Tag: Kamaka Hepa

Texas Longhorns Basketball: Three reasons for the win over Kansas State

Texas responded from their first Big 12 loss of the season with a resounding victory over Kansas State. Here are three reasons for the win.

Texas responded from their first Big 12 loss of the season with a resounding victory over Kansas State. Coming off of the Longhorns’ two losses on the 2020-2021 season, they have bounced back by winning the next two games by an average of 18.0 points.

Without the likes of Greg Brown, Kai Jones, and Brock Cunninghman available due to COVID-19 protocols, Kamaka Hepa had to step up in their absence. He finished with 15 points and was the team’s second-leading scorer.

Three other Longhorns were in double figures. They are now back on the right track in Big 12 play, currently in second place with a 5-1 record. Here are three reasons for Texas’ win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Shorthanded Texas Longhorns hand Kansas State fifth-straight loss

After losing by a late bucket against Texas Tech, the Texas Longhorns took care of business on Saturday night and handled Kansas State.

Following the last-second loss to Texas Tech on Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns were back on the court at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday. Continue reading “Shorthanded Texas Longhorns hand Kansas State fifth-straight loss”

The Longhorns Lose Two Forwards To Injury

The Texas Longhorns hits just keep coming with the injuries to Kamaka Hepa and Gerald Liddell.

The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team has been on a downward spiral as the conference season moves into the meat of the schedule. In their most recent contest in the Big 12-SEC challenge, the Longhorns fell to the LSU Tigers 69-67. Texas dropped their third game in a row and fifth game in the last seven.

While Texas is trying to figure out where to go from here, head coach Shaka Smart announced that Kamaka Hepa and Gerald Liddell will be out for the foreseeable future.

Hepa is averaging 3.1 points per game with 1.7 rebounds while shooting 45 percent from the floor in 12 minutes. In their victory over Oklahoma State, Hepa provided 15 points and four rebounds to help lead the Horns to a 76-64 victory.

Gerald Liddell is providing 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and one assist in 18.3 minutes per night. Liddell played 13 minutes against West Virginia but missed the game against LSU with a back injury and now will be out for a while needing to rehab his back.

Smart will have to dig deep into his bench with the loss of the two forwards. Texas will head to Fort Worth on Wednesday to take on the Frogs in hopes of ending their current losing streak.