This is the first time in three years Texas will be starting a season without a lottery-level freshman in the paint; Mohamed Bamba moved on to the NBA after a year and none of the bigs Texas recruited this season are likely to be going pro in May. That’s not to say there will be a downgrade in frontcourt production, as the returning players will be good enough to hold their own. Dylan Osetkowski is back and in better shape than a year ago and Jericho Sims showed during Bamba’s absence that he’s capable of putting in extended minutes as the starting five.