Matt Coleman, Texas Basketball Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
A top 15 ranked Texas basketball team now has a highly anticipated de facto Big 12 opener set for Dec. 20, at home against Oklahoma State.
Big 12 play was supposed to begin for head coach Shaka Smart and No. 13 ranked Texas basketball on Dec. 13 on the road in Waco, matching up against the No. 2 ranked Baylor Bears and head coach Scott Drew. But due to novel coronavirus related issues on the Baylor side, the Big 12 opener had to be pushed back (to a date still yet to be determined).