JJ Terry Pool says “I was at UT with Jody Conradt from 74-77 as one of the first women’s student Athletic Trainers. There were only 3 of us. Things were tough but we survived. I drove the van with athletes to the games and also tape many ankles. We worked from sun up to sun…
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…
1 Who led the ’78 NIT champs in scoring? 2 Name the “BMW” players who formed UT’s “Ultimate Scoring Machine” in 1989-90. 3 Who was the Longhorns’ first blue-chip national recruit, signed in ’79 by Coach Abe Lemons? 4 Name the former Longhorn whose two sons became Major League Baseball teammates? 5 All-time UT shot…
The University of Texas began a competition in men’s basketball in 1906. As of 2018, the Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs with 33 appearances in the NCAA tournament, 3 visits to the final 4 (1943, 1947, 2002), 7 visits to the Elite 8, and one National…
Olympian Jay Arnette You are probably already on it, but former Longhorn Jay Arnette was a member of the original Olympic basketball “Dream Team” In 1960. Jay went on to play both pro basketball and pro baseball before coming back to Austin and becoming an orthodontist. Here is a story from one of his teammates…
Our 1977 – 78 team was the 1st team to play in the Special Events Center, and we did go undefeated at home. John’s right about the sellouts. After our inaugural season at the Drum, it was reported that we’d averaged the 3rd largest home attendance in the nation. I think that the average attendance…
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…
Clarissa Davis, Barcelona 1992 1 Bronze A two-time All-American for Texas, Davis was the recipient of the Naismith Trophy in 1987 and 1989, recognizing her as the National Player of the Year. In her senior season of 1989, she also claimed the Wade Trophy and the USBWA’s National Player of the Year Award. Davis was…
Slater Martin Jay Arnette Johnny Moore Joey Wright Benford Williams Kris Clack LaSalle Thompson 1988 Lance Blanks 1989 Travis Mays 1990 Dexter Cambridge
The history of Longhorn Women’s sports from 1896 to 1921 is at the link below. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1896-1921 1899-1900 Pearl Norvell started the physical education department as the physical training instructor hired to develop organized team sports. Basketball was her specialty. The first basketball scrimmage was in January 1900 in the Old Main building. …