AUSTIN, Texas — The Big 12 Conference released its men’s basketball league schedule for the 2020-21 season, and The University of Texas opens conference play on the road at Baylor on Sunday, Dec. 13, and plays its home conference game against Oklahoma State on Sunday, Dec. 20.
On Nov. 9, the Associated Press released its preseason top 25 poll, which slated UT as the No. 19-ranked team in the nation. Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Texas Tech and West Virginia were all ranked in the top 15.
The Longhorns conclude its conference schedule with a road game at Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship is slated for March 10 through March 13 in Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center. UT is still in the phases of finalizing its non-conference basketball schedule.
Here is a look at the 2020 men's basketball season schedule:
Texas Longhorns record: 19-8 (11-6)
- Nov. 25 vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley – Texas wins, 91-55
- Nov. 30 vs. Davidson (2020 Maui Invitational) – Texas wins, 78-76
- Dec. 1 vs. Indiana (2020 Maui Invitational) – Texas wins, 66-44
- Dec. 2 vs. No. 14 UNC (Maui Invitational Championship round) – Texas wins, 69-67
- Dec. 6 vs. Villanova – Villanova wins, 68-64
- Dec. 9 vs. Texas State – Texas wins, 74-53
- Dec. 13 at Baylor – postponed
- Dec. 16 vs. Sam Houston State – Texas wins, 79-63.
- Dec. 20 vs. Oklahoma State – Texas wins, 77-74
- Dec. 29 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – canceled
- Jan. 2 at Kansas – Texas wins, 84-59
- Jan. 5 vs. Iowa State – Texas wins, 78-72
- Jan. 9 at West Virginia – Texas wins, 72-70
- Jan. 13 vs. Texas Tech – Texas Tech wins, 79-77
- Jan. 16 vs. Kansas State – Texas wins, 82-67
- Jan. 20 at Iowa State – postponed (COVID-19)
- Jan. 23 at TCU – postponed
- Jan. 26 vs. Oklahoma – Oklahoma wins, 80-79
- Jan. 30 at Kentucky – canceled due to COVID-19
- Feb. 2 vs. Baylor – Baylor wins, 83-69
- Feb. 6 at Oklahoma State – Oklahoma State wins, 75-67
- Feb. 9 at Kansas State – Texas wins, 80-77
- Feb. 13 vs. TCU – Texas wins, 70-55
- Feb. 18 at Oklahoma – postponed (inclement weather)
- Feb. 20 vs. West Virginia – West Virginia wins, 84-82
- Feb. 23 vs. Kansas – Texas wins, 75-72 (OT)
- Feb. 27 at Texas Tech – Texas Tech wins, 68-59
- March 2 at Iowa State – Texas wins, 81-67
- March 4 at Oklahoma – Texas wins, 69-65
- March 7 at TCU – Texas wins, 76-64
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
March 10 – March 13:
March 11: No. 3 seed Texas vs. No. 6 seed Texas Tech (quarterfinal) – Texas wins, 67-66
March 12: No. 3 seed Texas vs. No. 2 seed Kansas – Cancelled (Kansas COVID-19 case, Texas advances)
March 13: No. 3 seed Texas vs. No. 5 seed Oklahoma State – Texas wins, 91-86
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
March 16 – April 5:
First round: vs. No. 14 seed Abilene Christian – Abilene Christian wins, 53-52
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