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.
Remembering Lemons, Texas’ NIT title-winning team 40 years later ByLARRY CARLSON Apr 1, 2018 Long before Longhorn basketball backers swooned for Tom Penders’ ” BMW Ultimate Scoring Machine” of Blanks, Mays and Wright, before Rick Barnes and KD, a coach with a sharp tongue and a star player with a soft middle put their stamp on hoops…
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 overlapping…
A tribute to Retha Swindell by Rodney Page. Rodney Page Life Coach March 15, 2024 The talent and character of Retha Swindell have stood the test of time. It was an honor and privilege to recruit her to UT Women’s Basketball nearly 49 years ago. Her Presence and Personal Attributes matched her exceptional physical gifts…
Michael Ungar, Marcus Griffin, Ryan Bailey This is an article written by USA today about Mack Brown in 2014. By Scipio Tex Aug 20, 2014, 1:22pm CDT Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports Michael Ungar Marcus Griffin Ryan Bailey The Mack Brown era featured a few impact walk-ons: kicker Ryan Bailey converted clutch kicks and went…
1/05/2025 Chris Hart shares a story about her dad and Bill Sansing. My Dad grew in Indianapolis and like most Hoosiers was a avid basketball fan. After WWII, he moved to Austin in 1946 and brought his love of basketball with him. He went to all the UT basketball games when he first arrived, but…
Todd Smith 1987-1990 Nathan Kaspar says of football players like Todd Smith, “ It is important to know that an athlete who chooses to accept being a walk-on does so because he wants to play at Texas.” Todd Smith had scholarship offers to Arkansas and Mississippi, but he declined both offers because he wanted to…