What If…? One-and-Done's Effect on College Basketball

 
In a city where college football is king, at the heart of a state where the entire sport of football is (to put it lightly) worshipped, the Longhorn basketball squad is in a position where they could easily be forgotten or dismissed.    However, coming off of a 74-65 victory over KSU last night, they are no afterthought.    As a matter of fact the ‘Horns, who sit alone atop the Big XII Conference, are now in prime position to grab a number-one seed come Selection Sunday.    The fifth-ranked team in the land just finished the month of February a perfect 8-0.  They’ve already beaten two of the four teams ranked above them this season—one of them on the road.    D.J. Augustin, Connor Atchley, and Damion James have all played huge roles in the rise of the burnt-orange clad hoopsters, who at times look scary good.   Wanna hear the scariest part of all?  All three of them could be coming off of the bench this year.   ... [link]

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