The Texas Longhorns won their first Big 12 Championship in program history on Saturday.
In what has been an up and down season after last year was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Longhorns finally got to witness head coach Shaka Smart cut down the net.
WATCH: Shaka Smart, #Longhorns cut down the net following #Texas Big 12 championship win over #OkState. https://t.co/0V8CM7sSzE pic.twitter.com/55uI4F6M7O
— Horns247 (@Horns247) March 14, 2021
Afterwards, the team went to their locker room to celebrate together where Texas forward Royce Hamm gave fans an inside view of the locker room to share with fans in the celebration.
Texas longhorn celebrates a big 12 championship with Shaka smart @espn @CedGolden @BDavisAAS pic.twitter.com/iMUFeO7JwH
— Ricardo B. Brazziell (@photo_Brazziell) March 14, 2021
It was their seventh time playing in the conference finals, but the Longhorns finally get to bring home the hardware covered in netting.
The next step for the Texas is the NCAA Tournament, where it looks like their seeding could potentially change. The Longhorns were originally projected as a four seed, but after winning the conference championship in what is arguably the toughest in the country, it could see them rise to a three seed.
For the time being, Texas fans certainly deserve to celebrate.