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Article: Basketball is hot at Texas.
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 25, 2006
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Byline: Ed Miller
Mar. 25--ATLANTA -- University of Texas basketball turned 100 this year, and the cover of the media guide marks the occasion with a montage of photos arranged around a burnt-orange logo that proclaims: "A century of excellence."
That's probably stretching things a bit. Since they first laced 'em up in 1905-06, the Longhorns have rarely been excellent, have occasionally been awful and have almost always played second fiddle to UT football.
Spring football, many a year.
Eight years of steady improvement? That might be more like it. Since Rick Barnes took over as coach, the Longhorns have reached the NCAA tournament ...