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Coach: Rick Barnes Last season's record: 23-12 Spotlight player Is there any place that has done better with high-level freshmen than Texas? Avery Bradley arrives to the same place that made immediate stars out of Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustin and T.J. Ford.

As of mid-June, Texas was still awaiting a ruling from the NCAA clearinghouse on the eligibility of G J'Covan Brown.

THE GOOD NEWS: Down the stretch in the second-round loss against Duke in the NCAA Tournament, the Longhorns surprisingly turned to G Varez Ward and the freshman backup responded with a career-high 16 points, including 12 in the second half.

An NBA guard who aspires to become a college coach, Royal Ivey is a handy guy to have around Cooley Pavilion this summer.

No one covers University of Texas sports like the American-Statesman beat writers.

The Web site created the list to recognize undrafted college seniors in this year's talent pool to show how much times have changed in the NBA.

By MIKE JONES He has a long-range, quick-release jump shot. But now former Texas guard A.J. Abrams' basketball IQ is one of the major factors working for him as he attempts to prove he belongs in the NBA.'I think that's going to take me a long way,' said the 5-foot-11, 155-pound Abrams, referring to his hopes of being selected in the NBA Draft on ...

Texas junior wing Damion James couldn't get a guarantee that he'd be a first-round pick in this month's NBA draft.

Texas guard/forward Damion James announced Saturday he will withdraw his name from this month's NBA Draft and return to Austin for his senior year with the Longhorns.

The college hoops landscape is one that is constantly shifting. Each year, a new crop of freshmen come in and make an immediate impact.