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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Head coach Rodney Terry yells during Texas' game against Arkansas on Feb. 5, 2025.

Texas men’s basketball is on the right side of bubble leading into Selection Sunday

Isabella Capuchino, General Sports Reporter March 16, 2025

With Selection Sunday airing March 16 at 6 p.m. ET, anxious college basketball teams nationwide will finally be put to momentary ease after learning which 68 teams will battle it out in the NCAA Championship...

Senior Kadin Shedrick celebrates a dunk against the Kentucky Wildcats on Feb. 15, 2025.

Texas men’s basketball loses to Tennessee, but hope for March Madness is alive

Meaghan English, Sports Desk Editor March 15, 2025

Texas ended its run for the Southeastern Conference Championship with a 72-83 loss to No. 4 seed Tennessee. Texas looked like an entirely different team the past two days, and the trend only continued...

Former Texas Womens Basketball head coach Jody Conradt waited after the Longhorns first game of the SEC tournament to talk to current head coach Vic Schaefer on March 7, 2025.

Former head coach’s commitment cultivated fanbase, paved program’s way to success

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 14, 2025

When Texas Athletics hired Jody Conradt in 1976, the headline of a Texas newspaper that announced her position read, “Woman Earns Man-Sized Salary – $19,000.” She spent over 30 years proving she...

Senior Kadin Shedrick celebrates a dunk against the Kentucky Wildcats on Feb. 15, 2025.

Texas men’s basketball is taking time to rest before facing No. 5 Tennessee in the SEC Championship quarterfinals

Meaghan English, Sports Desk Editor March 14, 2025

Against all odds, Texas men’s basketball has made it to the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Championship. Tomorrow, the Longhorns will face off against No. 4 seed Tennessee in Bridgestone...

Texas men’s basketball wins in 94–89 second overtime against Texas A&M

Texas men’s basketball wins in 94–89 second overtime against Texas A&M

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 13, 2025

A chorus of ‘Tra-Bron’ echoed through the locker room, started by sophomore guard Malik Presley and freshman forward Nic Codie. The Texas men’s basketball team had just beaten No. 14 Texas A&M...

Texas forward Jayson Kent guards Alabama’s Mouhamed Dioubate during the Longhorn’s game against the Crimson Tide on Feb. 11, 2025.

Texas faces in-state rival Texas A&M in SEC tournament second round

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 12, 2025

The in-state rivalry between Texas and No. 17 Texas A&M will be in full swing in Nashville for the Southeastern Conference tournament second-round game on March 13 at 2:30 p.m. CT.  Even though...

The Texas basketball team ahead of their game against Chicago State on Nov. 12, 2024.

‘We’re always together’: Texas men’s basketball prepares for first round of conference championship

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 11, 2025

Singing happy birthday, No. 13 seed Texas men’s basketball stopped for a moment to celebrate graduate guard Julian Larry the day before its matchup against No. 12 seed Vanderbilt in the Southeastern...

Junior Chloe Kitts shoots a jump shot over three Longhorn defenders during the SEC Championship on March 9, 2025.

No. 1 Texas falls to No. 5 South Carolina in SEC Championship

Zach Davis and Anna Ambrose  March 9, 2025

Inside the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, the noise from the crowd feels almost physical.  In the 64–45 loss to No. 5 South Carolina, the stands filled with garnet and black with white towels...

Guard Tramon Mark during Texas' game against Oklahoma on March 8, 2025.

Texas loses last home conference game to Oklahoma in Red River bubble matchup

Lauren Hightower, Associate Sports Editor March 9, 2025

A bubble rose above the Red River with two teams sitting on top of it. In Texas’ last conference game against Oklahoma, both bubble teams, on the verge of not making the tournament, fought for a...

Sophomore Madison Booker celebrates with the Longhorn Pep Band after winning against LSU on March 8, 2025.

Texas still marching on to SEC Tournament championship after beating LSU

Anna Ambrose, Senior Sports Reporter March 9, 2025

The Longhorn Pep Band surrounded a triumphant Madison Booker, minutes after the Longhorns took down third-seeded LSU to advance to the final round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament and more...

Longhorn Head Coach Vic Schaefer gets animated after a foul was called in the third round of the SEC tournament against Ole Miss on March 7, 2025.

Texas women’s basketball punches its way to SEC semifinal, takes down Ole Miss 70-63

Zach Davis, Senior Sports Reporter March 8, 2025

The ball rolled around the rim like it had been thrown onto a roulette table. For a brief second, the fans were given relief to their eardrums, but through the silence in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena,...

Freshman guard Tre Johnson drives for the basket during Texas' game against Arkansas on Feb. 5, 2025.

Miracle in Mississippi – Texas men’s basketball pulls off its first win in two weeks in overtime

Meaghan English, Sports Desk Editor March 5, 2025

The drought — at least for tonight — is over. With a stunning battle into overtime, Texas men’s basketball finally pulled a win over No. 25 Mississippi State 87-82. Late free throws from senior...

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