Shaka Smart was the head coach of the Texas Longhorns for six seasons, going to the NCAA Tournament three times and going 0-3 in those tournaments. He did, however, win an NIT Championship in 2019. So that was cool.
Smart was nearly fired in 2018, but he made the tournament...
Texas Tech Basketball beat Texas for the second time this season on Saturday for a huge win ending a three-game losing streak and putting Texas Tech back at .500 in the Big 12 at 7-7. The Red Raiders had five players in double-figures in their 68-59 win over the Longhorns...
The Red Raiders stayed competitive with the #8-ranked Longhorns in the first half of Saturday's game with the help from some great special teams plays.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders had as bad of an opening weekend as they could possibly have while keeping everyone healthy and winning the game. Besides those few positives, you'd be hard-pressed to find a shining moment from the win over the Huskies...