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Texas Basketball vs. Radford: 5 takeaways from upset loss to Highlanders

By Andrew Miller

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 13: Devonnte Holland #15 and Travis Fields Jr #11 of the Radford Highlanders celebrate their teams victory over the Long Island Blackbirds in the First Four game in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. The Radford Highlanders defeated the Long Island Blackbirds 71-61. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
DAYTON, OH - MARCH 13: Devonnte Holland #15 and Travis Fields Jr #11 of the Radford Highlanders celebrate their teams victory over the Long Island Blackbirds in the First Four game in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. The Radford Highlanders defeated the Long Island Blackbirds 71-61. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Matt Coleman III #2 of the Texas Longhorns drives against Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Texas defeated North Carolina 92-89. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Matt Coleman III #2 of the Texas Longhorns drives against Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Texas defeated North Carolina 92-89. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

3. Back court issues

We’ll continue to highlight the struggles of the back court in this game because there was one player that needs to step up for Texas basketball sometime soon. Sophomore point guard Matt Coleman struggled again as he’s not making the strides many expected him to in his second year on the Forty Acres.

All season, Coleman got heavy minutes on the floor. He led Texas in playing time in this game, with only three minutes spent on the bench for him. Coleman, Osetkowski, and Roach Jr. all played more minutes than any of the Highlanders did. None of the three played exceptionally well, at least on offense. Osetkowski at least had a game-high 17 rebounds.

However, Coleman finished with nine points, one rebound, two assists, and one steal. He did shoot better from the field than Osetkowski and Roach Jr. at 37.5 percent. But, his shooting percentage still wasn’t good by many considerations. The turnover percentage was way too high for Coleman since he should be the facilitator of this offense.

Texas should start give more playing time to freshman point guard Courtney Ramey if it is looking to find some answers to its scoring issue. This team should be posting 75-80 points, at a minimum, against an undersized non-major conference opponent like Radford. That scoring responsibility should also fall mainly on the back court. It has to get better.

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