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James jams: Texas' Damion James finishes off a slam dunk over UC Irvine's Pavol Losonsky.

Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday.

Some players and games to watch as the new season tips off. The predicted order of finish is from the Chronicle's Jeffrey Martin.

Or so says Seth Davis , esteemed CBS Basketball Analyst and helpless apologist for Duke Basketball.

Long after dark, with his routine of classes, study hall and basketball practice completed, Damion James returns to Cooley Pavilion.

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.

St. Petersburg Times staff writer Brian Landman previews the men's season. 5 favorite teams to watch 5 favorite players to watch 1. Ed Davis So., F, North Carolina.

Leading into the college basketball season openers, Sporting News will preview each of the top 25, counting backward from our preseason power poll.

Originally published November 4, 2009 at 1:35 p.m., updated November 4, 2009 at 1:37 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas a ' The coach talks about his defense.

Coach: Rick Barnes . Last season's record: 23-12 overall, 9-7 in Big 12 . Postseason: Lost in second round of NCAA tournament to Duke .

The snaps on the Texas basketball warmups could overheat from friction this season.

Coach Rick Barnes' Longhorns, bolstered by five new players on the perimeter, are ranked No.

By MIKE JONES KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Texas guard Avery Bradley is regarded as one of the country's top freshmen - along with teammate Jordan Hamilton, Kansas' Xavier Henry and Oklahoma's Tiny Gallon.Bradley plays the game at a different speed than most and comes into the next level already established as the country's top young defender.

The 2008 season was a bit of a roller coaster ride as far as the Texas Longhorns were concerned.A Rick Barnes' squad entered the season as a top 10 team, but faltered in January and February, limping in to the NCAA Tournament.A The Longhorns finished a modest 23-12. For a team with the kind of talent Texas had, the inconsistency throughout the ...

Lost in all the speculation about whether Texas will have Vondrell McGee or Tre' Newton available for Saturday's game against Oklahoma is the notion that the injuries might turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the Longhorns.

Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes mused this week about team chemistry. It could be one of the intangibles that will determine how far the Longhorns, widely considered a preseason top-five team nationally, go in the 2009-2010 season.

When the Longhorns begin playing basketball on Nov. 15 against Cal-Irvine, fans might not easily recognize one player.

The last time I talked to J'Covan Brown was May 2008. At that time he was engaged in the earnest endeavor of dispelling the popular perception that he was a gifted hot-head. He had been kicked off his Port Arthur Memorial High School team the previous December, despite easily being the team's best player.

Damion James is back for his senior season at Texas. With Gary Johnson and Dexter Pittman joining James in the Longhorns' frontcourt, they will have a significant edge in the paint.

The entry titled "James named to preseason all-Big 12 hoops team." Categories James named to preseason all-Big 12 hoops team By Mark Rosner Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:17 PM Damion James, a senior forward for the Longhorns, was named to the six-player preseason All-Big 12 basketball team, a group selected by the league's coaches.