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One and done: Jaxson Hayes declares for NBA Draft

Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes followed a 2018-19 season in which he was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year by declaring his intention to enter the NBA Draft...

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Men’s basketball rolls past Lipscomb, 81-66, wins program’s second NIT title

Forward Jericho Sims and the Texas men's basketball team finished off Lipscomb, 81-66, to win the second NIT championship in program history (photo courtesy...

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Texas intent on nabbing NIT title tonight

Texas plays Lipscomb for the NIT championship tonight at 6 p.m. on ESPN (Photo courtesy of Texas Sports). There is clearly no quit in this year’s Texas men’s...

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Horns hammer Horned Frogs, advance to NIT championship in NYC

Kerwin Roach II came off the bench for a game-high 22 points Tuesday night as Texas topped TCU to advance to the NIT title game Thursday (Photo courtesy of...

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Men’s basketball stifles Colorado, 68-55, eyes third shot at TCU in NIT semifinal

Forward Dylan Osetkowski and the Texas men's basketball team will meet TCU for the third time this season in the NIT semifinal Tuesday after rolling Colorado,...

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Men’s basketball still alive, faces Colorado next in NIT quarterfinals

Texas men's basketball head coach Shaka Smart said the 11-point, seven-rebound, two-block performance Jericho Sims turned in against Xavier is an indication...

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Men’s basketball outlasts Xavier in NIT’s second round, 78-76

Guard Kerwin Roach scored a team-high 21 points to lead the Texas men's basketball team to a 78-76 win over Xavier in the second round of the NIT (photo courtesy...

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Texas hosts Xavier Sunday in 2nd round of NIT

Texas takes on Xavier in the 2nd round of the NIT Sunday (Photo courtesy of Texas Sports). By Steve Habel, Senior Contributing Writer AUSTIN – There’s philosophical...

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Men’s basketball edges South Dakota State, 79-73, in NIT opener

Forward Dylan Osetkowski scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Texas men's basketball team to a 79-73 win over South Dakota State in the first round of...

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Men’s basketball settles for berth in NIT, face South Dakota State in first round

The Texas men's basketball team will play in the NIT for the second time in head coach Shaka Smart's four seasons in Austin (photo courtesy of texassports.com). By...