2003Final FourFinal FourFinal Four

In “Sweet” CompanyTEXAS is one of just five programs to have advanced to

the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament in at least five of the last eight years.

2002“Sweet 16”“Sweet 16”“Sweet 16”“Sweet 16”

200420042004“Sweet 16”

20082008“Elite Eight”“Elite Eight”

2006“Elite Eight”“Elite Eight”“Elite Eight”

NCAA Tournament Records ____________ 196-197Texas in the Big 12 Championship ____________199Texas in the NCAA Tournament _________ 194-195Texas in the Postseason NIT ________________198Texas in the SWC Tournament _______________200

Academic Success ______________________ 62-63Austin, Texas _________________________ 58-61Big Time Competition ___________________ 82-83Fantastic Facilities ______________________ 76-77Home Court Advantage __________________ 74-75In the Spotlight ________________________ 78-79Individual Development _________________ 68-69Longhorn P.R.I.D.E. ____________________ 64-65March Madness ________________________ 72-73National Honors _________________________ 86The Next Level ________________________ 80-81Rick Barnes ___________________________ 66-67Strength & Conditioning _________________ 70-71The Texas Basketball Family ______________ 84-85The University of Texas __________________ 54-57

2008-09 Big 12 Conference in Review __________ 992008-09 Big 12 Conference in Review __________ 972008-09 Final Results ______________________ 882008-09 Game-by-Game Boxes ____________ 98-1102008-09 Game-by-Game Individual Stats _______ 912008-09 Game-by-Game Team Stats _________ 92-932008-09 Team Highs & Lows ________________ 902008-09 Miscellaneous Stats _________________ 962008-09 Statistics _________________________ 892008-09 Top Individual Performances _______ 94-95

Texas Basketball Guide Credits The 2009-10 University of Texas Basketball Media Guide was written by Assistant AD/Media Relations Scott McConnell. Editorial assistance from Media Relations staff members John Bianco, Thomas Dick, Thomas Stepp and Jeremy Sharpe. Design and layout by Mary Elliott and Steve Willgren. Photography by the UT Athletics Photography staff (Jim Sigmon, Susan Sigmon and Matt Hempel). NBA action photos courtesy of NBA Photos/Getty Images. Special thanks to The Associated Press for the use of several images in this publication. Printing by The Whitley Company, Austin, Texas.

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100-Point Games _________________________146All-Time Home & Road Totals _______________150All-Time Scores by Opponents ___________ 118-125All-Time Series Records ________________ 116-117Big 12 Conference History __________________176Buzzer Beaters ___________________________169Frank C. Erwin, Jr., Special Events Center Records __________ 112-115Freshman Varsity Records ______________ 144-145Individual Records ___________________ 136-143Largest Margins of Victory/Defeat ____________151Longhorns Jersey Numbers _____________ 174-175Miscellaneous Records _____________________130Overtime Games _________________________149Southwest Conference History ___________ 177-178Team Records _______________________ 131-135Texas Basketball History _______________ 126-127Texas and the AP Poll _____________________166Texas and the Polls _______________________167Texas in the NCAA Statistics ________________168Texas’ Year-by-Year Results _____________ 152-165Texas’ Yearly Scoring Leaders ___________ 170-173Year-by-Year Leaders _________________ 147-148Year-by-Year Opponent Statistics _____________129Year-by-Year Texas Statistics ________________128

Conference Honors _______________________188Longhorns All-Time NBA Players _________ 181-183Longhorns in the NBA Draft ________________180Longhorns Olympians _____________________186Longhorns Retired Jerseys ______________ 184-185National Honors _________________________187T-Association/Letterwinners ____________ 190-192Team Honors ___________________________189

2009-10 TV/Radio Lineup __________________208Austin Area Travel Services _________________205Media Services & Policies _______________ 202-204Primary Media Outlets _____________________207UT Campus Map _________________________206

2009-10 Longhorns as a Glance _______________ 52009-10 Rosters ___________________________ 32009-10 Schedule _________________________ 22009-10 Season Outlook ____________________ 6-72009-10 TV/Radio Lineup __________________208Longhorns Returners: Balbay, Dogus _________________________ 8-9 Chapman, Clint ______________________ 10-11 Hill, Matt __________________________ 12-13 James, Damion ______________________ 14-17 Johnson, Gary _______________________ 18-19 Mason, Justin _______________________ 20-22 Pittman, Dexter _____________________ 23-25 Wangmene, Alexis ___________________ 26-27 Ward, Varez ________________________ 28-29Longhorns Newcomers: Bradley, Avery ________________________ 30 Brown, J’Covan ________________________ 31 Dick, Andrew _________________________ 31 Hamilton, Jordan ______________________ 32 Lucas, Jai ____________________________ 33 Melchionni, Dean ______________________ 34 Williams, Shawn _______________________ 34Quick Facts ______________________________ 4

Head Coach Rick Barnes _________________ 36-44Assistant Coach Chris Ogden ________________ 47Assistant Coach Russell Springmann __________ 46Assistant Coach Rodney Terry _______________ 45Associate AD Jerry Johnson _________________ 48Administrative Assistant Kenton Paulino _______ 48Strength & Conditioning Coach Todd Wright ____ 49Support Staff __________________________ 50-52Texas’ All-Time Assistant Coaches ____________ 47

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2009-10 ScheduleDay DaTe OppOnenT Time TVO’Reilly auto parts CBe Classic Regional Round (Frank erwin Center; austin, Texas)Sun. Nov. 15 UC IRvINE ____________________________________________________________ 1 pm ______________ ESPNUWed. Nov. 18 WESTERN CARolINA ___________________________________________________ 8 pm ______________ ESPNUO’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Championship Round (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.; Participating Teams: Iowa, Pittsburgh, Texas, Wichita State)Mon. Nov. 23 vs. Iowa _______________________________________________________________ 9 pm ______________ ESPN2 Tues. Nov. 24 Consolation/Championship Game _______________________________________ 6:45 pm or 9:15 pm __ESPNU or ESPN2Sun. Nov. 29 @ Rice (Tudor Fieldhouse; Houston, Texas) _____________________________________ 3 pm ______CBS College SportsThurs. Dec. 3 Big 12/pac-10 Hardwood Series (Frank erwin Center; austin, Texas) USC (presented by UnitedHealthcare) ________________________________________ 8 pm ______________ eSpn2mon. Dec. 7 LOnG BeaCH STaTe ___________________________________________________ 8 pm ______________eSpnUSat. Dec. 12 TexaS STaTe _________________________________________________________ 3 pm ________________ LSnTues. Dec. 15 TexaS-pan ameRiCan ________________________________________________ 7 pm ________________ LSnSat. Dec. 19 vs. North Carolina (Cowboys Stadium; Arlington, Texas) ___________________________ 1 pm _______________ ESPNTues. Dec. 22 miCHiGan STaTe (presented by Time Warner Cable) __________________________ 6 pm ______________ eSpn2Tues. Dec. 29 GaRDneR-WeBB ______________________________________________________ 5 pm ________________ LSnSat. Jan. 2 TexaS a&m-CORpUS CHRiSTi __________________________________________3:30 pm _______________ LSnTues. Jan. 5 @ Arkansas (Bud Walton Arena; Fayetteville, Ark.) _______________________________ 6 pm ________ESPN or ESPN2Sat. Jan. 9 COLORaDO* ________________________________________________________ 12:45 pm ______________Big 12Wed. Jan. 13 @ Iowa State* (Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa) ___________________________________ 7 pm _______________ Big 12Sat. Jan. 16 TexaS a&m* (State Farm lone Star Showdown) _______________________________ 5 pm ______________eSpnUMon. Jan. 18 @ Kansas State* (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) ___________________________ 8 pm _______________ ESPNSat. Jan. 23 @ Connecticut (Gampel Pavilion; Storrs, Conn.) _________________________________ 3 pm ________________ CBSWed. Jan. 27 TexaS TeCH* (presented by Scott & White) ___________________________________ 8 pm ______________eSpnUSat. Jan. 30 BayLOR* (presented by Chick-fil-A) _________________________________________ 3 pm _______________Big 12Mon. Feb. 1 @ Oklahoma State* (Gallagher-Iba Arena; Stillwater, Okla.) _________________________ 8 pm _______________ ESPNSat. Feb. 6 @ Oklahoma* (Noble Center; Norman, Okla.) ___________________________________ 3 pm _______________ ESPNmon. Feb. 8 KanSaS* (presented by H-E-B) ____________________________________________ 8 pm _______________ eSpnSat. Feb. 13 neBRaSKa* __________________________________________________________ 3 pm _______________Big 12Wed. Feb. 17 @ Missouri* (Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo.) ___________________________________ 8 pm ______________ ESPN2Sat. Feb. 20 @ Texas Tech* (United Spirit Arena; Lubbock, Texas) _____________________________ 1 pm _______________ ESPNWed. Feb. 24 OKLaHOma STaTe* (presented by AT&T) ___________________________________ 8 pm ______________ eSpn2Sat. Feb. 27 @ Texas A&M* (State Farm Lone Star Showdown; Reed Arena; College Station, Texas) _____ 1 pm _______________ ESPNmon. march 1 OKLaHOma* (presented by Bank of America) _________________________________ 8 pm _______________ eSpnSat. March 6 @ Baylor* (Ferrell Center; Waco, Texas) _______________________________________ 3 pm _______________ ESPN

Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.):Wed. March 10 First-Round Games ________________________________________________ 11:30 am/2/6/8:20 pm _________ Big 12Thurs. March 11 Quarterfinals _____________________________________________________ 11:30 am/2/6/8:20 pm __ESPN2 or Big 12Fri. March 12 Semifinals __________________________________________________________ 6 pm/8:20 pm ____________ Big 12Sat. March 13 Championship Game _____________________________________________________ 5 pm _______________ ESPN

2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship:Thu.-Sun. March 18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds (site TBA) ____________________________________________________________ CBSThu.-Sun. March 25-28 NCAA Regionals (site TBA) ______________________________________________________________________ CBSSat. & Mon. April 3 & 5 NCAA Final Four (Lucas Oil Stadium; Indianapolis, Ind.) ________________________________________________ CBS

Home regular season games listed in bold, all played at the Frank Erwin Center unless otherwise noted; All times Central; *Big 12 Conference Game;Big 12 = Big 12 Conference Network telecasts, which were previously branded as ESPN Plus (check www.TexasSports.com to confirm affiliates);

LSN = Longhorn Sports Network (check www.TexasSports.com to confirm affiliates);Season Ticket Information (1-800-982-BEVO); Individual Game Ticket Information (1-512-477-6060)

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no. _______name _____________ pos. _____ Ht. _____ Wt. ____ Cl.-exp. ___________________ Hometown (High School/previous School) 0 _______Avery Bradley _______ G _______ 6-2 _____ 180 ____ Fr.-HS ___________________________ Tacoma, Wash. (Findlay Prep [Nev.]) 1 _______Gary Johnson _______ F _______ 6-6 _____ 238 ____ Jr.-2L __________________________________Houston, Texas (Aldine HS) 2 _______Shawn Williams _____ G/F______ 6-6 _____ 215 ____ Fr.-HS ___________________________ Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville HS) 4 _______Dogus Balbay _______ G _______ 6-1 _____ 175 ____ Jr..-1L _____________________ Istanbul, Turkey (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 5 _______Damion James ______ G/F______ 6-7 _____ 225 ____ Sr.-3L _________________________ Nacogdoches, Texas (Nacogdoches HS) 10 _______Jai Lucas ___________ G _______ 5-10 ____ 150 ____ Jr.-TR _________________ Houston, Texas (Bellaire HS/University of Florida) 14 _______J’Covan Brown ______ G _______ 6-1 _____ 185 ____ Fr.-HS _____________________________ Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) 20 _______Alexis Wangmene ____ F/C ______ 6-7 _____ 241 ____ So.-1L _______________________ Maroua, Cameroon (Blair Academy [N.J.]) 21 _______Matt Hill ___________ F/C ______ 6-10 ____ 240 ____ Jr.-2L _________________________________ Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS) 22 _______Andrew Dick________ G _______ 6-2 _____ 180 ____ Fr.-HS ________________________________Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 23 _______Jordan Hamilton _____ G/F______ 6-7 _____ 226 ____ Fr.-HS ____________________________ Los Angeles, Calif. (Dominguez HS) 24 _______Justin Mason________ G _______ 6-2 _____ 195 ____ Sr.-3L _______________________________ Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS) 25 _______Dean Melchionni ____ G _______ 6-4 _____ 185 ____ Fr.-HS _________________________ Lancaster, Pa. (Germantown Academy) 34 _______Dexter Pittman ______ C _______ 6-10 ____ 290 ____ Sr.-3L _________________________________ Rosenberg, Texas (Terry HS) 50 _______Varez Ward ________ G _______ 6-2 _____ 192 ____ So.-1L __________________ Montgomery, Ala. (The Patterson School [N.C.]) 53 _______Clint Chapman ______ F/C ______ 6-10 ____ 239 ____ Jr..-2L _____________________________________Canby, Ore. (Canby HS)

aLPHaBeTICaL RoSTeR name ______________no. ______ pos. _____ Ht. _____ Wt. ____ Cl-exp. ____________________ Hometown (High School/previous School) Dogus Balbay _________ 4 ______ G _______ 6-1 _____ 175 ____ Jr..-1L _____________________ Istanbul, Turkey (Brewster Academy [N.H.])Avery Bradley _________ 0 ______ G _______ 6-2 _____ 180 ____ Fr.-HS ___________________________ Tacoma, Wash. (Findlay Prep [Nev.])J’Covan Brown ________14 ______ G _______ 6-1 _____ 185 ____ Fr.-HS _____________________________ Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS)Clint Chapman ________53 ______ F/C ______ 6-10 ____ 239 ____ Jr..-2L _____________________________________Canby, Ore. (Canby HS)Andrew Dick __________22 ______ G _______ 6-2 _____ 180 ____ Fr.-HS ________________________________Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS)Jordan Hamilton _______23 ______ G/F______ 6-7 _____ 226 ____ Fr.-HS ____________________________ Los Angeles, Calif. (Dominguez HS)Matt Hill _____________21 ______ F/C ______ 6-10 ____ 240 ____ Jr.-2L _________________________________ Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS)Damion James _________ 5 ______ G/F______ 6-7 _____ 225 ____ Sr.-3L _________________________ Nacogdoches, Texas (Nacogdoches HS)Gary Johnson _________ 1 ______ F _______ 6-6 _____ 238 ____ Jr.-2L __________________________________Houston, Texas (Aldine HS)Jai Lucas _____________10 ______ G _______ 5-10 ____ 150 ____ Jr.-TR _________________ Houston, Texas (Bellaire HS/University of Florida)Justin Mason __________24 ______ G _______ 6-2 _____ 195 ____ Sr.-3L _______________________________ Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS)Dean Melchionni _______25 ______ G _______ 6-4 _____ 185 ____ Fr.-HS _________________________ Lancaster, Pa. (Germantown Academy)Dexter Pittman ________34 ______ C _______ 6-10 ____ 290 ____ Sr.-3L _________________________________ Rosenberg, Texas (Terry HS)Alexis Wangmene ______20 ______ F/C ______ 6-7 _____ 241 ____ So.-1L _______________________ Maroua, Cameroon (Blair Academy [N.J.])Varez Ward ___________50 ______ G _______ 6-2 _____ 192 ____ So.-1L __________________ Montgomery, Ala. (The Patterson School [N.C.])Shawn Williams _______ 2 ______ G/F______ 6-6 _____ 215 ____ Fr.-HS ___________________________ Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville HS)

STaffHead Coach _____ Rick Barnes (Lenior-Rhyne ’77)

Record at Texas ________ 270-105 (11 years)Overall Record _________ 472-239 (22 years)

assistant Coaches Russell Springmann (Salisbury State ’90) Rodney Terry (St. Edward’s ‘90) Chris Ogden (Texas ‘04)associate aD/ Basketball Operations ________ Jerry JohnsonBasketball Strength & Conditioning Coach _________ Todd Wrightadministrative assistant _____ Kenton PaulinoSpecial assistant ______________Will Weaverathletic Trainer __________________ Eric Fryathletic equipment manager ______Rob LazareSenior associate aD/ Student-athlete Services ____ Dr. Randa RyanSenior administrative associate __ Leslie Parksadministrative associate __ Katherine Allgower

BReakdown BY CLaSSSeniors _____________________________ 3

James, Mason, Pittman

Juniors _____________________________ 5 Balbay, Chapman, Hill, Johnson, Lucas

Sophomores _________________________ 2Wangmene, Ward

Freshmen ___________________________ 6Bradley, Brown, Dick, Hamilton,

Melchionni, Williams

PRonunCIaTIon GuIdeDogus Balbay ___________ Dohge BAL-bayJ’Covan Brown ______________juh-CO-vunDamion James ____________ DAY-me-uhnJai Lucas _________________________JAYDean Melchionni _______ MILK-ee-oh-kneeAlexis Wangmene _eh-LEX-ee Juan-MEN-eeVarez Ward __________________VAR-ehz

Maroua __________________ mah-ROO-ahNacogdoches__________ Nack-uh-DOH-chis

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Back Row (l.-r.): Dean Melchionni, Shawn Williams, Clint Chapman, Dexter Pittman, Matt Hill, Gary Johnson, Jordan Hamilton, Alexis Wangmene.Front Row (l.-r.): Jai lucas, J’Covan Brown, varez Ward, Justin Mason, Damion James, Dogus Balbay, Avery Bradley, Andrew Dick.

TexaS BaSkeTBaLL quICk faCTSSeason of Basketball __________________________________ 104thAll-Time Record (Pct.) _________________________ 1,586-947 (.626)2008-09 Record ______________________________________ 23-122008-09 Big 12 Record (Finish) _____________________ 9-7 (tie 4th)Lettermen Returning/Lost ________________________________ 9/3Starters Returning/Lost __________________________________ 4/1NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record) ______________ 27 (33-30)NIT Appearances (Record) _____________________________ 4 (6-3)Big 12 Conference Titles __________________________________ 3Southwest Conference Titles ______________________________ 22

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unIveRSITY of TexaS quICk faCTSLocation _____________________________________ Austin, TexasEnrollment ______________________ 51,032 (38,199 undergraduate)President ________________________________ William Powers, Jr.Founded ____________________________________________1883Nickname/Mascot ________________________ Longhorns/Bevo XIVColors _____________________ Burnt Orange & White (Pantone 159)Affiliation __________________________________NCAA Division INCAA Faculty Rep. ______________________________ Dr. Jim VickConference _________________________________________Big 12 Home Arena ______________ Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events CenterCapacity __________________________________________ 16,734

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oTHeRS ReTuRnInG (5)Clint ChapmanReturns for his third year in the front-court rotation … played in 67 games (two starts) during his first two sea-sons … played in 32 games (one start) last year and averaged 2.0 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 8.0 mpg … career-high nine points against Kansas State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals.

matt HillReturns for his redshirt junior year … played in 44 career games during his first three seasons … played in 21 games last year and averaged 1.0 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 5.9 mpg … season-high six points and five boards in a career-high 27 minutes at Texas Tech.

Gary JohnsonReturns for his third year in the front-

court rotation … played in 54 career games (13 starts) during his first two seasons … played in 32 games (nine starts) as a sophomore … Big 12 All-Reserve team (media) choice last year … second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and fourth in scoring (10.0 ppg) as a sophomore.

alexis WangmeneReturns for his redshirt sophomore year … played in 41 career games during his first two seasons … played in four of the first five games last year before missing the remainder of the season with a right knee injury … averaged 3.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg in 6.3 mpg in the four contests last year … played in 37 of 38 games as a freshman and tied for third on the team in blocked shots (18).

Varez WardReturns for his second year in the backcourt rotation … played in 32 games (one start) as a freshman … averaged 11.5 ppg and 2.5 apg in 23.5 mpg dur-ing the two NCAA Tournament games … career-high 16 points (7-of-8 FG) in 21 minutes against Duke in the NCAA Second Round … averaged 4.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 1.6 apg in 15.1 mpg last season.

oTHeRS LoST (2)Connor atchleyFour-year letterwinner in the frontcourt rotation ... played in 136 career games (64 starts) … averaged 5.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 1.4 bpg in 18.5 mpg for his career … played in 34 games (22 starts) as a senior and averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 18.2 mpg … earned his bachelor’s degree in corporate com-munications in May 2008.

Harrison SmithThree-year letterwinner in the backcourt rotation … transferred to Stephen F. Austin following the 2008-09 academic year … played in 34 games in his three seasons … averaged 1.4 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 5.3 mpg for his career … played in 14 games last year and averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 7.2 mpg.

STaRTeRS ReTuRnInG (4)Dogus BalbayReturns for his second season in the backcourt rotation … played in 34 games (13 starts) as a sophomore … shared team’s Most Improved Player honors (with Dexter Pittman) last sea-son … started the final 13 games last year at the point and averaged 5.6 ppg while posting 63 assists against just 30 turnovers in the stretch … ranked fourth in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3 ratio, 107-to-46) … Academic All-Big 12 First Team choice last year … missed the 2007-08 season with a right knee injury.

Damion JamesReturns for his fourth year as a starter in the frontcourt rotation … played in all 108 games (106 starts) during his first three seasons … ranks 18th on the UT career scoring list (1,306 points), third in career rebounds (968), fourth in career double-doubles (37) and seventh in career blocks (123) … enters the year just 110 rebounds shy of becoming the school’s all-time leading rebounder … two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team choice … NABC All-District 8 Second Team and All-Big 12 Second Team pick as a junior … led the team and ranked fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding (9.2 rpg) … second in Big 12 in double-doubles (16) … second on the team in scoring (15.4 ppg).

Justin masonReturns for his fourth year in the backcourt rotation … played in all 108 games (101 starts) during his first three seasons … earned or shared team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player honor in each of his first three seasons … ranks third on UT’s career assist-to-turnover ratio chart (1.94) … two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team choice (sophomore and junior) … two-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team pick … led the team in assists (4.0 apg), second in steals (38) and minutes (30.0 mpg), fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg) and fifth in scoring (6.1 ppg) last year … sixth in Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.07 ratio, 141 assists-to-68 turnovers).

Dexter pittmanReturns for his fourth season in the frontcourt rotation … played in 100 career games (25 starts) … played in all 35 games (24 starts) as a junior … Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team … averaged 15.4 ppg and 10.4 rpg in 27.6 mpg during UT’s five postseason contests last year … shared team’s Most Improved Player honors (with Dogus Balbay) last season … ranked second on team in rebounding (5.5 rpg), third in scoring (10.1 ppg) and led the squad in FG percentage (.616) while averaging just 16.6 mpg … two-time Academic All-Big 12 choice.

STaRTeRS LoST (1)a.J. abramsThree-year starter and four-year letterwinner at shooting guard … set UT and Big 12 career records for three-point FG made (389, 12th in NCAA Division I history) and games played (144) … third in school history and sixth in Big 12 history in career scoring (1,969 points) … NABC All-District 8 and All-Big 12 Second Team pick as a senior … led team in scoring (16.6 ppg), three-point FG percentage (.396) and steals (47) last year.

THe 2009-10 LonGHoRnS aT a GLanCeLettermen (returning/lost) ______________________________ 9/3* - indicates letters won

Lettermen Returning (9) _______yr _____Ht ____Wt ___ ppg, RpgG _____Dogus Balbay* ________ Jr. ____ 6-1 ___ 175 ____ 3.3, 3.1#F/C ___Clint Chapman** _______ Jr. ___ 6-10 ___ 239 _____ 2.0, 1.6F/C ___Matt Hill** ___________ Jr. ___ 6-10 ___ 240 ____ _1.0, 1.1G/F ___Damion James*** ______Sr. ____ 6-7 ___ 225 ____ 15.4, 9.2F _____Gary Johnson** ________ Jr. ____ 6-6 ___ 238 ____ 10.0, 5.3G _____Justin Mason*** _______Sr. ____ 6-2 ___ 195 _____ 6.1, 3.7C _____Dexter Pittman*** ______Sr. ___ 6-10 ___ 290 ____ 10.1, 5.5F/C ___Alexis Wangmene* ____ So. ____ 6-7 ___ 241 _____ 3.0, 3.0G _____Varez Ward* _________ So. ____ 6-2 ___ 192 _____ 4.2, 2.2

Lettermen Lost (3) ___________________Ht ____Wt ___ ppg, RpgG _____A.J. Abrams**** ____________ 5-11 ___ 161 ____ 16.6, 2.2F/C ___Connor Atchley**** __________ 6-10 ___ 228 _____ 4.6, 3.1G _____Harrison Smith*** ____________ 6-2 ___ 195 _____ 1.9, 1.6# indicates assists per game

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The ingredients are there, at least on paper. Talent? Check. The Longhorns feature two frontcourt players in Dexter Pittman and Damion James who flirted with the NBA before returning to Austin for their senior seasons. Texas also adds a mid-year transfer in point guard Jai Lucas who was a McDonald’s All-American and an incoming freshman quartet ranked as the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 4 by ESPNU. Experience? Check. Texas returns four starters and eight of its top 10 scorers from last year’s team that posted a 23-12 mark and advanced to the NCAA Second Round. Depth? Check. Head coach Rick Barnes has the luxury of a roster that is at least two-deep at every position. The Longhorns also should be versatile enough to effectively play a

wHaT ReTuRnS vs. wHaT’S LoSTCategory ____ 08-09 total ________ Return ______ Lost ____ % ReturnPoints __________ 2,532 _________ 1,770 _______ 762 _______69.9%FG Made _________ 917 __________ 661 _______ 256 _______72.1%FG Att __________ 2,063 _________ 1,409 _______ 654 _______68.3%3FG Made ________ 166 ___________ 38 _______ 128 _______22.9%3FG Att __________ 506 __________ 149 _______ 357 _______29.4%FT Made _________ 532 __________ 410 _______ 122 _______77.1%FT Att ___________ 797 __________ 650 _______ 147 _______81.6%

Rebounds _______ 1,254 _________ 1,047 _______ 207 _______83.5%Off Reb __________ 438 __________ 373 ________65 _______85.2%Def Reb __________ 816 __________ 674 _______ 142 _______82.6%

Assists ___________ 448 __________ 382 ________66 _______85.3%Turnovers ________ 442 __________ 364 ________78 _______82.4%Blocks ___________ 187 __________ 138 ________49 _______73.8%Steals ____________ 217 __________ 148 ________69 _______68.2%Minutes _________ 7,050 _________ 5,011 _____ 2,039 _______71.1%

2009-10 Season outlookHigh expectations in Austin with return of four starters and highly-touted recruiting class

multitude of styles with different personnel. Expect competition for playing time at virtually every spot on the floor. The questions are can and how will they fit together. These are questions that can only be answered in time. The Texas frontcourt should feature one of the best one-two combinations in the Big 12 Conference, if not the nation, in senior swingman Damion James and senior center Dexter pittman. James declared for the NBA Draft in the spring and went through a month of workouts for teams before deciding to pull his name out and return to school for his senior year. One of the top rebounders in the nation, he enters the season just 110 boards shy of becoming the school’s all-time leading rebounder. James already ranks 18th on the UT career scoring list (1,306 points), third in career rebounds (968), fourth in career double-doubles (37) and seventh in career blocks (123). Pittman proved to be one of the most improved players in the country as a junior. He increased his scoring production from 2.7 ppg during his first two seasons to 10.1 last year, saw his rebounding jump from 2.1 rpg to 5.5 and his minutes increase from 6.2 mpg to 16.6. Pittman has put his weight issues behind him, and the coaching staff believes he is ready to dominate at both ends of the court for extended minutes. He averaged 15.4 points and 10.4 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game during UT’s five postseason contests. Included in the stretch was an eye-opening 19-point, 20-rebound effort in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals against Kansas State. Depth in the frontcourt is plenty and experienced, as the Longhorns also return juniors Gary Johnson, matt Hill and Clint Chapman along with redshirt sophomore alexis Wangmene. Freshman Shawn Williams has the versatility to play on the wing or at the power forward position. Johnson earned Big 12 Conference All-Reserve team mention last year while ranking second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and fourth in scoring (10.0 ppg). He has seen action in 54 career games during his first two seasons in Austin. Johnson registered back-to-back solid performances last season against No. 19/22 Michigan State (20 points) and at Wisconsin (16 points, eight rebounds). Hill returns for his fourth year with the program as a redshirt junior and has played in 44 career games. He has fully recovered from a left heel injury that sidelined him for the entire 2007-08 season. Last year, he played in 21 games and recorded a season-high six points and five rebounds in a career-best 27 minutes at Texas Tech. Chapman has seen action in 67 games during his first two years in Austin. Last season, he averaged 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per contest. He tied his career high with six rebounds against No. 15/12 Villanova at the Jimmy V Classic and posted a career-high nine points against Kansas State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals. Wangmene has fully recovered from his right knee injury which sidelined him for the majority of the 2008-09 season. He played in four of the first five games last

Senior center Dexter Pittman averaged 15.4 points and 10.4 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game during UT’s five postseason contests last year.

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year before electing to have surgery on the knee. Prior to having surgery, he tallied eight points, seven rebounds, one block and one steal in nine minutes against St. Joseph’s during the EA Sports Maui Invitational. As a freshman in 2007-08, he played in 37 games and tied for third on the team in blocked shots (18). Williams was a four-year letterwinner at Duncanville High School who helped his teams post a 130-20 record during his career. He led his team in both scoring and rebounding in each of his last two years, averaging 20.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a senior. Williams was ranked as the No. 46 prospect nationally by Scout.com and No. 53 by ESPNU following his senior year. The Longhorns do lose the services of forward/center Connor Atchley. A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter, Atchley played in 136 career games (second in school history). Last season, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game. In the backcourt, Texas bid farewell to four-year letterwinner and three-year starter A.J. Abrams. All Abrams did in his four seasons in Austin was set Big 12 Conference career records in three-pointers made (389) and games played (144). He finished his career ranked third in school history and sixth in Big 12 history in career scoring (1,969 points). Last year, Abrams led the team in scoring (16.6 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (.396) and steals (47). Despite the loss of Abrams, the UT backcourt may actually be deeper than the frontcourt. The Longhorns return experience in the form of senior Justin mason, junior Dogus Balbay and sophomore Varez Ward. Texas also welcomes an infu-sion of talent to the backcourt with junior transfer Jai Lucas along with a trio of highly-touted freshmen in avery Bradley, Jordan Hamilton and J’Covan Brown. The team’s “glue guy” for the past several seasons, Mason has played in all 108 games (101 starts) and earned or shared the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player honor in each of his first three years. Last year, he saw time at all three guard positions and led the team and ranked sixth in the Big 12 in assists (4.0 apg). A two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection, Mason also ranked second on the team in steals (38) and minutes (30.0 mpg), fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg) and fifth in scoring (6.1 ppg). Balbay, who missed his freshman year due to a right knee injury, shared the team’s Most Improved Player award with Dexter Pittman last season. Balbay started the final 13 games of the year at the point and averaged 5.6 points per game while recording 63 assists against just 30 turnovers in the stretch. He nearly recorded the second triple-double in UT history with 10 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in the home win against No. 2/2 Oklahoma. Ward came on strong during postseason play last year, averaging 9.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per contest. He averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 assists in 23.5 minutes per game during the two NCAA Tournament contests, including a career-high 16 points on 7-of-8 FG shooting in 21 minutes during the

2009-10 Season outlook

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Facts on the Texas Basketball program• Texas is one of just five schools to have advanced to at least the “Sweet

16” of the NCAA Tournament in five of the last eight years, joining Connecticut, Duke, Kansas and Pittsburgh.

• Texas is one of just seven programs to have advanced to each of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments, joining Arizona, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

• Texas is the only school in the country that can claim two different National Player of the Year winners in the last seven years (T.J. Ford in 2003; Kevin Durant in 2007).

• Texas has produced three different consensus first-team All-Americans over the last seven seasons, the top total in the country during this stretch (Ford in 2003; Durant in 2007; D.J. Augustin in 2008).

• Texas has produced four Top 10 NBA Draft picks in the last seven years, tied for the top total in the nation during this stretch.

Second Round game against No. 6/5 Duke. Lucas, a transfer from the University of Florida who will become eligible in mid-December following the completion of fall semester exams, will be in the mix for playing time at the point. Per NCAA transfer rules, he practiced with the team during the spring semester last year. During his freshman year at Florida, he started all 36 games and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team, averaging 8.5 points per game and converting a team-high 43.5 percent of his three-point field goal attempts (37-of-85). Lucas was a McDonald’s All-American at Bellaire High School in Houston, averaging 26.3 points and 7.5 assists per contest during his senior year. Bradley earned ESPNRISE.com High School National Player of the Year honors and was ranked as the No. 1 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior year. A McDonald’s and Jordan All-American, he won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald’s All-American Game. Known more for his work at the defensive end of the court, Bradley led Findlay Prep to a 33-0 mark last year and the mythical high school national championship. He averaged 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals per game while converting 54 percent of his field goal attempts. Bradley also claimed MVP honors at the ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, averaging 20.7 points per game while leading Findlay to the tourney title. Despite being unable to play last season, Hamilton still earned Jordan All-America accolades and was ranked as the No. 8 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior year. He averaged 27.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a junior while leading Dominguez High School to a 32-3 mark the California Interscholastic Foundation (CIF) Southern Section Division I-AA championship. Brown also was unable to see time on the court last year as he worked to gain admittance into Texas. Brown was ranked the No. 54 prospect nationally by Rivals.com and No. 69 by Scout.com in the Class of 2008. He averaged 29.9 points per game while playing in 11 contests during his senior season at Port Arthur Memorial High School. A pair of freshman walk-ons, Dean Melchionni and Andrew Dick, will add depth to the backcourt rotation.

Damion James enters his senior season just 110 rebounds shy of becoming the school’s all-time leading rebounder.

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