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Texas Longhorns

Location: Austin, Texas
University Founded: 1883
Enrollment:
49,500Texas Longhorns
Nickname: Longhorns
Mascot:
Bevo XIV
School Colors:
Burnt Orange and white
Joined the Big 12: 1996
Varsity Sports: 18
U. President:
William C. Powers, Jr.
Director of Athletics:
DeLoss Dodds
Basketball Head Coach:
Rick Barnes
Conference (Co-) Champions:
Big 12 Reg. Sea: 1999, 2006
Basketball Arena:
Frank Erwin Center
Current Capacity: 16,755
First Year of Basketball: 1906

With Head Coach Rick Barnes on the helm, the Longhorns have made it into NCAA Tournament  during the last 11consecutive seasons.

The Texas Longhorns have played 27 NCAA Tournaments.They have reached the Final Four 3 times, the Elite Eight 4 times, and the Sweet Sixteen 6 times.

The numbers are quite impressive, but the Longhorns basketball programs is still to bring a National Championship to Austin. The team has played in 4 NIT and has won 1 NIT Championship in 1978.

During the 2008-2009 season, the Longhorns went 23-12 overall, and tied for fourth place in the Big12 Conference with a 9-7 record. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Championship, and defeated Kansas State in quarterfinals, but lost to Baylor in the semifinals.

As of mid February 2010 the Longhorns have gone 20-6 overall and sit 6th in the Big 12 standing with a 6-5 record in conference games. There are good chances that they are going to make it into March Madness once again.

Texas 2009/2010 Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Result
15-Nov UC Irvine W 89-42
18-Nov Western Carolina W 73-41
23-Nov vs. Iowa W 85-60
24-Nov vs. Pittsburgh W 78-62
29-Nov at Rice W 77-59
3-Dec USC W 69-50
7-Dec Long Beach State W 107-74
12-Dec Texas State W 87-54
15-Dec Texas-Pan American W 104-42
19-Dec vs. No. 10 North Carolina W 103-90
22-Dec No. 9 Michigan State W 79-68
29-Dec Gardner-Webb W 95-63
2-Jan Texas A&M-CC W 76-70
5-Jan at Arkansas W 96-85
9-Jan Colorado W 103-86
13-Jan at Iowa State W 90-83
16-Jan Texas A&M W 72-67
18-Jan at No. 9 Kansas State L 71-62
23-Jan at No. 21 Connecticut L 88-74
27-Jan Texas Tech W 95-83
30-Jan Baylor L 80-77
1-Feb at Oklahoma State W 72-60
6-Feb at Oklahoma L 80-71
8-Feb No. 1 Kansas L 80-68
13-Feb Nebraska 4:00 PM ET 
17-Feb at Missouri 9:00 PM ET 
20-Feb at Texas Tech 2:00 PM ET 
24-Feb Oklahoma State 9:00 PM ET 
27-Feb at Texas A&M 2:00 PM ET 
1-Mar Oklahoma 9:00 PM ET 
6-Mar at Baylor 4:00 PM ET 
 

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