Texas Longhorns hoops: Experience in numbers

The Texas Longhorns season open is just 15 days away. Chris Beard’s squad enters the season No. 12 in the AP preseason poll after winning a first NCAA Tournament game in eight years last season. 

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The Longhorns return five key contributors, including starters Marcus Carr, Timmy Allen and Christian Bishop.

Beard and staff added transfers Tyrese Hunter and Sir’Jabari Rice to the group of returnees to form a nucleus of seven players with 665 games of college experience, including 471 starts and 19 NCAA Tournament games played.

Inside Texas takes a look at the seven experienced players headed into the 2022-23 season.

Tyrese Hunter, PG, Sophomore, Racine (Wisc.) St Catherines

Prior college: Iowa State

Career games played: 35 (35 starts), including three NCAA Tournament

Accolades: Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2021-22

PPG 2021-22: 11.0

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 3.5

Assists per game 2021-22: 4.9 

Steals per game: 2.0

Double-doubles: 1 (@ Kansas State)

Field goal shooting: 39.1%

Three-point shooting: 27.4%

Free throw shooting: 68.7%

Season high scoring game: 23 vs. LSU in NCAA Tournament Round of 64 (7-11 from three)

Season high rebound game: 8 vs. Iowa

Season high assist game: 13 at Baylor 

Season high steals game: 5 vs. Kansas and LSU

NCAA Tournament PPG: 13.3 (three games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 4.3 (three games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 5.0 (three games) 

NCAA Tournament SPG: 3.7 (three games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 40.5% (15-37)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 44.4% (8-18)

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 100% (2-2)

Marcus Carr, CG, Super Senior, Toronto (Canada) Montverde Academy

Prior college: Pittsburgh and Minnesota

Career games played: 126 (119 starts), including two NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 41 @ Nebraska (2020-21)

Career games of 30 or more points: 5

Career high rebounding game: 10 vs. Oklahoma (2019-20)

Career high assist game: 12 twice

Career double-doubles: 6

Accolades: All-Big 12 Third Team 2021-22, All-Big Ten Third Team 2020-21, All-Big Ten Third Team 2019-20

PPG 2021-22: 11.4 (career high 19.4 at Minnesota in 2020-21)

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 1.9 (career high 5.3 at Minnesota in 2019-20)

Assists per game 2021-22: 3.4 (career high 6.7 at Minnesota in 2019-20)

Steals per game: 0.9

Double-doubles: Zero

Field goal shooting: 39.4% (128-325)

Three-point shooting: 33.8% (47-139)

Free throw shooting: 76.9% (83-108)

Season high scoring game: 25 vs. Kansas State

Season high rebound game: 7 @ Kansas State

Season high assist game: 9 vs. Virginia Tech in NCAA Tournament Round of 64 

Season high steals game: 3 vs. Texas Tech and California Baptist

NCAA Tournament PPG: 19.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 0.5 (two games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 8.0 (two games) 

NCAA Tournament SPG: 1.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 48.3% (14-29)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 53.8% (7-13)

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 60% (3-5)

Sir’Jabari Rice, CG, Super Senior, Missouri City (Texas) Marshall

Prior college: New Mexico State

Career games played: 111 (74 starts), including two NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 29 vs. Utah Valley (2019-20)

Career high rebounding game: 12 vs. Grand Canyon (2021-22)

Career high assist game: 8 vs. New Mexico (2021-22)

Career double-doubles: 4

Accolades: All-WAC Second Team selection 2021-22, All-WAC Second Team selection 2020-21, All-WAC First Team selection 2019-20

PPG 2021-22: 11.9 (career high 13.2 in 2020-21)

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 5.1 (career high 5.3 in 2020-21)

Assists per game 2021-22: 3.1 

Steals per game: 0.6 

Double-doubles: 2

Field goal shooting: 39.1% (career high 46.9% in 2020-21)

Three-point shooting: 33.5% (career high 38.8% in 2019-20)

Free throw shooting: 77.9% (career high 82.7% in 2019-20)

Season high scoring game: 22 @ Washington State

Season high rebound game: 12 vs. Grand Canyon

Season high assist game: 8 vs. New Mexico

Season high steals game: 3 vs. UTEP

NCAA Tournament PPG: 7.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 1.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 2.0 (two games) 

NCAA Tournament SPG: 0.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 27.8% (5-18)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: 30.8% (4-13)

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: None attempted

Timmy Allen, F, Super Senior, Mesa (Az.) Red Mountain

Prior college: Utah

Career games played: 119 (116 starts), including two NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 27 vs BYU (2019-20)

Career games of 20 or more points: 24

Career high rebounding game: 14 @ Kansas State (2021-22)

Career high assist game: 10 vs. Washington (2019-20)

Career double-doubles: 15

Accolades: All-Big 12 Second Team 2021-22, All-Pac-12 First Team 2020-21, All-Pac-12 Second Team 2019-20,  Pac-12 All-Freshman Team 2018-19

PPG 2021-22: 12.1 (career high 17.3 at Utah in 2019-20)

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 6.4 (career high 7.3 at Utah in 2019-20)

Assists per game 2021-22: 2.1 (career high 3.9 at Utah in 2020-21)

Steals per game: 1.2 (career high 1.3 at Utah in 2020-21)

Double-doubles: 3

Field goal shooting: 49.3% (150-304)

Three-point shooting: 26.7% (4-15)

Free throw shooting: 73.1% (106-145) *career high 76.9% in 2020-21

Season high scoring game: 26 @ West Virginia

Season high rebound game: 14 @ Kansas State

Season high assist game: 7 vs. Incarnate Word

Season high steals game: 3 five times

NCAA Tournament PPG: 8.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 4.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 2.0 (two games) 

NCAA Tournament SPG: 1.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 29.4% (5-17)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 75% (6-8)

Christian Bishop, PF, Super Senior, Lee’s summit (Mo.) West

Prior college: Creighton

Career games played: 124 (85 starts), including five NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 19 vs. Butler (2019-20)

Career high rebounding game: 15 vs. Ohio in NCAA Tournament Round of 32 (2020-21)

Career high assist game: 5 twice in 2019-20

Career double-doubles: 7

Accolades: Honorable Mention All-Big 12 2021-22 

PPG 2021-22: 7.0 (career high 11.0 at Creighton in 2020-21)

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 5.6 (career high 6.4 at Creighton in 2020-21)

Assists per game 2021-22: 0.7 (career high 1.3 at Creighton in 2019-20)

Blocks per game: 0.9 (career high 1.1 at Creighton in 2019-20)

Double-doubles: 1

Field goal shooting: 60.0% (90-150)

Three-point shooting: 33.3% (2-6)

Free throw shooting: 67.5% (56-83) 

Season high scoring game: 17 vs UTRGV

Season high rebound game: 11 vs. Baylor and Texas Tech

Season high assist game: 3 vs. Oklahoma and Kansas State

Season high blocks: 5 vs. TCU

NCAA Tournament PPG: 10.5 (two games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 5.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 0.0 (two games) 

NCAA Tournament BPG: 1.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 66.7% (10-15)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 50% (1-2)

Dylan Disu, PF, Senior, Pflugerville (Texas) Hendrickson

Prior college: Vanderbilt

Career games played: 75 (48 starts), including two NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 29 vs. Kentucky (2020-21)

Career games of 20 or more points: 2

Career high rebounding game: 16 vs. Kentucky (202-21)

Career high assist game: 3 several times 

Career double-doubles: 12

Accolades: 2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

PPG 2021-22: 3.7 (career high 15.0 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 3.2 (career high 9.2 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)

Assists per game 2021-22: 0.4 (career high 1.4 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)

Blocks per game: 0.8 (career high 1.2 at Vanderbilt in 2020-21)

Double-doubles: 1

Field goal shooting: 46.6% (41-88)

Three-point shooting: 13.3% (2-15) *shot 36.9% (24-65 in 2020-21)

Free throw shooting: 81.3% (13-16) 

Season high scoring game: 14 vs Alabama State and Incarnate Word

Season high rebound game: 11 vs. Incarnate Word

Season high assist game: 3 vs. West Virginia

Season high blocks: 5 vs. Incarnate Word

NCAA Tournament PPG: 3.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament RPG: 3.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament APG: 1.0 (two games) 

NCAA Tournament BPG: 1.0 (two games)

NCAA Tournament FG shooting: 28.7% (2-7)

NCAA Tournament three-point shooting: None attempted

NCAA Tournament free throw shooting: 66.7% (2-3)

Brock Cunningham, F, Senior, Austin (Texas) Westlake

Career games played: 75 (4 starts), including three NCAA Tournament

Career high scoring game: 10 vs. San Jose State (2021-22)

Career high rebounding game: 11 vs. Indiana (2020-21) and OU (2019-20)

Career high assist game: 4 vs. Indiana (2020-21) 

PPG 2021-22: 2.3

Rebounds per game 2021-22: 2.3 (career high 3.1 in 2020-21)

Assists per game 2021-22: 0.6 (career high 0.8 in 2020-21)

Steals per game: 0.7 (career high 0.8 in 2020-21)

Field goal shooting: 48.2% (27–56)

Three-point shooting: 47.8% (11-23)

Free throw shooting: 81.3% (13-16) 

Season high scoring game: 10 vs San Jose State

Season high rebound game: 7 @ TCU

Season high assist game: 4 @ TCU

Season high steals: 2 several times