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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Basketball

Strong second half prepares Horns for tonight

Will Anderson November 10, 2010

Missed free throws, numerous turnovers, errant 3-pointers instead of working the ball inside — the first 20 minutes of Texas’ opener against Navy on Monday looked like a repeat of last year’s...

Thompson brings size, power to front court

Will Anderson November 9, 2010

It took Tristan Thompson 2 minutes and 47 seconds to get into Monday night’s game against Navy and an additional 2:49 to make his first mark on it. Thompson came up with a loose ball in the...

Longhorns sink Midshipmen in opener

Dan Hurwitz November 9, 2010

It took more than the first half for the Longhorns to start having fun Monday night in routing Navy 83-52 in the season opener. The light turned on for Texas early in the second half as they quit...

Barnes continues to send Longhorns to play in NBA

Austin Laymance November 8, 2010

While Texas’ 2009 season was one marred by inconsistency and extreme highs and lows, one thing remained constant — Rick Barnes sent three more Longhorns to the NBA. In his 12 years in...

New leaders step up for unranked Longhorns

Will Anderson November 8, 2010

What a difference a year makes. At this point in 2009, Texas was No. 3 in the nation thanks to the returning talent of two All-Big 12 performers and the addition of one of the highest-rated recruiting...

Canadian duo know one another very well

Dan Hurwitz November 8, 2010

Upon seeing Cory Joseph for the first time, Tristan Thompson noticed three things. “This is a curly haired guy with big ears,” Thompson recalls. “But he can shoot.” While...

Unranked Horns “more hungry” entering season

Will Anderson November 2, 2010

The relief was palpable in Cooley Pavilion on Monday afternoon as the burden of great expectations was lifted. For the first time in a decade, Texas did not make The Associated Press preseason Top...

Longhorns go on to excel in NBA

Austin Laymance October 26, 2010

  With the 2010-2011 NBA season tipping off tonight, here’s a look at the impact the 10 Longhorns in the league will have this year for their respective teams.   <strong>Miami</strong>...

Once top-ranked Horns have long off-season ahead of them

Blake Hurtik March 23, 2010

Try to think back to a time long, long ago. All the way back to January of this year. Things were much different then. A catastrophic earthquake shook Haiti. “Avatar” captured the...

Stunned Horns left in Deacons’ Wake

Laken Litman March 22, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — The Longhorns’ final loss of the season, an 81-80 overtime heartbreaker to Wake Forest in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday, was indicative of their entire year,...

James’ disappointing showing on glass typifies Texas’ struggles in the Big Easy

Chris Tavarez March 22, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — The Big Easy has been everything but for Texas. Frustrating, disappointing and heartbreaking, yes, but definitely not easy. In its final game of the season, Texas lost 81-80...

Horns Eliminated from Tournament

Laken Litman March 18, 2010

Texas and Baylor’s bad blood reached its boiling point Thursday night. In the Longhorns’ 86-67 loss — their fourth straight to the Bears — players on both teams broadcast their...

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