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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.

Fourth Quarter Surge Gives Texas Longhorns Fourth Straight Win

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team improved to 5-2 in conference play thanks to a late surge to steal one on the road.

The Texas Longhorn women’s basketball needed a huge fourth quarter in order to secure their fourth straight win and fifth win in last six games. The women improved their conference record to 5-2 in conference play after defeating Oklahoma State 61-56.

Despite the fact that Texas shot just 21-63 (33.3%) from the field opposed to the 26-59 (44.1%), the Longhorns were able to keep the game close. Oklahoma State never led by more than eight points throughout the game. Texas was able to get key shots from three going 5-9, while OSU shot 4-16. Live by the three, die by the three holds true once again.

The Longhorns did have the edge in free throws as the Cowgirls only attempting one shot which missed. Texas shot 82.4% from the charity stripe with 17 attempts landing 14.

The women’s team was able to get second-chance opportunities with 13 offensive boards of the 40 total snagged by Texas. Charli Collier once again was the driving force on the boards, she finished the game with 14 points and nine rebounds. Joyner Holmes was a key in getting second opportunities with three offensive rebounds.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Texas trailed 50-42. The defense held up their end of the bargain by limited OSU to just six points After the Cowgirls were able to go up 54-48 on a Bigue Sarr layup. OSU would go the next five minutes of the game on a scoring drought. That is where the Longhorns made their run and stole the victory in Stillwater.

Celeste Taylor and Collier would score the next eight points for Texas to finally take the lead in the fourth with just 2:26 remaining in the game. Taylor scored six of her 13 points in the that last five minutes of the game as they finished off Oklahoma State.

Next up on the schedule, Texas will take on the Sooners in Norman before returning home to host second-ranked Baylor on January 31st.

Texas loses third straight game, falls to LSU at home

In one of the hardest stretches of the season, UT lost its third game in a row. Losing to KU and WVU this week, UT fell at home to LSU.

In one of the hardest stretches of the season for the Longhorns, they lost their third game in a row. Losing to Kansas and West Virginia in the other two, Texas fell at home to LSU 69-67.

Andrew Jones was once again the main man for the Longhorns, scoring 20 points off the bench. Shooting 50% from the floor, he was also 4-7 from behind the three-point line. Texas shot a total of 26 threes, making eight of them.

Going into the game, the Longhorns ranked dead last in the Big 12 in free throw attempts. More of the same happened this afternoon, as Texas only attempted six free throws. Jones led the team with two made attempts, with the team making a total of three.

Freshman Trendon Watford had a career-high 22 points on 9-15 shooting. Adding six rebounds came on the offensive end as the Longhorns once again gave up a lot of second-chance points. The Tigers had 15 offensive rebounds, four more than Texas.

Losses to three teams atop of their conferences in the past week, the road only gets harder for the Longhorns. After a road game against TCU and a home game against Iowa State, Texas faces three more ranked teams in Kansas, Baylor, and Texas Tech.

Currently sitting 2-4 in the Big 12, the games against the Horned Frogs and Cyclones are critical. If either of those is dropped, there is a good chance the conference record falls to 3-8. Not making the NCAA tournament with an 8-10 conference record last year, things are looking bad for the Longhorns.

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How To Watch, Listen and Stream Women’s Basketball Against Kansas

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team will take on the Kansas Jayhawks Wednesday at 7 pm. Here is how you can tune in for the game.

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team will be back on the hardwood Wednesday night to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. They return home after a victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, Kansas on Sunday. In that contest the Longhorns went wire to wire leading the game to come away with their second-straight conference win and third overall of the young season.

Texas is currently tied with West Virginia for the fourth-best conference record at 3-2. The Jayhawks come in tied for the second-worst Big 12 conference record with Texas Tech who recently fell to Texas. Kansas beat Tech in their last game to earn their first conference win of the year. Texas won both matchups last season by a combined margin of 37 points.

Date: 1/22/2020

Time: 7:00 p.m. CST

Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas

Watch: Longhorns Network

Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM

Stream: Watch ESPN App

Reactions from Texas’ loss to West Virginia

Texas suffered a devastating loss to WVU on Monday night, 97-59. It was even worse on Twitter, where fans voiced their frustrations.

Texas suffered a devastating loss to West Virginia on Monday night, losing on the road, 97-59. A new low point for the basketball program under Head Coach Shaka Smart, it was not a pretty scene post-game for the Longhorns, as frustrations started to become apparent.

It was even worse on Twitter, where fans voiced their frustrations with the direction the team was headed. Not projected to make the NCAA tournament right now, the expectations of this team were to at least be competitive in the conference. The Longhorns have failed to meet those expectations, losing by double digits for the fifth time this season.

Here is how frustrated Twitter reacted to the loss to West Virginia:

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Texas suffers worst loss in the Shaka Smart era to West Virginia

It seemed as if the season couldn’t get worse for UT. That was proven wrong as WVU handed them the worst loss in the Shaka Smart era, 97-58.

Quickly turning around from their loss on Saturday night to Kansas, it seemed as if the season could not get worse for Texas. That was proven wrong on Monday night as West Virginia handed the Longhorns the worst loss in the Shaka Smart era, 97-58.

Already having one of the worst offenses in the Big 12, tonight did not help. Matt Coleman and Jase Febres were the only players to get anything rolling for Texas, combining 33 of the teams 58 points. The two of them shot 6-11 and 4-9 from the field respectively, making 50% of their shots.

If you take their stats out of the equation, the rest of the team shot 27.2%. Ranking sixth in the conference in field goal percentage, if it is not a three-point attempt, the Longhorns struggle to make their shots.

As for the Mountaineers, four of their starters were in double figures, dominating Texas all night long. Putting up 70 shots, they made over 50% of them. Even more frightening was how many of them were inside the arc. West Virginia only attempted 14 three-pointers, knowing they could outmuscle the Longhorns in the paint.

Even when they missed, the Mountaineers more than likely got their own miss. Securing 23 offensive rebounds, Texas was dominated on the glass throughout the night. Add in their 30 defensive rebounds and West Virginia won the rebounding battle 53-25.

The is a new low for Texas under Shaka Smart, suffering a 38 point defeat and falling to 2-4 in conference play. A team that has played well against inferior opponents has struggled when the competition is clearly above their level. Suffering blowout losses to Providence, Georgetown, Baylor, and now West Virginia, any sort of glimmer for the NCAA tournament is fading away for the Longhorns.

The schedule does not get any easier either, as some of the best teams in the conference are upcoming. After hosting first place in the SEC LSU in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday, tough games against TCU on the road and Iowa State will show where this team really is.

The three following that is at Kansas, Texas Tech, and Baylor, all teams currently ranked inside of the AP Top 25. The Longhorns’ season very well may be over by that point, as they will not be expected to win any of those games.

An 8-10 conference record was good enough to get Texas into the NIT last season, but that may not be the case this season. Missing the NCAA tournament would more than likely be enough to get Shaka Smart fired, but missing the NIT would be a no-doubter.

In the short term, the goal should be to win their next two conference games against TCU and Iowa State, teams considered to be middle of the pack with the Longhorns. If they can win those games, there is hope to turn the ship around. If not, the season may and well truly be over.

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Sug Sutton and Texas Longhorns Close The Door On Kansas State

The Texas Longhorns went wire to wire for a win against Kansas State. Guard Sug Sutton closed out the game with eight straight points.

The Texas Longhorns came out firing early on in this matchup with an 8-2 run where guard Sug Sutton got the scoring started with a layup. Sutton would continue to push the scoring early and Texas opened up a 11-4 advantage with 5;54 to go in the first quarter. Celeste Taylor had a couple miscues with turnovers that allowed the Wildcats to make a run to get within two at 13-11 and then again at 15-13. Taylor immediately made up for it with a three to put them up 18-13, after Cymone Goodrich cut it to 18-17 a scoreless stretch of 1:21 gave the Longhorns the lead after one.

The second quarter was about limiting scoring for the Longhorns defense. Taylor hit back to back three pointers to increase the lead to 24-19. The Wildcats could only must nine points all quarter. Kansas State did pull within two points with 4:58 left in the half on a three pointer from Savannah Simmons. They wouldn’t score again in the half as Texas increased the lead to nine after Taylor found Jada Underwood for another three point shot.

In the second half the Wildcats would make their push outscoring Texas in the third quarter 20-17 to close the lead to just six. In the final 1:50 of the quarter, Kansas State scored five points without allowing Texas to answer to bring the score to 52-46.

In the final quarter the Wildcats would push the lead down to four but each time they came close the Longhorns would build the lead back up. They were resilient in the win over Kansas State. Late in the quarter, Sutton would take over the scoring to close out the victory. Sutton score eight of her game-high 16 points in the final four minutes to give Texas a 71-63 victory and their third Big 12 win.

Texas falls to No. 6 Kansas at home

Falling under .500 in the Big 12 once again, UT lost to KU 66-57. Up by five at the half, it was a miserable second half from the Longhorns.

Falling under .500 in Big 12 play once again, Texas dropped another conference game against Kansas 66-57. Up by five at halftime, it was a miserable second half from the Longhorns that saw the Jayhawks score 40 points.

Jericho Sims was the main scorer for Texas, having 20 points on 9-14 shooting. Leading the team with six rebounds, the Longhorns got outrebounded by 11 boards.

The only other player in double figures for Texas was Matt Coleman, scoring 10 points while shooting 33% from the floor. The rest of the team struggled scoring, especially from the three-point line, only making two of their 10 attempts.

Devin Dotson was the leading scorer for Kansas like he has been all season, dropping 21 points. Adding six rebounds and three assists, Dotson continued to prove that he is one of the best players in the Big 12.

The Longhorns now have a tough stretch upcoming, starting with a road game against West Virginia. After that, they will play host to LSU in the Big 12/SEC Challenge and play TCU on the road. It will be an uphill climb for Shaka Smart and the squad if they want to make the NCAA Tournament.

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Texas Longhorns Women’s Basketball: How To Watch, Stream, and Listen

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team head back on the road, this time to Kansas State in hopes of pulling off their second road win.

The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team is looking to take their show on the road against after their rout of Texas Tech at home. Texas already has a win on the road in the young basketball season with a win in Ames, Iowa. Head coach Karen Aston spoke recently about taking a 40-minute mindset on the road.

Kansas State comes into the game after a loss to Oklahoma State to even their record (7-7) and (1-2) in conference. The Wildcats average 72.1 points per game this year, that is nearly five points per game more than they have done in Big 12 play (67.3). On the defensive side of the ball, Kansas State surrenders 65.1 points per game this year and 72 points in conference play.

The Texas Longhorns score 73.2 points per game and 74.8 in conference play. Defensively Texas is surrendering 64.3 points per game and 68.5 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns and Wildcats tip off at noon on Sunday.

Date: 1/19/2020

Time: 12:00 p.m. CST

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas

Watch: ESPN+

Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM

Stream: Watch ESPN App

Former Longhorn Kris Clack To Have High School Jersey Retired

Former Texas Longhorn men’ basketball player Kris Clack to have his high school jersey retired.

Earlier this year, former Texas Longhorn Jarrett Allen had his jersey retired by his high school. Much like Allen, another former Longhorn who played win the McDonald’s All-American game will also have his high school jersey retired. Kris Clack played for the Longhorns’ men’s basketball team in 1995 and 1999.

During his time in Austin, Clack scoring 1,592 points and grabbed 771 rebounds. He was named second-team All-Big 12 in 1998. Clack was also named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team in 1997 and 1998. He was eventually drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

Prior to becoming a Longhorn, Clack was part of the Team USA Junior Select Team. He spent time in the International Basketball League and the NBA Developmental League from 2000-2008,