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Preview: No. 7 Texas takes on No. 10 Colorado State

March Madness is underway on Thursday.

March Madness is underway across several college basketball games on Thursday. The No. 7 seeded Texas Longhorns are set to begin their NCAA tournament run in the evening.

Texas looks to avoid an upset after reaching the Elite Eight last season. It will face the No. 10 seed Colorado State Rams who won their play-in game over the Virginia Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Colorado State presents a unique challenge as a team that can both score and defend at a high level. The Rams defense shined against the Virginia Cavaliers in a performance that saw the team hold Virginia to just 14 first half points.

Unlike the Cavaliers, the Longhorns have more reliable scoring options. The only question is whether or not Texas will get them the basketball.

Texas forwards Dylan Disu and Dillon Mitchell have proven the most efficient scorers on the team. Disu is shooting 49.4% from the field including 50% on three point baskets. Mitchell has made 59% of his field goals this season.

If past games are any indication, Disu and Mitchell may not receive the most shot attempts. Texas guard Max Abmas leads the team in shot attempts for the year with 431 attempted field goals. Fellow guard Tyrese Hunter has the next highest total on the team with 285 field goals.

Abmas has a history of success in the tournament from his time at Oral Roberts, but he might need to rely on teammates to make shots as well. Texas’ offensive approach could determine whether or not it stays in the tournament.

The Longhorns will look to advance past the round of 64 at 5:50 p.m. CT on TNT.

Opinion: Texas tourney hopes rely on good shot taking, more Dylan Disu

For Texas to play winning offense, things have to change in the tournament.

The Texas Longhorns (20-12) await their NCAA tournament seed after an inconsistent season in Austin. The inconsistency could have something to do with how it is allotting its offensive opportunities.

The issue for Texas could lie in its offensive approach. One area that stands to improve is shot allotment. Lost in Wednesday’s loss to Kansas State was how many shot attempts each player received.

Guard Max Abmas scored 26 points but took 20 shot attempts for the game. Unfortunately, he didn’t get much help from fellow guard Tyrese Hunter, who followed a 30 point performance in the regular season finale against Oklahoma with an 0-for-7 shooting day from the field.

Texas forwards Dillon Mitchell and Dylan Disu combined for 14 shot attempts despite proving more reliable on the year. They went for a combined 8-for-14 on the day despite an off night for Disu. Perhaps the team might consider getting the ball to its higher percentage scorers.

The Longhorns lost to the Kansas State Wildcats (19-14) in their first and only Big 12 tournament matchup of the season. The Wildcats will likely be playing in the NIT after losing by 19 points in their next Big 12 tournament matchup.

If Texas doesn’t improve its approach it might be one-and-done again in March Madness.

Texas has more than one bad loss on its schedule. Its first few games in Big 12 play featured losses to West Virginia (9-23) and UCF (17-15). The aforementioned squads went 4-14 and 7-11 in Big 12 play. For the Longhorns, losses like those and Kansas State might have been the difference between a No. 6 or 7 seed and having to face a No. 1 seed in the round of 32.

In Texas’ win over Oklahoma in its regular season finale, the Longhorns took 12 three point attempts. They prioritized scoring around the basket and shot 63.5% from the field on the way to 94 points. Against Kansas State, the Longhorns went 26% from three-point range and saw a 10-point halftime lead vanish not long into the second half.

The strength of the Texas offense is its posts Dillon Mitchell and Dylan Disu. The Longhorns’ tournament approach could give an idea of whether or not they view their posts as their offensive strength.

Texas forward Dylan Disu is given first-team All-Big 12 honors

Dylan Disu was recognized as one of the best players at his position.

The All-Big 12 team has been announced. Texas forward Dylan Disu received first-team honors.

The distinction is well-earned for Disu who put up a career best season in Austin. For the year he put up a strong 16.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The point average was bolstered by an impressive 51.3% conversion rate from three point range.

Disu was one of the few predictable players on Texas’ 2024 squad consistently producing for his team on the court. His strong performance aided Texas in reaching 20 wins on the year despite losing several key contributors from the team’s Elite Eight run a season ago.

Heading into the Big 12 tournament, Texas is seemingly a lock to reach the NCAA tournament. That said, it has plenty to gain by a strong showing over the next week including a higher tournament seed. How high the team can climb is up for debate, but one would presume a handful of resume-building win opportunities will be there if the Longhorns keep winning.

For Texas to experience continued success, Disu will likely be a huge part of it. The forward will look to secure more wins as his team enters the middle of March.

After 19-point first half, Texas falls to No. 14 Iowa State, 70-65

A 19-point half won’t cut it against top Big 12 teams.

The Texas basketball program scored 19 points in the first half of Tuesday night’s game. The slow start was too much to overcome for the team.

The Longhorns backcourt no showed despite a strong game from Texas forward Dylan Disu. The veteran player put up 28 points on 10-for-19 from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point range.

Outside of Disu, the Longhorns offense put up a poor showing. Texas guard Max Abmas had the next highest point total with 13 despite a poor 3-for-11 shooting night from the field. Abmas went 0-for-5 on three-point attempts. Texas forward Dillon Mitchell had a solid night with 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting.

Longhorns guard Tyrese Hunter had a rough game shooting 0-for-8 against his former team. Understandably, Hunter might have pressed to make an impact against the program he transferred away from, but the inefficiency proved costly.

There’s still plenty of basketball left to play. The Longhorns are somehow a better team on the road so far in Big 12 play. Nevertheless, you can’t help but think the team left an opportunity to move off the tournament bubble slip away.

Head coach Rodney Terry will need to address flat starts in games and find away to get more opportunities to the more efficient scorers in Disu and Mitchell. And he’ll need his guards to start taking and making better shots.

The Longhorns (15-8) reasonably only have three losses to spare to make the NCAA Tournament. They face the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-14) at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday on the Longhorn Network.

Texas secures third Big 12 road victory in win over TCU, 77-66

Road warrior Longhorns take home third road victory of Big 12 play.

The Texas basketball team found its footing on Saturday after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Houston Cougars. The Longhorns earned a 77-66 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth.

Entering the game, the Horned Frogs were 16-5 and on the positive end of the Big 12 standings at 5-3. The team held a 10-1 record at home on the year leading up to the game. Texas just wanted, and needed, this game more.

The Longhorns improve to 15-7 and 4-5 in conference play after a forgettable start to their Big 12 slate. The game saw Texas rally from an early 10-point deficit and go on a 37-16 run to close the first half. It was that level of resilience the team needed after digging an early hole in Big 12 play.

Texas shot a scorching 50.9% from the field as well as 50% from three-point range. Surprisingly, TCU shot even better from outside the three point arc with a 58.3% rate. The combination of strong shooting and interior presence was the difference.

The Longhorns out-rebounded TCU, 34-21. It was a welcomed change after watching Texas get bullied at the backboard in past games.

Texas guard Max Abmas and forward Dylan Disu had special performances for the game. Abmas led the team in scoring with 21 points followed by Disu with 15 and forward Dillon Mitchell with 13 points on 66% shooting.

The team’s 13-for-15 free throw rate adds to perhaps the Longhorns’ most complete performance of the year. They will look to stay in the win column in a tough matchup against Iowa State on Tuesday.

Final: Texas loses fast paced battle to BYU, 84-72

Texas was no match for BYU in Provo.

The Texas Longhorns (14-6) and No. 21 BYU Cougars (15-5) traded baskets in a fast paced first half on Saturday. The second half was dominated by the Cougars.

The pace of the game didn’t make it any less ugly. Both teams played an attacking style of basketball. The physical nature of the game saw both teams fumbling away opportunities. The Longhorns fumbled more.

Texas built an early lead in the game on the road. The Longhorns led by as many as seven points early in the first half before the Cougars caught fire. After leading 30-29, BYU went on a 11-2 run to take a 41-31 lead with 2:52 left in the first half.

The Longhorns offensive style in the final 11 minutes of the half looked more erratic than effective. After losing the lead with 11:14 left in the first half, more possessions than not failed to get Texas an easy basket. The erratic play carried over to the second half.

Texas forward Dylan Disu kept his team in the game with a couple of difficult baskets. Disu reached double digits in the first half with 11 points helping the Longhorns finish the half on a 10-3 run of its own.

BYU led Texas at halftime, 43-40. From that point, it was all Cougars.

The Longhorns couldn’t stop much of anything on the day. BYU’s offensive attack got one open basket after another. The Cougars effortlessly compiled a 64% field goal percentage for the game. On top of that, the team owned the boards securing eight more rebounds than Texas.

Disu led the Longhorns in scoring with 19 points followed by Chendall Weaver with 15 points off the bench. Texas will next take on No. 4 Houston on Monday night.

Oklahoma Sooners suffer let down in 75-60 loss to the Texas Longhorns

With a big opportunity to make a statement, the Oklahoma Sooners struggled in the second half of theri 75-60 loss to the Texas Longhorns.

There was an opportunity for the Oklahoma Sooners to make a statement on Tuesday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. A team that has looked really good at times and been in the top 15 in the nation for much of the last month fell flat hosting their Red River rivals.

In their 75-60 loss to the Texas Longhorns, the Sooners struggled in the second half at both ends of the floor, getting outscored 43-27 after holding a one-point lead at half.

Porter Moser is now 0-5 in games against Texas in his tenure with the Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma shot just 38% from the field after halftime, while the Texas Longhorns caught fire, shooting 54% from the field and 62% from three in the final 20 minutes.

The Sooners struggled to get to the paint as Texas stepped up their defensive effort. Unable to get to the paint and unable to make a three, the Sooners offense struggled and their defense wasn’t any better. Even when they did make life difficult for the Longhorns, Texas made some big threes in the second half to pull away from the Sooners.

It’s another letdown in a big moment for the Sooners, who failed to come through against UNC and Kansas. Though Texas being unranked makes the loss a lot less palatable.

On the evening, Oklahoma had just two players in double figures with Jalon Moore leading the way with 15 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He’s really taken his game to another level in the last couple of weeks, but the Sooners needed more from their lead guards Javian McCollum, Milos Uzan, and Otega Oweh who combined to shoot 33.3% from the field.

While Oklahoma’s stars struggled on the evening, the Longhorns’ top players came through in a big way. Max Abmas scored 22 points on 57% from the field, and Dylan Disu shot 60% from the field and made 2 of 3 three-pointers for 19 points.

Now the Sooners get ready for a top 25 matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. Tech is 4-1 in Big 12 play this season and has the benefit of rest ahead of their trip to Norman.

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Max Abmas’ game-winner gives No. 25 Texas the victory over Cincinnati

Dylan Disu dropped a career-high 33 points and Max Abmas put the nail in the coffin with his game winning shot.

No. 25 Texas got a much-needed victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday. Continue reading “Max Abmas’ game-winner gives No. 25 Texas the victory over Cincinnati”

BOOM: Texas basketball lands Oral Roberts transfer G Max Abmas

Rodney Terry and Texas basketball make a splash in the transfer portal.

One of the top transfers available in college basketball is heading to Austin, Texas. Continue reading “BOOM: Texas basketball lands Oral Roberts transfer G Max Abmas”

Report: Texas basketball reaches out to UTA transfer Chendall Weaver

Weaver earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors for the Mavericks this past season.

Texas basketball is still in search of some help via the transfer portal. The Longhorns are reportedly reaching out to UT-Arlington guard Chendall Weaver.

Weaver earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors for the Mavericks this past season. He is a high-upside scorer who shot over 40% from beyond the three-point line.

The Longhorns’ roster is starting to take shape this week with the news of Dylan Disu returning and the commitment of Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick. Disu and Shedrick help solidify the frontcourt but Texas still has work to do at the guard position.

Texas awaits a decision from star transfer Max Abmas following his visit to campus this week. The former Oral Roberts standout is considering Texas and Kansas State.

Tyrese Hunter is currently testing NBA Draft waters. Hunter started every game for the Horns last season, averaging over 10 points and three rebounds.

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