Avery Bradley News

Cal Bruton and Cheese Johnson on their way to Denton, Texas for the 1976 NCAA Tournament.

By MIKE JONES Texas guard Avery Bradley is one of the highest-profile freshmen in the Big 12 this season.But even as talented as he is, by consensus as defensively savvy as any player of his age, his rookie season will not be without learning pains.Longhorns coach Rick Barnes, who takes his 2-0 team into the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., for ...

First, the shot.Cully Payne, a freshman lefty who didnt make a three-pointer in each of Iowas previous two games and had missed his first three attempts of the first half Monday, took an inbounds pass with 3 seconds remaining in the half.He took a dribble and launched it from the three-point line from the opposite side.Splash!The 70-footer pulled ...

J'Covan Brown scored 12 points, replacing guard Varez Ward who was injured in pregame warmups, and helped third-ranked Texas beat Pittsburgh 78-62 on Tuesday night in the championship game of the CBE Classic.

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

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By Mark Rosner KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dexter Pittman was nearly invisible in the first half Monday, quite a trick for somebody who weighs 280 pounds.

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.

Gary Johnson is a good candidate to point the Longhorn freshmen in the right direction, because sometimes he has taken the wrong one.

Before the Texas basketball team gathered for film study Saturday night ahead of its season opener, J'Covan Brown took a few extra shots.

Gary Johnson is a prime example of the depth No. 3 Texas has and what it means for the players.

The O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic presents a major mismatch tonight, as the third-ranked Texas Longhorns play host to the Western Carolina Catamounts.

Hampered by nervous energy, some of Texas' newcomers got off to a slow start in their collegiate debuts.

When Texas' heralded freshmen got off to a ragged start, the seniors Damion James and Dexter Pittman took control and led the No.

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.

Texas coach Rick Barnes will unveil his 2009-10 Longhorns team this afternoon in the season-opener against the Cal-Irvine Anteaters as part of the 12-team CBE Classic.

1 pick, Kansas must prove the preseason cage match with the football team was only one of those college things and not a symptom of bigger problems.

Texas has signed forward Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ontario, to play for the Longhorns starting in the 2010-2011 season.

By DREW DAVISON All signs point to the Big 12 taking home a lot of hardware at the end of the men's college basketball season.

The NCAA has cracked down on scrimmage information. No news is supposed to get out.