Tag: School history

Oklahoma’s Brady Manek moves into 5th in school history for made three pointers

Oklahoma Sooners forward Brady Manek hit his 215th three-point shot of his career on Saturday. It moved him into fifth in school history.

On Saturday the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team is attempting to sweep the season series with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Early in the game against WVU, the Sooners were trailing 10-7 after a Miles McBride bucket with 15:10 to go in the first half. Sooners’ Brady Manek would answer.

With 14:47 left, Manek stepped up to tie the game with a three-point shot. It was the 215th make of his OU career. It tied him with Tim Heskett for 5th in school history. Heskett played from 1996-2001 for Oklahoma. A historic shot for Manek who was in the starting lineup for the second-straight game.

The next name on the list for Manek to chase at No. 4 is Hollis Price, who played from 2000-03. His 241 three-point shots made could be in reach if Manek took more shots. Given how the team is made up with shooters around him, he likely won’t take the necessary number of shots to get there. Still a historic moment for Brady Manek.

Manek is the only Oklahoma Sooner in the top 10 of three-point shots made with less than 120 games played.

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Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger makes history

Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger made history on Saturday night. His 429 yards passing were the most of any QB in school history.

Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger wanted to come out and set the tone on the season. He did that and more. Ehlinger got the night started off with a 78-yard catch and run on a slant to Joshua Moore. If you blinked in the first few minutes, you missed a lot of offense from Texas. They led 21-0 after the first quarter.

Sam would finish out the first half with 429 yards passing. They was not only his career high but the highest of any Texas quarterback in history. His five touchdowns were the most for any first half performance since Vince Young. The start of the Ehlinger-Mike Yurcich campaign is off to a hot start in Austin.

Ehlinger was able to find different targets for every single touchdown throw. The graduate transfers also paying dividends in Tarik Black and Brendan Schooler. Add in Kai Money, tight end Cade Brewer and Joshua Moore. Due to the fact they lost Devin Duvernay and Collin Johnson to the NFL, they were looking for a way to replace that production.

 

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