Texas Basketball: 3 reasons why the Longhorns will crush San Jose State

San Jose State’s top duo of Omari Moore and Trey Smith is not enough to challenge Texas

The top duo that Beard and the Longhorns have to worry about from the San Jose State side in this game is the junior 6-foot-6 and 190-pound shooting guard/wing Omari Moore and the 6-foot-3 and 195-pound senior combo guard Trey Smith. Moore and Smith are two of the most productive players that returned for the Spartans this season.

They are also San Jose State’s most prolific scorers out of the gates this season. Moore has averaged 14.5 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, no steals, 1.0 blocks, and a whopping 5.5 turnovers. And he’s shot around 58 percent from the field, missed on his lone attempt from beyond the arc, and is 77.8 percent from the free-throw line.

Meanwhile, Smith is also off to a productive start for the Spartans this season. Through three games, he’s averaged a dozen points per game, two rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.3 steals, no blocks, and no turnovers. And he’s shot around 34 percent from the field, 35 percent from beyond the arc, and 57 percent from the free-throw line.

Turnovers and a lack of floor spacing are a real issue for this duo of Smith and Moore. The lengthy volume-scorer and all-around two-guard/wing Moore is definitely the most important player for the Spartans. But Smith is also one of the highest usage players for this squad.

Smith isn’t a very efficient shooter from the field and struggles with on-ball defending at times. Moore turns the ball over a ton and isn’t really adept to space the floor from beyond 10 feet from the rim.

Texas has more than enough capable defenders to take care of business against this top duo from the Spartans including redshirt senior shooting guard/wing Andrew Jones, senior guard Courtney Ramey, senior guard Marcus Carr, and sophomore guard Devin Askew.