Texas Longhorns – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

West No. 6 Texas Longhorns (Overall: 20-12, Conf: 11-7)

Team Strengths

Shaka Smart has done a tremendous job guiding the Texas Longhorns. They’ve had plenty of success this season en route to a berth in the NCAA tournament. The Longhorns have a guard-heavy, high-pressure system with their backcourt duo of Isaiah Taylor and Javan Felix. But they also enjoy plenty of production from center Cameron Ridley. The Longhorns do much of their production on the defensive side, limiting opponents to 68.1 points per game (84^th in the nation).

Team Weaknesses

Ball movement and rebounding seems to be a problem for the Longhorns. Having a guard-heavy lineup has Texas rushing in for the score. They don’t seem to sit back to look for the open man with just 11.5 assists per game (301^st in the nation). Their inclination to run the fast break often has sacrificed their performance on the boards. They rank 265^th with just 34.5 rebounds per game.

Team Stats

Category	Stat	NCAA Rank
Points Per Game	71.3	222
Rebounds Per Game	34.5	265
Blocks Per Game	4.38	63
3-Point Percentage	33.9%	215
Free Throw Percentage	66.5%	300

Starting Lineup

Position	Name	PPG
F	Connor Lammert	7.1
C	Prince Ibeh	4.2
G	Javan Felix	10.6
G	Demarcus Holland	2.9
G	Isaiah Taylor	14.8

Writer’s Prediction

Texas exits in the Round of 32.

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