2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Beard and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were defeated in the Quarterfinals by TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	22–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Chris Beard (1st season)
Associate head coach	Rodney Terry (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ulric Maligi (1st season) Jerrance Howard (1st season)
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4		.778			34	–	6		.850
No. 4 Baylor	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
No. 12 Texas Tech	12	–	6		.667			27	–	10		.730
No. 25 Texas	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
TCU	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Oklahoma State*	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Iowa State	7	–	11		.389			22	–	13		.629
Oklahoma	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Kansas State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
West Virginia	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.^[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Longhorns finished the 2020–21 season 19–8, and 11–6 in Big 12 play,^[2] finishing in a tie for third place.^[3] As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the first round and advanced to the tournament championship game due to COVID-19 issues at Kansas.^[4] There, they defeated Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Tournament championship.^[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They were upset in the first round by Abilene Christian.^[6]

On March 26, 2021, head coach Shaka Smart left the school to take the head coaching job at Marquette.^[7] Shortly thereafter, the school named Texas Tech coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.^[8]

Texas Head coach Chris Beard

Offseason

Departures

Texas Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departures
Gerald Liddell	0	F	6’8”	200	Junior	Cibolo, TX	Transferred to Alabama State[9]
Matt Coleman III	2	G	6’2”	180	Senior	Norfolk, VA	Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Sacramento Kings[10]
Greg Brown	4	F	6’9”	205	Freshman	Austin, TX	Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 43rd pick in the 2nd round by the New Orleans Pelicans
Royce Hamm Jr.	5	F	6’9”	225	Senior	Houston, TX	Transferred to UNLV[11]
Donovan Williams	10	G	6’6”	190	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to UNLV[12]
Drayton Whiteside	14	G	6’0”	160	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated
Jericho Sims	20	F	6’10”	245	Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Drafted in the 2021 NBA draft as the 58th pick in the 2nd round by the New York Knicks
Kai Jones	22	F	6’11”	218	Sophomore	Nassau, Bahamas	Drafted in the 2021 NBA Draft as the 19th pick in the 1st round by the New York Knicks
Kamaka Hepa	33	F	6’9”	220	Junior	Utqiagvik, AK	Transferred to Hawaii[13]
Blake Nevins	34	F	6’5”	205	Senior	Cypress, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Texas Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Timmy Allen	0	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Mesa, AZ	Utah	2	October 1, 2021
Marcus Carr	2	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Toronto, ON	Minnesota	2	October 1, 2021
Dylan Disu	4	F	6'9"	225	Junior	Pflugerville, TX	Vanderbilt	3	October 1, 2021
Devin Askew	5	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Sacramento, CA	Kentucky	4	October 1, 2021
Tristen Licon	12	G	6'0"	185	Senior	El Paso, TX	Sul Ross State	2	October 1, 2021
Avery Benson	21	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Springdale, AR	Texas Tech	2	October 1, 2021
Christian Bishop	32	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Lee’s Summit, MO	Creighton	2	October 1, 2021
Tre Mitchell	33	C	6'9"	220	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	UMass	3	October 1, 2021

Shaka Smart departed Texas to be the head coach at Marquette.

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position
Shaka Smart	Head coach	Marquette	Head coach[14]
K. T. Turner	Assistant coach	Oklahoma	Assistant coach[15]
Neill Berry	Assistant coach	Marquette	Assistant coach[16]
Cody Hatt	Assistant coach	Marquette	Assistant coach[17]

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaylon Tyson SF	Plano, TX	John Paul II High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 8, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Gavin Perryman SG	Dallas, TX	Dallas Jesuit	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 27, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 20  247Sports: 13  ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "2021 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Arterio Morris PG	Dallas, TX	Justin F. Kimball High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 17, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Dillon Mitchell SF	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 25, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Rowan Brumbaugh PG	Gill, MA	Northfield Mount Hermon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: —  247Sports: 13  ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "2022 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

2021 NBA draft

Main article: 2021 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NBA Team
# 1	19	Kai Jones	F	New York Knicks[18]
# 2	43	Greg Brown	F	New Orleans Pelicans[19]
# 2	58	Jericho Sims	F	New York Knicks[20]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Bob Cousy Award[21]	Marcus Carr	G	R-Sr.
Jerry West Award[22]	Andrew Jones	G	R-Sr.
Julius Erving Award[23]	Timmy Allen	F	Sr.
Karl Malone Award[24]	Tre Mitchell	C	Jr.
NABC Player of the Year[25]	Marcus Carr	G	R-Sr.

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll[26]
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kansas	80 (8)
2	Texas	70 (2)
3	Baylor	67
4	Texas Tech	51
T-5	Oklahoma State	49
T-5	West Virginia	49
7	Oklahoma	29
8	TCU	24
9	Kansas State	22
10	Iowa State	9

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team ^[27]

Marcus Carr – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Andrew Jones – G (Coaches, Media)

Tre Mitchell – C (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Award	Player	Position	Year
Preseason Newcomer of the Year[28]	Marcus Carr	G	R-Sr.

Roster

2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Timmy Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Red Mountain Utah Mesa, AZ G 1 Andrew Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr MacArthur Irving, TX G 2 Marcus Carr 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Montverde Academy Minnesota Toronto, ON G 3 Courtney Ramey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Webster Groves St. Louis, MO F 4 Dylan Disu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hendrickson Vanderbilt Pflugerville, TX G 5 Devin Askew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mater Dei Kentucky Sacramento, CA F 10 Cole Bott (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School Highlands Ranch, CO G 12 Tristen Licon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Americas High School El Paso, TX G 13 Jase Febres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Westfield Houston, TX G/F 20 Jaylon Tyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr John Paul II Plano, TX G 21 Avery Benson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Southwest Christian Academy Texas Tech Springdale, AR F 30 Brock Cunningham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Westlake Austin, TX G 31 Gavin Perryman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dallas Jesuit Dallas, TX F 32 Christian Bishop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr West Creighton Lee's Summit, MO C 33 Tre Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Woodstock UMass Pittsburgh, PA	Head coach Chris Beard (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Rodney Terry (St. Edward's) Ulric Maligi (Howard) Jerrance Howard (Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 5	Texas Lutheran	W 96–33	0–0	18 – Mitchell	6 – Cunningham	5 – Carr	Frank Erwin Center (N/A) Austin, TX
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., LHN	No. 5	Houston Baptist	W 92–48	1–0	14 – Ramey	6 – Allen	7 – Carr	Frank Erwin Center (14,683) Austin, TX
November 13, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 1 Gonzaga	L 74–86	1–1	18 – Allen	6 – Allen	4 – Allen	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 17, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 8	Northern Colorado Abe Lemons Classic	W 62–49	2–1	16 – Mitchell	8 – Allen	4 – Jones	Frank Erwin Center (11,083) Austin, TX
November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., LHN	No. 8	San José State Abe Lemons Classic	W 79–45	3–1	17 – Allen	8 – Mitchell	4 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (11,088) Austin, TX
November 24, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 8	Cal Baptist Abe Lemons Classic	W 68–44	4–1	15 – tied	8 – Allen	5 – Jones	Frank Erwin Center (10,878) Austin, TX
November 29, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 7	Sam Houston State	W 73–57	5–1	19 – Carr	5 – Allen	7 – Allen	Gregory Gymnasium (2,834) Austin, TX
December 3, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 7	UTRGV	W 88–58	6–1	17 – Bishop	5 – Mitchell	5 – Mitchell	Frank Erwin Center (10,865) Austin, TX
December 9, 2021* 5:30 p.m., FS1	No. 7	at No. 23 Seton Hall Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 60–64	6–2	19 – Mitchell	12 – Allen	3 – tied	Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ
December 14, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 17	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 63–31	7–2	14 – Mitchell	7 – tied	2 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (10,513) Austin, TX
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ABC	No. 17	vs. Stanford Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	W 60–53	8–2	13 – Jones	5 – tied	4 – tied	T-Mobile Arena (1,600) Paradise, NV
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., LHN	No. 16	Alabama State	W 68–48	9–2	14 – Disu	7 – tied	4 – Allen	Frank Erwin Center (11,732) Austin, TX
December 28, 2021* 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 17	Incarnate Word	W 78–33	10–2	14 – tied	11 – Disu	7 – Allen	Frank Erwin Center (11,197) Austin, TX
January 1, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	No. 17	West Virginia	W 74–59	11–2 (1–0)	20 – Carr	7 – Bishop	3 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (12,864) Austin, TX
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	at Kansas State	W 70–57	12–2 (2–0)	19 – Carr	14 – Allen	5 – Carr	Bramlage Coliseum (6,833) Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 14	at Oklahoma State	L 51–64	12–3 (2–1)	10 – tied	9 – Disu	3 – tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,204) Stillwater, OK
January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 21	Oklahoma	W 66–52	13–3 (3–1)	22 – Jones	8 – Bishop	5 – Carr	Frank Erwin Center (13,144) Austin, TX
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 21	at No. 15 Iowa State	L 70–79	13–4 (3–2)	18 – Jones	7 – Jones	6 – Carr	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
January 18, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN	No. 23	Kansas State	L 65–66	13–5 (3–3)	25 – Carr	8 – Bishop	3 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (11,498) Austin, TX
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	Oklahoma State	W 56–51	14–5 (4–3)	14 – Carr	8 – Allen	3 – Allen	Frank Erwin Center (13,203) Austin, TX
January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at TCU	W 73–50	15–5 (5–3)	16 – Allen	9 – Bishop	5 – Mitchell	Schollmaier Arena (8,412) Fort Worth, TX
January 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 18 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 52–51	16–5	18 – Ramey	6 – Allen	3 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
February 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	at No. 14 Texas Tech	L 64–77	16–6 (5–4)	16 – Carr	8 – Bishop	4 – Carr	United Supermarkets Arena (15,300) Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., LHN	No. 23	No. 20 Iowa State	W 63–41	17–6 (6–4)	14 – tied	8 – Allen	8 – Carr	Frank Erwin Center (13,656) Austin, TX
February 7, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	No. 8 Kansas	W 79–76	18–6 (7–4)	24 – Allen	10 – Bishop	4 – Carr	Frank Erwin Center (14,688) Austin, TX
February 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 20	at No. 10 Baylor	L 63–80	18–7 (7–5)	11 – Jones	7 – Allen	5 – Carr	Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	at Oklahoma	W 80–78 OT	19–7 (8–5)	20 – tied	7 – Jones	3 – Bishop	Lloyd Noble Center (8,124) Norman, OK
February 19, 2022 11:30 a.m., ABC	No. 20	No. 11 Texas Tech	L 55–61	19–8 (8–6)	20 – Jones	11 – Bishop	3 – Ramey	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
February 23, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	TCU	W 75–66	20–8 (9—6)	21 – Jones	7 – tied	2 – tied	Frank Erwin Center (12,017) Austin, TX
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	at West Virginia	W 82–81	21–8 (10–6)	26 – Allen	10 – Allen	3 – Allen	WVU Coliseum (13,470) Morgantown, WV
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	No. 3 Baylor	L 61–68	21–9 (10–7)	13 – tied	11 – Bishop	3 – Allen	Frank Erwin Center (16,450) Austin, TX
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	at No. 6 Kansas	L 63–70 OT	21–10 (10–8)	18 – Ramey	7 – tied	4 – Allen	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 10, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	(4) No. 22	vs. (5) TCU Quarterfinals	L 60–65	21–11	16 – Allen	9 – tied	3 – tied	T-Mobile Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 4:30 p.m., TBS	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (11 E) Virginia Tech First Round	W 81–73	22–11	21 – Jones	6 – Allen	9 – Carr	Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI
March 20, 2022 7:40 p.m., TNT	(6 E) No. 25	vs. (3 E) No. 10 Purdue Second Round	L 71–81	22–12	23 – Carr	6 – tied	6 – Carr	Fiserv Forum (17,500) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[29]

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)^[30]

				Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
#	Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	PF	TO	Stl	Blk
0	Timmy Allen	34	34	984:24	29.0	410	12.1	150	304	49.3%	4	15	26.7%	106	145	73.1%	88	129	217	6.4	71	84	64	42	14
1	Andrew Jones	33	20	868:33	26.3	371	11.2	129	312	41.3%	56	175	32.0%	57	70	81.4%	6	87	93	2.8	53	51	41	38	7
2	Marcus Carr	34	32	1047:59	30.8	386	11.4	128	325	39.4%	47	139	33.8%	83	108	76.9%	9	57	66	1.9	117	78	64	32	3
3	Courtney Ramey	34	32	1024:18	30.1	321	9.4	110	277	39.7%	49	140	35.0%	52	68	76.5%	16	104	120	3.5	53	70	40	35	7
4	Dylan Disu	26	0	283:33	10.9	97	3.7	41	88	46.6%	2	15	13.3%	13	16	81.3%	25	58	83	3.2	11	45	22	11	21
5	Devin Askew	34	3	503:34	14.8	72	2.1	26	65	40.0%	8	25	32.0%	12	22	54.5%	3	29	32	0.9	45	39	26	26	3
10	Cole Bott	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Tristen Licon	16	0	67:13	4.2	22	1.4	9	21	42.9%	4	10	40.0%	0	0	0%	1	6	7	0.4	1	5	1	5	0
13	Jase Febres	31	6	428:31	13.8	120	3.9	39	108	36.1%	27	82	32.9%	15	20	75.0%	11	35	46	1.5	12	41	11	10	8
20	Jaylon Tyson	8	0	56:13	7.0	14	1.8	6	15	40%	0	4	0%	2	3	66.7%	2	7	9	1.1	3	6	3	4	2
21	Avery Benson	16	0	59:53	3.7	1	0.1	0	4	0%	0	1	0%	1	2	50.0%	4	4	8	0.5	5	4	0	1	0
30	Brock Cunningham	34	3	403:03	11.9	78	2.3	27	56	48.2%	11	23	47.8%	13	16	81.3%	31	46	77	2.3	22	72	10	24	3
31	Gavin Perryman	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Christian Bishop	34	23	673:18	19.8	238	7.0	90	150	60.0%	2	6	33.3%	56	83	67.5%	84	106	190	5.6	25	72	43	16	31
33	Tre Mitchell	24	17	449:28	18.7	209	8.7	77	161	47.8%	15	46	32.6%	40	50	80%	30	65	95	4.0	32	41	35	17	16
	Total	34	34	6850	–	2339	68.8	832	1886	44.1%	25	681	33.0%	450	603	74.6%	355	776	1131	33.3	450	608	392	261	115
	Opponents	34	34	6850	–	2062	60.6	712	1708	41.7%	183	573	31.9%	455	668	68.1%	328	767	1095	32.2	314	608	506	196	111

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Awards and honors

Weekly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	Tre Mitchell	F	November 22, 2021	[31]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	Timmy Allen	F	February 28, 2022	[32]

Conference honors

Honors	Player	Position
All-Big 12 Second Team Big 12 All-Newcomer Team	Timmy Allen	F
All-Big 12 Third Team	Marcus Carr	G
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention	Christian Bishop	F
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention	Andrew Jones	G
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention	Courtney Ramey	G

Source:^[33]

National honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
USBWA Most Courageous Award	Andrew Jones	G	March 11, 2022	[34]

National honors

Honors	Player	Position
USBWA District 8 Second Team	Timmy Allen	F
USBWA District VII Team	Timmy Allen	F
NABC All-District 8 Second Team	Timmy Allen	F

Source:^[35][36]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	5	8	8	7	7	17	16	17	14	21	23	RV	23	20	20	20	21	22	25	Not released
Coaches	5	5^	8	8	11	17	17	18	16	22	22	25	21	20	20	22	21	22	25	—

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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