Texas Basketball: 3 reasons the Longhorns can upset OU
1) Why Texas basketball can upset OU
Improving play of Texas’ top backcourt duo
In the Longhorns big win over the Horned Frogs back on the afternoon of Feb. 12 at the Erwin Center, the team got a nice bounce back performance from the versatile senior standout guard Matt Coleman. This two-way 6-foot-2 and 180 pound floor general had a bit of a downtrodden stretch of play at the end of the month of January.
As a whole, Coleman is still playing really well for the Longhorns by this point of the regular season. He’s started in all 18 games he’s played for the Longhorns so far this season, averaging around 34 minutes on the floor per game. And he’s averaged 12.7 points per game, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks. Coleman shot 46.5 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 84.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Meanwhile, the Longhorns offensively gifted junior guard Courtney Ramey also bounced back nicely in the last two games. Ramey has started in all 17 games he’s played in for the Longhorns so far this season, averaging around 34 minutes on the floor per game. And he’s averaged a team-high 13.2 points per game, 3.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks. Ramey shot 40.9 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from beyond the arc, and 81.1 percent from the free-throw line.
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With the duo of Coleman and Ramey back in rhythm and at full health for the Longhorns starting backcourt, they will be extremely formidable on both ends of the floor. Oklahoma has a deep backcourt rotation, but it’s hard to matchup with what Texas brings to the table between the likes of Ramey and Coleman.