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The 2010/11 NCAA season for the Texas Longhorns could go a couple of ways.  After being eliminated by Wake Forrest in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, head coach Rick Barnes challenged his team this season to bring back the competitive spirit and fire that allowed the Longhorns to 17-0 start last season.  After a second half collapse that culminated in losing 10 of their last 17 games. While the Longhorns did make it into the NCAA Tournament, they were eliminated by the Wake Forrest Demon Deacons.

This team had a large number of freshman players, (6), and was led by Avery Bradley who averaged 11.6 ppg.  Overall, the team was led by senior Damion James who averaged 18.0 ppg, 10.3 rpg while shooting 50% from the field.

In the NCAA Tournament, the #8 seeded Longhorns met #9 seeded Wake Forest and the game was a knock down drag out battle that went into overtime.  In the end, the Longhorns came up two points shy of a victory losing to Wake 81-80 in overtime.

Look for the Longhorns to again compete for a spot in the NCAA Tourney.

A SHORT HISTORY

The University of Texas Varsity Men’s Basketball began play in 1906 and have compiled a 1586-947 record which is good for the 18th ranking for total victories among all NCAA Division I basketball programs.  Fourteen players who have donned Texas jerseys also donned one in the National Basketball Association.  They were:

1949       Slater Martin – Joined the Lakers
1977       Johnny Moore – Played for the Seattle Supersonics, NJ Nets and the San Antonio Spurs
1979       Jim Krivacs – Drafted by the Kansas City Kings
1980       Ron Baxter – Drafted by the LA Lakers
1982       LaSalle Thompson – Played for the Kings, Pacers, 76ers and the Denver Nuggets
1990       Travis Mays – Drafted by the Sacramento Kings
2000       Chris Mihm – Drafted by the Chicago Bulls
2003       T. J. Ford – Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks
2004       Royal Ivey – Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks
2006       P.J. Tucker – Drafted by the Toronto Raptors
2006       LaMarcus Aldridge – Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers
2006       Daniel Gibson – Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2007       Kevin Durant – Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder)
2008       D.J. Augustine – Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats
2009       Damion James – Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks; plays for the New Jersey Nets       
2009       Dexter Pitman – Drafted by the Miami Heat
2009       Avery Bradley – Drafted by the Boston Celtics 

The Longhorns basketball team has won three Final Four Tournaments (1943, 47 & 2003), made it into the NCAA Elite Eight seven times (1939, 1943, 1947, 1990, 2003, 2006 & 2008), made it into the NCAA Sweet Sixteen thirteen times (1939, 1943, 1947,1960, 1963,1972,1990, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008) and have appeared in the NCAA Tournament  twenty-eight times.  The Longhorns have also been crowned Conference Champions two times (1994 & 1995) and Conference Champions twenty-five times (22 in the SWC and 3 in the Big 12)