Texas basketball prepping for new season: 5 things we saw in open practice

Inside Moody Center, local reporters Tuesday got their first glimpse of the revamped Texas basketball team that includes 10 new faces.

But what head coach Rodney Terry saw while conducting a high-tempo practice just a month out of the Nov. 4 season opener against Ohio State in Las Vegas came as no surprise.

“It’s first impressions for you guys a little bit, but I’ve had them for three months already,” said Terry, whose team went 21-13 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. “This is a good group of guys. I think they really like each other in terms of chemistry right now. You know, we can play a lot of different ways. We have older guys, and we have a blend of some young guys that will contribute and help us this year. So, I think all the ingredients of having a really good team this year are there.”

And what are those ingredients? Let’s take a look at five things that stood out during the Longhorns’ only open practice session of the preseason.

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Texas coach Rodney Terry coaches guard Julian Larry during a practice session that was held at Moody Center Tuesday. The 2024-25 team, which includes 10 new players, is prepping for the upcoming season that begins Nov. 4 in Las Vegas against Ohio State.

Rodney Terry will have some tough lineup decisions

As evident during the full-court session of Tuesday’s practice, Terry will have a lot of options when it comes to doling out minutes. Transfers Jordan Pope (Oregon State) and Julian Larry (Indiana State), five-star freshman Tre Johnson and returning junior Chendall Weaver look like regulars in the guard rotation.

The frontcourt will lean on returners Kadin Shedrick and Ze’Rik Onyema as well as transfers Arthur Kaluma (Kansas State) and Jayson Kent (Indiana State). The collection of wing players that include transfer Tramon Mark (Arkansas), transfer Malik Presley (Vanderbilt) and returner Devon Pryor showed the ability…

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Author : Austin American-Statesman

Publish date : 2024-10-02 16:42:20

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