Basketball

  • NCAA allows football, basketball athletes to return to campus starting June 1

    By Marcus Krum -

    The NCAA decided today that it will allow Division I football and basketball student-athletes to participate in athletics activities on campus beginning June 1. The statement comes hours after the University of Texas announced its plans for a shortened semester in the fall and its plans for a Phase One trial with “an essential group of football coaches and support staff” that will run until the end of May.

     

  • Texas Basketball commit Greg Brown III has tools to become star

    By Aneesh Namburi -

    Greg Brown III, five-star Vandegrift High School forward, committed to the Longhorns on April 24. To many Longhorn fans, Brown offers stability that will be critical for the Longhorns as they try to work their way back to the 2021 NCAA Tournament. So what is Texas getting from their lone recruit in the 2020 class?

     

  • Longhorn basketball: Ranking Texas’ best recruiting classes

    By Stephen Wagner -

    There’s a reason Texas head coach Shaka Smart has never been accused of being a bad recruiter, and we were reminded why last week. But is Brown’s signing Smart’s best recruiting work? And how does it compare to other recruiting classes Texas has had over the years? Here’s a look back at Texas’ best recruiting classes.

     

  • 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.

     

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