The Daily Texan

As Longhorns approach March, their focus stays on the present

By Robert Larkin - Updated on February 26, 2019 at 9:45 pm

With only four games left on their schedule, the Longhorns are preparing for their final push before the start of the postseason.
Texas suffers beatdown at Baylor

By Donnavan Smoot - Updated on February 26, 2019 at 12:25 am

Things got ugly — quickly. And this time there wasn’t an invigorating run to save Texas from a humiliating end result. By the end of Monday’s game at Baylor, the Longhorns walked off the court with a 64-35 loss.
Baylor bigs swat away Texas hopes of hosting first round

By Stephen Wagner - Updated on February 26, 2019 at 12:16 am

Baylor isn’t a team that will decimate you with three-point shooting. They play old-school, beat-you-from-the-inside-out basketball. For teams like Texas, which desperately lack three-point shooting, Baylor’s overpowering one-two combo of Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown can be too much to handle.
Longhorns unmask Red Raiders in 81-57 blowout win

By Stephen Wagner - Updated on February 23, 2019 at 4:41 pm

Fans who have followed Texas at length will be the first to say it: These aren’t the same Longhorns of years past.
Sooners reject Coleman’s buzzer beater to stave off Texas comeback

By Steve Helwick - Updated on February 23, 2019 at 4:36 pm

With leading scorer Kerwin Roach II serving an indefinite suspension, Texas trailed by 17 in the second half in a road rematch against Oklahoma. But with six seconds left in Norman, all of that was for naught, as the Longhorns were a three away from fulfilling a dramatic comeback.
Eager to show he belongs, Royce Hamm Jr. looks to contribute in Texas’ final games

By Robert Larkin - Updated on February 20, 2019 at 11:17 pm

Royce Hamm Jr. remembers the doubt starting to creep into his mind. An athletic, versatile forward, he was projected as a solid contributor for the Longhorns. But two seasons into his career, he found himself at the end of the bench, watching the careers of other Longhorn big men take off. “So when I get in the game, I’m just going to show people I belong here, and I can play at the University of Texas,” Hamm said.
Texas gets home opportunity to rectify Kansas State loss

By Donnavan Smoot - Updated on February 20, 2019 at 11:11 pm

“It sucks.” That was the statement Texas guard Danni Williams used to sum up Sunday night’s game after blowing a substantial third-quarter lead to an unranked Kansas State team. Fortunately for Aston and the Longhorns, they have another opportunity to redeem themselves in front of the hometown fans Saturday when they host Texas Tech.
Longhorns in the NBA: Durant’s All-Star MVP powers Team LeBron to victory

By Abhishek Mukund - Updated on February 19, 2019 at 12:11 am

We check up on how some former Longhorns are doing. With two months left in the season, the NBA took its annual break to celebrate the All-Star weekend in Charlotte
Littleton struggles in second half as Texas falls

By Donnavan Smoot - Updated on February 17, 2019 at 10:26 pm

For Destiny Littleton, Sunday’s game exposed her to both ends of the emotional spectrum. In the first half, she nearly couldn’t miss. In the second half, she couldn’t buy a basket.
Longhorns fail to avenge Manhattan meltdown in heartbreaking defeat to Kansas State

By Stephen Wagner - Updated on February 17, 2019 at 10:25 pm

After their 18-point defeat to a Kansas State team which now sits sixth in the Big 12, Texas returned to Manhattan last Friday with the intent of proving their previous trip was a fluke.