Texas scored 1.41 points per possession and allowed 0.61.

Shot Lab

Every shot, placed where it was taken. Switch to Defense to see what Texas allowed. Tap a shot for the details.

MadeMissed
74-120FGM-FGA
70%Effective FG%
1.39Points per shot
19-44Threes
ZoneFGM-FGAFG%Pts/shotShare of shots
Rim44-5088%1.7642%
Short mid10-1953%1.0516%
Long mid1-714%0.296%
Corner 36-875%2.257%
Above-break 313-3636%1.0830%

Points per shot counts field goals only. Rim is under 4 feet, short midrange 4 to 14 feet, long midrange 14 feet to the arc.

Before Texas: where the newcomers shot last season

The transfers and returners who played last season, rebuilt from every game their team played. Totals match each player's official season line.

MadeMissed326 shots, Colorado 2025-26. Locations are to the nearest foot, spread slightly so stacked shots show.
64.5%True shooting
24.0%Usage
22.0Points per 40
32 (15)Games (starts)
ZoneFGM-FGAFG%Share of shots
Rim64-9369%28%
Short mid36-7846%23%
Long mid6-1443%4%
Corner 39-2635%8%
Above-break 347-12239%37%

Isaiah Johnson Colorado, Big 12, 2025-26

A .645 true shooting mark at 24% usage over 32 games. He got to the line (195 free throws on 333 shots, 82%) and finished at the rim (64 of 93). Only 23% of his made twos were assisted; 84% of his made threes were.

Discipline

The points a team gives away: fouls, the bonus, turnovers and free throws.

2 games so far. Season totals, then per-game rows as the season goes.

Fouls and the bonus

Team1st half2nd halfPer 100 poss.Minutes other team in bonus
Texas132224.821.9
Opponents212229.934.5

The 7th team foul of a half puts the other team in the bonus. Fewer minutes in the bonus means fewer free trips handed over.

Turnovers

TeamLive-ballstolenDead-ballPer poss.Points off them
Texas11913.9%22
Opponents211727.0%56

A live-ball turnover (a steal) usually becomes a fast break the other way; a dead-ball one lets the defense set up. "Points off them" are scored by the other team.

Ball security

Who turns it over, and how often against how many assists. A stolen (live-ball) turnover usually becomes a fast break the other way. Assist-to-turnover ratio matters most for the guards who run the offense; about 2.0 is good, 3.0 and up is elite. Players under 100 minutes are marked as small samples.

Every player is under 100 minutes so far, so treat all of these as small samples.
PlayerPosMinAstTOStolenlive-ballDead-ballAst/TOAst per 40TO per 40By gameAst-TO
Isaiah JohnsonG4755231.04.34.3CHST 5-2 GWEB 0-3
Austin GoosbyG51113213.78.62.4CHST 8-2 GWEB 3-1
Elyjah FreemanG3742112.04.32.2CHST 0-1 GWEB 4-1
Joe SterlingG3142112.05.22.6CHST 3-1 GWEB 1-1
Amari EvansG4441104.03.60.9CHST 0-1 GWEB 4-0
Bo OgdenG3021012.02.71.3CHST 1-1 GWEB 1-0
Mantas LaurencikasG311011.013.313.3CHST 0-0 GWEB 1-1
Anthon McDermottG40000–0.00.0CHST 0-0 GWEB 0-0

Free throws

Makes and attempts for every game, every player and the season. FTA per shot is free throw attempts for each field goal attempt: how often a player or team gets to the line.

By game

GameTexasFTM-FTAFT%FTA per shotOpponentFTM-FTAOpp FT%Opp FTA per shot
Mon, Nov 2 vs Chicago St16-2466.7%0.386-1250.0%0.20
Thu, Nov 5 vs Gardner-Webb24-3177.4%0.5515-2365.2%0.51
Season40-5572.7%0.4621-3560.0%0.33

By player

PlayerSeasonFTM-FTAFT%FTA per 40FTA per shotCHSTGWEB
Matas Vokietaitis8-1457.1%12.40.824-74-7
Isaiah Johnson10-1190.9%9.40.735-65-5
Marcus Spears Jr.6-1060.0%9.80.713-63-4
Austin Goosby6-6100.0%4.70.602-24-4
Joe Sterling4-580.0%6.50.420-04-5
David Punch3-475.0%3.60.331-22-2
Elyjah Freeman2-366.7%3.20.230-02-3
Bo Ogden1-1100.0%1.30.131-10-0
Lewis Obiorah0-10.0%2.10.200-00-1
Amari Evans0-0–0.00.000-00-0
Anthon McDermott0-0–0.0–0-00-0
Mantas Laurencikas0-0–0.0–0-00-0
Coleman Elkins0-0–0.00.00–0-0

Fouls by player

PlayerFoulsMinutesPer 40
David Punch6455.3
Austin Goosby4513.1
Matas Vokietaitis4453.6
Elyjah Freeman4374.3
Joe Sterling4315.2
Marcus Spears Jr.3412.9
Bo Ogden3304.0
Isaiah Johnson2471.7
Amari Evans2441.8
Lewis Obiorah1192.1
Anthon McDermott1410.0
Mantas Laurencikas1313.3
Coleman Elkins020.0

Players

Every player on the roster. Roles come from the box score: Starter (started the last game), Rotation (played), Did not play. Tap a player for his full profile.

‹ PlayersGoosby · #10 ‹›
Guard · G · #10 · 6' 5" · Freshman

Austin Goosby

Starter First college season
9.0Pointsper game, 26 min
5.5Reboundsper game
5.5Assistsper game
5-10FG50%
2-53P40%
6-6FT100%

McDonald's All-American from Melissa

Hometown
Melissa, Texas
High school
Melissa HS and Dynamic Prep (Texas), class of 2026
Recruiting
Five-star, top-25 national recruit in the 2026 class; No. 2 in Texas
Before Texas
Dynamic Prep

Averaged 24.1 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior at Melissa, then moved to Dynamic Prep for his senior year. He made the EYBL 17U All-Circuit First Team with Drive Nation in 2025 and played in the 2026 McDonald's All-American Game, the 24th Longhorn ever to do so. He chose Texas over BYU, Duke and Baylor.

Honors and milestones

  • McDonald's All-American (2026)
  • Naismith High School Player of the Year midseason team (2025-26)
  • EYBL 17U All-Circuit First Team, Drive Nation (2025)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHSTS2872-51-32-2782002
vs GWEBS23113-51-24-4431502

No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersJohnson · #2 ‹›
Guard · G · #2 · 6' 2" · Sophomore

Isaiah Johnson

Starter Transfer from Colorado
16.5Pointsper game, 24 min
1.5Reboundsper game
2.5Assistsper game
9-15FG60%
5-93P56%
10-11FT91%

Colorado's freshman scoring record holder

Hometown
Los Angeles, Calif.
High school
Campbell Hall (Calif.), class of 2025
Recruiting
No. 21 player in California in national recruiting rankings
Before Texas
Colorado

Averaged 26.7 points as a senior at Campbell Hall, including 43 in a CIF Southern Section playoff game. At Colorado he led the team at 16.9 points a game, scored in double figures in 29 of 32 games and finished with 540 points, breaking the school's freshman record set by Alec Burks in 2009-10. He signed with Texas in April 2026 with three years of eligibility left.

Honors and milestones

  • Colorado freshman scoring record, 540 points (2025-26)
  • Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2025-26)
  • NABC All-District First Team (2025-26)
  • Season high 28 points vs. Arizona (2025-26)
  • All-CIF Southern Section Second Team (high school senior)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2025-26Colorado32 (15)30.616.92.93.048.6%37.8%

Player ratings 2025-26 at Colorado, 980 minutes

Scoring75 Points per 40 minutes: 22.0
Efficiency92 True shooting %: 64.5%
Three-point shooting75 3-point %: 37.8%
Finishing79 FG% at the rim: 68.8%
Playmaking66 Assist rate: 18.6%
Ball security80 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 1.9
Rebounding26 Share of available rebounds: 5.5%
Getting to the line96 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.59
Defensive playmaking36 Steals plus blocks per 40: 1.3

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHSTS25185-83-55-6352201
vs GWEBS22154-72-45-5003201

Last season · Colorado

32 games (15 starts), 30.6 min a game. Per 40: 22 pts, 3.8 reb, 3.9 ast. 64.5% true shooting at 24.0% usage; 56-148 from three (37.8%); 160-195 at the line.

‹ PlayersVokietaitis · #8 ‹›
Center · C · #8 · 7' 0" · Junior

Matas Vokietaitis

Starter Returning
19.0Pointsper game, 23 min
6.5Reboundsper game
0.5Assistsper game
15-17FG88%
0-03P
8-14FT57%

Lithuanian center and Sweet 16 starter

Hometown
Marijampole, Lithuania
High school
Kauno Varpas Gymnasium and the Zalgiris Kaunas youth system (Lithuania)
Before Texas
Florida Atlantic

Came up through Zalgiris Kaunas, made his Lithuanian top-league debut in 2024 and played for Lithuania at the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket, averaging 11.3 points and 8.4 rebounds. He was the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year at Florida Atlantic, shooting 67.7% from the field. At Texas last season he started all 36 games and had 23 points and 16 rebounds against BYU in the NCAA Tournament, then 17 and 9 against Gonzaga as Texas reached the Sweet 16.

Honors and milestones

  • AAC Freshman of the Year, Florida Atlantic (2024-25)
  • NABC All-District Second Team (2025-26)
  • 23 points and 16 rebounds vs. BYU, NCAA Tournament (2026)
  • Career-high 28 points vs. Southern (2025-26)
  • Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket: 11.3 points, 8.4 rebounds (2024)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2024-25Florida Atlantic34 (20)17.610.25.40.367.7%–
2025-26Texas36 (36)26.015.67.10.661.9%–

Player ratings 2025-26 at Texas, 936 minutes

Scoring82 Points per 40 minutes: 23.9
Efficiency98 True shooting %: 66.0%
Three-point shooting– 3-point %: not enough attempts
Finishing96 FG% at the rim: 73.9%
Playmaking32 Assist rate: 4.9%
Ball security37 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 3.2
Rebounding97 Share of available rebounds: 16.0%
Getting to the line99 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.95
Defensive playmaking44 Steals plus blocks per 40: 1.7

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHSTS25229-90-04-7610111
vs GWEBS20166-80-04-7701013

Last season · Texas

36 games (36 starts), 26 min a game. Per 40: 23.9 pts, 10.9 reb, 1 ast. 66.0% true shooting at 26.8% usage; no threes; 190-284 at the line.

‹ PlayersPunch · #13 ‹›
Forward · F · #13 · 6' 7" · Junior

David Punch

Starter Transfer from TCU
9.5Pointsper game, 23 min
4.5Reboundsper game
2.5Assistsper game
8-12FG67%
0-13P0%
3-4FT75%

Big 12 shot-blocker from Harker Heights

Hometown
Harker Heights, Texas
High school
Harker Heights HS (Texas), class of 2024
Recruiting
Four-star, top-100 national recruit in the 2024 class; top five in Texas
Before Texas
TCU

TABC 6A All-State and unanimous District 12-6A MVP as a senior, at 17.0 points and 11.7 rebounds a game. He started 61 of 66 games at TCU. As a sophomore he led the Horned Frogs in points (14.1), rebounds (6.8) and blocks (66, third in the Big 12), scored a career-high 26 in the Big 12 Tournament and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament.

Honors and milestones

  • Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2025-26)
  • NABC All-District First Team (2025-26)
  • Rady Children's Invitational All-Tournament Team (2025-26)
  • TABC 6A All-State (high school senior)
  • Unanimous District 12-6A MVP (high school senior)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2024-25TCU32 (27)20.46.54.40.647.7%27.6%
2025-26TCU34 (34)29.614.16.82.050.3%23.9%

Player ratings 2025-26 at TCU, 1009 minutes

Scoring64 Points per 40 minutes: 18.9
Efficiency57 True shooting %: 55.7%
Three-point shooting25 3-point %: 23.9%
Finishing79 FG% at the rim: 68.6%
Playmaking54 Assist rate: 13.8%
Ball security67 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 2.3
Rebounding80 Share of available rebounds: 13.6%
Getting to the line79 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.48
Defensive playmaking98 Steals plus blocks per 40: 4.4

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHSTS2494-60-01-2330013
vs GWEBS21104-60-12-2621113

Last season · TCU

34 games (34 starts), 29.7 min a game. Per 40: 18.9 pts, 9.1 reb, 2.7 ast. 55.7% true shooting at 23.9% usage; 11-46 from three (23.9%); 111-170 at the line.

‹ PlayersEvans · #1 ‹›
Guard · G · #1 · 6' 5" · Sophomore

Amari Evans

Rotation Transfer from Tennessee
7.5Pointsper game, 22 min
5.0Reboundsper game
2.0Assistsper game
6-11FG55%
3-63P50%
0-0FT

Two-time Overtime Elite Defensive Player of the Year

Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High school
Bishop Canevin (Pa.), Our Saviour Lutheran (N.Y.) and Overtime Elite (Ga.), class of 2025
Recruiting
Four-star, top-70 national recruit in the 2025 class
Before Texas
Tennessee

Won a Pennsylvania state title at Bishop Canevin, then set Overtime Elite's career steals record (118) and won an OTE championship with the City Reapers. As a Tennessee freshman he played 35 games off the bench for a team that reached the Elite Eight, with a season-high 24 points against Vanderbilt and 16 on 7-of-7 shooting at Arkansas.

Honors and milestones

  • Two-time Overtime Elite Defensive Player of the Year
  • Overtime Elite career steals record (118)
  • First Team All-Overtime Elite (senior)
  • PIAA 1A state champion, Bishop Canevin
  • NCAA Elite Eight with Tennessee (2025-26)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2025-26Tennessee35 (2)14.44.13.20.841.9%22.0%

Player ratings 2025-26 at Tennessee, 505 minutes

Scoring36 Points per 40 minutes: 11.2
Efficiency28 True shooting %: 48.4%
Three-point shooting25 3-point %: 22.0%
Finishing91 FG% at the rim: 72.4%
Playmaking42 Assist rate: 9.0%
Ball security87 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 1.7
Rebounding72 Share of available rebounds: 12.3%
Getting to the line52 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.31
Defensive playmaking76 Steals plus blocks per 40: 3.3

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST22114-53-30-0701002
vs GWEB2242-60-30-0340000

Last season · Tennessee

35 games (2 starts), 14.4 min a game. Per 40: 11.2 pts, 8.9 reb, 2.1 ast. 48.4% true shooting at 16.1% usage; 11-50 from three (22.0%); 23-40 at the line.

‹ PlayersSpears Jr. · #31 ‹›
Forward · F · #31 · 6' 9" · Freshman

Marcus Spears Jr.

Rotation First college season
12.0Pointsper game, 21 min
4.5Reboundsper game
1.0Assistsper game
9-14FG64%
0-13P0%
6-10FT60%

The No. 1 player in the 2027 class, here a year early

Hometown
Frisco, Texas
High school
Dynamic Prep (Texas), reclassified from 2027 to 2026
Recruiting
Five-star; No. 1 in the 2027 class before reclassifying, and top 10 in the 2026 class
Before Texas
Dynamic Prep

Dynamic Prep reached the Chipotle Nationals final in his sophomore year and went 39-5 as a junior, when he averaged 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks. On the Nike EYBL circuit he averaged 20.9 points and 8.7 rebounds, the only player in the top 10 in both. He won gold with USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup, leading the team at 14.0 points a game. He reclassified to 2026 and signed with Texas in July 2026, choosing the Longhorns over Arizona, LSU and Kentucky.

Honors and milestones

  • FIBA U16 AmeriCup gold medal and All-Star Five, USA Basketball (2025)
  • No. 1 player in the 2027 class before reclassifying
  • Nike EYBL: 20.9 points and 8.7 rebounds a game
  • Chipotle Nationals final (sophomore) and semifinal (junior) with Dynamic Prep

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST20114-70-13-6512042
vs GWEB21135-70-03-4411201

No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersFreeman · #6 ‹›
Guard · G · #6 · 6' 8" · Junior

Elyjah Freeman

Starter Transfer from Auburn
7.5Pointsper game, 19 min
4.0Reboundsper game
2.0Assistsper game
6-13FG46%
1-63P17%
2-3FT67%

From Division II Freshman of the Year to NIT champion

Hometown
Palm Beach, Fla.
High school
Wellington HS (Fla.), class of 2024
Before Texas
Lincoln Memorial, Auburn

Started his college career at Division II Lincoln Memorial, where he was the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All-SAC at 18.9 points and 8.7 rebounds a game. He moved up to Auburn for 2025-26 and made 21 starts, led the team with 49 steals, hit a putback with 1.2 seconds left to beat Kentucky, and won the NIT, grabbing 14 rebounds in the title game against Tulsa.

Honors and milestones

  • NIT champion with Auburn (2025-26)
  • Game-winning putback vs. Kentucky (2025-26)
  • SAC Freshman of the Year, Lincoln Memorial (2024-25)
  • First Team All-SAC (2024-25)
  • First Team All-Palm Beach County (high school senior)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2024-25Lincoln Memorial (D-II)31 (28)–18.98.7–58.7%45.6%
2025-26Auburn38 (21)26.99.25.21.244.4%34.3%

Player ratings 2025-26 at Auburn, 1022 minutes

Scoring45 Points per 40 minutes: 13.7
Efficiency56 True shooting %: 55.4%
Three-point shooting52 3-point %: 34.3%
Finishing61 FG% at the rim: 63.4%
Playmaking39 Assist rate: 7.7%
Ball security90 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 1.6
Rebounding67 Share of available rebounds: 11.5%
Getting to the line70 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.42
Defensive playmaking66 Steals plus blocks per 40: 2.8

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHSTS1652-71-50-0401203
vs GWEBS21104-60-12-3441111

Last season · Auburn

38 games (21 starts), 26.9 min a game. Per 40: 13.7 pts, 7.8 reb, 1.8 ast. 55.4% true shooting at 17.3% usage; 35-102 from three (34.3%); 79-113 at the line.

‹ PlayersSterling · #3 ‹›
Guard · G · #3 · 6' 4" · Freshman

Joe Sterling

Rotation First college season
13.5Pointsper game, 16 min
2.0Reboundsper game
2.0Assistsper game
8-12FG67%
7-113P64%
4-5FT80%

Southern California scorer from Harvard-Westlake

Hometown
Encino, Calif.
High school
Crespi Carmelite and Harvard-Westlake (Calif.), class of 2026
Recruiting
Four-star recruit, ranked around No. 100 nationally in the 2026 class
Before Texas
Harvard-Westlake

Averaged 18.8 points as a Crespi freshman and 20.9 as a sophomore, including an overtime game-winning three to beat No. 1 Sierra Canyon. At Harvard-Westlake he made All-CIF Southern Section Open Division as a senior, at 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game. He was the second commitment in Texas's 2026 class.

Honors and milestones

  • All-CIF Southern Section, Open Division (2026)
  • All-Southern California team (2026)
  • Overtime game-winner vs. No. 1 Sierra Canyon (2024)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST15145-74-60-0331103
vs GWEB16133-53-54-5111001

No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersOgden · #5 ‹›
Guard · G · #5 · 6' 6" · Freshman

Bo Ogden

Rotation First college season
4.0Pointsper game, 15 min
3.5Reboundsper game
1.0Assistsper game
3-8FG38%
1-43P25%
1-1FT100%

Texas Mr. Basketball, from Austin

Hometown
Austin, Texas
High school
St. Michael's Catholic Academy and Westlake HS (Austin), class of 2026
Recruiting
Four-star, top-40 national recruit in the 2026 class; top five in Texas
Before Texas
Westlake HS

Won a TAPPS 6A state title at St. Michael's as a junior, hitting the buzzer-beater in the 50-48 final. As a Westlake senior he averaged 22.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, shot 40% from three and 84% at the line, and led the team to the UIL 6A Division II state final. He won gold with USA Basketball's 3x3 team at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and was one of 19 finalists for the 2026 USA U18 national team.

Honors and milestones

  • Texas Mr. Basketball, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (2026)
  • UIL 6A All-State and District 26-6A MVP (senior)
  • TAPPS 6A state champion, St. Michael's (junior)
  • FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup gold medal, USA Basketball (2024)
  • USA U18 national team finalist (2026)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST1483-71-31-1211201
vs GWEB1600-10-10-0510002

No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersObiorah · #14 ‹›
Center · C · #14 · 7' 1" · Sophomore

Lewis Obiorah

Rotation Returning
3.0Pointsper game, 10 min
1.5Reboundsper game
0.0Assistsper game
3-5FG60%
0-03P
0-1FT0%

7-foot-1 center from London

Hometown
London, England
High school
Barking Abbey (England)

Started playing competitive basketball in October 2022. Less than three years later he was the player of the match in the 2025 English Academies Basketball League championship final for Barking Abbey, with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks, after averaging 10.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocks that season. He played for Great Britain at the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket Division B and led the team in blocks.

Honors and milestones

  • English Academies Basketball League champion and final player of the match, Barking Abbey (2025)
  • Great Britain at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket Division B: team-best 1.7 blocks (2025)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 minutes of game data.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST842-30-00-0100000
vs GWEB1121-20-00-1200101

No minutes last season.

‹ PlayersMcDermott · #33 ‹›
Guard · G · #33 · 6' 5" · Junior

Anthon McDermott

Rotation Returning
0.0Pointsper game, 2 min
0.5Reboundsper game
0.0Assistsper game
0-0FG
0-03P
0-0FT

Hallsville's 2,000-point scorer

Hometown
Longview, Texas
High school
Hallsville HS (Texas), class of 2024
Recruiting
Three-star recruit in the 2024 class

Scored 2,029 points and made 298 threes in four seasons at Hallsville, earning first-team All-District 15-5A all four years and District Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. At Texas he played seven games last season, with a career-high 6 points on 2 of 2 from three against Lafayette.

Honors and milestones

  • 2,029 career points and 298 threes, Hallsville HS
  • Four-time first-team All-District 15-5A
  • District 15-5A Offensive Player of the Year (senior)
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025-26)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2025-26Texas7 (0)2.90.90.60.350.0%50.0%

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 minutes of game data.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
vs CHST200-00-00-0100000
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Played 20 minutes in 7 games last season.

‹ PlayersLaurencikas · #25 ‹›
Guard · G · #25 · 6' 4" · Freshman

Mantas Laurencikas

Rotation First college season
0.0Pointsper game, 2 min
0.0Reboundsper game
0.5Assistsper game
0-0FG
0-03P
0-0FT

European Under-16 champion from Kaunas

Hometown
Kaunas, Lithuania
High school
Zalgiris Kaunas youth system (Lithuania) and AS Monaco (France)
Before Texas
AS Monaco

Grew up in the Zalgiris Kaunas system and spent 2025-26 with AS Monaco's development team, averaging 13.0 points and 4.2 assists. For Lithuania he scored a team-high 26 in the final as his team beat Spain for the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship, and he won silver at the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket. He signed with Texas in May 2026.

Honors and milestones

  • FIBA U16 European Championship gold, 26 points in the final vs. Spain (2022)
  • FIBA U20 EuroBasket silver medal (2025)
  • Called up to AS Monaco's first team (April 2026)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
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No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersElkins · #4 ‹›
Forward · F · #4 · 6' 11" · Freshman

Coleman Elkins

Rotation First college season
4.0Pointsper game, 2 min
0.0Reboundsper game
0.0Assistsper game
2-3FG67%
0-13P0%
0-0FT

Austin-born center

Hometown
Austin, Texas
High school
St. Andrew's Episcopal (Austin) and Blair Academy (N.J.), class of 2026
Before Texas
Blair Academy

Averaged 15.0 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior at St. Andrew's Episcopal in Austin, then spent his senior year at Blair Academy in New Jersey. He committed to Texas in November 2025 as the third member of the 2026 class.

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 college minutes. Until then, see his profile above.

This season, game by game

GameMinPtsFG3PFTRebAstTOStlBlkPF
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No college games before this season.

‹ PlayersLewis · #0 ‹›
Guard · G · #0 · 6' 3" · Junior

Mikey Lewis

Did not play Transfer from Saint Mary's

First Team All-WCC shooter

Hometown
Oakland, Calif.
High school
Denver Prep (Colo.) and Prolific Prep (Calif.), class of 2024
Recruiting
Four-star, top-100 national recruit in the 2024 class
Before Texas
Saint Mary's

Played the Nike EYBL circuit for the Oakland Soldiers, making the All-EYBL Second Team, and won a Grind Session title at Prolific Prep. Saint Mary's won the WCC regular season in both of his years there and made the NCAA Tournament both times. He was the WCC Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman, then started all 33 games as a sophomore and scored a career-high 31 against No. 9 Gonzaga, with 7 of 13 from three.

Honors and milestones

  • First Team All-WCC (2025-26)
  • WCC Sixth Man of the Year (2024-25)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2024-25)
  • National player of the week after 31 points vs. Gonzaga (2025-26)
  • All-EYBL Second Team (Oakland Soldiers)

College path

SeasonSchoolG (GS)MinPtsRebAstFG%3P%
2024-25Saint Mary's35 (0)15.98.21.70.640.2%37.4%
2025-26Saint Mary's33 (33)26.813.92.72.139.8%36.8%

Player ratings 2025-26 at Saint Mary's, 883 minutes

Scoring71 Points per 40 minutes: 20.8
Efficiency48 True shooting %: 53.5%
Three-point shooting69 3-point %: 36.8%
Finishing40 FG% at the rim: 57.1%
Playmaking61 Assist rate: 16.4%
Ball security77 Turnovers per 40 (fewer is better): 2.0
Rebounding27 Share of available rebounds: 5.6%
Getting to the line40 Free throw attempts per shot: 0.24
Defensive playmaking38 Steals plus blocks per 40: 1.4

Each rating puts a real number on a fixed Division I scale: 50 is a typical rotation player, 85 and up is elite. Guards naturally rate lower on rebounding and bigs on three-point shooting. See How to read this.

No minutes yet this season.

Last season · Saint Mary's

33 games (33 starts), 26.8 min a game. Per 40: 20.8 pts, 4 reb, 3.2 ast. 53.5% true shooting at 27.8% usage; 68-185 from three (36.8%); 82-93 at the line.

‹ PlayersClark · #9 ‹›
Forward · F · #9 · 6' 9" · Sophomore

John Clark

Did not play Returning

Four-star big man from Houston

Hometown
Houston, Texas
High school
Klein Cain HS (Texas) and Link Academy (Mo.), class of 2025
Recruiting
Four-star, top-70 national recruit in the 2025 class

As a junior at Klein Cain he averaged 17.8 points and 13.1 rebounds, leading every 6A player in Texas in rebounds and double-doubles (22), then finished high school at Link Academy in Missouri. He was the first commitment of Texas's 2025 class and stayed with the program through the coaching change to Sean Miller.

Honors and milestones

  • Led Texas 6A in rebounds (13.1) and double-doubles (22), Klein Cain (2023-24)
  • Second team All-Greater Houston
  • All-Adidas Performer, 3SSB circuit (2024)

Player ratings

Ratings arrive after 100 minutes of game data.

No minutes yet this season.

No minutes last season.

How to read this

HomerProof is an independent, fan-built analytics hub. Every Texas possession is rebuilt from public play-by-play and checked against the box score before it is used.

The numbers we use

Possession
One trip down the floor, ending in a made shot, a defensive rebound, a turnover or the end of a period. An offensive rebound keeps the same possession going. Both teams get about the same number, so per-possession numbers compare fairly no matter how fast a game is played.
Points per possession
Points scored divided by possessions. About 1.05 is average in Division I; 1.20 is elite.
The four factors
Nearly every result comes down to four things, on both ends: shooting (effective field goal percentage), turnovers (turnovers per possession), rebounding (share of your own misses you get back) and free throws (attempts per shot). Shooting matters most, then turnovers, then rebounding, then free throws.
Effective FG%
Field goal percentage with a made three worth one and a half makes, because it is worth 50% more points.
True shooting (TS%)
One efficiency number for a scorer that counts twos, threes and free throws. About 54% is average in Division I; 60% and up is very good.
Usage
The share of his team's possessions a player finishes with a shot, free throws or a turnover while he is on the floor. 20% is a typical starter; 28% and up is a primary option.
Offensive rebound rate
The share of a team's own misses it rebounds. About 30% is typical.
Zones
Rim (under 4 feet), short midrange (4 to 14), long midrange (14 feet to the arc), corner three and above-the-break three. Rim shots and threes are the efficient ones.
Garbage time
Possessions once a game is out of reach: a margin over 25 with 10 or more minutes left, over 20 with under 10, over 15 under 5, over 10 under 2. "Competitive" numbers leave them out.
The bonus
In the men's game, a team's 7th foul of a half sends the other team to the line for one-and-one, and the 10th for two shots. We count how many minutes each team spent with the other in the bonus.
Player ratings
Nine skills, each a real number placed on a fixed Division I scale, from 25 to 99: 50 is a typical rotation player and 85 and up is elite. Scoring is points per 40 minutes; efficiency is true shooting; three-point shooting needs 40 attempts and finishing 25 shots at the rim; playmaking is assist rate; ball security is turnovers per 40; rebounding is the share of available rebounds; getting to the line is free throw attempts per shot; defensive playmaking is steals plus blocks per 40. Ratings use this season once a player passes 100 minutes, and last season's college numbers until then. Freshmen get ratings after 100 college minutes.
Per 40
A player's numbers scaled to 40 minutes, so a reserve and a starter compare fairly.

How we work

Every game is pulled the morning after it is played, rebuilt possession by possession, and checked against the official box score: points, shots, threes, free throws, turnovers, rebounds and minutes. A game that doesn't reconcile isn't used until it is fixed.

Scouting keys are written before tip-off and graded after the final, in public, whether they hit or miss.

Small samples are labeled. Early in the season one game is a first look, not a tendency.

No opinions, just data. No injury reports.

‹ ScoutGame 2 · vs Gardner-Webb · Preview
Game preview · Game 2

Texas vs Gardner-Webb

Thu, Nov 57 PM CTMoody CenterTexas 1-0 · Gardner-Webb 0-1

Gardner-Webb's best shot is at the rim. Its worst habit is giving the ball away.

Texas opened with a 109-59 win over Chicago State. Gardner-Webb lost 86-46 at UConn, went 4-29 last season and brought back only 3 of the 13 players who suited up in its opener. Every number here rests on one game a side, so read it as a first look. Three things decide how this goes: whether Texas keeps owning the offensive glass, whether Gardner-Webb's turnovers show up again, and whether Texas keeps it away from the rim.

Last game
Final margin
+50Texas · vs Chicago State
-40Gardner-Webb · at UConn
Points per possession
Scored, last game
1.53Texas
0.62Gardner-Webb
Pace
Possessions per game
70Texas · game one
72Gardner-Webb · last season

Who's availableStarters in each team's last game, from the box score

TeamStarted last game
TexasAustin Goosby · Isaiah Johnson · Matas Vokietaitis · David Punch · Elyjah Freeman
Gardner-WebbRue Wells · Seth Brown · Jacob Hudson · Sam Nosakhare · Mikhali Pocknett

HomerProof shows injuries and availability only from an official report. Until one is posted for this game, this is who started each team's last game.

Second chancesTexas offense vs Gardner-Webb defense

The clearest matchup on the board is the glass. Gardner-Webb's opponents grabbed 35.2% of their own misses last season, a defense that let a lot of possessions keep going. Texas got 59% of its misses back against Chicago State (16 of 27), three of them by Matas Vokietaitis. UConn got 27% against Gardner-Webb in the opener, so the habit may have improved with the new roster, on one game of evidence.

The shooting matchup points the same way. Gardner-Webb allowed a 56.7% effective field goal rate last season and 59.2% at UConn. Texas shot 73% against Chicago State, and the part to trust is how it got there: 36% of its shots came at the rim, 20 of 23 went in, and only 4 of 64 were long twos. The 13 of 26 from three is the part that will not hold.

Gardner-Webb forced turnovers on 15.6% of possessions last season and 13.5% at UConn, so it has not been a defense that takes the ball away. Texas gave it away on 14.1% of its possessions in the opener, three of them in its first nine trips.

Where they shootShare of field-goal attempts by zone

Gardner-Webb's offense was built on two shots last season: the rim (33% of its attempts, 63% made) and the above-the-break three (33%, 29% made). The rim was its most valuable shot at about 1.27 points a try. Its short midrange (25% of shots, 37% made) was worth about 0.74. UConn took the rim away completely in the opener: 2 rim attempts on 47 shots.

Share of shots by zone

40%30%20%10%0 RimShort midLong midCorner 3Above-break 3 36%33%17%25%6%4%8%6%33%33%
Texas, game one (64 shots)Gardner-Webb, last season (1,897 shots)
MixedThe two teams want the same shots. Both take about a third of their attempts at the rim and a third from above the break. The difference is the middle: a quarter of Gardner-Webb's shots came from short midrange, the shot a defense is happy to give up. Texas allowed 16 rim attempts against Chicago State (26% of its shots), and 13 of them came in garbage time.

Empty tripsGardner-Webb offense vs Texas defense

Texas' defense decided its opener without needing steals. Before garbage time, Chicago State turned it over on 12 of 28 possessions (43%), and four of those were shot-clock violations, the half-court defense making a team burn 30 seconds without finding a shot. For the game, Texas forced turnovers on 21.7% of possessions and held Chicago State to 0.85 points a trip.

That runs straight into Gardner-Webb's weak spot. It turned it over on 19.0% of its possessions last season and 23.0% at UConn, where it scored 0.62 points a trip and made 31.9% of its shots on an effective basis. Last season's offense scored 0.95 points per possession. It shot 30.9% from three last season and 31.6% at UConn, so a defense that keeps it off the rim leaves it living on its least efficient habits.

By the numbersThis season's columns are one game each

When Texas has the ballTexas OGWU DGWU D last yr
Points per possession1.531.161.18
Effective FG%72.7%59.2%56.7%
Turnovers per possession14.1%13.5%15.6%
Offensive rebound rate59.3%27.3%35.2%
FT attempts per shot0.380.400.35
3-point %50.0%31.0%36.0%
When Gardner-Webb has the ballGWU OGWU O last yrTexas D
Points per possession0.620.950.85
Effective FG%31.9%48.7%43.4%
Turnovers per possession23.0%19.0%21.7%
Offensive rebound rate9.8%23.8%28.2%
FT attempts per shot0.550.310.20
3-point %31.6%30.9%31.2%
Small sampleOne game a side. Texas' column is Chicago State, a team the market priced 40.5 points worse. Gardner-Webb's is UConn. Last season's Gardner-Webb columns cover a mostly different roster, so read them as the program's habits rather than this team's.

The rebuild3 of 13 back from a 4-29 team

Gardner-Webb scored 0.95 points per possession and allowed 1.18 last season, a gap of 23 points per 100 trips. Most of that roster is gone. Of the three returners who played at UConn, Jacob Hudson was the scorer (10.7 points a game in 29 games, 17 starts), Ace Talbert started 29 games and made 37 of 142 threes (26%), and Jamias Ferere averaged 6.3 points off the bench.

The newcomers had a rough first night. Seth Brown took 10 of the team's threes and made 2. Mikhali Pocknett and Jamias Ferere combined for 9 turnovers, and the five starters had 12. Sam Nosakhare grabbed 8 rebounds in 22 minutes without taking a shot.

Who to watchFrom the box score of each team's last game

Texas

Matas Vokietaitis 25 min
22 pts, 9 of 9, 6 reb (3 off)

Eight of his nine shots came at the rim. The finisher the glass key runs through.

Isaiah Johnson 25 min
18 pts, 3 of 5 from three, 5 ast

12 of his points came before garbage time, the most on the team.

Austin Goosby 28 min
7 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast, 2 TO

Ran the offense: 8 of the 22 assists.

Marcus Spears Jr. 20 min
11 pts, 5 reb, 4 blk

Four of the six Texas blocks, off the bench. The rim key runs through him too.

Joe Sterling 15 min
14 pts, 4 of 6 from three

Two of the threes came in the 11-1 run that ended the competitive game.

Gardner-Webb

Jacob Hudson 24 min
9 pts, 2 of 7, 3 TO

The top returning scorer: 10.7 points a game last season.

Seth Brown 25 min
8 pts, 2 of 13, 2 of 10 from three

New this season, and the team's volume shooter in the opener.

Jackson Skipper 19 min
8 pts, 3 of 6, 5 reb

New this season. 2 of 4 from three off the bench.

Sam Nosakhare 22 min
0 pts, 8 reb

New this season. The team's rebounder, which makes him the matchup for the glass key.

Three keys for TexasGraded after the game in the post-game report

  1. Own the offensive glass.

    Gardner-Webb's opponents grabbed 35.2% of their own misses last season. Texas got 59% back against Chicago State. Target: 35% or better.

  2. Make them handle it.

    Gardner-Webb turned it over on 19.0% of its possessions last season and 23.0% at UConn. Target: 20% or more.

  3. Wall off the rim.

    A third of Gardner-Webb's shots came at the rim last season. UConn allowed 2 rim attempts on 47 shots. Target: under a quarter of its shots.

During the gameFour numbers to keep an eye on

  • Texas second chances. A rebound on more than a third of Texas misses means the first key is on track. Against Chicago State it was close to six in ten.
  • Gardner-Webb's rim attempts. Count them. Fewer than one in four of its shots at the rim takes away the best shot it has.
  • Empty Gardner-Webb trips. One turnover in every five possessions is the target. At UConn it was closer to one in four.
  • Texas free throws. 16 of 24 (67%) in the opener, and Vokietaitis went 4 of 7. Not decisive against Chicago State, but the number to watch once games get close.

HomerProof shows availability only from an official report. Everything is measured per possession. Effective field goal % counts a three as one and a half makes. This season's numbers are one game each and Texas' include garbage time unless noted. Last season's Gardner-Webb numbers cover 33 games and 1,897 shots. Shot zones: rim is under 4 feet, short midrange 4 to 14 feet, long midrange 14 feet to the arc. Built from public sources.

‹ ScoutGame 2 · vs Gardner-Webb‹
Post-game report · Game 2 · Final · Locked Nov 6

Texas 98 Gardner-Webb 50

Thu, Nov 5Moody CenterTexas now 2-0Line Texas -40.5 · covered by 7.5

Twenty-three turnovers and five rim attempts: the Texas defense set the terms again

The market made Texas a 40.5-point favorite and it won by 48. Gardner-Webb led once, 4-3 for 45 seconds early, and the game was decided before halftime: a 23-2 close to the first half put Texas up 28 with 1:37 left, and garbage time ran from there. In the 34 Texas possessions before that, it scored 1.41 points per possession and allowed 0.61. The deciding factor was the same as in the opener: Gardner-Webb gave it away on 9 of its 33 competitive possessions and 23 times in all, and Texas turned the turnovers into 31 points. Texas also kept Gardner-Webb away from the rim, last season its best shot: 5 of its 45 attempts came there. All three HomerProof keys hit. Like Chicago State, this was a team far below Texas' level, so it confirms habits more than it measures how good Texas is.

1H2HFinal
Texas544498
Gardner-Webb203050

The four factors: Texas won all 4Shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounds and free throws, roughly 40, 25, 20 and 15% of what decides a game

ShootingTexas
Effective field goal %, threes worth 1.5
66%Texas · 56 shots · first 18:23: 68%
39%Gardner-Webb · 45 shots · first 18:23: 35%
TurnoversTexas
Turnovers per possession, lower is better
14%Texas · 10 of 73 · first 18:23: 15%
32%Gardner-Webb · 23 of 72 · first 18:23: 27%
Offensive reboundsTexas
Share of own misses rebounded
36%Texas · 9 rebounds · first 18:23: 46%
20%Gardner-Webb · 7 rebounds · first 18:23: 11%
Free throwsTexas
Free throw attempts per shot
0.55Texas · 31 attempts · first 18:23: 0.26
0.51Gardner-Webb · 23 attempts · first 18:23: 0.21

Texas won all four, and turnovers decided it again. Before garbage time Gardner-Webb turned it over on 27% of its possessions, 7 of the 9 on steals. The clearest proof is the one stretch it held onto the ball: 11 straight possessions without a turnover in the middle of the first half, and it scored 12 points, 1.09 a trip. In its other 22 competitive possessions it scored 8. The rebounding edge was smaller than in the opener (36% to 20% for the game) but still cleared the key.

Game flowTexas lead over the game, every run of 8 or more, and when garbage time began

1st half2nd half
Texas leadTexas runGarbage time
Small sampleShaded green bands are Texas runs of 8 or more; the gray block is garbage time. Gardner-Webb led for 45 seconds, 4-3. Two runs decided it: 16-2 right after that, and 28-2 starting midway through the first half, 23-2 of it before the break. Between them, Gardner-Webb's best stretch was a 12-12 trade over six minutes. Thirty-four Texas possessions before garbage time.
  1. 1H 18:41 to 12:54Texas16-2 run19-6
  2. 1H 7:17 to 2H 18:12Texas28-2 run (ran into garbage time)59-20
  3. 2H 17:12 to 9:43Texas18-2 run (garbage time)77-24

The moments that decided itEvery run, and the stretches between them, in the competitive minutes

  1. 1H 20:00Texas 0-0
    Start

    Gardner-Webb's only lead

    Seth Brown hit pull-up jumpers on Gardner-Webb's first two trips, and it led 4-3 at 18:58. Texas scored 3 points on its first 3 possessions.

  2. 1H 18:41Texas 3-4
    Run

    16-2: three steals and three dunks

    Elyjah Freeman dunked to retake the lead, David Punch added two more, and Isaiah Johnson and Austin Goosby hit threes. Gardner-Webb turned it over 3 times, all steals, two by Goosby, and made 1 of 7 shots. 19-6 at 13:17.

  3. 1H 13:17Texas 19-6
    Response

    The one stretch Gardner-Webb kept the ball

    Eleven straight Gardner-Webb possessions without a turnover produced 12 points, 4 of 9 from the floor. Texas matched it with five layups and dunks and a Johnson jumper, but turned it over twice and missed both its threes. A 12-12 trade. 31-18 at 7:18.

  4. 1H 7:05Texas 31-18
    Run

    23-2 to close the half

    Gardner-Webb turned it over on 6 of its next 10 trips: four steals (Freeman, Spears, Goosby, Punch), a shot-clock violation and an offensive foul. Texas scored 17 points on its next 11 possessions, Joe Sterling and Johnson hit threes, and garbage time began at 1:37 with Texas up 48-20. 54-20 at the half.

  5. 2HTexas 54-20
    Garbage time

    A 53-point lead, then the bench

    An 18-2 run early in the second half reached 77-24 midway through the half, the largest lead. Gardner-Webb won the rest 26-21 against the end of the bench. Goosby's 23 minutes were the most on the team.

Half by halfGarbage time: a lead over 25 with 10 or more minutes left (smaller margins later in the game)

StretchPointsPossessionsTexas pts/possTexas eFGGardner-Webb pts/possGardner-Webb eFG
1st half54-2037-371.4668%0.5433%
2nd half44-3036-351.2264%0.8647%
Before garbage time (first 18:23)48-2034-331.4168%0.6135%

The first half (54-20) is the game: Texas scored 1.46 points per possession and held Gardner-Webb to 0.54, with 10 Gardner-Webb turnovers in 37 trips. The second half was all garbage time; Gardner-Webb's 47% effective shooting after the break came against Texas' deep bench.

Shot profileEvery field-goal attempt by location, full game (56 and 45 shots)

ZoneTexas attemptsTexas madeTexas pts/shotGardner-Webb attemptsGardner-Webb madeGardner-Webb pts/shot
At the rim (under 4 ft)27 (48%)24 of 271.785 (11%)3 of 51.20
Short midrange (4 to 14 ft)8 (14%)3 of 80.759 (20%)4 of 90.89
Long midrange3 (5%)1 of 30.678 (18%)3 of 80.75
Corner three3 (5%)2 of 32.004 (9%)1 of 40.75
Above-the-break three15 (27%)4 of 150.8019 (42%)4 of 190.63
Free throws31 attempts24 made0.7723 attempts15 made0.65

Texas lived at the rim: 27 of its 56 shots (48%) came there and 24 went in, worth 1.78 points a shot, and only 3 were long twos. Gardner-Webb, which took a third of its shots at the rim last season, got there 5 times in 45 attempts (11%) and took 23 threes instead (51% of its shots), making 5. Before garbage time it went 0 of 10 on above-the-break threes. Texas blocked only 3 shots, so the rim was protected by keeping drivers out of the paint, not by swatting shots; that is an inference from the shot locations, not something the data shows directly.

Lineups before garbage timeFive-man groups with 4 or more possessions (first 18:23). Small sample: read as who played together, not how good each group is

Five on the floorPossessionsTexas pts/possAllowedPoints +/-
Punch · Goosby · Vokietaitis · Johnson · Freeman191.40 (10)0.67 (9)+8
Punch · Evans · Ogden · Spears · Johnson121.67 (6)1.00 (6)+4
Punch · Evans · Ogden · Goosby · Spears70.00 (3)1.25 (4)-5
Evans · Spears · Vokietaitis · Johnson · Freeman61.67 (3)0.00 (3)+5
Sterling · Spears · Vokietaitis · Johnson · Freeman41.00 (2)0.50 (2)+1

The same starting five opened both games (Goosby, Johnson, Freeman, Punch, Vokietaitis). It played 19 of the 67 competitive possessions here and outscored Gardner-Webb by 8, scoring 1.40 a trip and allowing 0.67. The most-used bench group (Punch, Evans, Ogden, Spears, Johnson) played 12 possessions at +4. Groups this small describe who plays together, not how good they are.

Team stats

TexasGardner-Webb
Possessions7372
Points per possession1.340.69
Field goals34 of 56 (61%)15 of 45 (33%)
Threes6 of 185 of 23
Free throws24 of 31 (77%)15 of 23 (65%)
Rebounds (offensive)37 (9)23 (7)
Assists on made shots17 of 346 of 15
Turnovers (live-ball)10 (6)23 (13)
Steals · blocks13 · 36 · 1
Points off turnovers318
Fast-break points282
Points in the paint5410
Fouls1723

What Texas did well, and what it didn't

What went well

  • Turnovers forced. 23 Gardner-Webb turnovers on 72 possessions (32%), 13 Texas steals, and 31 points off turnovers to Gardner-Webb's 8. Austin Goosby had 5 of the steals.
  • The rim, both ways. Texas took 27 of its 56 shots at the rim and made 24. Gardner-Webb got there 5 times in 45 shots.
  • Running off defense. 16 transition possessions produced 31 points, about 1.9 a trip, and Texas won fast-break points 28 to 2.
  • Free throws, better. 24 of 31 (77%), up from 67% in the opener. Isaiah Johnson went 5 of 5 and Goosby 4 of 4.
  • The bench again. Joe Sterling scored 13 in 16 minutes (3 of 5 from three) and Marcus Spears Jr. 13 on 5 of 7, all five makes at the rim.

What didn't

  • Three-point shooting. 6 of 18 (33%), and 4 of 15 above the break. Amari Evans went 0 of 3.
  • Loose passes. All 5 Texas turnovers before garbage time were bad passes, 4 of them steals. Johnson had 3 turnovers and no assists.
  • Vokietaitis at the line. 4 of 7 again, 8 of 14 (57%) over two games, on a team that otherwise shot 77% tonight.
  • When the turnovers stopped, so did the gap. In the 11 possessions Gardner-Webb kept the ball, it scored 1.09 a trip and the margin did not move. The half-court defense against a team that gets a shot up is still untested.

Why Texas wonThe contributing factors, most important first

  • 1. Turnovers. 9 Gardner-Webb turnovers on 33 competitive possessions, 6 of them in the 10 trips of the 23-2 run, and 31 Texas points off turnovers for the game.
  • 2. Shot location. 24 of 27 at the rim for Texas; 5 rim attempts and 5 of 23 from three for Gardner-Webb. Texas got the shots it wanted and Gardner-Webb got the ones Texas wanted it to take.
  • 3. Transition. 31 points on 16 transition possessions, 7 of them starting from a steal.
  • 4. The opponent. Gardner-Webb went 4-29 last season and lost by 40 at UConn in its opener. The market priced Texas 40.5 points better, and the numbers above should be read against that.

What we learnedIn order of confidence

  • The turnover defense has shown up twice. 21 turnovers on 61 competitive possessions across the two games (34%), against two different opponents. Highest confidence of anything here, with the caveat that both teams are far below Texas' level.
  • Texas takes away the rim. Before garbage time, Chicago State and Gardner-Webb got 7 rim attempts between them in 61 possessions.
  • The offense is rim first. 50 of 120 shots at the rim over two games, 44 made. Threes are 19 of 44 (43%), but the shot mix is the part to trust.
  • The rotation is set and deep. Same starting five both nights, ten players at 11 or more minutes tonight, and nobody over 23. Still unknown: who closes a close game.
  • Open question: Vokietaitis' free throws. 8 of 14. Two games is a small sample, but it is the one weak number on the team's best finisher.

Top performersFrom the box score, minutes beside each name

Texas

Matas Vokietaitis 20 min
16 pts, 6 of 8, 4 of 7 FT, 7 reb (2 off)

Team high in points; 5 of 6 at the rim.

Isaiah Johnson 22 min
15 pts, 4 of 7, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 5 FT, 2 stl

All 10 of his field-goal points came before garbage time. Also 3 turnovers.

Joe Sterling 16 min
13 pts, 3 of 5 from three, 4 of 5 FT

His three at 4:13 of the first half came in the 23-2 run.

Marcus Spears Jr. 21 min
13 pts, 5 of 7, 2 stl

All five of his makes came at the rim, three of them in the competitive first half.

Austin Goosby 23 min
11 pts, 5 stl, 3 ast, 4 of 4 FT

Five steals, three of them before garbage time, and the most minutes on the team.

David Punch 21 min
10 pts, 4 of 6, 6 reb, 2 ast

All six of his shots came before garbage time, including two dunks in the 16-2 run.

Gardner-Webb

Mikhali Pocknett 23 min
12 pts, 3 of 6, 6 of 9 FT, 5 TO

Tied for their scoring lead, and tied for the most turnovers.

Jamias Ferere 26 min
12 pts, 3 of 11, 2 of 6 from three

Led their best stretch: 7 points in the 12-12 trade of the first half.

Jackson Skipper 25 min
6 pts, 2 of 5 from three, 5 TO

5 of the 23 turnovers, tied with Pocknett for the most.

HomerProof keys for Gardner-Webb, graded

3 Hit0 Split0 Miss
  • Hit
    Own the offensive glass. Target: 35% or better. Texas got 36% of its misses back (9 of 25), and 46% (6 of 13) before garbage time.
  • Hit
    Make them handle it. Target: Gardner-Webb turnovers on 20% or more of its possessions. It turned it over on 32% (23 of 72), and 27% (9 of 33) before garbage time.
  • Hit
    Wall off the rim. Target: under 25% of Gardner-Webb's shots at the rim. It got 11% (5 of 45), 4 of them before garbage time.

Written before tip-off and graded on the full game, misses included.

Carry into Grambling on Monday: two games against teams far below Texas' level have shown a turnover defense, a protected rim and a rim-first offense. They have not shown a close finish or a closing five, and the numbers still to settle are the three-point shooting (19 of 44) and Vokietaitis at the line (8 of 14).

Everything is measured per possession. Garbage time is left out of the reads where noted (39 of 73 Texas possessions here). Effective field goal % counts a three as one and a half makes. Shot zones come from court location. A run is a stretch where one team outscores the other by 8 or more while giving up 2 or fewer. Possessions, shots, turnovers and rebounds reconcile to the box score; one Gardner-Webb bench player's minutes are off by about four because of a missing substitution in the public log, which does not affect any number here. Built from public sources.

‹ ScoutGame 1 · vs Chicago State›
Post-game report · Game 1 · Final · Locked Nov 5

Texas 109 Chicago State 59

Mon, Nov 2Moody CenterTexas now 1-0Line Texas -40.5 · covered by 9.5

Texas forced empty trips at the defensive end and won it in 16 minutes

The market made Texas a 40.5-point favorite, and the game was over in 16 minutes: Texas led by 26 with 3:43 left in the first half, and garbage time ran from there. In the 32 Texas possessions before that, it scored 1.69 points per possession and allowed 0.71. The defense did the deciding: Chicago State turned it over on 12 of its 28 possessions (43%), four of them shot-clock violations, so more than four in ten of its trips ended without a shot. Texas had an 82% effective field goal rate and grabbed 64% of its own misses in that stretch. All of it rests on 32 possessions against a team far below Texas' level, so read it as a first look at how this group plays, not a measure of how good it is.

1H2HFinal
Texas5653109
Chicago State302959

The four factors: Texas won all 4Shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounds and free throws, roughly 40, 25, 20 and 15% of what decides a game

ShootingTexas
Effective field goal %, threes worth 1.5
73%Texas · 64 shots · first 16:17: 82%
43%Chicago State · 61 shots · first 16:17: 42%
TurnoversTexas
Turnovers per possession, lower is better
14%Texas · 10 of 71 · first 16:17: 16%
22%Chicago State · 15 of 69 · first 16:17: 43%
Offensive reboundsTexas
Share of own misses rebounded
59%Texas · 16 rebounds · first 16:17: 64%
28%Chicago State · 11 rebounds · first 16:17: 33%
Free throwsTexas
Free throw attempts per shot
0.38Texas · 24 attempts · first 16:17: 0.46
0.20Chicago State · 12 attempts · first 16:17: 0.20

Texas won all four, but the turnover factor is the one that decided the competitive minutes. Before garbage time Chicago State gave it away on 43% of its possessions, and seven of those 12 turnovers were bad passes. Four more were shot-clock violations, which is the half-court defense making a team burn 30 seconds without finding a shot. The shooting edge (82% effective before garbage time) is the bigger number but the less durable one: it came on 28 shots.

Game flowTexas lead over the game, every run of 8 or more, and when garbage time began

1st half2nd half
Texas leadTexas runGarbage time
Small sampleShaded green bands are Texas runs of 8 or more; the gray block on the right is garbage time. Texas led the whole game. Three runs did the work before garbage time: 12-2 early, 9-0 right after, and 11-1 late in the first half that pushed the lead past 25. Chicago State's best stretch, from 11:13 to 6:22 of the first half, was an 11-12 trade, not a run. Thirty-two Texas possessions before garbage time.
  1. 1H 18:04 to 13:54Texas12-2 run17-5
  2. 1H 13:46 to 11:13Texas9-0 run26-8
  3. 1H 6:22 to 3:15Texas11-1 run (ran into garbage time)49-20
  4. 2H 17:12 to 15:42Texas8-0 run (garbage time)70-38
  5. 2H 14:36 to 8:23Texas15-2 run (garbage time)86-44
  6. 2H 6:05 to 3:07Texas11-1 run (garbage time)104-53

The moments that decided itEvery run, and the stretches between them, in the competitive minutes

  1. 1H 20:00Texas 0-0
    Start

    A loose first four minutes

    Texas turned it over 3 times on its first 9 possessions and scored 11 points, 1.22 a trip. Chicago State managed 3 points on its first 8.

  2. 1H 18:04Texas 5-3
    Run

    12-2: everything inside the arc

    Six made baskets, three at the rim and three short twos, two of them by Matas Vokietaitis. Chicago State turned it over on 3 of its 8 possessions. 17-5 at 13:54.

  3. 1H 13:46Texas 17-8
    Run

    9-0 off empty trips

    Chicago State turned it over on 3 of its 4 possessions. Marcus Spears Jr. scored at the rim and Bo Ogden hit a three. 26-8 at 11:13.

  4. 1H 11:13Texas 26-8
    Response

    Chicago State's best stretch

    An even trade for five minutes, 12-11, Chicago State's best stretch before garbage time. 38-19 at 6:22.

  5. 1H 6:22Texas 38-19
    Run

    11-1 and the game is over

    Joe Sterling hit two threes, Amari Evans one and Spears a short jumper. The lead passed 25 at 3:43 and garbage time began there. 49-20 at 3:15.

  6. 2HTexas 56-30
    Garbage time

    Twelve players, nobody over 28 minutes

    Texas won the second half 53-29 with three more runs, all in garbage time. Austin Goosby's 28 minutes were the most on the team.

Half by halfGarbage time: a lead over 25 with 10 or more minutes left (smaller margins later in the game)

StretchPointsPossessionsTexas pts/possTexas eFGChicago State pts/possChicago State eFG
1st half56-3037-361.5177%0.8343%
2nd half53-2934-331.5668%0.8844%
Before garbage time (first 16:17)54-2032-281.6982%0.7142%

The second half (53-29) was almost all garbage time, so the first 16 minutes are the game. Texas scored 1.69 points per possession in that stretch, a rate far above what any team sustains over a season, and held Chicago State to 0.71.

Shot profileEvery field-goal attempt by location, full game (64 and 61 shots)

ZoneTexas attemptsTexas madeTexas pts/shotChicago State attemptsChicago State madeChicago State pts/shot
At the rim (under 4 ft)23 (36%)20 of 231.7416 (26%)9 of 161.12
Short midrange (4 to 14 ft)11 (17%)7 of 111.2714 (23%)6 of 140.86
Long midrange4 (6%)0 of 40.0015 (25%)4 of 150.53
Corner three5 (8%)4 of 52.402 (3%)1 of 21.50
Above-the-break three21 (33%)9 of 211.2914 (23%)4 of 140.86
Free throws24 attempts16 made0.6712 attempts6 made0.50

Shot quality was as good as the results. Texas took 36% of its shots at the rim and made 20 of 23, and only 4 of its 64 attempts (6%) were long twos. Chicago State lived in the midrange: 29 of its 61 shots (48%) came from inside the arc but outside the restricted area, at 0.69 points a shot. The one blemish is rim attempts allowed (16, 26% of Chicago State's shots), and 13 of the 16 came in garbage time.

Lineups before garbage timeFive-man groups with 4 or more possessions (first 16:17). Small sample: read as who played together, not how good each group is

Five on the floorPossessionsTexas pts/possAllowedPoints +/-
Punch · Goosby · Vokietaitis · Johnson · Freeman201.45 (11)0.33 (9)+13
Sterling · Spears · Vokietaitis · Johnson · Freeman91.50 (4)0.80 (5)+2
Punch · Ogden · Goosby · Vokietaitis · Johnson61.33 (3)0.67 (3)+2
Punch · Evans · Goosby · Sterling · Spears52.00 (3)0.00 (2)+6
Punch · Evans · Goosby · Spears · Freeman43.00 (2)0.00 (2)+6

The starting five (Goosby, Johnson, Freeman, Punch, Vokietaitis) played 20 of the 60 competitive possessions and outscored Chicago State by 13 in them, allowing 0.33 points per possession on 9 defensive trips. No other group played more than 9 possessions before garbage time, so the rotation, not any one five, is what this game tells us.

Team stats

TexasChicago State
Possessions7169
Points per possession1.540.86
Field goals40 of 64 (63%)24 of 61 (39%)
Threes13 of 265 of 16
Free throws16 of 24 (67%)6 of 12 (50%)
Rebounds (offensive)44 (16)22 (11)
Assists on made shots22 of 4012 of 24
Turnovers (live-ball)10 (5)15 (8)
Steals · blocks8 · 65 · 0
Points off turnovers2514
Fast-break points267
Points in the paint5032
Fouls1820

What Texas did well, and what it didn't

What went well

  • Defense that ends possessions without a shot. Before garbage time Chicago State turned it over on 12 of 28 possessions (43%), including 4 shot-clock violations, and scored 0.71 a trip.
  • The right shots. 23 of 64 shots at the rim (36%), 20 of them made, and only 4 long twos. Threes went in at 50% (13 of 26), but the shot mix would have won without them.
  • The offensive glass. 16 of 27 misses back (59%), three by Vokietaitis.
  • Ball movement. 22 assists on 40 made baskets (55%), 8 of them from Austin Goosby against 2 turnovers.
  • Depth. The bench scored 48 of the 109. Joe Sterling (14 in 15 minutes) and Amari Evans (11 in 22, 3 of 3 from three) both stretched the floor.

What didn't

  • Free throws. 16 of 24 (67%), and Vokietaitis went 4 of 7. In a close game that is the kind of number that matters.
  • The start. 3 turnovers on the first 9 possessions, for 1.22 points a trip in the first four minutes.
  • Elyjah Freeman's shooting. 2 of 7, 1 of 5 from three, as a starter. One game, and the only starter under 40% from the floor.
  • Rim attempts allowed late. 16 Chicago State shots at the rim, 13 of them in garbage time. Gardner-Webb took a third of its shots at the rim last season, so it is worth watching with the starters on.

Why Texas wonThe contributing factors, most important first

  • 1. Turnovers. 12 Chicago State turnovers on 28 competitive possessions, and 25 Texas points off turnovers for the game. More than four in ten of its trips ended without a shot.
  • 2. Shot quality and making. Texas' competitive possessions produced 8 of 8 at the rim and 6 of 10 from three; Chicago State's long twos (4 of 15 for the game) were the shot Texas wanted it to take.
  • 3. Second chances. 59% of Texas misses came back, so even the empty possessions often were not.
  • 4. The opponent. The market priced Texas 40.5 points better. This is a game Texas was expected to own, and the numbers above should be read against that.

What we learnedIn order of confidence

  • The defense forces empty possessions in the half court. Four shot-clock violations in 28 possessions, and only 6 of the 12 turnovers were live-ball, so this was a half-court defense keeping a team from getting a shot off, not a run of steals. Highest confidence of anything here.
  • Vokietaitis is the finisher. 8 of 8 at the rim and 9 of 9 overall in 25 minutes, with 3 offensive rebounds. Expect the offense to keep looking for him inside.
  • The rotation is 10 deep. Ten players got at least 8 minutes and the starters averaged about 24. What the closing five looks like is still unknown: there was no close finish.
  • Shooting is a question, not an answer. 50% from three on 26 attempts will not hold; the shot mix (rim first, few long twos) is the part to trust.

Top performersFrom the box score, minutes beside each name

Texas

Matas Vokietaitis 25 min
22 pts, 9 of 9, 4 of 7 FT, 6 reb (3 off)

Eight of his nine shots came at the rim. Team high in points and offensive rebounds.

Isaiah Johnson 25 min
18 pts, 5 of 8, 3 of 5 from three, 5 ast, 2 stl

12 of his points came before garbage time, the most on the team. Both corner threes went in.

Austin Goosby 28 min
7 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast, 2 TO

Ran the offense: 8 of the 22 assists and the most minutes on the team.

Joe Sterling 15 min
14 pts, 4 of 6 from three

Two of the threes came in the 11-1 run that ended the competitive game.

Marcus Spears Jr. 20 min
11 pts, 5 reb, 4 blk

Four of the six Texas blocks, off the bench. 9 of his points came before garbage time.

Amari Evans 22 min
11 pts, 3 of 3 from three, 7 reb

Tied for the team lead in rebounds.

Chicago State

Will Lovings-Watts 24 min
13 pts, 4 of 9, 4 of 5 FT

Their leading scorer, and 4 of 5 at the line.

Mike Price 27 min
12 pts, 5 of 12, 5 ast, 3 TO

Ran their offense; three of the bad-pass turnovers before garbage time were his.

Davius Loury 14 min
8 pts, 2 of 6 from three

6 of Chicago State's 16 three-point attempts.

HomerProof keys for Chicago State

No keys for this game. HomerProof started writing keys with Gardner-Webb, the second game of the season.

Carry into Gardner-Webb: the keys for that game are the offensive glass (35% or better), Gardner-Webb turnovers (20% or more of its possessions) and keeping its rim attempts under a quarter of its shots. Texas cleared the first two easily here.

Everything is measured per possession. Garbage time is left out of the reads where noted (39 of 71 Texas possessions here). Effective field goal % counts a three as one and a half makes. Shot zones come from court location. A run is a stretch where one team outscores the other by 8 or more while giving up 2 or fewer. Possessions, shots, turnovers and rebounds reconcile to the box score; one opposing bench player's minutes are off by about two because of a missing substitution in the public log, which does not affect any number here. Built from public sources.