The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. They were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated in the Quarterfinals by

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East Region, where they defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round. This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new

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opening for the 2022–23 season.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play, finishing in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated

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in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at

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. There, they defeated

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to win the Big 12 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the first round by Abilene Christian. On March 26, 2021, head coach

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left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette. Shortly thereafter, the school named

coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Coaching staff departures

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

2021 NBA draft

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Big 12 media poll

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

''1st team ''

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– G (Coaches, Media) ''Honorable Mention'' Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media) Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Roster

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

Awards and honors

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Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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