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Texas heads into NCAA tournament with clean slate

Akshay Mirchandani March 17, 2016

Shaka Smart and the Longhorns sat in their meeting room in Oklahoma City taking in the first day of March Madness. They watched No. 13 UNC-Wilmington hang with a perennial title contender in No. 4 Duke....

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Longhorns draw No. 6 seed in West Region, potential showdown with Texas A&M looms

Jacob Martella March 13, 2016

Texas and Texas A&M might not compete regularly anymore, but the NCAA selection committee did their best to set up a potential showdown between the two in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The...

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Cold first-half shooting dooms Longhorns to 75-61 loss to Baylor in Big 12 quarterfinals

Jacob Martella March 11, 2016

The Longhorns’ Big 12 tournament run was over before it had a chance to start. Texas opened its quarterfinal match up against Baylor hitting just five of its first 23 shots, allowing the Bears...

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Davis, Smart develop close bond

Akshay Mirchandani March 10, 2016

A skinny, 6-foot-2-inches guard tells Shaka Smart to go shake North Carolina head coach Roy Williams’ hand in December in the aftermath of a signature win. Sometimes he tells him to remember his own...

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Alumnus Myles Turner receives Rookie of the Month honors for February

Steve Helwick March 9, 2016

At the beginning of January, Indiana Pacers rookie center Myles Turner was a backup center returning from a thumb injury. His role, potential and minute distribution were all mysterious at that point.  Two...

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Big 12 Notebook: Buddy Hield wins Big 12 Player of the Year award

Jacob Martella March 9, 2016

Kansas might have won the Big 12, but Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield took the Conference’s Player of the Year award, the Big 12 announced on Sunday. Hield, who won the award for the second-straight...

Pacers Myles Turner awarded with February’s Rookie of the Month honors

Steve Helwick March 8, 2016

At the beginning of January, Indiana Pacers rookie center Myles Turner was a backup center returning from a thumb injury. His role, potential and minute distribution were all unclear at that point. Last...

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Prince Ibeh, Isaiah Taylor lead Longhorns in Big 12 honors

Jacob Martella March 7, 2016

After lifting the Longhorns from a bubble team to a solid No. 5 or 6 seed in the NCAA, senior center Prince Ibeh and junior point guard Isaiah Taylor received recognition for their efforts from the Big...

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Roach’s late run sparks Longhorns to 62-50 win over Oklahoma State

Jacob Martella March 5, 2016

Kerwin Roach Jr. and the Longhorns struggled through the first 35 minutes Friday night. Texas was shooting 37 percent from the field, buried neck deep in foul trouble and tied with an Oklahoma State...

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Ridley hoping for postseason return

Akshay Mirchandani March 4, 2016

Life turned on Cameron Ridley fast.  One day, the 6-foot-10-inch senior center was enjoying the best season of his career for a re-energized Texas squad.  The next, he was trying to figure...

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For Longhorns to make a run, they have to handle success better

Akshay Mirchandani March 3, 2016

Shaka Smart was worried on Sunday.  The Longhorns were coming off an emotional 76-63 win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday, thanks in part to a 22-0 run. But the text messages, pats on the...

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Big 12 Notebook: Kansas wins 12th-straight Big 12 title

Jacob Martella March 2, 2016

Before they stomped all over the Longhorns on Monday night, the Jayhawks had a little bit of celebrating to do.  Kansas wrapped up a share of its 12th-straight Big 12 title with a 67-58 win over...

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