Stories tagged with "aj abrams" - Burnt Orange Nation

Jimmy V Classic: Villanova and Texas from the Garden

by awiggo on Dec 9, 2008 9:00 AM CST

The #6 Texas Longhorns (6-1) face their third top 20 opponent of the season in the #12/#16 Villanova Wildcats (8-0) tonight at Madison Square Garden. The match-up is one of two on tilt in the Jimmy V ...

Disappointing Execution as Longhorns Fall in Maui

by awiggo on Nov 25, 2008 9:27 PM CST

In the first true test of the season, Texas failed. The Longhorns fell to 3-1 with an 81-80 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame in the second round of the Maui Invitational. Failure may be a bit harsh for just t...

AJ Abrams Leads Texas Past St. Joe's in Maui

by awiggo on Nov 24, 2008 9:49 PM CST

For the third straight game, it was the defense that carried the #7 Texas Longhorns (3-0). The ‘Horns cruised to a 68-50 victory over St. Joseph's and advanced to the second round of the Maui In...

Dogus Balbay's Debut as a Longhorn

by awiggo on Nov 18, 2008 8:29 AM CST

While eleven of the twelve Texas Longhorns made their debuts last Friday against Stetson, tonight marks the much anticipated debut of the final Longhorn on this year's squad, Dogus Balbay. Balbay will...

Defense Leads Longhorns over Stetson

by awiggo on Nov 15, 2008 12:23 AM CST

The pre-season top ten ranked Texas Longhorns shook off the jitters of the season opener and cruised to a 68-38 victory over the Stetson Hatters at the Erwin Center on Friday night. Despite a slop...

Return Road To Austin Cleared For Abrams (Mostly)

by Peter Bean on Jun 9, 2008 3:02 AM CDT

After AJ Abrams' ill-timed announcement six weeks ago that he would be turning pro, AW and I made it very clear how displeased we were with how he and his family handled the affair. We've mostly kept ...

It's Just Business

by Peter Bean on Apr 24, 2008 8:57 AM CDT

On a day when Texas fans should have been offering ten-gallon hat tips to DJ Augustin for two of the most memorable and important years in the program's history, much of the attention was focused else...

Abrams and Johnson Key Win over Cyclones

by awiggo on Feb 10, 2008 12:21 AM CST

Game Recap: This time the Horns fell behind in a different way: in the second half. Fortunately, the Longhorns (19-4, 6-2) chipped away at Iowa State’s 13 point second half lead over the final 16 mi...

Morning Coffee

by Peter Bean on Jan 28, 2008 8:56 AM CST

Should we call him Lt. General? The Statesman's Cedric Golden has a very nice column on the strong bond between Rick Barnes and Bob Knight. To be honest, this is a column I thought I'd hate, but Golde...

Texas Basketball Report 2.4

by Peter Bean on Dec 21, 2007 3:24 PM CST

I'll finish the Michigan State preview later this afternoon. In the meantime, this week's TBR. --PB--By the end of the 2006-07 season, AJ Abrams presented a special problem for Texas. On the one hand,...