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The Georgetown Hoyas will face the #22 Texas Longhorns at Madison Square Garden as part of the first day of the 2K Empire Classic Championship Rounds at 7 pm on November 21, 2019 (ESPN2).
The Duke Blue Devils will face the California Golden Bears after 9 pm. The winners and losers of each game will match up, respectively, on Friday.
.@DukeMBB is No. 1. @TexasMBB is No. 22. @CalMBBall is unbeaten. @GeorgetownHoops is rolling. What the heck are you waiting for?#HereComesDuke #HookEm #HoyaSaxa #InvestAndAttack pic.twitter.com/7wC3NYyb2X
— 2K Empire Classic (@EmpireClassicBB) November 18, 2019
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Texas Longhorns men’s basketball 4-0 start propels team into AP Top 25 | KVUE
Texas has started 4-0 in the 2019-2020 season, including a 70-66 road upset win over then No. 23 ranked Purdue, and it has caught the eye of AP Poll voters. Due to the Longhorns’ undefeated start of the season, the team has made it into the AP Top 25 rankings in the third week of the college basketball season. Texas is ranked No. 22 in the nation.
Rk | Player | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | TOV | PTS |
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1 | Matt Coleman | 33.8 | 4.8 | 8.5 | .559 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .583 | .867 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
2 | Andrew Jones | 25.3 | 5.0 | 10.0 | .500 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .391 | .667 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
3 | Gerald Liddell | 24.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | .556 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | .500 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
4 | Courtney Ramey | 31.3 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .421 | 0.3 | 3.3 | .077 | .500 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
5 | Jericho Sims | 22.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | .650 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .778 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | |
6 | Jase Febres | 34.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | .294 | 2.0 | 6.3 | .320 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
7 | Donovan Williams | 9.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .667 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .429 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
8 | Royce Hamm Jr. | 9.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
9 | Will Baker | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.8 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
10 | Brock Cunningham | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
11 | Kamaka Hepa | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
12 | Kai Jones | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
13 | Drayton Whiteside | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Texas Basketball: 3 thoughts after undefeated start for the Longhorns | HOOKEMHEADLINES
Texas basketball is mostly riding the efforts of the bench scoring and junior guard Matt Coleman so far. Coleman is shooting better than 55 percent from the field and a whopping 58 percent from three-point range. While those numbers aren’t likely to keep up for too long, it does continue a trend he started heading into his sophomore season of improved offensive efficiency.
Coleman has an offensive rating above 130 and a box plus/minus rating above eight. He’s posting numbers out of the gate that he didn’t even come close to touching in his first two seasons with the Longhorns. It would be great if he could even come close to staying within that realm of efficiency on the offensive end for the rest of the season. If junior shooting guard/small forward Jase Febres is going to continue his inconsistent start, the Longhorns need to get additional floor spacing from another source. Sophomore guard Courtney Ramey and Coleman should be the source for that to happen. Combine the microwave scoring from Williams and Jones off the bench, and Texas could be in a really good situation.
Matt Coleman is a magician. #AllForTexas pic.twitter.com/zUVGoDcEIR
— Texas Basketball (@TexasMBB) November 17, 2019
Men’s Basketball defeats Prairie View A&M, 70-56 - University of Texas Athletics | TEXASSPORTS
Redshirt sophomore guard Andrew Jones added 15 points, while junior guard Jase Febres also reached double figures in scoring with 10 points. Junior forward Jericho Sims reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the second straight game.
Texas led 26-22 at the break for the second consecutive contest. The Longhorns hit just 10-of-29 (.345) from the floor, including a 4-of-18 (.222) mark from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes. UT scored 44 points while converting 50% (14-28) from the floor in the second half. The Longhorns held the Panthers to just 3-of-13 shooting (.231) from the three-point line for the contest and tied a team season high with 11 steals. Prairie View A&M produced just 3 assists against 21 turnovers forced.
A factor we did not mention on this week’s episode is the high reliance by BOTH Texas and Georgetown on their top 3 players.
— Campus Hoops Podcast (@Campus_Hoops) November 19, 2019
Texas: Matt Coleman/Andrew Jones/Courtney Ramey
Georgetown: Omer Yurtseven/James Akinjo/Mac McClung
Each trio accounts for 50+% of their team’s shots.
Shaka Smart on the #CollegeHoopsToday Podcast: Texas' 4-0 start, Andrew Jones, and whether or not this can be his best team yet in Austin. https://t.co/kcteoBG9Fx
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 18, 2019
Texas overcomes Prairie View A&M despite poor performance | BURNTORANGENATION
The first half featured a paradigm that is becoming too familiar — attempts to play at pace with an inability to make good looks from deep and a reliance on taking those shots, especially early in the shot clock. Texas led 26-22 at halftime. Texas only made four of 18 attempts from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes with a number of culprits.
Andrew Jones took six attempts and only made two, while Jase Febres and Courtney Ramey combined to make one of eight shots. All of those players are capable of shooting a higher percentage, but Febres is shooting too quickly at times because opponents are closing his windows. Jones looked like he was playing for his own results with some quick triggers and Ramey continued a yo-yo season that now features 16 points in the opener, one point against Purdue, 19 points against Cal Baptist, and zero points against Prairie View A&M.
Second-half runs help Texas close out Cal Baptist, 67-54 | BURNTORANGENATION
Overall, the Texas defense was able to force Cal Baptist to shot 34.5 percent from the floor while forcing 16 turnovers, including 10 by the experienced lead guards for the Lancers. The Longhorns aim for 32 deflections in every game and had 39 on Tuesday — the defense had extremely active hands. As a result, a team that entered the game averaging 102.5 points in its first two contests was held to 54 by the Horns.
“I think they’re committed defensively,” [Coach] Croy said. “[Texas] made it real hard on us. We like the three ball and they put a tremendous amount of focus on taking away the three and making us shoot over hands. They’re long and athletic.” Smart said that when the Longhorns gave the Lancers open looks, Cal Baptist took advantage virtually every time. So this is a game that Texas could have lost had it let those experienced, aggressive guards get more open looks from distance.
Minutes. Points. Rebounds. Assists. @gerald_liddell with career highs across the board in his first start. #AllForTexas pic.twitter.com/tzwzKh7rVX
— Texas Basketball (@TexasMBB) November 11, 2019
Three takeaways from Texas’ 70-66 win at Purdue | BURNTORANGENATION
While he’s a bit undersized at 6’8 — he’s not a true four — Gerald Liddell played much bigger than his size on the glass against Purdue’s big bodies. On a night where Purdue out-rebounded Texas 31-23, Liddell led the Longhorns with eight boards. Along with his strong rebounding, Liddell impressed with some effective ball fakes on his way to several layups around the rim. The sophomore played with a ton of confidence on both ends and even knocked down a few long range jumpers. Liddell’s offensive skill set and fluidity on the court looks like a small forward, but he plays like a power forward on the defensive glass. Texas will continue to need that kind of energy on the glass until freshman Will Baker and Kai Jones develop more.
Omer Yurtseven is now 2 for 2 in BIG EAST honor roll appearances.
— Bobby Bancroft (@BobbyBancroft) November 18, 2019
Yurtseven has four straight double-doubles for the Hoyas (3-1).
Georgetown plays No 22 Texas on Thursday at MSG
College Basketball Week 3 Midweek Preview | The Game Haus
Matt Coleman has continued to develop his game as a complete player becoming a threat offensively. In addition, Andrew Jones can provide a scoring punch off the bench effectively. Also, Jericho Sims is providing the energy on the boards and finishing around the rim. Defensively, Texas has stepped up and given them an identity.
With Georgetown, ... Mac McClung must be able to be a more effective shooter than he has been to start the season. In addition, the wings must emerge as well, with Jamorko Pickett and James LeBlanc offensively while maintaining a strong defensive presence. Georgetown needs a breakthrough game and will find a way to edge out Texas in this matchup.
Prediction: Georgetown 67 Texas 63
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— 2K Empire Classic (@EmpireClassicBB) November 18, 2019
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Join the Hoya Hoop Club in NYC! | Hoya Hoop Club
Please join the Hoya Hoop Club for our Thursday night Tip-Off Event starting at 5:00 p.m. at 5th & Mad located at 7 E 36th St. Duke and Cal will square off in the nightcap at approximately 9:00 p.m.
We will be back at 5th & Mad on Friday, with a pre-game event if we play at 7:00 p.m., or a post-game event if we play at 5:00 p.m.
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