Texas Longhorns hoops: Experience in numbers
The Texas Longhorns season open is just 15 days away. Chris Beard’s squad enters the season No. 12 in the AP preseason poll after winning a first NCAA Tournament game in eight years last season.
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The Longhorns return five key contributors, including starters Marcus Carr, Timmy Allen and Christian Bishop.
Beard and staff added transfers Tyrese Hunter and Sir’Jabari Rice to the group of returnees to form a nucleus of seven players with 665 games of college experience, including 471 starts and 19 NCAA Tournament games played.
Inside Texas takes a look at the seven experienced players headed into the 2022-23 season.
Tyrese Hunter, PG, Sophomore, Racine (Wisc.) St Catherines
Prior college: Iowa State
Career games played: 35 (35 starts), including three NCAA Tournament
Accolades: Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2021-22
PPG 2021-22: 11.0
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 3.5
Assists per game 2021-22: 4.9
Steals per game: 2.0
Double-doubles: 1 (@ Kansas State)
Field goal shooting: 39.1%
Three-point shooting: 27.4%
Free throw shooting: 68.7%
Season high scoring game: 23 vs. LSU in NCAA Tournament Round of 64 (7-11 from three)
Season high rebound game: 8 vs. Iowa
Season high assist game: 13 at Baylor
Season high steals game: 5 vs. Kansas and LSU
NCAA Tournament PPG: 13.3 (three games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 4.3 (three games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 5.0 (three games)
NCAA Tournament SPG: 3.7 (three games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 40.5% (15-37)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 44.4% (8-18)
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 100% (2-2)
Marcus Carr, CG, Super Senior, Toronto (Canada) Montverde Academy
Prior college: Pittsburgh and Minnesota
Career games played: 126 (119 starts), including two NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 41 @ Nebraska (2020-21)
Career games of 30 or more points: 5
Career high rebounding game: 10 vs. Oklahoma (2019-20)
Career high assist game: 12 twice
Career double-doubles: 6
Accolades: All-Big 12 Third Team 2021-22, All-Big Ten Third Team 2020-21, All-Big Ten Third Team 2019-20
PPG 2021-22: 11.4 (career high 19.4 at Minnesota in 2020-21)
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 1.9 (career high 5.3 at Minnesota in 2019-20)
Assists per game 2021-22: 3.4 (career high 6.7 at Minnesota in 2019-20)
Steals per game: 0.9
Double-doubles: Zero
Field goal shooting: 39.4% (128-325)
Three-point shooting: 33.8% (47-139)
Free throw shooting: 76.9% (83-108)
Season high scoring game: 25 vs. Kansas State
Season high rebound game: 7 @ Kansas State
Season high assist game: 9 vs. Virginia Tech in NCAA Tournament Round of 64
Season high steals game: 3 vs. Texas Tech and California Baptist
NCAA Tournament PPG: 19.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 0.5 (two games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 8.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament SPG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 48.3% (14-29)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 53.8% (7-13)
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 60% (3-5)
Sir’Jabari Rice, CG, Super Senior, Missouri City (Texas) Marshall
Prior college: New Mexico State
Career games played: 111 (74 starts), including two NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 29 vs. Utah Valley (2019-20)
Career high rebounding game: 12 vs. Grand Canyon (2021-22)
Career high assist game: 8 vs. New Mexico (2021-22)
Career double-doubles: 4
Accolades: All-WAC Second Team selection 2021-22, All-WAC Second Team selection 2020-21, All-WAC First Team selection 2019-20
PPG 2021-22: 11.9 (career high 13.2 in 2020-21)
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 5.1 (career high 5.3 in 2020-21)
Assists per game 2021-22: 3.1
Steals per game: 0.6
Double-doubles: 2
Field goal shooting: 39.1% (career high 46.9% in 2020-21)
Three-point shooting: 33.5% (career high 38.8% in 2019-20)
Free throw shooting: 77.9% (career high 82.7% in 2019-20)
Season high scoring game: 22 @ Washington State
Season high rebound game: 12 vs. Grand Canyon
Season high assist game: 8 vs. New Mexico
Season high steals game: 3 vs. UTEP
NCAA Tournament PPG: 7.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 2.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament SPG: 0.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 27.8% (5-18)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 30.8% (4-13)
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: None attempted
Timmy Allen, F, Super Senior, Mesa (Az.) Red Mountain
Prior college: Utah
Career games played: 119 (116 starts), including two NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 27 vs BYU (2019-20)
Career games of 20 or more points: 24
Career high rebounding game: 14 @ Kansas State (2021-22)
Career high assist game: 10 vs. Washington (2019-20)
Career double-doubles: 15
Accolades: All-Big 12 Second Team 2021-22, All-Pac-12 First Team 2020-21, All-Pac-12 Second Team 2019-20, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team 2018-19
PPG 2021-22: 12.1 (career high 17.3 at Utah in 2019-20)
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 6.4 (career high 7.3 at Utah in 2019-20)
Assists per game 2021-22: 2.1 (career high 3.9 at Utah in 2020-21)
Steals per game: 1.2 (career high 1.3 at Utah in 2020-21)
Double-doubles: 3
Field goal shooting: 49.3% (150-304)
Three-point shooting: 26.7% (4-15)
Free throw shooting: 73.1% (106-145) *career high 76.9% in 2020-21
Season high scoring game: 26 @ West Virginia
Season high rebound game: 14 @ Kansas State
Season high assist game: 7 vs. Incarnate Word
Season high steals game: 3 five times
NCAA Tournament PPG: 8.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 4.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 2.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament SPG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 29.4% (5-17)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 75% (6-8)
Christian Bishop, PF, Super Senior, Lee’s summit (Mo.) West
Prior college: Creighton
Career games played: 124 (85 starts), including five NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 19 vs. Butler (2019-20)
Career high rebounding game: 15 vs. Ohio in NCAA Tournament Round of 32 (2020-21)
Career high assist game: 5 twice in 2019-20
Career double-doubles: 7
Accolades: Honorable Mention All-Big 12 2021-22
PPG 2021-22: 7.0 (career high 11.0 at Creighton in 2020-21)
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 5.6 (career high 6.4 at Creighton in 2020-21)
Assists per game 2021-22: 0.7 (career high 1.3 at Creighton in 2019-20)
Blocks per game: 0.9 (career high 1.1 at Creighton in 2019-20)
Double-doubles: 1
Field goal shooting: 60.0% (90-150)
Three-point shooting: 33.3% (2-6)
Free throw shooting: 67.5% (56-83)
Season high scoring game: 17 vs UTRGV
Season high rebound game: 11 vs. Baylor and Texas Tech
Season high assist game: 3 vs. Oklahoma and Kansas State
Season high blocks: 5 vs. TCU
NCAA Tournament PPG: 10.5 (two games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 5.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 0.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament BPG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 66.7% (10-15)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 50% (1-2)
Dylan Disu, PF, Senior, Pflugerville (Texas) Hendrickson
Prior college: Vanderbilt
Career games played: 75 (48 starts), including two NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 29 vs. Kentucky (2020-21)
Career games of 20 or more points: 2
Career high rebounding game: 16 vs. Kentucky (202-21)
Career high assist game: 3 several times
Career double-doubles: 12
Accolades: 2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
PPG 2021-22: 3.7 (career high 15.0 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 3.2 (career high 9.2 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)
Assists per game 2021-22: 0.4 (career high 1.4 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)
Blocks per game: 0.8 (career high 1.2 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)
Double-doubles: 1
Field goal shooting: 46.6% (41-88)
Three-point shooting: 13.3% (2-15) *shot 36.9% (24-65 in 2020-21)
Free throw shooting: 81.3% (13-16)
Season high scoring game: 14 vs Alabama State and Incarnate Word
Season high rebound game: 11 vs. Incarnate Word
Season high assist game: 3 vs. West Virginia
Season high blocks: 5 vs. Incarnate Word
NCAA Tournament PPG: 3.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament RPG: 3.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament APG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament BPG: 1.0 (two games)
NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 28.7% (2-7)
NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted
NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 66.7% (2-3)
Brock Cunningham, F, Senior, Austin (Texas) Westlake
Career games played: 75 (4 starts), including three NCAA Tournament
Career high scoring game: 10 vs. San Jose State (2021-22)
Career high rebounding game: 11 vs. Indiana (2020-21) and OU (2019-20)
Career high assist game: 4 vs. Indiana (2020-21)
PPG 2021-22: 2.3
Rebounds per game 2021-22: 2.3 (career high 3.1 in 2020-21)
Assists per game 2021-22: 0.6 (career high 0.8 in 2020-21)
Steals per game: 0.7 (career high 0.8 in 2020-21)
Field goal shooting: 48.2% (27–56)
Three-point shooting: 47.8% (11-23)
Free throw shooting: 81.3% (13-16)
Season high scoring game: 10 vs San Jose State
Season high rebound game: 7 @ TCU
Season high assist game: 4 @ TCU
Season high steals: 2 several times
