Basketball

  • Sutton achieves WNBA dreams, inspires St. Louis youth

    By Myah Taylor -

    On Friday night, the Washington Mystics selected Sutton with the 36th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. Now playing at the same level as her childhood hero, Sutton has become a hero herself to young women’s basketball players in her native St. Louis.

  • WNBA Draft: 2 Longhorns selected to play professionally

    By Robert Trevino -

    The 2020 WNBA Draft saw two Longhorns join some of the best teams in the professional ranks, as senior forward Joyner Holmes and senior point guard Sug Sutton were taken 19th and 36th overall by the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics, respectively. Friday’s draft marked the first time since 2005 that multiple Texas players have been drafted in the same year.

     

  • Texas men’s basketball year in review: Jase Febres

    By Aneesh Namburi -

    In order for Texas’ offense to reach its full potential, Febres needs to show a variety of secondary skills on a consistent basis. This analysis takes a look at what he needs to work on this summer to make him a multifaceted threat every time he steps on the court.

  • Season in review: Andrew Jones

    By Aneesh Namburi -

    Entering the season, most people were not sure what to expect from Texas sophomore guard Andrew Jones. Coming off essentially a season and a half of recovery from leukemia that began in January 2018, it was a welcome surprise that he was not just back on the court, but contributing at a high level.

  • Schaefer looks to revitalize Longhorns with fresh start

    By Myah Taylor -

    New Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer is excited to rebuild the the program and return to his roots, he said in a teleconference Monday. Schaefer, a two-time National Coach of the Year, leaves behind a Mississippi State team that finished No. 9 in the AP poll for the 2019-20 season.

  • Texas hires Schaefer as next women’s basketball head coach

    By Marcus Krum -

    After not extending women’s basketball coach Karen Aston’s contract, Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte announced via Twitter that former Mississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer would be “coming to the Forty” to fill the position.

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