No photo – In 2001 Drew Erskin walked on and made the team along with hard nose player and outside shooter Drew Gressett. More information pending
Deginald Erskin was a walk-on after transferring from UNT, and he was a major force in the paint during the post-season run. Deginald led the team in field goal percentage and was second in blocks.
6/20/2024 – Doctor Richard Seifert talks basketball and Abe Lemons I grew up listening to Kern Tips broadcast SWC games. He was the lead guy, so he usually did the Texas games. Occasionally, we got the “#2 guy.” It wasn’t the same. I need to send you both a picture of my old pocket-size schedules…
View in Browser 5/07/2021 Top of the “Q” Volume VI Newsletter #11 The best Longhorn basketball teams since 1906 are celebrated at the following link: https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/the-best-longhorn-basketball-teams Tom Pender’s 1988-1989 team is one of those great teams and Travis Mays and Joey Wright are part of the reason why. Travis Mays March 10, 1989: Travis Mays hits…
05.12.2020 | Football Edited version of recent TexasSports.com about Shawn Izadi had been added to the History of Longhorn Walkons. Shawn’s whole article is at the link listed below in red font. https://texassports.com/news/2020/5/12/former-football-walk-on-and-longhorn-band-member-graduates-med-school.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29G47Gyv2QPFZ6oxBcx_0wl9dmhnkvgHxuwO2kxHXrB-U7pzHH0104mxU Former Football walk-on and Longhorn Band Member graduates med school Shawn Izadi, who balanced the challenges of school, football and playing in the Longhorn…
08.30.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: ‘S’ has more than one meaning Bill Little, Texas Media Relations So let’s take these one at a time. Important: Bill Little’s article is about walk-ons Cade McCrary and Nate Boyer. So each can be celebrated individually, TLSN shares their separate stores, but in the comments below, there are still some…
John Danks is #32 and Ken Montgomery is #40 John Danks Eulogy for Longhorn basketball player Ken Montgomery. John Danks I met Ken in NYC in March 1978 the day before Texas defeated NC State for the NIT championship. You see he played for THEM. The introduction was made by my roommate Jim Krivacs who…
Dr. Denton Cooley (1938-1939) – walk-on in basketball In 2004 the 44,000 square foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both the women and men practice on separate courts. It was one of the best workout facilities in the country when built. Denton Cooley wanted to be a jock, not a…