Gameday preview: How to watch Texas vs. Lafayette
Sean Miller is looking for his first win as head coach of the Longhorns on Saturday at 2 p.m. as Texas hosts Lafayette for its 2025-26 home opener.
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Game notes via UT
Texas (0-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Lafayette (1-1, 0-0 Patriot)
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 – 2 p.m. Central
Moody Center (10,763) – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
- TELEVISION: The game will be streamed nationally by SEC Network+ with Wiley Ballard (play-by-play) and Justin Mason (analyst) on the call.
- RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasLonghorns.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
- SERIES: First meeting
Notables
- SUCCESS IN HOME OPENERS: The Longhorns have won 23 straight home openers and are 104-15 all-time in home-opening contests.
- BLESS THE MOOD: Texas has registered a 41-12 record in Moody Center and averaged 10,810 fans per game (capacity: 10,763) during the arena’s first three seasons.
- SWAIN STUFFS THE STAT SHEET: Junior F Dailyn Swain posted a team-high 16 points to go along with six rebounds (three offensive), one assist and one steal while tying his career high in minutes (36) during Tuesday’s opener against No. 6/5 Duke.
- BIG V’S TEXAS DEBUT: Sophomore C Matas Vokietaitis recorded 15 points while hitting a career-best 9-of-10 free throws and added eight rebounds (four offensive) and one block in 23 minutes during Tuesday’s opener against No. 6/5 Duke.
Previous game’s starters for Lafayette
- G Caleb Williams: 15.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
- F Andrew Phillips: 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
- G Mark Butler 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.5 apg
- F Christian Humphrey-Rembert: 7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
- F Shareef Jackson: 10.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
2025-2026 Texas Longhorns
| Player | Number | Grade | PPG | RPG | APG | Previous School |
| Jordan Pope | 0 | Sr. | 15.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Oregon State |
| Cole Bott | 1 | Gr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chendall Weaver | 2 | Sr. | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | UT-Arlington |
| Dailyn Swain | 3 | Jr. | 16.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | Xavier |
| Declan Duru Jr. | 4 | Fr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Camden Heide | 5 | Jr. | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | Purdue |
| Simeon Wilcher | 7 | Jr. | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | St. John’s |
| Matas Vokietaitis | 8 | So. | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | FAU |
| John Clark | 9 | Fr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Nic Codie | 10 | So. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tramon Mark | 12 | Gr. | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | Arkansas |
| Lewis Obiorah | 14 | Fr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lassina Traore | 23 | Gr. | 5.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | Xavier |
| Anthon McDermott | 33 | R-Fr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Brandon Taylor | 44 | Gr. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | East Texas A&M |
