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MIKE JONES AUSTIN - Jai Lucas shares more than one trait with his former NBA-player father and Oklahoma State great older brother.The most obvious is they all have an inner drive and enthusiasm that bubbles to the surface and touches all of those around them.'Jai's personality has been a big kick for us,' Texas coach Rick Barnes said.

Jai Lucas averaged 8.5 points per game and hit 43.5 percent from three-point range in one season as a starter with the Florida Gators.

Much like the other three games Texas has played this season, the tussle with the Pitt Panthers was a tale of two halves for the Longhorns.

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

Damion James scored 19 points and No. 2 Texas defended its highest ranking in school history with a 69-50 victory over Southern California on Thursday night.

A highly rated freshman class has helped Texas to a lofty early ranking, but one of the biggest reasons for the second-ranked Longhorns' fast start is the emergence of a senior.

Lahaina, Hawaii -- Jason Bohannon scored 20 points and Jon Leuer added 16 to lead Wisconsin to a 78-69 win over No.

Dexter Pittman scored 21 points and No. 3 Texas held off a Rice rally before pulling away for a 77-59 victory Sunday.

Dexter Pittman scored 21 points and No. 3 Texas held off a Rice rally before pulling away for a 77-59 victory Sunday.

Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Thursday's buzz means to college basketball.

NCAA Basketball- Texas wins over Pittsburg but loses Ward >> Posted By SportsBetting 23 hours, 53 minutes ago in Sports The Texas Longhorns won a complicated game against a very strong Pittsburg 78-62 but the game ended on a sour note: starting guard Varez Ward injured his right knee even before the game started.

Early in the week the 3rd ranked team in the nation, the Texas Longhorns, conquered the CBE classic with wins over the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Pittsburg Panthers but as they keep winning, we already face the question: How good are the Longhorns? Because of the schedule Texas wona t battle a ranked team before December the 19th when they play North ...

Third-ranked Texas has lost point guard Varez Ward to a season-ending right quadriceps tendon injury, Coach Rick Barnes says.

Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to a report. Commentator Stephen A. Smith published a statement on his Web site attributed to Iverson.

The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri is the place to be tonight at 10 p.m. ET.

Texas starting guard Varez Ward injured his right knee in the pregame layup line and was taken off the Sprint Center floor on a stretcher Tuesday night.Ward and Texas were preparing to meet Pittsburgh in the championship gmae of the CBE Classic.Ward, a sophomore is averaging 6.7 points.Freshman J'Covan Brown started in Ward's place.

Jordan Hamilton had 16 points to help third-ranked Texas advance to the final of the CBE Classic with an 85-60 win over Iowa at the Sprint Center.

Wea ll be playing Big 10 lesser-light Iowa tonight at 9:00 central in a game that should be a cakewalk, therefore Ia m not going to preview it on a micro-level. My apologies for not caring too much about an opponent who gets rolled by Duquesne and UTSA.

Damion James scored 18 points to pace third- ranked Texas to a 73-41 blowout of Western Carolina.

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