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1906-1935 Men’s Basketball
Information from Wikipedia concerning the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program follows: The University of Texas began competition in men’s basketball in 1906. As of 2018, the Longhorns ranked 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs with 33 appearances in the NCAA tournament, three visits to the final 4 (1943, 1947,…
Abe Lemons by Larry Carlson
Remembering Lemons, Texas’ NIT title-winning team On the eve of the NCAA crowning a national champion at the Final Four, guest columnist Larry Carlson remembers the NIT-winning Texas squad of Abe Lemons 40 years later. Article written for 247 Sports LARRY CARLSON Apr 1st, 2018, 8:00 AM35 Long before Longhorn basketball backers swooned for Tom…
1998-2014 Rick Barnes – Basketball
1998-2015 Coach Rick Barnes Many more highs than lows Barnes was the longest-tenured and winningest head coach in program history, coaching the Longhorns for 17 years from 1999 to 2015. During his time on the Forty Acres, Barnes amassed a 402-180 overall record, leading Texas to three conference titles, 16 NCAA tournament appearances, and one…
Lemons vs Sutton and Fans Remember by Larry Carlson and Billy Dale
Big Bad Professor Carlson (above) shares one of his many story’s about Abe Lemons A battle between Abe and Eddie led to a tirade for the ages By LARRY CARLSON Jun 7, 2020 When Eddie Sutton passed away Memorial Day weekend he took an oversized piece of Longhorn sports lore with him. Sutton, after a…
