Information from Wikipedia concerning Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program follows: The University of Texas began competition in men’s basketball in 1906.  As of 2018, the Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs with 33 appearances in the NCAA tournament, 3 visits to the final 4 (1943, 1947, 2002),…

Slater Martin set the Texas single-game scoring record with 49 points. Martin’s historic night came against TCU in an 81-60 win in Gregory Gym. He hit 21 field goals and seven free throws.  Martin is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 3, 1982 . He is the only Longhorn to…

tOM pENDERS 1988-1998 TOM PENDERS “MR. MARCH” INSTITUTES A SUCCESSFUL Longhorn bASKETBALL “bOMBS AWAY rUNNING hORNS PRO STYLE OFFENSE” THAT REWRITES THE lONGHORN RECORD BOOK.   Coach Penders Coach Jody Conradt Was The Media Favorite For The Men’s Basketball Coaching Job After Weltlich Was Released When Asked By A Sport’s Writer If She Was Interested…

Texas Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School HistoryTHAD NOVAKMAY 1, 2012Texas basketball is in a golden age as a program, having extended its school-record run to 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. That streak has been led by many of the most memorable players in the history of a program whose track record for producing…

Click on other  Basketball eras  listed to the left Longhorn Olympians Gilbert Ford- 1956 Kevin Durant 2012 and 2016           Jay Arnette 1960 Olympian Billy: You are probably already on it, but former Longhorn Jay Arnette was a member of the original Olympic basketball “Dream Team” In 1960. Jay went on…

 The University of Texas began a competition in men’s basketball in 1906.  As of 2018, the Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs with 33 appearances in the NCAA tournament, 3 visits to the final 4 (1943, 1947, 2002), 7 visits to the Elite 8, and one National…