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Former Longhorns trio participating in NBA Summer League

Three former players, Max Abmas, Timmy Allen, and Dylan Disu, will get to shine on the national stage and show why they belong in the NBA

Over the next few weeks, the Texas Longhorns will be well-represented in the NBA Summer League. Three former players, Max Abmas, Timmy Allen, and Dylan Disu, will have an opportunity to shine on the national stage and show why they belong in the NBA.

Of the three, Allen is the only one with NBA experience. Last season, the talented forward appeared in 30 games for the Memphis Hustle, averaging 9.9 points and 3.4 rebounds a game. He also appeared in five games for the Grizzlies, averaging 2.6 points per game in his first taste of NBA action. Allen will be looking to build on his success as the Grizzlies evaluate if he can be a future piece.

After signing with the Utah Jazz, Ambas will get to show why he was a valuable piece for the Longhorns. During the 2023-2024 campaign, he led Texas in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game. He also made history, tying the UT single-season record for most three-pointers made. Due to his play, Ambas earned All-Big 12 First Team honors.

Like Ambas, Disu signed as an undrafted free agent. The Raptors hope he can be a scoring threat and make an impact defensively like he did at Texas. In his final year in Austin, Disu was second on the team in scoring and third in blocks. Due to his play, the former Longhorns forward was named the Big 12’s Most Improved Player.

While Disu will have to wait to make his summer league debut, Abmas and Allen have already gotten a head start. They were both scheduled to participate in the Salt Lake City Summer League, which runs from July 8 to 10. All NBA teams will compete in the NBA 2K25 Summer League, which runs from July 12 to July 22

This wild Caitlin Clark stat proves just how unbelievable her 3-point shooting range is

Caitlin Clark is simply unbelievable.

Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark broke the all-time Division I college basketball scoring record and she is rewriting history books in the process.

Clark, who recently announced that she will declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft, is one of the most impressive sharpshooters that the sport has seen. She is known for hitting 3-pointers from incredibly long distances and she even broke the women’s college basketball scoring record with a 3-pointer from the logo.

Iowa has even honored Clark’s scoring record by permanently marking the spot on the court where the record was broken, which has since become her signature shot.

While anyone who has watched her play know she is capable of shooting from incredibly far away, the numbers back this up as well. In fact, per CBB Analytics, Clark has made 84 field goals considered “long” 3-pointers beyond 25 feet.

That is considerably farther than the international 3-point distance (22 feet and 1.75 inches) for men’s and women’s college basketball, the WNBA, and FIBA. It is also beyond the NBA distance, which is 23 feet and 9 inches at the top of the key.

CBB Analytics

As you can see in her shot chart, Clark has made more “long” 3-pointers (84) than short 3-pointers (71) this season. Nearly one-third (31.5 percent) of her total shots are taken from this zone. To put that in perspective, the Division I average is 8.9 percent this season.

Meanwhile, her field goal percentage on shots between 25 and 30 feet is 39.3 percent. That is also significantly above the Division I average (29.5 percent) in 2023-24.

For comparison, no other women’s Division I college basketball has even come close to approaching as many long 3-pointers as Clark this season. In fact, she has more than the players with the second-most (Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair has 47) and third-most (Marquette’s Mackenzie Hare has 34) combined.

Name Long 3’s Team Year
Caitlin Clark 84 Iowa (Women’s) 2024
Caitlin Clark 76 Iowa (Women’s) 2023
Max Abmas 72 Oral Roberts (Men’s) 2023
Darius McGhee 65 Liberty (Men’s) 2023
Max Abmas 56 Oral Roberts (Men’s) 2021
Antoine Davis 56 Detroit Mercy (Men’s) 2023
Jelly Walker 55 UAB (Men’s) 2022
Jelly Walker 55 UAB (Men’s) 2023
Max Abmas 54 Oral Roberts (Men’s) 2022

With more games still left to play this season, Clark has already made more long 3-pointers than any other Division I player in men’s or women’s college basketball since CBB Analytics began tracking this data in 2018-19.

We know that Clark is capable of shooting from deep but let’s give it even more context. Clark has made exactly as many 3-pointers from at least 25 feet in her 30 games this season as NBA stars Devin Booker (50 games) and Kawhi Leonard (54 games) this season, per Stathead.

That is simply remarkable range from the future WNBA superstar.

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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.

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”

Texas Tech runs away from Texas basketball in Austin, 78-67

Texas Tech stuns Texas on the court defeating the Longhorns by double digits.

It’s basketball season in Austin. The Texas Longhorns opened Big 12 conference play with a 78-67 loss to Texas Tech.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders ran away with the game behind a high scoring performance from Pop Isaacs. The Texas Tech guard put up 21 points behind a 3-for-5 three-point shooting night and 7-for-15 performance from the field.

Texas is facing the harsh reality of a poor transfer portal haul following the exit of several key players in the offseason. We were critical of the lack of movement by the team in the way of portal additions, and the lack of contributing Longhorns proved evident on Saturday. 54 of the team’s 67 points came from Texas guards Tyrese Hunter and Max Abmas and forward Dillon Mitchell.

The loss drops Texas to 11-3. The team certainly could have gotten off to a worse start, but has lost to perhaps every quality opponent it has faced this season. It isn’t the start we would have hoped to see from the team through 14 games.

Texas Tech, who went an abysmal 16-16 last season, proved to be the better team by a wide margin on Texas’ home floor. Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry has plenty to work on if this team is to make another NCAA Tournament run.

Texas resumes play on the road against Cincinnati on Tuesday night.

Texas basketball predicted No. 3 in Big 12 preseason rankings

The Texas Longhorns will look to duplicate some of last season’s successes on the basketball court.

It’s a new day in Texas basketball. The program gets ready to embark on its first full season with head coach Rodney Terry following a Big 12 Tournament title and Elite Eight appearance.

There’s a stability and security we haven’t seen from the program since the days of former head coach Rick Barnes. There’s a proven track record on which Texas can depend.

Terry and company got the job done in big games last season after weathering an early season storm with former head coach Chris Beard. Terry carried the program out of chaos to among college basketball’s elite. Yet after losing several key players, a new challenge stands ahead of Texas.

The Longhorns will take the court without Marcus Carr, Sir’Jabari Rice, Timmy Allen, Arterio Morris and Christian Bishop among others. With that, the team loses the majority of its production from last season.

The team will, however, return its best post scorer in Dylan Disu who shined in the back half of the season. Texas also brings back point guard Tyrese Hunter and key forwards in Brock Cunningham and Dillon Mitchell.

A late portal haul helped the team add more scorers and defensive pieces to the roster. Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas stands as the team’s prized portal addition after leading his squad in back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Abmas averaged 21.9 points and 4.0 assists last season.

Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick is set to give Texas a defensive post presence. He is joined by UT-Arlington guard transfer Chendall Weaver and UTEP forward addition Ze’Rik Onyema. Expectations should be lower for the latter two players, though their contribution could prove essential.

It’s unclear what to expect from the team. Certainly, it’s unrealistic to expect Texas will move as cohesively as last season where several players were already in place. Nevertheless, the new-look Longhorns have a ton of potential. If last year is any indication, head coach Rodney Terry will maximize their performance and win when it matters.

Texas tips off against Incarnate Word on Nov. 6 with big tests against Louisville and Shaka Smart’s Marquette later in nonconference play.

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”

Virginia transfer F Kadin Shedrick commits to Texas

Kadin Shedrick becomes Texas head coach Rodney Terry’s first transfer portal commitment.

Virginia forward Kadin Shedrick announced his commitment to Texas on Sunday night.

Shedrick becomes the first addition to Rodney Terry’s 2023-24 roster from the transfer portal. His announcement snaps a long offseason drought to bring in a player from elsewhere.

The Virginia player averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds for his team last season. Not surprisingly, the player who hails from Virginia head coach Tony Bennett’s system is known as an excellent defensive player. Albeit, he does bring an element Texas desperately needs in next year’s squad: Height.

At 6-foot-11, Shedrick would have been the tallest player on last year’s squad. He joins 6-foot-9 forward Dylan Disu on the front line for Texas. The Longhorns will hope to get rim protection from the veteran transfer, or at least good enough defense that prevents opponents from getting to the basket.

As for next season’s roster, the Longhorns are in need of two more impact scoring guards and the return of guard Tyrese Hunter and forward Dillon Mitchell. Keep an eye on Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas who is considering the Longhorns as his recruitment comes to a close.

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