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Transfer Dylan Disu’s reasons for coming to Texas go beyond basketball

Transfer Dylan Disu’s reasons for coming to Texas go beyond basketball

Christina Huang May 5, 2021

Dylan Disu is the latest in a string of high-profile transfers to choose Texas as their next destination, but his connections to the University run deeper than the allure of a program piloted by new head...

Matt Coleman’s legacy shows more than just winning

Matt Coleman’s legacy shows more than just winning

Matthew Boncosky April 30, 2021

Numerous high-profile athletes with gaudy single-season performances have come through the Texas men’s basketball program, but few players had the four-year impact of senior guard Matt Coleman. Coleman,...

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Matt Coleman announces intentions to turn pro, ends illustrious collegiate career

Nathan Han April 29, 2021

Matt Coleman has played his last minute as a Longhorn. The senior point guard announced Thursday he would turn professional and forgo his extra year of eligibility at Texas granted to all NCAA athletes...

Here's who Texas women's basketball lost and who's replacing them

Here’s who Texas women’s basketball lost and who’s replacing them

Taylor Hawthorne April 21, 2021

Head coach Vic Schaefer made it perfectly clear after the Longhorns’ Elite Eight loss to South Carolina on March 30 that his team will be back next season to compete for a national championship. “This...

Chris Beard wastes little time in building competitive roster

Chris Beard wastes little time in building competitive roster

Matthew Boncosky April 16, 2021

Chris Beard made a promise at his introductory press conference to be competitive in year one, and his early work on the recruiting trail suggests he’s making good on that claim. The outlook for next...

Charli Collier goes No. 1 overall in 2021 WNBA draft

Charli Collier goes No. 1 overall in 2021 WNBA draft

Taylor Hawthorne April 15, 2021

In preparation for the 2021 WNBA Draft, Charli Collier’s mom, Ponda, posted a photo of a young Charli laying in the back seat of the car holding a basketball as she slept. Tonight she got to watch...

Jaylon Tyson’s connection to Beard sparks flipped commitment from Texas Tech to Texas

Jaylon Tyson’s connection to Beard sparks flipped commitment from Texas Tech to Texas

Christina Huang April 14, 2021

The Texas basketball program had three commitments in the 2021 recruiting cycle when Shaka Smart left to become the new head coach at Marquette University on March 26. All three decommitted once Smart...

Breaking down what to expect from Chris Beard on the court with The Daily Toreador’s men’s basketball reporter

Breaking down what to expect from Chris Beard on the court with The Daily Toreador’s men’s basketball reporter

Nathan Han April 7, 2021
The Daily Texan spoke to The Daily Toreador's men’s basketball beat writer Ryan Mainville about what the new Texas head coach will bring to the table on the court and the recruiting trail.
Chris Beard, UT commit to growing men’s basketball into national powerhouse

Chris Beard, UT commit to growing men’s basketball into national powerhouse

Matthew Boncosky April 2, 2021

Chris Beard made it abundantly clear in his introductory press conference Friday that he wants to win, and he wants to win now. The new Texas men’s basketball head coach established that his expectation...

Texas guard Celeste Taylor enters the NCAA transfer portal

Texas guard Celeste Taylor enters the NCAA transfer portal

Tong Vu April 2, 2021

Celeste Taylor, who has emerged as one the Longhorns’ top scorers this past season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.   Taylor finished the 2020-2021 season as the Longhorns’ second leading...

Chris Beard hired to replace Shaka Smart as men’s basketball head coach

Chris Beard hired to replace Shaka Smart as men’s basketball head coach

Matthew Boncosky April 1, 2021

Texas is hiring former Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard to replace Shaka Smart as head men’s basketball coach, according to numerous reports from Stadium, CBS Sports, and ESPN. Beard will become...

Texas’s tournament run comes to an end in 62-34 Elite Eight loss to South Carolina

Texas’s tournament run comes to an end in 62-34 Elite Eight loss to South Carolina

Taylor Hawthorne March 30, 2021

The impressive and unlikely tournament run by Texas came to an end Tuesday night against No.1 seed South Carolina.  Texas tried to fight back from a double-digit deficit for most of the game but fell...

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