Believe it or not, while Longhorn nation has been dwelling on the end of a miserable 5-7 losing football season and the departure of several top assistant coaches, the Texas men’s basketball team has hit the court inside the Frank Erwin Center once again, beginning the season in the top 25 along with several other Big 12 teams, including (as of this posting), #3 Kansas, #6 Kansas State, #9 Baylor, #13 Missouri, #22 Texas, and #25 Texas A&M.
New 'Horns on the Hardwood: Tristan Thompson (left) and Corey Jospeth (right)
With some key, youthful additions (see also: Corey Joseph and Tristan Thompson), and some key departures (see also: Shawn Williams), head coach Rick Barnes has the ‘Horns off to a strong start, and one that hopefully won’t implode like last season. With shooting guard Jordan Hamilton back to launch three-pointers (averaging 20.0 ppg), work horse Gary Johnson continuing to lead the team in rebounding (7.6 rpg), Thompson adding his big-body presence both offensively and defensively (11.6 ppg, 2.3 bpg), and Joseph chipping in with court presence and ball handling (less than 1.0 on assists-to-turnover ratio), you have to like the game Texas brings to the court each night.
Let’s have a look at the results to-date, as well as what’s coming as we turn the calendar to 2011. The full listing of Big 12 conference schools schedules and their results can be found at Big 12 Sports.
2010-2011 Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results
Monday, Nov. 8 (ESPNU)
Texas (0-0) 83, Navy 52
Wednesday, Nov. 10 (ESPNU)
Texas (1-0) 89, Louisiana Tech 58
Thursday, Nov. 18 (ESPN2)
Texas (2-0) 90, #16 Illinois 84
Friday, Nov. 19 (ESPN2)
Texas (3-0) 66, #4 Pittsburgh 68
Tuesday, Nov. 23 (LSN)
Texas (3-1) 84, Sam Houston State 50
Saturday, Nov. 27 (LSN)
Texas (4-1) 62, Rice 59
Wednesday, Dec. 1 (LSN)
Texas (5-1) 76, Lamar 55
Sunday, Dec. 5 (FSN)
Texas (6-1) 56, USC 73
Saturday, Dec. 11 (LSN)
Texas (6-2) 101, Texas State 65
Tuesday, Dec. 14 (7:00 p.m. CT, LSN)
Texas (7-1) 70 v. North Florida 48
Saturday, Dec. 18 (3:00 p.m., CBS)
Texas (8-2) v. North Carolina
Wednesday, Dec. 22 (6:00 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Texas v. #15 Michigan State
Friday, Dec. 31 (1:00 p.m. CT, LSN)
Texas v. Coppin State
Tuesday, Jan. 4 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
Texas v. Arkansas
Saturday, Jan. 8 (2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN)
Texas v. #4 Connecticut
Tuesday, Jan. 11 (6:00 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Texas v. Texas Tech
Saturday, Jan. 15 (3:00 p.m. CT, Big 12 Network)
Texas v. oklahoma
Wednesday, Jan. 19 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Texas v. #25 Texas A&M
Saturday, Jan. 22 (3:00 p.m. CT, CBS)
Texas v. #3 Kansas
Wednesday, Jan. 26 (6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN or ESPN2)
Texas v. Oklahoma State
Saturday, Jan. 28 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
Texas v. #12 Missouri
Monday, Jan. 31 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN)
Texas v. #25 Texas A&M
Saturday, Feb. 5 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
Texas v. Texas Tech
Wednesday, Feb. 9 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Texas v. oklahoma
Saturday, Feb. 12 (3:00 p.m. CT, ESPN/ESPN2)
Texas v. #9 Baylor
Wednesday, Feb. 16 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Texas v. Oklahoma State
Saturday, Feb. 19 (12:30 p.m. CT, Big 12 Network)
Texas v. Nebraska
Tuesday, Feb. 22 (7:00 p.m. CT, Big 12 Network)
Texas v. Iowa State
Saturday, Feb. 26 (2:00 p.m. CT, Big 12 Network)
Texas v. Colorado
Monday, Feb. 28 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN)
Texas v. #6 Kansas State
Saturday, Mar. 5 (8:00 p.m. CT, ESPN)
Texas v. #9 Baylor
Keep an eye out for more basketball coverage in the coming weeks, especially as Texas heads in to the meat of their non-conference and conference play.
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