Shaka Smart checking in on Monday pic.twitter.com/POCO0tZLvt
— Enebong Ephraim MD. (@EnebongEphraim) March 21, 2021
Vibes are immaculate today pic.twitter.com/wEnI3Sqo9H
— BIG 12 CHAMPS Barstool Hook ‘Em (@UTBarstool) March 21, 2021
Texas just lost a game that was practically un-losable…
Put aside that it was Abilene Christian..
They held an opponent to 30% shooting, 17% from 3…and shot 45% themselves, including 35% from 3….and lost…
That’s mind numbing….— Bob Wischusen (@espnbob) March 21, 2021
Congrats @CoachGoldingACU on a great win…big win on the big stage!
— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) March 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/chrisgb002000/status/1373642768157790210?s=20
We had a 4 year starter at PG, two lottery picks at SF/PF and our coach couldn't figure out how to get out of the first round.
— ut-tailgaters (@uttailgaters) March 21, 2021
Strategy beat substance. Plain and simple.
— Joe Cook (@josephcook89) March 21, 2021
This is ****** March.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 21, 2021
Abilene Christian's coach after the upset win over Texas 😂
He killed that.
(via @ACUsports)pic.twitter.com/aiWy3vvX14
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/TCUFootball/status/1373492262877941760?s=20
Everyone who had Texas & Ohio State in their Final Four 🙃#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/T1u7twMC35
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2021
I'm going to bed now. This season was such a colossal waste.
— Christian Corona (@ChristianC0rona) March 21, 2021
Shaka Smart's last 5 NCAA Tournaments:
2014: Round of 64 loss to 12-seed
2015: Round of 64 loss to 10-seed
2016: Round of 64 loss to 11-seed
2018: Round of 64 loss to 7-seed
2021: Round of 64 loss to 14-seed0-5.
Keep him forever, please.
— Rock Chalk Blog (@RockChalkBlog) March 21, 2021
Keep making excuses, but the lack of success over the last five years rests on one man. #HookEm
— Justin Wells (@justinwells2424) February 20, 2021
Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart pic.twitter.com/IcLmlmhNmA
— Swagger of Tennessee (@SwaggerofUT) March 21, 2021
Woke up from the worst dream ever…..Texas lost as one of the favorite…….oh, not a dream. Got it. 🤘🏼
— Last Stand Hats (@laststandhats) March 21, 2021
Shaka won the school's first Big 12 tournament title and finished in the top 10 in the AP Poll.
But college basketball is all about results in the tournament.
It is what it is.
— Hook'em (@thelonghorns12) March 21, 2021
Wait, how many NCAA tournament wins does Shaka Smart have at Texas? pic.twitter.com/BneXuSKmx8
— Greg (@TheOnlyRealGreg) March 21, 2021
We just dropped nearly 500 million on a new basketball arena. Might want a good coach to open it up with. https://t.co/VnXl63ie7d
— Tarik D. LaCour (@realscientistic) March 21, 2021
Stop making excuses for this coach. There are none left to make.
Six years at Texas. Zero tournament wins.
Inexcusable.
— Brad Kellner (@BradKellner) March 21, 2021
Would have been a remarkable ending had @TexasMBB Andrew Jones won the game with a 3 after all he has been through to come back to college basketball. Regardless, he should be applauded for such a clutch shot on his last attempt of the season in his first NCAA tournament. Bravo.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) March 21, 2021
Going back through last night, too many folks upset about the Coleman foul at the end. That’s not why Texas lost. It was the previous 39+ minutes.
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) March 21, 2021
What makes things worse for Texas is UCLA upset BYU tonight. The Longhorns would have matched up very well with the Bruins. Texas had a sweet 16 berth right in front of them.
— HornSports (@HornSports) March 21, 2021
15-seed Oral Roberts
14-seed Abilene Christian
13-seed North Texas
13-seed OhioThis is the first time four teams seeded 13 or worse have reached the Round of 32 in a single NCAA Tournament. pic.twitter.com/EBzRkxDv6h
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 21, 2021
Shaka Smart won five tourney games in one season at VCU (2011).
He’s yet to win one tourney game in five possible seasons at Texas
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) March 21, 2021
2016 – Texas loses after Northern Iowa halfcourt shot at the buzzer
2018 – Texas blew a 14-point second-half lead in an OT loss
2021 – Texas loses in the final seconds to Abilene ChristianThree heartbreaking Round of 64 exits for the Longhorns under Shaka Smart. pic.twitter.com/PXVLfvHqBT
— ESPN (@espn) March 21, 2021