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For most of Tuesday night’s First Four game between Texas and NC State, two of the final at-large teams in the March Madness field, the Longhorns looked the stronger of the two. However, a late-game collapse allowed the Wolfpack to come all the way back and tie the game on a Tre Holloman free throw. […]

The reveal of the March Madness bracket always sparks debate, but the 2026 NCAA Tournament field immediately drew significant scrutiny. As the controversy unfolded, the Texas Longhorns and the SMU Mustangs emerged at the center of the discussion. Both programs received at-large bids and were placed in the First Four as No. 11 seeds. Yet […]

Texas has been one of the most under-the-radar teams throughout the 2025-2026 college basketball season and on the March Madness bubble from the jump. The Longhorns needed a few wins in the SEC Tournament to solidify their postseason status, but an early loss to Ole Miss now leaves them in limbo. The 76-66 loss was […]

Texas basketball has been a bit inconsistent in its first season under Sean Miller, but the Longhorns have still done enough to put themselves in NCAA Tournament conversation. Texas entered the NCAA Tournament solidly in the field just above the bubble in most projections, including ClutchPoints’ latest Bracketology, needing just one win to essentially secure […]

The first season under Sean Miller for Texas basketball didn’t get off to the hottest of starts, but the Longhorns are starting to play some of their best basketball as March gets going. Despite some rough losses in non-conference play, Texas has emerged as a frisky contender in the SEC. For much of the season, […]

Not many viewed Texas as a March Madness team at the beginning of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, but timely victories in key moments have it on the NCAA Tournament bubble at the end of February. At the end of an up-and-down season, the Longhorns’ tournament hopes might hinge on their performance in the SEC […]

Sean Miller went off on his team’s defensive performance following the Texas Longhorns’ loss to the Florida Gators on Wednesday night. Miller is going through his first season as the Longhorns’ head coach, previously having stints at Xavier and Arizona. He looks to bring the program back to relevancy, getting them through the ups and […]

Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading franchise scorer Devin Booker has been one of the most active Nike Basketball athletes in rocking his own player-exclusive sneakers on the court. Each game, Booker rocks a new signature shoe tailored to his taste and the occassion, sometimes releasing to the public and oftentimes remaining exclusive to Booker. Recently, he […]

The Texas Longhorns improved to 15-9 with a win over Ole Miss on Saturday, but it did so without reserve forward Lassina Traore, who missed the game despite being removed from the injury report. Head coach Sean Miller clarified that the issue is not long-term and that Traore is dealing with minor pain. Miller told […]

Ever since the Ole Miss basketball team beat Georgia on a game-winner and a victory over Mississippi State, the program has lost five straight, including Saturday’s 79-68 defeat to the Texas Longhorns. As the Ole Miss basketball team is led by head coach Chris Beard, there was a little extra personal touch to the contest […]

The Texas Longhorns walked out of Rupp Arena with another narrow loss on Wednesday night, falling 85-80 to Kentucky in a game that once again highlighted a recurring issue under first-year head coach Sean Miller. While the Longhorns showed competitiveness throughout the contest, Miller made it clear afterward that one fundamental flaw continues to undermine […]

After a difficult start to SEC play for Texas, falling to Mississippi State and Tennessee, the Longhorns have won two straight. First, Texas upset Alabama on the road, 92-88. On Wednesday night, they faced a previously undefeated Vanderbilt, and the success from the victory over Alabama carried over. “The game against Alabama gave us confidence. […]

As head coach Sean Miller has ripped into the Texas basketball team for previous disappointing outings, the unranked program turned it around and upset No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, 92-88. While Miller has held the Texas basketball team accountable even in wins, he would speak about what led to the huge win against […]

Texas Basketball is coming off an 85-71 loss to Tennessee. Earlier this season, head coach Sean Miller ripped his team’s performance after a win over Maryland Eastern Shore. After the loss to Tennessee, Miller did not mince words about his team, invoking the names of Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge in the process. “I’ll just […]

Texas Longhorns delivered a comfortable result on the scoreboard Monday night, but head coach Sean Miller made it clear afterward that the performance itself fell well short of expectations. Despite a 94-71 win over Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at the Moody Center, Miller used his postgame remarks to issue a sharp critique of his team’s […]

Texas Longhorns basketball fans are quickly finding out just how electrifying Camden Heide can be. In a high-scoring showdown at the Maui Invitational, the Longhorns outpaced the No. 23 ranked NC State Wolfpack by a score of 102-97, fueled by explosive offense, timely shooting, and a jaw-dropping putback slam from Heide that swung the momentum […]

The Texas Longhorns are in their first season under Sean Miller as head coach, and he’s already made a major impact in terms of recruiting. Back in September, Texas landed the program’s first recruit from the class of 2026 in Bo Ogden, a talented wing from Austin, TX. They followed that up in securing the […]

The 2025 Texas basketball team has a lot of potential this season, following the hiring of Sean Miller as its new head coach. The Longhorns have the resources to be a powerhouse in basketball, and they opened the year against Duke with a chance to prove it. The Longhorns competed, but the Blue Devils punched […]

As the Texas Longhorns football program enters the new season atop the AP Poll, its athletic director, Chris Del Conte, is about to get a major raise. Del Conte, who has been at the helm in Austin since 2017, is on the verge of signing an 11-year, $38.8 million contract with the university, according to […]

ESPN announced on Monday that the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational will go down during the 2025-26 season. Year one of this new event will feature the Duke basketball team going up against Texas. The game will take place on November 4th, and it will go down at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The […]

Sean Miller and Xavier eliminated the Texas basketball team from the NCAA Tournament this past season, and now, Miller is the head coach of the Longhorns. Texas decided to fire former head coach Rodney Terry after the First Four defeat against the Musketeers, and the school was able to get Miller to leave the Big […]

It’s been two months since Texas basketball hired Sean Miller as head coach after firing Rodney Terry. It was an offer Miller couldn’t pass up after coaching at Xavier. Texas is coming off a challenging debut season in the SEC, where they went 19-16 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Speaking […]

Sean Miller was the head coach at Xavier last season, and when Selection Sunday rolled around, the Musketeers learned that they were going to the First Four in Dayton to take on the Texas basketball team. Xavier ended up winning the game thanks to a big second half, but their tournament run was short-lived. After […]

On the day Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, ESPN’s latest mock draft delivered positive news. On Tuesday morning, the Worldwide Leader released Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo’s first post-NCAA Tournament mock which prominently featured Johnson. In it, ESPN’s draft analysts projected the 6-foot-6 Texas swingman as a top-five pick […]

One of the biggest coaching moves in the beginning of the coaching cycle in college basketball was Sean Miller’s decision to move from Xavier to Texas basketball immediately after knocking the Longhorns out of the NCAA Tournament. Now, Miller is hard at work building his roster with the Longhorns heading into next season. On Tuesday, […]

Over the last year, Nike has been hard at work bringing back some of their most classic basketball models from the last three decades. Few athletes have had a successful signature line like that of Phoenix Suns’ star Kevin Durant over at Nike, recently unveiling his latest Nike KD 18. This next release throws it […]

Texas basketball sent an eight-word message to its newest head coach, Sean Miller. The Longhorns moved quickly after firing Rodney Terry to hire the head coach who eliminated them in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Miller, who’s had success at major programs before, will now look to lead Texas basketball to its first […]

Texas basketball made a quick fire and quick hire on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The team officially parted ways with head coach Rodney Terry, before reportedly quickly moving on to hire Sean Miller from Xavier. Terry’s firing was a move that got blasted by college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. “So, what does Texas do […]

2024-25 was an interesting season in Austin for Texas basketball, but one thing was clear the entire time: Rodney Terry was not meeting expectations. Even though the Longhorns did just enough to reach the NCAA Tournament, an immediate exit spelled danger for head coach Rodney Terry. In a move that had been expected ever since […]

The same man who ended Rodney Terry’s run as Texas’ head basketball coach in the NCAA Tournament could end up being his replacement. With the Longhorns expected to fire Terry in the coming days, several names have already been brought up as potential replacements, including Xavier’s Sean Miller. Within hours of Xavier’s 86-80 First Four […]

The Texas basketball team saw its season end on Wednesday night in a First Four game against Xavier. The Musketeers defeated the Longhorns, 86-80, as Texas’ season now comes to an end. Furthermore, head coach Roney Terry is expected to be let go as Texas begins its search for a new coach. With Terry out, […]

With a loss to Xavier in the NCAA Tournament First Four, Texas is expected to fire head basketball coach Rodney Terry after just three seasons. Now in search of their next coach, the Longhorns are expected to explore all options, including Houston Rockets assistant Royal Ivey. While not likely to accept the job, Ivey is […]

No. 11 seed Texas basketball’s trip in the 2025 edition of the NCAA Tournament was a short one. The Longhorns have to pack their bags and head home to Austin after suffering a painful 86-80 loss at the hands of the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers in the final game of the First Four round […]

Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry gave an instant reaction to the reports about his murky future in Austin. The Longhorns dropped a heartbreaker to Xavier in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. Texas was up for most of the game until the Musketeers launched a furious rally to erase a 13-point […]

The final game of the First Four portion of the 2025 NCAA Tournament was, well, madness. The No. 11 Xavier Musketeers eliminated the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns in a thrilling battle that saw Rodney Terry’s squad squander a 13-point lead in the first half before the Musketeers came away with an 86-60 victory. Texas […]

The end of the season for Texas basketball came thick and fast, as the Longhorns saw an early lead evaporate in Wednesday’s First Four game against Xavier. Despite a double-digit advantage in the second half, Xavier stormed back to knock Texas out of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-80 win. Now, all eyes point to […]

The First Four concludes as Xavier faces Texas. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier-Texas prediction and pick. Xavier comes into the game sitting at 21-11 and was 13-7 on the year in conference play. That gave them the fourth seed in the Big East Tournament. After a first-round bye, […]

As the SEC gained both momentum and praise throughout the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season, heated debates were inevitable. There are always a couple of squads that controversially receive an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, but this year’s outrage is of a different variety. Texas’ inclusion in the 68-team bracket has many people accusing the selection […]

Rodney Terry and the Texas Longhorns surprised sports fans with their inclusion to the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday. The head coach broke his silence on the matter. The Longhorns were coming off an 83-72 loss to the Tennesse Volunteers in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Despite this, the NCAA Tournament committee still […]