Ron Baxter podcast and article
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Ron Baxter is a former basketball player who played as a shooting guard. He was born on June 18, 1958, in Los Angeles, California1. He played for the University of Texas men’s basketball team from 1976 to 1980. During his time there, he helped lead the Longhorns to the 1978 NIT championship1. He also set records for the most rebounds (916) and points (1,897) in Texas history at the time.
After college, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980 NBA Draft, but he didn’t make it to the NBA. Instead, he played for the Reno Bighorns in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA)1.
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Two-time first-team All-Southwest Conference pick (1978, 1980)
Voted team MVP in 1977 and 1980
Member of the 1978 NIT championship team
Averaged double-digits in scoring in each of his four years
Fourth in UT history in career points (1,897) and rebounds (919)
Third in school history with 40 career double-doubles
Inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2001
The 1977–78 Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 26-5 overall, tied for the SWC regular season title with a 14–2 record and won the 1978 National Invitation Tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his second season as head coach of the Longhorns. They played their home games at the Special Events Center in Austin, Texas.[1]
Baxter hit the ground running at Texas. He started all 26 games as a freshman (while averaging 16.7 points and 8.5 rebounds), and all but four of 116 during those four standout seasons for the Longhorns. A two-time All-SWC performer, Baxter averaged career highs with 19.0 points and 8.9 rebounds during Texas’ run to the NIT title during that 1977-78 campaign. Baxter’s 1,897 career points and 916 rebounds each rank among the school’s all-time top 10. He also registered 40 doubles-doubles while starring for the Longhorns.
