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Javan Felix is one Longhorn who decided to accept the challenge of turning around Texas. When he returns to Austin in the fall, writes Andy Katz, he needs to take over.

1. Texas lost 18 games last season. The Longhorns won seven in the Big 12 and were shut out of the NCAA tournament for the first time since head coach Rick Barnes arrived in 1998. Sheldon McClellan and Julien Lewis were third and fourth, respectively...

1. Among the biggest winners of this latest round of realignment will be the men's basketball teams for Boise State and possibly San Diego State. The Broncos might have had a better shot of being a top team in the Big West, but it would be a hard sel...

NEW YORK -- Texas coach Rick Barnes is adamant in his assessment of the Longhorns. Get Myck Kabongo and Jaylen Bond back and the Longhorns will be just fine. But when? "We'll be a much better team when we're back," said Bond of the 5-2 Longhorns,...

1. The curious case of Shabazz Muhammad took another turn Thursday when UCLA announced that the freshman forward would be out for two to four weeks due to a right-shoulder strain. Muhammad still hasn't been cleared to compete in games while the NCAA ...

1.Texas coach Rick Barnes has been somewhat prophetic lately with his newcomers. If he's convinced they're going to be major contributors, then he doesn't hold back promoting. Well, Barnes is extremely high on his freshmen class that should bolster ...

1.Texas coach Rick Barnes and NC State coach Mark Gottfried confirmed Jimmy V Classic matchups for Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Madison Square Garden. Texas will play Georgetown and NC State will play Connecticut. Texas has a terrific schedule again with an a...

Fresno State will name Texas assistant coach Rodney Terry as its next men's basketball coach, multiple sources told ESPN.com Thursday.

Five observations from the week that was: 1. Spoke with Morehead State's Kenneth Faried after he snapped Tim Duncan's modern-day career rebounding record Saturday at Indiana State (he's now at 1,576). Faried could not be more humble. He was incred...

1. The coach of the year race may come down to three recognizable names: Connecticut's Jim Calhoun, Texas' Rick Barnes and San Diego State's Steve Fisher. At this point in the season, Calhoun may be the favorite with the Huskies picked near the botto...

The calls from NBA teams have come into Texas coach Rick Barnes and Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel asking for answers. And the response has been clear. There was nothing secret about why Avery Bradley didn't play the point for the Longhorns. And no, ac...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Barnes' therapy was to talk. And talk. And talk some more. I'm not sure I have ever seen a head coach of Barnes' stature vent in such a calm and therapeutic manner after losing a game of this magnitude. Monday night's 8...

Something I didn't think I would see: Providence ahead of Connecticut in the Big East standings. PC is 4-4, UConn is 3-4. How about this quote from PC coach Keno Davis: "We can beat anybody in the country. We have enough talent, but we have to pla...

STORRS, Conn. -- Texas' mid-season slump that began with a late win over Texas A&M and has culminated with consecutive losses at Kansas State and Connecticut may force coach Rick Barnes to do something he didn't anticipate weeks ago: cut down the rot...

STORRS, Conn. -- Given the choice of accepting a road loss in order to see former Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt on Saturday, Texas coach Rick Barnes said he would take the loss. Gavitt, who has been ailing the past few years after multiple byp...

Texas' Rick Barnes and Kentucky's John Calipari know a loss is coming. They don't know when. They don't know where. But they are convinced it will happen. The last two remaining unbeaten teams are Texas and Kentucky. When the new Associated Pre...