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Nets Take Jarrett Allen in the First Round of the 2017 NBA Draft

Nets Take Jarrett Allen in the First Round of the 2017 NBA Draft

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Last November, the Texas men’s basketball team played its first away games at the Barclay’s Center, a pair of losses at the Legends Classic tournament...

 
 
Shaka Smart Nabs Top Recruit Mo Bamba

Shaka Smart Nabs Top Recruit Mo Bamba

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After a disappointing 11-22 season, losing former five-star recruit Jarrett Allen to the NBA Draft was another blow to Texas men’s basketball. But Longhorn...

 
 

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The Sixth Man

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Keeping an eye on the ball with UT’s unorthodox head basketball coach Madmen “You are the madman. The madman cuts the court in half. This is all predicated...

 
 

After Winning Gold in Chile, Smart Has Eyes Back on Texas

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When USA Basketball won gold this weekend in the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 championship against Canada, UT’s Shaka Smart—also the newly named head coach of...

 
 

Texas Men’s Basketball’s Nonstop Highlight Reel

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Since returning from the Bahamas, Texas men’s basketball has not lost a game. The Horns beat UT-Arlington 80-73 in an overtime thriller accompanied by yet...

 
 

Men’s Hoops Prepares for a Homestand

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Texas men’s basketball is finally done traveling abroad. The Horns returned from the Bahamas on November 28 after going 1-2 in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Texas started...

 
 

Five Reasons We’re Excited About Longhorn Basketball

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On Friday, Texas men’s basketball gave fans a taste of a real game environment for the first time under new coach Shaka Smart. The Horns faced Tarleton State,...

 
 

The Freshmen Shine at Men’s Basketball Scrimmage

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On Wednesday night, Texas men’s basketball held its first orange and white scrimmage under new head coach Shaka Smart. Held in the 3,000-capacity Gregory Gym,...

 
 

Shaka Smart’s New Longhorns Pump Up the Energy

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On Tuesday, Texas men’s basketball opened its last half-hour of practice to the media. What we saw was a drastically different Longhorn basketball team, helmed...

 
 

What We Learned During Charlie Strong’s Day at ESPN

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On Wednesday, Longhorn football head coach Charlie Strong spent the day in Bristol, Connecticut, home of ESPN. Over the course of a whopping 17 interview sessions,...

 
 
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