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Brooklyn NetsKevin Durant stumps for Texas coaching candidate after departure of Shaka Smart

The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team needs a new head coach after Shaka Smart departed to take over the Marquette program on Friday. Former Texas freshman sensation and current Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant told Stadium’s Jeff Goodman the Longhorns should go after the head coach of a Cinderella darling. Russell Springmann has the Oral Roberts […]

NCAA BasketballShaka Smart to Marquette after faceplanting at Texas

This might turn out to be a perfect, well-timed move by Shaka Smart. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Shaka Smart is on the move to Milwaukee, to become the head coach at Marquette. Source: Marquette's administration is meeting with its players in the next few hours. Barring something unforeseen, Shaka Smart is heading […]

NCAA BasketballTexas Longhorns talent Andrew Jones is more than 'just another disease story'

There are so many games, so many players on 353 Division I teams that have so many stories that even the most dedicated college basketball fans have to suspend all other activities to keep up during the season. And a player who basically misses two seasons winds up on the missing persons list. A few […]

NCAA BasketballTexas Longhorns: Three story lines for the college basketball season

Texas brings in more revenue than any Division I athletic department. The expectation for the coaches it employs is winning Big 12 titles (minimum) with a national championship the biggest goal. The men’s college basketball team won the NIT last season but being the best of the rest hardly matters in March Madness storylines. What […]

NCAA BasketballTexas Longhorns sent assistant to see 2020 4-star Kerwin Walton

Kerwin Walton, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, was checked on by a Texas Longhorns assistant coach. This all went down on Monday. This report was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. Recently, the North Carolina Tar Heels hurled […]

NCAA BasketballTexas Longhorns checking on 2021 4-star Manny Obaseki

Manny Obaseki, a four-star guard prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, is going to be checked in on by the Texas Longhorns. This will all go down on Monday and head coach Shaka Smart will be the one to see the young man. This news was relayed to the masses on the […]

NBAMo Bamba thinks he would've been better if he skipped college

Top NBA prospect Mo Bamba believes that turning pro right after high school would have been better for his development as a basketball player. Bamba, of course, was not able to take that route, as the NBA is currently not accepting players younger than 19. Instead, he had to play one year in college under […]

NBAKevin Durant donates $3 million to University of Texas

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant didn’t spend too much time at the University of Texas. He played just one season with the Longhorns before declaring for the NBA Draft. Nevertheless, Durant’s brief college experience in Austin apparently made enough of an impact on him personally that he’s willing to donate a huge sum of […]

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