Though Texas basketball has been underwhelming the last couple of seasons, especially on offense, this year has been completely different. Despite their current 15-9 record, the Longhorns have been absolutely dominant on the offensive side of the ball in 2025/2026.
According to KenPom's most recent offensive rankings, Sean Miller's team has the 9th-best offense in the league, and it shouldn't really come as a surprise.
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Though it's no secret that the Longhorns have had a pretty big problem on defense to start the year, and still have hiccups now and then, they've undoubtedly gotten better in that department. This has ultimately led to some fairly big SEC wins for the team recently.
Guys like Dailyn Swain, Matas Vokietaitis, and Tramon Mark have been absolutely lights out when Texas has the ball in 2026. Swain's currently in the running to be the collegiate small forward of the year, and Vokietaitis is killing teams in the paint right now.
The Longhorns have an offensive rating of 125.8 according to KenPom, which represents the adjusted offensive efficiency of a team. It takes each team's points scored per 100 possessions and adjusts it based on the strength of each opponent.
As of right now, 125.8 would be Texas' highest-rated offense in program history. The next highest rating was 120.6 in 2008, with Rick Barnes as head coach and A.J. Abrams leading the team in scoring.
If the Longhorns can continue to be as effective as they are on offense, and the defense continues to get incrementally better over the final games of the year, Texas could be a sleeper team if they make it into the 2026 NCAA Tournament.