OTF Premium Texas basketball 2026-27 season thread

[SL Xpress]

I thought that was released in November?

[WRNC]

1 hour ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

AP Poll at 11

Predicting AP Top 25 college basketball rankings:

5. Texas Longhorns

Last season's final ranking: 22

Texas was the "Cinderella" of last season's NCAA Tournament as the lone double-digit seed to reach the Sweet 16. Heading into Year 2 of the Sean Miller era, the expectations will be higher than ever after Texas brought back star big man Matas  Vokietaitis and landed David Punch and Isaiah Johnson in the transfer portal. Texas also landed Marcus Spears Jr., the top-ranked player in the 2027 recruiting class by 247Sports, before he reclassified up to join the Longhorns one year early.

Key fifth-year players in eligibility limbo: None

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-college-basketball-rankings-preseason-poll-florida-duke-illinois/

 

5. Texas

Strengths: Sean Miller and Texas raided the transfer portal early with Isaiah Johnson and David Punch among the key additions ready to play alongside breakout center Matas Vokietaitis. They then doubled down with a big recruiting cycle, including Austin Goosby and reclassified freshman Marcus Spears Jr.

Questions: This Longhorns team brings in 11 new faces to the roster, more than any team around them in the projected AP Poll. They also faced a preseason injury, with transfer guard Mikey Lewis going down recently.

https://www.on3.com/news/college-basketball-rankings-predicting-the-preseason-ap-poll-top-25-as-2026-27-season-approaches-2/

 

Edited yesterday at 01:59 PM by WRNC

[harveycmd]

I want to reiterate that Kobe Bryant is the only player with a winning record against Tim Duncan in the playoffs 18-12.

[pinkman_90]

Special treatment from the refs and special treatment from the courts.  Must be nice to be TKR

[harveycmd]

19 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Special treatment from the refs and special treatment from the courts.  Must be nice to be TKR

Many chumps getting special treatment. Florida gonna hug ass regrrdless. No court can save idiots who can't make shots.

[WRNC]

5 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

I thought that was released in November?

 

[SL Xpress]

That doesn't look like 11 to me. Gerry doesn't know what he's talking about. Unsubscribe.

[Tres Comas]

5 hours ago, pinkman_90 said:

Special treatment from the refs and special treatment from the courts.  Must be nice to be TKR

Lol I thought I couldn't hate him more and now this

[Gerry Hamilton]

3 hours ago, Tres Comas said:

Lol I thought I couldn't hate him more and now this

Yeah … no doubt

[LonghornFan4Ever]

[Gerry Hamilton]

3 hours ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Thank you for linking that!

[GQ03]

We finally have TV/streaming news for Texas vs St John's. It'll be at 11am on Sunday on ESPN+. Can't wait to get our first look at them and against top competition too on the road. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

4 hours ago, GQ03 said:

We finally have TV/streaming news for Texas vs St John's. It'll be at 11am on Sunday on ESPN+. Can't wait to get our first look at them and against top competition too on the road. 

Cool! Thanks

Should be a good look against an older St John’s team 

A top matchup scrimmage 

[SL Xpress]

I cannot get enough of these preseason interviews.

Also, I hated when Tucker was gone from the Astros, but it's good to see him covering college basketball now.

[Gerry Hamilton]

 

[Hornio]

35 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

 

Such bullsh*t.  7 years in pro leagues in Europe and gets some judge to grant him eligibility here for a year

[SL Xpress]

At least he's classified as a senior. Can you imagine if he was counted as a true freshman with 4 more years of eligibility left?

[Gerry Hamilton]

18 minutes ago, Hornio said:

Such bullsh*t.  7 years in pro leagues in Europe and gets some judge to grant him eligibility here for a year

Yes! This guy is legit pro 

[Hornio]

6 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Yes! This guy is legit pro 

Why didn’t he go to draft?  Seems like a legit high end pick, even if he’s getting $7mm from St Johns

[WRNC]

38 minutes ago, Hornio said:

Why didn’t he go to draft?  Seems like a legit high end pick, even if he’s getting $7mm from St Johns

He is using the NCAA as a deliberate platform to maximize his draft stock.

[Shmatt]

Will Texas have any Televised scrimmage games before the season starts?

[Gerry Hamilton]

5 minutes ago, Shmatt said:

Will Texas have any Televised scrimmage games before the season starts?

St. John’s Sunday on ESPN+