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Coach Rodney Terry during Texas' game against HCU on Nov. 8, 2024.

Tale of two halves: Texas beats Mississippi Valley State 89-43 in first-ever meeting

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter November 16, 2024

For the first point of the game, graduate forward Kadin Shedrick stood on the free-throw line for Texas after two minutes of play and shot the ball in the net. The rest of the game looked very similar...

From left, Vic, Blair, Holly and Logan Schaefer stand for a photograph.

Blair Schaefer: A story of family, faith, resilience

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter November 15, 2024

In Cincinnati, Ohio, Blair Schaefer was playing basketball with a fierce intensity. Her dad watched from the stands, cheering and perhaps even scouting. Although it was just the summer after her eighth-grade...

Junior forward Kyla Oldacre shoots the ball at Texas Women’s Basketball’s first game of the season, against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 10, 2024.

Texas women’s basketball defeats Lamar 95-58, head coach Schaefer expects more

Anna Ambrose and General Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

Texas women’s basketball rolled over Lamar University 95-58 Wednesday night at home, but head coach Vic Schaefer wasn’t satisfied with his team’s performance.  The Longhorns came out strong in...

Junior forward Kyla Oldacre shoots the ball at Texas Women’s Basketball’s first game of the season, against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 10, 2024. The Longhorns won the game, 119-47.

No. 4 Texas all smiles in season-opener, throttles Southeast Missouri State 119-47

Anna Ambrose and Zach Davis November 10, 2024

No. 4 Texas opened up its season with a dominant performance against Southeast Missouri State at the Moody Center, winning 119-47. Six Texas players scored in the double digits, with junior forward...

Coach Rodney Terry during Texas' game against HCU on Nov. 8, 2024.

No. 19 Texas men’s basketball dominates in home opener against HCU

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter November 9, 2024

No. 19 Texas men’s basketball’s home opener against Houston Christian University started with a similar theme as the last game: with a three-pointer from freshman guard Tre Johnson.  The Longhorns...

Coach Rodney Terry during Texas' game against HCU on Dec. 9, 2023.

Previewing Texas men’s basketball’s first home game

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter November 8, 2024

The No. 19 Longhorns men’s basketball team will return to the Moody Center this Friday, for their first home game of the season against Houston Christian University.  Having a home crowd that averages...

Longhorns in the NBA

Longhorns in the NBA

Luke Lawhorn, General Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

A school like the University will always be acknowledged as a football school, perhaps rightfully so. Not only is the current Steve Sarkisian-led program renowned as a perennial blue blood on the field,...

Number 20 Tre Johnson dunks a basketball.

Freshman Tre Johnson breaks Kevin Durant record in Power 5 matchup

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

Not many Power 5 programs choose to have a non-conference game against another Power 5 program, let alone on opening night. Oklahoma played Ohio Valley Conference’s Lindenwood Lions, Alabama tipped...

Texas men’s basketball point guard duo brings complementary playstyles to a new-look team

Texas men’s basketball point guard duo brings complementary playstyles to a new-look team

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

Texas men’s basketball has a luxury on the team this season: two prominent point guards. Head coach Rodney Terry recruited Oregon State junior transfer Jordan Pope and Indiana State graduate transfer...

Behind the scenes: How student managers drive UT women's basketball success

Behind the scenes: How student managers drive UT women’s basketball success

Miles Schuk Ehler, General Sports Reporter November 4, 2024

With the season’s tip-off right around the corner, the Texas women’s basketball team is gearing up for an exciting new chapter in the competitive landscape of the Southeastern Conference.  While...

Fans wait in line to enter Victory Lap bar on September 16, 2023.

The Corral gets fans excited about basketball season tip-off

Isa Almeida and Zach Davis October 31, 2024

In honor of college basketball season being less than a week away, Texas students filled the West Campus sports bar, Victory Lap, to celebrate ahead of the program’s debut season in the Southeastern...

No. 19/19 Texas men’s basketball takeaways from closed scrimmages with TCU and Colorado

No. 19/19 Texas men’s basketball takeaways from closed scrimmages with TCU and Colorado

Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter October 30, 2024

With just five days remaining until its season opener against Ohio State on Nov. 4, No. 19/19 Texas men’s basketball got ready for competitive play with two closed scrimmages against TCU and Colorado.  The...

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