Texas Longhorns 2011-12 College Basketball Preview
It’s never a rebuilding year for head coach Rick Barnes and his team from Austin. However, he Longhorns come in to the 2011-12 season losing all five of their starters, including NBA-bound talents Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph and Jordan Hamilton. So while the team has to restock talent, it will be with players like McDonalds All-American point guard Myck Kabongo.
Kabongo had originally planned to go to UT before deciding to widen his search out of high school. However, he did finally decide to go down to Austin thanks to Barnes’ track record with point guards in the NBA. Whether he is a one-and-done player depends on the NBA’s new contract, but while he’s in burnt orange, he’ll be on a team with mostly new players.
One of the few players around from the previous season is Kabongo’s backcourt mate, junior shooting guard J’Covan Brown, who will start the year as a leader by default. If Kabongo and Brown form a rapport and build a strong guard tandem, and senior forward-center hybrid Alexis Wangneme and freshmen forwards Jonathan Holmes and Jaylen Bond help create an interior presence, then sky’s the limit for the Longhorns in 2011-12.
TEXAS LONGHORNS BASKETBALL INFORMATION:
Location: Austin, Texas
Stadium: Frank Erwin Center
Conference: Big 12 Conference
Coach: Rick Barnes
Rivals: Texas A&M Aggies, Oklahoma Sooners
Mascot: Bevo
Notable Alumni: T.J. Ford, Slater Martin, Lance Blanks, Kevin Durant
The Texas Longhorns basketball team is one of the most successful teams in college basketball. Every season the Horns are a strong team that competes with Kansas and other top teams for the Big 12 and NCAA Championship. During the Rick Barnes era, the Longhorns had succeeded with all types of teams. Texas was successful in 1998 with only 7 scholarship players, led by Chris Mihm. In 2003 UT fielded a veteran team, led by TJ Ford, that advanced to the Final Four in New Orleans. And in 2006 they played a predominantly freshman lineup, led by Kevin Durant, that once again made the NCAA Tourney. So no matter what the season, the Longhorns are always one of the best teams in college basketball.
Texas plays all of their home basketball games at the Frank Erwin Center. The Erwin Center is the on-campus basketball arena for the University of Texas. The atmosphere in the Erwin Center for a big basketball game is electric, with over 16,000 fans cheering on the Horns. And with recent on-going upgrades to the facility, the Erwin Center is one of the most modern college venues in the country. It has an HD replay screen, a high tech scoreboard that display all of the stats, comfortable seating with great sightlines, a wide variety of delicious concession stands and gorgeous luxury boxes that encircle the arena. The Frank Erwin Center is a truly unique place to watch a Longhorns basketball game.
The Texas Longhorns play in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. UT has been playing basketball for over 100 years. During that time the Longhorn basketball program has played in three NCAA Final Fours and won numerous conference titles. Over the past couple of decades, UT has consistently been one of the top teams in college basketball. So buy Texas Longhorns basketball tickets and get out to witness for yourself the excitement of a Horns game!
See Also:
Texas Longhorns Basketball Season Preview History
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