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Texas women’s basketball conquers Texas Tech, now 1–1 in conference

Texas women’s basketball conquers Texas Tech, now 1–1 in conference

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter January 4, 2024

After an upsetting conference opener against Baylor the week prior, No. 10 Texas women’s basketball redeemed themselves with a 74-47 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock on Wednesday.  The matchup started...

Texas men’s basketball ends non-conference play with a win over UT-Arlington

Texas men’s basketball ends non-conference play with a win over UT-Arlington

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter January 1, 2024

No. 21 Texas men’s basketball overcame UT-Arlington in a 79-62 win to finish off  non-conference play. Graduate guard Max Abmas broke into the Top 20 D1 basketball players for career points with...

Texas women’s basketball starts final Big 12 run with a loss to Baylor

Texas women’s basketball starts final Big 12 run with a loss to Baylor

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter December 30, 2023

No. 5 Texas women’s basketball fell 85-79 to No. 10 Baylor in its final Big 12 Conference opener. Both teams came into the game undefeated. Ahead of the matchup, junior guard Rori Harmon announced...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas' game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29. Texas won 112-74.

Rori Harmon out for the season with torn ligament in knee

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter December 29, 2023

On Friday, Texas women’s basketball’s announced that junior guard Rori Harmon will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.  Harmon released a...

Rori Harmon attempts to score against Texas Tech on Feb 8. 2022. Texas defeated Texas Tech 80 - 71.

Texas earns final non-conference win without key players

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter December 28, 2023

Before facing Baylor in their first Big 12 conference game of the year, the Longhorns faced the Jackson State Tigers at the Moody Center on Wednesday night. Texas won 97-52 finishing the non-conference...

No. 19 Texas men’s basketball defeats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in holiday matchup

No. 19 Texas men’s basketball defeats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in holiday matchup

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter December 22, 2023

Texas men’s basketball secured a 71-55 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and despite the 16-point lead the Longhorns had to finish off the game, it was still a close matchup. The Islanders...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas' game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29. Texas won 112-74.

Longhorns take holiday win, Rori Harmon breaks record by reaching 500 assists in just 79 names

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter December 21, 2023

History was made Wednesday at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas as Rori Harmon became the fastest player to reach 500 assists in program history. Harmon beat the previous record holder by 11 games...

No. 19 Texas defeats LSU behind big first half in Dylan Disu’s return

No. 19 Texas defeats LSU behind big first half in Dylan Disu’s return

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter December 16, 2023

The Longhorns put it all together on Saturday, notching one of their most complete performances of the season on both ends in a 96-85 victory over LSU in The Halal Guys Showcase. The contest marked the...

Texas women’s basketball hits the road, defeats Arizona in Tucson

Texas women’s basketball hits the road, defeats Arizona in Tucson

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter December 14, 2023

In its first true road game of the season, Texas women’s basketball defeated Arizona 88-75. Playing in front of her friends and family, graduate guard Shaylee Gonzales scored 12 points. Gonzales grew...

Guard Max Abmas goes to score during Texas' game against HCU on Dec. 9, 2023.

Smothering defense lifts No. 12 Texas in bounce back win over Houston Christian

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter December 11, 2023

While it wasn’t perfect, Texas avenged its loss to Marquette on Saturday, riding a dominant defensive effort to a 77-50 win over Houston Christian.  The Longhorns were clunky out of the gate, but...

Senior forward Taylor Jones catches a pass during the game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29, 2023. Jones scored 27 points for the Longhorns during this game.

DeYona Gaston returns from injury in win over Long Beach State

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

Senior forward DeYona Gaston made her comeback to the No. 5 Texas women’s basketball team after suffering an injury in the Orange-White scrimmage on Oct. 24 with a nine-point, five-rebound performance....

Longhorns still looking for ranked win after ice cold offense sinks No. 12 Texas at No. 8 Marquette

Longhorns still looking for ranked win after ice cold offense sinks No. 12 Texas at No. 8 Marquette

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

Despite a 25-point night from Max Abmas, No. 12 Texas couldn’t handle No. 8 Marquette’s explosive offense, dropping its second game of the year on the road to the Golden Eagles. Simply put, the...

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