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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...

Head coach Vic Schaefer talks with his team on March 24, 2024, after the Longhorns beat Alabama in the second round of the March Madness tournament.

Vic Schaefer’s coaching goes beyond the playbook

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter October 29, 2024

A few weeks ago at practice, Texas women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer wasn’t on the sidelines barking orders. He was running the agility ladder with his players. Schaefer, 63, grew up in...

Freshman Madison Booker dribbles the ball during Texas' game against Drexel during the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship on Friday. Texas won 82-42.

Women’s basketball’s Orange-White scrimmage helps build team chemistry

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter October 24, 2024

Texas women’s basketball took the court Thursday night in the annual Orange-White scrimmage at the Moody Center to preview the team’s upcoming season.  The Longhorns finally got to show off what...

Head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry motions to his players during Texas' game against Iowa State on Feb. 6, 2024.

Devon Pryor trusts the plans Texas men’s basketball has for him

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter October 24, 2024

Instead of attending senior homecoming or prom, Texas men’s basketball sophomore forward Devon Pryor reclassified academically and joined the program following the end of his junior year in high school.  Pryor,...

Taking a tour through conferences: Texas men’s basketball will rely on Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma’s experience

Taking a tour through conferences: Texas men’s basketball will rely on Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma’s experience

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter October 22, 2024

When senior forward Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma plays in his first Texas basketball game this season, he will have played in three separate conferences during his collegiate basketball career.  “I...

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

Texas men’s basketball to face former coach Chris Beard

Isa Almeida, Senior Sports Reporter October 16, 2024

Early 2023 was a troubled time for Texas men’s basketball. Former head coach Chris Beard was fired and assistant coach Rodney Terry rose to the interim position. What followed was one of Texas’...

Head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry motions to his players during Texas' game against Iowa State on Feb. 6, 2024.

It’s a great day to be alive: Texas men’s basketball built a culture ready for SEC

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter October 15, 2024

“It’s a great day to be alive.”  These are the words Texas men’s basketball head coach Rodney Terry says to his team every morning before practice and what he started his opening remarks with...

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