Texas basketball is back in the Sweet 16 thanks to some unlikely heroes | Golden
Cam Heide became the latest hero for Texas basketball in its NCAA Tournament run. The Horns took out No. 3 Gonzaga 74-68 to advance to the Sweet 16.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Before Texas basketball 's most important offensive possession of the season, several media members and fans all wondered aloud. Why is Cam Heide back in the game?
They found out soon enough. Heide is a starter, but he hadn't played much in the second half as Texas coach Sean Miller paired backup forward Nic Codie with Matas Vokietaitis. Not to worry.
Heide, a former Purdue Boilermaker, improved his personal record to 3-0 against Gonzaga with a dagger 3-pointer that lifted the 11th-seeded Longhorns to a 74-68 win and their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2023. After a 1-5 finish entering the NCAAs, the Horns have brought sexy back to Austin and their first-year coach just earned his ninth Sweet 16 appearance in 21 seasons. Camden Heide of the Texas Longhorns attempts a shot against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the second half in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore.
(Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) (Soobum Im/Getty Images) And this time it came in unexpected fashion. MORE CED : Vokietaitis sturdies Texas paint game but about those free throws... While the usual suspects were present in this West Region second round matchup at Moda Center — Tramon Mark, Dailyn Swain, Vokietaitis and Jordan Pope all played prominent roles — it was the second-line performers that took center.
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