Texas Basketball: Analyzing potential 2020-21 rotation for Longhorns

AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 01: Matt Coleman III #2 of the Texas Longhorns talks to his teammates, (L-R) Jericho Sims #20, Courtney Ramey #3, Donovan Williams #4 and Kai Jones #22 at The Frank Erwin Center on February 01, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 01: Jase Febres #13 of the Texas Longhorns (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

Small Forward

Minutes Allocated (40 total): Jase Febres (25), Gerald Liddell (10), Brock Cunningham/Donovan Williams (5)

Here we have the most crowded position on the Texas roster.

Last season, small forward was a position that felt the injury bug the most, as both Febres and Liddell were done for the season by the middle of February. When healthy, it was a position manned by those two, as Febres was the starting three-guard all the way until his injury.

When healthy, Febres averaged nearly ten points per game, playing a shoot-first role similar to that of Jones. If he can regain his form prior to the injury, then Texas will have four sharpshooting guards in the rotation.

Behind Febres is Liddell, who didn’t put up huge numbers last season, but showed potential before the injury. Liddell is more of a defensive option at the three, whereas Febres’ game is tailored more towards shooting the ball.

When both Febres and Liddell went down, Brock Cunningham and Donovan Williams stepped up as bigger options whenever the three-guard set was ineffective. Cunningham was a real catalyst for Texas, making hustle plays all over the floor and cementing himself as a “glue guy”.

Williams is a more high-upside young option, but Shaka Smart will certainly find ways to get both of them on the floor considering the impacts that they made in limited playing time down the stretch.

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