The Texas basketball program heads into the 2019-20 regular season with heightened expectations coming off an NIT Championship last season. Head Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart needs to have his team better prepared to consistently excel this season compared to last. Missing yet another NCAA Tournament bid and having another letdown in the Big 12 this season could mean Smart sitting on one of the hottest seats in the entire country early on.
The Texas Longhorns basketball program started off their 2019-20 campaign on the right foot with a nice more than 20-point victory over the Northern Colorado Bears at home at the Frank Erwin Center.