Texas Women's Basketball 2021-2022 - "Vic's Got It Going!!"

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

WELL DESERVED

 

That's Excellent, really happy for all of them.

So glad Harmon got FOY, she earned it, ran the team the whole year. Kept Vic in check too.

Didn't know it had been so long since we took an award. Thanks ladies.

Sweet.

 

 

[Js1 86,976]

If you don’t average 15+ in this league, you aren’t sniffing first team All Big 12. A joke 

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First Big 12 opening - Littell out at Ok State.  Will coach the final game in the Big 12 tournament.  I expect Raegan Pebley (TCU) to be next on the chopping block. 

Littell hasn't gotten OSU past the 2nd round since 2014 and missed the NCAAT in 2017, 2019 and would have in 2020.  Recent article in the Tulsa paper basically quoted him as saying he hasn't recruited much in 2 years and will just focus on the portal.  OSU is a school who got decimated by the portal (Braxtin Miller to tOSU, Bryn Gerlich and Vivian Gray to Tech, Jaymee Asberry to Baylor) 

Pebley hasn't had an NCAA tournament team her whole TCU tenure (4 WNIT appearances and a couple no appearances).  COVID really fucked her - TCU was 22-7 (13-5) in 2019-2020 and then no postseason because of COVID.  TCU that season beat Texas in Austin and swept OU, ISU and WV. 

Speaking of openings, current Texas AC Dionnah Jackson-Durrett is listed in some early names for both Ok State and Miss St (former Texas AC Elena Lovato is also a name to watch for MSU).  I hope DJD doesn't get a job in the offseason - she did GREAT work with a young PG this season in Rori and we'd have turned over everyone but Blair in 2 seasons (granted, would be 2 of 3 coaches jumping up to head coach jobs). 

 

[Js1 86,976]

New Bracketology - Texas still a 3, but UConn moved out of Greensboro and into Bridgeport and Texas moved out of Greensboro and into Spokane with Stanford, LSU and Indiana.  Nebraska is our 6 seed and Nell Fortner's Georgia Tech is the 7 seed for Kim Mulkey's squad.  

[Pancho 46,075]

The committee will pull out anything and everything to get UConn in that Bridgeport regional.

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1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Speaking of openings, current Texas AC Dionnah Jackson-Durrett is listed in some early names for both Ok State and Miss St (former Texas AC Elena Lovato is also a name to watch for MSU).  I hope DJD doesn't get a job in the offseason - she did GREAT work with a young PG this season in Rori and we'd have turned over everyone but Blair in 2 seasons (granted, would be 2 of 3 coaches jumping up to head coach jobs). 

 

Love / hate this. I saw her interviewed on Vic's show and that's a 5 star human there. Good point guard career at OU, Master's degree, WNBA, good AC / AHC career at various stops. Has done great work with Rori and her admirable support of young ladies of color shows some real depth. You can tell the team loves her.

I wish she would stay but that lady is destined for bigger things.

Big fan where ever she is.

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Tenn boards saying Rickea Jackson has eliminated them.  She seemed *really* happy on her OV to Texas last weekend. 

Like - hey, come back and play with the Big 12 FOY Harmon, Matharu, Moore, Lattimore, Gaston and, with Warren graduating, all she has to do is beat out Holle.  Love Holle, but she's not the scoring threat someone like Rickea Jackson would be on the wing at 6'2. 

Rickea's only season under Vic:  48% from the field, 42% from three, 5.1 rebounds per game, 25 steals, 20 blocks

[Pancho 46,075]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Tenn boards saying Rickea Jackson has eliminated them.  She seemed *really* happy on her OV to Texas last weekend. 

Like - hey, come back and play with the Big 12 FOY Harmon, Matharu, Moore, Lattimore, Gaston and, with Warren graduating, all she has to do is beat out Holle.  Love Holle, but she's not the scoring threat someone like Rickea Jackson would be on the wing at 6'2. 

Rickea's only season under Vic:  48% from the field, 42% from three, 5.1 rebounds per game, 25 steals, 20 blocks

[Js1 86,976]

8 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Here's a video from her OV.  She gets really emotional in a Texas uni during her photoshoot.

Allegedly a mid-March decision 

 

 

[orangeut 215]

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

Tenn boards saying Rickea Jackson has eliminated them.  She seemed *really* happy on her OV to Texas last weekend. 

Like - hey, come back and play with the Big 12 FOY Harmon, Matharu, Moore, Lattimore, Gaston and, with Warren graduating, all she has to do is beat out Holle.  Love Holle, but she's not the scoring threat someone like Rickea Jackson would be on the wing at 6'2. 

Rickea's only season under Vic:  48% from the field, 42% from three, 5.1 rebounds per game, 25 steals, 20 blocks

Get her signed, Vic!!   \m/    

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[Js1 86,976]

3 hours ago, Texas Wahoo said:

 

I mean, Nick Saban wasn't going to be the next coach at Alabama either.  

But I do believe Vic.  A&M can't match $1.8m ($2.1m by the end of his contract).  They have $9 million per year tied up in Jimbo, $1.25 million per for Schloss and $3.9m per for Buzz.  And aggy ain't printing money like Texas does. 

Don't forget they lost $84 million from the pandemic.  UT was only down $48 million

Edited March 9, 2022 by Js1

[Pancho 46,075]

Well aggy thinks they have a shot at Lawson, Frese, and the Michigan coach because of “facilities” and “SEC payday.”

Christ. 

[Js1 86,976]

13 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Well aggy thinks they have a shot at Lawson, Frese, and the Michigan coach because of “facilities” and “SEC payday.”

Christ. 

Lawson???? More hype than results so far 

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[Pancho 46,075]

6 hours ago, Js1 said:

Lawson???? More hype than results so far 

Now they believe it’s Yo from Mississippi, who Bjorn hired. 

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11 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Now they believe it’s Yo from Mississippi, who Bjorn hired. 

That seems likely and would make sense 

[Js1 86,976]

Tech is so fucking worthless. A win today might have put them into a Q2 loss for us rather than Q3.

They lost to 9 seed OSU to open the Big 12 tournament 

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Game 30: #7/9 Texas (23-6, 13-5 Big 12) vs Kansas State  (19-11, 9-9 Big 12)

Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. Central
Municipal Auditorium (10,116) – Kansas City, Missouri

GameDay Quick Facts:
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on ESPN U and simulcast on ESPN+. Brenda VanLengen (pxp) and Holly Warlick (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: 105.3 The Bat broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 27-17. Last meeting: Texas 62-51 (Feb. 23 , 2022; Manhattan).

MARCH ON: The calendar has officially flipped to March and the No. 7/9 Texas Women's Basketball team is set to kick off postseason action this weekend as it travels to Kansas City, Mo., for the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship inside KC's Municipal Auditorium.

Finishing the regular season with a 23-6 record overall and a 13-5 five mark in conference play, the Longhorns secured the tournament's No.3 overall seed netting them a first round bye to the quarterfinal round where they'll meet No.6-seeded Kansas State. Tip is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT and will air on ESPN U and Big 12 Now on ESPN+.  

The tournament's two first round games (No. 8 Texas Tech vs No. 9 Oklahoma; No. 7 West Virginia vs No. 10 TCU) are set to take place Thursday evening. Should the Longhorns win their clash with the Wildcats on Friday, they would advance to Saturday's semifinal where they would meet the winner of No. 2 Iowa State and either TCU or WVU.
  SETTING THE STAGE: The red-hot Longhorns enter Friday's tilt riding an eight-game win streak dating back to a Feb.9 road victory over Texas Tech which is the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 behind Baylor (10 games). Texas took down Oklahoma State 65-50 in their regular season finale on Saturday in the Erwin Center.

The Wildcats also captured a victory in their regular season finale as they defeated TCU 61-50 on the road, which ended K-State's three-game losing streak.

Texas and K-State will meet for the 35th time on Friday. The Longhorns owns a 27-17 advantage in the all-time series with the Wildcats and won four-straight including a sweep of the regular season series. Texas most recently defeated KSU 62-51 in Manhattan on Feb.23.

PEAKING IN MARCH: After dropping three-straight games from Jan. 29 – Feb.6 , the Longhorns  righted the ship as they've rattled off eight straight wins and are playing some of their best basketball of the season down the stretch run and heading into the postseason.

Throughout the win streak, the Longhorns are outscoring their opponents 553-328 and holding them to just 53.5 points per contest. Texas is shooting 44.4 percent from the field and with an impressive 76.6 percent mark from the charity stipe. The Longhorns are outrebounding opponents 293-232 and are forcing 19.8 opponent turnovers per game.

IN THE POLLS: The Longhorns climbed  two more spots  in the latest Associated Top-25 Poll (Feb. 28) checking in as the No. 7 team in the country, which mark their highest AP ranking of the year. They were also tabbed No. 9 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll (March 8).

Texas was tabbed No. 25 in the preseason AP poll and have remained in the Top-25 for 17-straight weeks and have not dipped below the No.16 spot.

FINAL TOP 16 PROJECTIONS ANNOUNCED: The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball selection committee released its final projections for the top 16 seeds for 2022 NCAA Championships on Monday  with Texas being projected as the No. 10 overall seed in the tournament.  

The Longhorns were paired in the Spokane Region as the No. 3 seed along with No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Indiana. South Carolina earned the top overall seed with Stanford, N.C. State and Louisville holding the other regional No.1 seed spots.

THE SCHAEFER FORMULA: Longhorn head coach Vic Schaefer makes no secret in the way his teams have found success over the years. Relentless full court defensive pressure, attention to detail, and limiting turnovers and mistakes have been built in to the identity of his programs. The 2021-22 Longhorns are no different ranking among the best in the country in several defensive categories.  UT currently ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 28 in the NCAA holding opponents to just 55.8 points per game. They also lead the league and rank No. 10 nationally in turnovers forced at 21.8 per contest and rank No. 6 in turnover margin at 7.03.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS:  Kansas State has enjoyed a successful 2021-22 campaign behind and exciting roster that features one an All-America caliber player in junior center Ayoka Lee as well as a supporting cast of young talent at the perimeter position.

On Monday, Lee was named unanimously to the All-Big 12 First Team by league coaches as well as the All-Defensive Team.  Freshman guards Serena Sundell and Brylee Glenn were named to the All-Freshman team. Sundell also received Honorable Mention All-Big 12

Lee paced the conference offensively and ranks No. 5 in the NCAA averaging 22.6 points per game. She also ranks No. 4 in the country in blocked shots with 92 on the season and is No. 2 in the league in rebounding bringing down 10.3 boards per contest.

Sundell is the teams' second-leading scorer at 10.6 points per game. She ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 18 nationally in assists averaging 5.5 per game. Glenn averages eight points per game. As a team, K-State leads the conference and ranks No. 8 nationally with 163 blocks on the season.
NEXT: Regardless of the outcome of this weekend's championship, the Longhorns have all but positioned themselves as a top-16 seed and host for next weeks' NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds inside the Frank Erwin Center.

Dates, times, pairings and broadcast information is set to be released during the women's selection on Sunday evening (7 p.m. CT, ESPN).

[Js1 86,976]

Texas can get to a 2 with two wins in the Big 12 T

 

[perfectchaos007 6,766]

If we beat Iowa State for a third time, there’s no way the committee can justify keeping them at a 2 seed and us at a 3

[Js1 86,976]

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

If we beat Iowa State for a third time, there’s no way the committee can justify keeping them at a 2 seed and us at a 3

Texas and OU will both be looking to win a third game against a higher seeded foe to jump a seed line. Would be difficult to keep OU off the 3 seed line if they beat Baylor again 

Lets win tonight first! 

[Js1 86,976]

Nice to see Ebo draw an early foul on Lee

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And 2 on Sundell with 5:30 left in the first Q

[orangeut 215]

Harmon off to a bad start

[Js1 86,976]

This team has seen so many different zone defenses and still struggles so much 

11-8 Texas after 1

[orangeut 215]

finally, Harmon shows up!!

[Js1 86,976]

3 minutes ago, orangeut said:

finally, Harmon shows up!!

Bank! 

[Js1 86,976]

3 on Sundell now.  2 charges (Warren and Rori)

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Texas taking charges and making 3s. 22-13 Texas

And now 2 fouls on Lee

Edited March 12, 2022 by Js1

[Js1 86,976]

Matharu 3-3 from three tonight 

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Refs just gifted KSU a 4 point play. That shot was not “going up” when the foul occurred 

32-27 Texas at half. Major horseshit

[Js1 86,976]

KSU is shooting 55%. No idea how we are still winning 

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And then Matharu makes back to back threes and Texas is up 10.  She’s 4-5 BTA

[Pancho 46,075]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

And then Matharu makes back to back threes and Texas is up 10.  She’s 4-5 BTA

[Js1 86,976]

Went from 47-43 to 57-43 real quick. 1 quarter to go 

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Looked clean

[Js1 86,976]

Lead down to 12. Texas still has to execute here to finish 

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Shooting 40% to their 52% still up, 5 minutes to go

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Terrible posession

 

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Letting them back in, don't foul

[Js1 86,976]

Now down to 7 points. 

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Need a bucket bad, C'mon ebo, hit these

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

Kill clock

[Js1 86,976]

2 minutes ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

Need a bucket bad, C'mon ebo, hit these

7-8 FT and 17 overall and 9 boards. That’s a grown woman game against Lee

Edited March 12, 2022 by Js1

[orangeut 215]

 

Ebo playing with emotion and desire

[TommysTinyTowels 820]

We are now 19 for 20 from the line, hell yes.

[Cairn Horn88 8,500]

64-54   2:31 left

[Js1 86,976]

1 minute ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

We are now 19 for 20 from the line, hell yes.

Also +5 turnover margin and on the boards.  KSU 2-8 BTA compared to 7-14