Longhorn Men’s Basketball Fun Facts
You may spend all spring watching your Longhorn on your http://www.directstartv.com satellite channels (don-t we all?) but there are a few facts any Texas men-s basketball fan should know. Here-s a short list of our favorites ” maybe they-ll even help you win a trivia round somewhere
The Longhorn-s first season on the courts was all the way back in 1906.
Abe Lemmons, arguably Texas- most colorful and revered coach was known to smoke cigars during games and right on the court.
When Tom Penders took over the team in the late 1980s he came from, you guessed it, the University of Rhode Island.
The Longhorns have a record of .811 in the Frank Erwin Center since it opened and they began playing there back in 1977.
Texas has only retired 3 numbers in the history of its program: Kevin Durant, T.J. Ford and Slater Martin.
Texas has one 3 Big 12 championships in their history as a NCAA team.
There you go ” all the Texas facts you never knew you needed! They should tide you over until the season starts, right?