Summer Shootaround: Sean Miller joins EOCBB to discuss his Texas team that has legit Final Four hopes 🐂

On this edition of Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander sits down with Texas head coach Sean Miller to discuss last year's tournament run, building a roster in 2026, Marcus Spears Jr. and a Final Four caliber roster in Austin.

(0:00) Intro + Texas head coach Sean Miller joins the show

(1:50) Assessing Year 1 at Texas & Jordan Pope playing through injury

(8:00) What answers does Sean have after one year? How will things change in year two?

(11:00) How to assess chemistry and getting players to gel in the portal era

(15:00) How coaching players is different now versus, say, 15 years ago

(18:30) Marcus Spears Jr. commitment and reclassification

(24:30) A Roster Rundown: Matas Vokietaitis, Austin Goosby & the transfers

(26:50) The nonconference schedule is … a little underwhelming?

(35:25) Rapid-fire questions! Animals, music, Archie Miller and more

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