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Marcus Carr dodges TCU players as he drives down the court.

Texas’ Marcus Carr anchors Canadian U23 National Team

Christina Huang, Associate Sports Editor July 14, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook. Sixth-year Texas guard Marcus Carr put on a scoring show for Canada’s U23 team this past week in the GLOBL JAM tournament,...

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Longhorns in the pros: Checking in on Texas’ 2021 NBA draft picks

Matthew Caldwell, Sports Reporter June 26, 2022

The 2022 NBA draft took place Thursday with zero Longhorns being drafted. A little over a year ago, however, three Longhorns were taken in the 2021 NBA draft, tying the record for most Texas players chosen...

Evaluating transfer Tyrese Hunter with former Iowa State Daily reporter Matt Belinson

Evaluating transfer Tyrese Hunter with former Iowa State Daily reporter Matt Belinson

Matthew Caldwell, Sports Reporter June 16, 2022

The Texas men’s basketball team recently landed Tyrese Hunter, the top-ranked transfer in the country according to 247Sports. Hunter averaged 11 points and 4.9 assists per game for Iowa State last season...

Longhorn legend Andrew Jones says goodbye to Texas basketball after 6 years

Longhorn legend Andrew Jones says goodbye to Texas basketball after 6 years

Christina Huang, Sports Desk Editor May 4, 2022

Andrew Jones’ six-year career at Texas has been marked by great success and deep heartbreak. On Sunday, the ninth-best scorer in program history announced that he would leave Texas to pursue an NBA career. “We...

Despite loss in Elite Eight, Texas’ future is bright

Despite loss in Elite Eight, Texas’ future is bright

Amsal Madhani, Sports Reporter March 31, 2022

Although the Longhorns will not go home with an NCAA title this season, the team made many strides this year. With one of the younger teams in the nation, 10 out of 13 players being freshmen or sophomores,...

Texas’ young squad is making noise in the NCAA Tournament

Texas’ young squad is making noise in the NCAA Tournament

Amsal Madhani, Sports Reporter March 28, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 25, 2022 flipbook. Following an impressive 28-6 season capped off with a Big 12 championship, the Longhorns turned their focus to the NCAA Tournament...

Texas falls to No. 1 seed Stanford, 59-50, in second-consecutive Elite Eight appearance

Texas falls to No. 1 seed Stanford, 59-50, in second-consecutive Elite Eight appearance

Ethan Ferguson, Sports Reporter March 28, 2022

The 2022 Texas women’s basketball season came to an end in a hard-fought battle against defending champion and No. 1 seed Stanford in the Elite Eight of the March Madness tournament. The No. 2-seed Longhorns...

Chris Beard laid foundation for success despite early March Madness exit

Chris Beard laid foundation for success despite early March Madness exit

Christina Huang, Sports Reporter March 25, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 22, 2022 flipbook. One of the first things Chris Beard said after Texas was bounced from the NCAA Tournament was about building a new program...

Back to the Elite Eight: Texas takes down Ohio State 66-63 despite Harmon’s foul trouble to return to quarterfinals

Back to the Elite Eight: Texas takes down Ohio State 66-63 despite Harmon’s foul trouble to return to quarterfinals

Amsal Madhani, Senior Sports Reporter March 25, 2022
Despite Texas’ star player, freshman guard Rori Harmon, sitting on the bench for most of the game due to foul trouble, a group of Longhorn players stepped up to secure the win. 
Rori Harmon closes first year at Texas clad with accolades

Rori Harmon closes first year at Texas clad with accolades

Ethan Ferguson, Sports Reporter March 21, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 11, 2022 flipbook. In her freshman season, Rori Harmon started 27 of the 29 games she played in, getting her hands on the ball as much as possible.  One...

Texas women’s basketball team improving ahead of NCAA tournament

Texas women’s basketball team improving ahead of NCAA tournament

Elijah Garcia, Sports Reporter March 21, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 1, 2022 flipbook. Head coach Vic Schaefer and the No. 9 Texas women's basketball team are on a six-game winning streak, bringing them to a 21-6...

Texas comes up short in Sweet 16 bid in valiant effort to contain Purdue, 81-71

Texas comes up short in Sweet 16 bid in valiant effort to contain Purdue, 81-71

Christina Huang, Sports Desk Editor March 20, 2022
No. 3-seed Purdue capitalized on errors from No. 6-seed Texas that marred the 81-71 loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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