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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Hamilton hopes to make big impact in second season

Trey Scott July 16, 2012

DENVER — The difference between Jordan Hamilton’s freshman and sophomore years at Texas was stark. The former Longhorn swingman is hoping for the same kind of improvement as he enters his...

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Non-conference foes could pose challenge to young team

Derek Lewis June 6, 2012

Baseball will take hold of the sports world soon enough, as we enter the dog days of summer, which means one thing: It’s time to look ahead to the next college basketball season. The Texas roster...

Ridley and Holland sign with Texas

Sameer Bhuchar April 12, 2012

Texas took a step back, then two steps forward. After announcing that guard Sterling Gibbs planned to transfer following the spring semester, the Longhorns inked two big names in high school basketball...

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Baylor gets probation, Mulkey, Drew docked scholarships as result

The Associated Press April 12, 2012

WACO, Texas— The NCAA put Baylor on three years of probation Wednesday after an investigation turned up hundreds of impermissible telephone calls and text messages sent to prep recruits by coaches...

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Gibbs will transfer, Ridley to sign with Texas today

Austin Laymance April 11, 2012

Gibbs announces he will transfer A crowded Texas backcourt claimed its first victim Tuesday. Freshman point guard Sterling Gibbs announced plans to transfer at the end of the semester. “I’ve...

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Baylor hoops investigated for violating text, call rules

Sameer Bhuchar April 10, 2012

Baylor’s men’s and women’s basketball programs are currently under investigation regarding a series of more than 1,200 impermissible texts and calls to potential recruits. According...

National champs Kentucky put one-and-done issue in spotlight

Austin Laymance April 3, 2012

There’s a growing debate in college basketball about what to do with so-called “one-and-done” players — those select few athletes who leave college after one season for a big payday in the NBA. The...

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Brown to leave 40 acres for greener pastures

Sameer Bhuchar April 3, 2012

It’s official. J’Covan Brown will forgo his senior year and enter the 2012 NBA Draft. “There were a lot of reasons to come back to school next year, most importantly getting my degree...

Ridley reaffirms commitment, will sign with Texas next month

Austin Laymance March 28, 2012

Texas recruit Cameron Ridley will sign his letter of intent and play for the Longhorns next season, Ridley told ESPN’s Dave Telep. Ridley is a 6-10, 230-pound center from Bush High School in Fort...

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One and not done, Kabongo will return

Austin Laymance March 27, 2012

Myck Kabongo veered from the path set forth by his predecessors and will return for his sophomore season. The Longhorns’ starting point guard announced Monday that he would bypass the 2012 NBA Draft...

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Mack Brown, Rick Barnes among the highest-paid coaches in college and pro athletics

Sameer Bhuchar March 27, 2012

If Rick Barnes’ salary determined how his team would perform, the Longhorns may have had a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, rather than a first round bow out to Cincinnati. Barnes...

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Big 12 teams face off in Elite 8

Sameer Bhuchar March 26, 2012

Two Big 12 teams faced top-level basketball programs in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. Second-seed Kansas and third-seed Baylor entered as technical underdogs in their match ups...

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