2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–8, 11–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas. There they defeated Oklahoma State 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.

2020–21 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 9
Record19–8 (11–6 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Shaka Smart (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • K.T. Turner
  • Neill Berry
  • Cody Hatt
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor131 .929282  .933
No. 16 Kansas126 .667219  .700
No. 21 Texas116 .647198  .704
No. 18 West Virginia116 .6471910  .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State117 .611219  .700
No. 22 Texas Tech98 .5291811  .621
Oklahoma98 .5291611  .593
TCU511 .3131214  .462
Kansas State414 .222920  .310
Iowa State018 .000222  .083
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette. Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.

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