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In Chris Beard, Chris Del Conte gets his man

Back in January of 2019, when Shaka Smart was 11-8, including embarrassing losses to his former school, VCU, and Radford, Inside Texas reported, “Chris Beard would be #1 on UT's wish list, and we've heard that interest runs both ways...

Shaka Smart: The excellent, the good, the bad, the ugly

Shaka Smart spent six seasons leading the Longhorn basketball program. After an ascendant NCAA Tournament run from the First Four to the Final Four in 2011, Smart rode the momentum from five-straight NCAA Tournament appearances at Virginia Commonwealth into being Rick Barnes’ successor at The University of Texas.

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Humidor: The pause, the depth chart, official visits, Shaka Smart

Candidates to replace Shaka Smart, plus the latest on the team after a single spring practice, plus the official visit schedule for many of Texas' top prospects.

Shaka Smart named head coach at Marquette

Shaka Smart is the new head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles, MU athletic director Bill Scholl announced Friday.

Kai Jones declares for the NBA Draft

Sophomore forward Kai Jones announced Wednesday he is declaring for the NBA Draft and plans to hire an agent, ending his collegiate career.

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Thoughts on Shaka’s Future

I'll try to make this brief, as there is plenty of discussion about this already and I'm not under the impression that anything will be decided with yet another thread.

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Burton: Finding the leader

I don't follow the basketball team closely enough to have a good feel for whether or not Shaka Smart should be fired or forced out. But, like many Longhorn fans, I tuned in to the first round of the NCAA tournament against Abilene Christian.

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Shaka’s No Spin Longhorn Resume

Shaka Smart has been the head coach of Texas Basketball for six years. What has he accomplished during his time in Austin?

ACU 53, Texas 52: Wildcat defensive strategy sends Texas home from the NCAA Tournament

ACU forward Joe Pleasant stepped to the line trailing by one with just over a second left. A 58 percent free throw shooter, Pleasant would need to hit one to tie the game at 52 and two to seal an upset over Texas for the 14-seed Wildcats.

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Emarion Ellis on Texas: ‘They can make a run’

Shaka Smart and staff signed a four-man class in the early signing period that ranked among the top 15 in the country.

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