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Game Preview: So who's playing for the Texas Longhorns?

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•about 10 hours•

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Kadin Shedrick, DJ Wagner
Kadin Shedrick, DJ Wagner (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

The initial availability report for Texas ahead of their matchup at 12 p.m. in Nashville vs. Vanderbilt wasn’t a positive one for Rodney Terry‘s team.

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Chendall Weaver remains out, and Tramon Mark is also not available. In addition, Kadin Shedrick and Devon Pryor are questionable. Shedrick took a hard fall versus Arkansas on Wednesday, and Pryor’s injury is to his lower body.

That means four players from Texas’ regular rotation are either out or at risk of not playing at 12 p.m. on SEC Network.

Shedrick is almost irreplaceable for this Texas team. He’s the main big man for the Longhorns, and the drop in quality from Shedrick to those behind him like Ze’Rik Onyema and Nic Codie is significant.

For Mark, his main contribution has been scoring thus far. While finding points can be difficult for this Texas team, Tre Johnson, Jordan Pope, and Arthur Kaluma are capable of picking up the slack.

Weaver has been out for several weeks with a hip injury. Pryor’s ailment is not yet known.

As a result of the uncertainty, Texas enters the game with Vanderbilt as a 2.5 point underdog.

Game notes via UT

GameDay quick facts

  • TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by SEC Network.
  • RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
  • SERIES: Tied, 4-4. Last meeting: Texas 72-58 (Jan. 30, 2016; Austin)

Notables

  • KALUMA SEES DOUBLE, AGAIN: Senior F Arthur Kaluma recorded his sixth double-double of the season (third in SEC play) with 12 points (6-6 FT) and a game-high 13 rebounds in 33 minutes during Wednesday’s game against Arkansas. Kaluma leads the team in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and ranks second in scoring (13.5 ppg), steals (22), blocks (23) and minutes (29.8 mpg) this year.Game Notes vis UT
  • IT’S BEEN A WHILE: Texas will play inside historic Memorial Gymnasium on Vanderbilt’s campus for the first time since the 1988-89 season.
  • JOHNSON DOING MORE THAN SCORING: Freshman G Tre Johnson, who currently leads the SEC in scoring (19.2 ppg), has recorded 16 assists against just four turnovers over the last four contests entering Saturday’s game in Nashville. He has not committed more than one turnover in each of his last six contests.

2024-25 Texas Longhorns

Tre Johnson, 6-foot-6, 190 lbs, Fr., Link Academy (Mo.), 19.2 pts, 2.8 reb, 2.4 ast

Arthur Kaluma, 6-foot-7, 225 lbs, Sr., Kansas State, 13.5 pts, 8.2 reb, 2.0 ast

Jordan Pope, 6-foot-2, 175 lbs, Jr., Oregon State: 11.5 pts, 1.6 reb, 1.7 ast

Tramon Mark, 6-foot-5, 200 lbs, Gr., Arkansas: 9.1 pts, 3.5 reb, 1.4 ast

Kadin Shedrick, 6-foot-11, 231 lbs, Gr.: 8.4 pts, 6.3 reb, 0.6 ast

Chendall Weaver, 6-foot-3, 180 lbs, Jr.: 6.7 pts, 5.1 reb, 1.5 ast

Julian Larry, 6-foot-3, 185 lbs, Gr., Indiana State: 5.2 pts, 1.5 reb, 3.8 ast

Jayson Kent, 6-foot-8, 215 lbs, Gr., Indiana State: 4.0 pts, 2.0 reb, 0.5 ast

Ze’Rik Onyema, 6-foot-9, 235 lbs, Sr.: 3.7 pts, 2.8 reb, 0.4 ast

Devon Pryor, 6-foot-7, 185 lbs, So.: 3.8 pts, 2.2 reb, 0.6 ast

Nic Codie, 6-foot-8, 200 lbs, Fr., Dallas (Texas) Newman Smith: 2.3 pts, 1.1 reb, 0.1 ast

Jamie Vinson, 6-foot-11, 225 lbs, Fr., Oak Hill Academy (Va.): 2.5 pts, 1.3 rebs, 0.1 ast

Cole Bott, 6-foot-6, 195 lbs, Gr. (walk-on): 0.7 pts, 0.3 rebs, 0.5 ast

Preston Clark, 6-foot-6, 220 lbs, R-So. (walk-on): 0.3 pts, 1.5 rebs, 0.3 ast

Malik Presley, 6-foot-6, 200 lbs, So., Vanderbilt

Anthon McDermott, 6-foot-5, 185 lbs, Fr., Hallsville (Texas) (walk-on)

Previous game’s starters for Vanderbilt

G Jason Edwards: 17.6 pts, 2.1 reb, 1.5 ast

G AJ Hoggard: 10.5 pts, 2.6 reb, 4.6 ast

G Chris Manon: 4.7 pts, 3.0 reb, 1.3 ast

F Tyler Nickel: 10.0 pts, 2.4 reb, 1.0 ast

F Devin McGlockton: 11.5 pts, 7.9 reb, 0.9 ast

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