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Seeking massive rebound, Texas men’s basketball hosts LSU

Because of the back injury suffered by Gerald Liddell and the questionable status of Kamaka Hepa, players like Kai Jones are going to be asked to take on a bigger role to help Jericho Sims in the front court when Texas hosts LSU at 1 p.m. Saturday (photo courtesy of texas sports.com).

By Colby Gordon

Texas coach Shaka Smart threw around terms like “passion” and “pride” on a regular basis Friday during his weekly press conference, the first since the Longhorns’ disaster of a performance during a 97-59 loss Monday at West Virginia.

A loss on the road to the Mountaineers isn’t a big concern, but the way it played out, with Texas non-competitive after the first 10 minutes and at times showing a lack of hustle, is.

“When you go through a game like that, [habeabk]

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