Stories tagged with "texas basketball"

Texas Basketball: Lamar Cardinals Preview

by Peter Bean on Dec 1, 2010 10:47 AM CST

Lamar Cardinals at Texas Longhorns7:00 p.m. CT * Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX OPPONENT PROFILE: LAMAR UNIVERSITY CARDINALS Record: 4-2KenPom Rating: 276Offensive Efficiency: 97.5 (214th nationally)Defensive Efficiency: 110.0 (327)Tempo: 72.5 (15) Lamar University, a college of about 15,000...

2008-09 Texas Basketball Season Wrap

by Peter Bean on Mar 25, 2009 7:00 AM CDT

In what may be my last substantial post for the next six weeks, a smattering of thoughts on the loss to Duke, the season's end, and what's ahead. Apologies this is late coming, but it's damn difficult to type when Elliot Williams is handchecking you like John Stockton on androstenedione. I'm just...

Greensboro Trip Recap...

by txtwstr7 on Mar 23, 2009 8:23 PM CDT

...as far back as I can remember, my birthdays have always been intertwined with March Madness. Through fortuitous circumstances, including lengthy Spring Breaks and timely baseball rainouts in Keller, I was always able to spend my birthday watching or waiting for the insanity of 48 tournament...

2008-2009 Longhorns Good But Never Great

by awiggo on Mar 22, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

The Texas Longhorns are done for the season. But why? My first reaction at the end of last night’s game was the same as many of yours—blame the refs. We got robbed! Duke got all the calls, all the bounces, all the breaks, etc. Upon further reflection, whistles were not the reason that...

Texas Comes Up Short in Greensboro, Ends Season

by awiggo on Mar 21, 2009 11:09 PM CDT

#7 Texas fell, 74-69, to #2 Duke in the second round of the East Regional in a hard fought, entertaining, and even match up. The Blue Devils will move on to face #3 Villanova in the Sweet 16 in Boston, while the Texas Longhorns' season officially ends at 23-12. The Longhorns were in it until the...

Bursting Bubbles and Final NCAA Tournament Projections

by awiggo on Mar 15, 2009 10:37 AM CDT

One final day of basketball before the bracket is announced at 5 pm (central) Sunday on CBS and on ESPN, just a few seconds later. Does anyone want a #1 seed? North Carolina, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, and Oklahoma all lost in their conference tournaments. I can’t imagine all...

Texas Advances to Big XII Semifinals

by awiggo on Mar 12, 2009 7:49 PM CDT

Survive and move on. Survive and move is definitely the name of the game in March, and Texas did exactly that this afternoon over the Kansas State Wildcats, 61-58. The Longhorns (22-10) may not have done a ton right in their rematch with Kansas State, but it doesn’t matter because Texas came...

Quick Thoughts: Texas Loses at Kansas

by awiggo on Mar 7, 2009 5:47 PM CST

In an all too familiar Texas vs. Kansas game, both teams brought out the best in the other. In another similar story line, Texas played out of their minds for the first half and built a double digit advantage only to see it all swept away in the second. Congratulations to Kansas and Bill Self. The...

Preview: Texas at #9 Kansas in Search of First Round Bye

by awiggo on Mar 7, 2009 10:35 AM CST

Next Game Texas Longhorns @ Kansas Jayhawks Saturday, Mar 7, 2009, 3:00 PM CSTAllen Fieldhouse * Lawrence, KSTelevision: CBSRadio: 98.1 FM / 1300 AM (Austin)Las Vegas Line: Kansas -8KenPom Data Prediction: Kansas, 72-64Other Previews: TexasSports.com / Barking...

Texas Coasts to Crucial Home Win

by awiggo on Mar 2, 2009 11:53 PM CST

For the first time in a long time, Texas cruised to a victory on the hardwood. The 73-57 win over Baylor improved the Longhorns to 20-9 overall and 9-6 in the Big XII. The win was huge for a number of reasons. First, the win basically assured Texas of their eleventh straight trip to the NCAA...