in the 1960s and 1970’s race, facilities, and Image hurt recruiting at Texas In the 60’s and 70s, Texas lost many great African American basketball recruits due to UT’s history of racial intolerance. Harold Bradley experienced this rejection first hand. Twice Coach Bradley thought that he had crossed the race barrier, but he failed. James…
1998-2015 Coach Rick Barnes Many more highs then lows Barnes was the longest-tenured and winningest head coach in program history, coaching the Longhorns for 17 years from 1999 to 2015. During his time on the Forty Acres, Barnes amassed a 402-180 overall record, leading Texas to three conference titles, 16 NCAA tournament appearances, and one…
1951- 1956 Coach Slue Hull From 1951-1959 The Longhorns won no tournaments and were never ranked. Coach Hughes and Coach Hull (right) 1951 16-8 record Coach Slue Hull Leon Black Powell , Ford TOPPING THE CHARTS 1952 1952 12-9 record Coach Slue Hull The first year of The Final Four as we know…
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…
Bobby Knight the Indiana Coach says that Abe Lemons is “ one of the five best basketball minds I have encountered during my time in coaching.” His “great wit and sense of humor “ and his entertaining style have won the hearts of many fans. Abe Lemons is an open book “honest, simple, and direct.”…
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),…
LONGHORN BASKETBALL OLYMPIAN 1956 Gilbert Ford Olympics 2012, 2016, 2020 Kevin Durant (2006-07) Just below Carmelo Anthony and Anthony Davis on the list of history’s greatest one-and-done freshmen, Kevin Durant turned in the best individual season for any Longhorns player ever. The first freshman to win either the Naismith or the Wooden Awards, Durant swept…
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…
Remembering Lemons, Texas’ NIT title-winning team On the eve of the NCAA crowning a national champion at the Final Four, guest columnist Larry Carlson remembers the NIT-winning Texas squad of Abe Lemons 40 years later. Article written for 247 Sports LARRY CARLSON Apr 1st, 2018, 8:00 AM35 Long before Longhorn basketball backers swooned for Tom…
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…