Texas basketball is no Cinderfella; the Longhorns just arrived late to the dance | Golden
Texas basketball is finally showing some consistency, but wants no part of any NCAA Tournament Cinderella tag, not with No. 2 Purdue coming up.
Are we witnessing a fairytale when it comes to Texas basketball turning a rough regular season's end into a Sweet 16 appearance? Or is this simply the case of a team figuring it out in its own time? Take the latter.
Texas played this way in pockets of the regular season, but consistency proved elusive. Until now. Texas head coach Sean Miller reacts during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against BYU, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Portland, Ore.
(Amanda Loman/Associated Press) The 11th-seeded Longhorns (21-14) — winners of three straight — are back from the dead after that disastrous end to the regular season and their one-game no-show in the SEC Tournament. They have qualified for the Sweet 16 under Sean Miller, who'll be coaching in his ninth third-round game in 21 NCAAs. Texas forward Dailyn Swain (3) looks to get past Gonzaga forward Emmanuel Innocenti (5) during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore.
(Craig Mitchelldyer/Associated Press) MORE CED: Unlikely basketball heroes stepped up vs. Gonzaga At No. 11, the Horns are the lowest remaining seed in the tournament and the lone team of the eight that survived Dayton’s First-Four play-in games.
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