Texas Longhorns freshman guard Tre Johnson left little doubt about his elite-level ability in Monday's 80-72 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in Las Vegas. In his collegiate debut, Johnson finished with a game-high 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting and 5 of 10 from deep while adding five rebounds,

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He also converted four of his five free-throw attempts while playing a team-high 39 minutes. Johnson broke the freshman school scoring record previously held by Kevin Durant, the perennial NBA All-Star who scored 20 points in his first game at Texas in 2006.

Texas Longhorns men's basketball is starting off the 2024-25 regular season with a loss in Las Vegas. No. 19 Texas (0-1) got a game-high 29 points from true freshman guard Tre Johnson but the Ohio State Buckeyes never trailed and hit 14 3-pointers en route to an 80-72 win at T-Mobile Arena in the Hall of Fame Series.

The No. 19 Texas Longhorns lost their season opener to Ohio State despite 29 points from freshman star Tre Johnson.

The freshman phenom dazzled scoring 29 points in his first game, breaking Kevin Durant’s team scoring record for a collegiate debut, but Johnson’s teammates let him down in the loss.