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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Guard Ithiel Horton dribbles the ball towards the basket during the conference game against the University of Central Florida on Jan. 17.

Despite Horton’s resurgence, Texas suffers epic collapse

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter January 18, 2024

Days after suffering a loss against a piecemeal West Virginia team, all eyes were on how the reigning Big 12 Champions would respond. Despite racing out to a 15-2 lead, Texas basketball left Wednesday’s...

Freshman point guard Madison Booker keeps the ball away from two Kansas players at Texass game against the Kansas on Jan. 16, 2024. Texas won 91-56.

No. 11 Texas women’s basketball dominates Kansas 91-56 in bounce-back win

Emmanuel Ramirez, General Sports Reporter January 17, 2024

The Texas Longhorns returned to the Moody Center after an underwhelming loss on the road to Kansas State, where they faced the unranked Kansas Jayhawks. Outside of the opening minutes of the game, it was...

Graduate student guard Max Abmas keeps the ball away from an opponent at the game vs. Delaware State on Nov. 10, 2023. Abmas scored 19 points for the Longhorns, contributing to their 86-59 win.

Texas turnovers costly in brutal loss to West Virginia

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter January 14, 2024

One week removed from an eye-opening defeat at home to a quality Texas Tech squad, No. 25 Texas men’s basketball failed to shape up, posting one of its worst losses of the year on the road against a...

Texas women’s basketball falls 61-58 on the road against Kansas State

Texas women’s basketball falls 61-58 on the road against Kansas State

Emmanuel Ramirez, General Sports Reporter January 14, 2024

The Texas Longhorns visited the Kansas State Wildcats in a game that came down to one of the last possessions. Although freshman forward Madison Booker tallied her second highest scoring game of the season...

No. 10 Texas women’s basketball comes out on top in thrilling match against TCU

No. 10 Texas women’s basketball comes out on top in thrilling match against TCU

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter January 11, 2024

A Texas team without Rori Harmon faced a TCU team without Sedona Prince, and, despite missing key players, they put on a show. Texas came out on top with a 72-60 win. “Rori is one of the best players...

Guard Max Abmas goes to score during Texas game against HCU on Dec. 9, 2023.

No. 25 Texas basketball conquers Cincinnati 74-73, Abmas finishes with game winning jumper

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter January 10, 2024

No. 25 Texas men’s basketball defeated Cincinnati with a nail-biting finish 74-73, giving the Longhorns their first Big 12 win. Graduate guard Max Abmas secured the win for Texas with a sideline jumper...

Forward Dillon Mitchell goes to score during Texas game against HCU on Dec. 9, 2023.

Texas drops Big 12 opener to Texas Tech behind soft defense, poor shooting

JT Bowen, General Sports Reporter January 7, 2024

Behind red hot shooting from the Red Raiders, No. 20 Texas dropped its final Big 12 season opener at home, falling 78-67 to Texas Tech on Saturday in poor fashion. Both squads entered the contest at...

Senior forward Taylor Jones catches a pass during the game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29, 2023. Jones scored 27 points for the Longhorns during this game.

Texas women’s basketball eases past West Virginia, starts 2–1 in conference play

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter January 7, 2024

In its third ranked matchup of the season, No. 10 Texas women’s basketball dominated No. 24 West Virginia in a 70-49 win on the road. Texas took control of the game from the start and never looked...

Texas women’s basketball conquers Texas Tech, now 1–1 in conference

Texas women’s basketball conquers Texas Tech, now 1–1 in conference

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter January 4, 2024

After an upsetting conference opener against Baylor the week prior, No. 10 Texas women’s basketball redeemed themselves with a 74-47 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock on Wednesday.  The matchup started...

Texas men’s basketball ends non-conference play with a win over UT-Arlington

Texas men’s basketball ends non-conference play with a win over UT-Arlington

Katie Borchetta, General Sports Reporter January 1, 2024

No. 21 Texas men’s basketball overcame UT-Arlington in a 79-62 win to finish off  non-conference play. Graduate guard Max Abmas broke into the Top 20 D1 basketball players for career points with...

The Women’s Basketball team plays against Southern University on Nov. 8, 2023 in the Moody Center. The ending score was 80 to 35, with a Texas win.

Texas women’s basketball starts final Big 12 run with a loss to Baylor

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter December 30, 2023

No. 5 Texas women’s basketball fell 85-79 to No. 10 Baylor in its final Big 12 Conference opener. Both teams came into the game undefeated. Ahead of the matchup, junior guard Rori Harmon announced...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29. Texas won 112-74.

Rori Harmon out for the season with torn ligament in knee

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter December 29, 2023

On Friday, Texas women’s basketball’s announced that junior guard Rori Harmon will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.  Harmon released a...

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