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Graduate forward Kadin Shedrick blocks a shot during Texas’ game against HCU on Nov. 8, 2024.

Texas men’s basketball wins 2024 UKG Legends Classic with a 67-58 win against Saint Joseph’s

Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter November 26, 2024

In the last five minutes of the UKG Legends Classic game against Saint Joseph’s, it seemed as though Texas men’s basketball flipped a switch.  At a glance, the final score may make the game seem...

Tramon Mark gets his Texas debut in close win over Syracuse

Tramon Mark gets his Texas debut in close win over Syracuse

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

The moment finally came for graduate guard Tramon Mark to make his Texas debut. Mark transferred to Texas after three seasons with Houston and one with Arkansas as the No. 22 prospect out of the transfer...

Freshman Bryanna Preston shoots the ball at Texas Women’s Basketball’s first game of the season, against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 10, 2024.

Former Texas women’s basketball player bids for Austin WNBA team

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter November 22, 2024

Fran Harris walked onto the Houston Comets court in the team’s inaugural season in 1997, and the feelings of playing in front of thousands of fans in the Frank Erwin Center in Austin came back to mind. Harris...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas' exhibition game against UT-Tyler on Oct. 31, 2024.

Texas women’s basketball impacted by young fans, crushes Tarleton State 83-41

Anna Ambrose and Zach Davis November 20, 2024

The crowd at the Moody Center looked a little different on Wednesday afternoon.  Over 5,000 kids from local Austin schools filled the seats for the annual “Forty Acres Field Trip” game, watching...

Guard Rori Harmon shoots the ball against Lamar University on Nov. 13, 2024.

No. 4 Texas women’s basketball rolls through DePaul 91-61 in first away game of the year

Zach Davis, General Sports Reporter November 19, 2024

The first away game of the year meant a little more to Texas head coach Vic Schaefer than most. He was supposed to take on a familiar face, one who is considered to be an icon for the sport of women’s...

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

Texas men’s basketball signs first recruit of class of 2025 in four-star top-50 John Clark

Lauren Hightower , Senior Sports Reporter November 18, 2024

Texas men’s basketball signed four-star top-50 recruit John Clark on Nov. 13, welcoming their first class of 2025 recruit to the Forty Acres through a video announcement. “There’s never been a...

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...

Freshman Bryanna Preston 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...

Freshman Bryanna Preston 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...

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