History
The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1906. The Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 25th in all-time win percentage among programs with at least 50 years in Division I, with an all-time w•in-loss record of 1638-962 (.630).
The Longhorns have won 27 total conference championships in men's basketball and have made 28 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament (33–31 overall record), reaching the NCAA Final Four three times (1943, 1947, 2003) and the NCAA Regional Finals (Elite Eight) seven times. As of February 2011, Texas ranks third among all Division I men's basketball programs for total NCAA Tournament games won without having won the national championship (34), trailing only Illinois (39) and Oklahoma (35).
The Longhorn program experienced substantial success during the early decades of its existence, but its success in the modern era is of relatively recent vintage. While Texas achieved some measures of national recognition during the tenures of head coaches Abe Lemons (1976–82) and Tom Penders (1988–98), the program has risen to its present level of prominence under the direction of current head coach Rick Barnes (1998–present). The preponderance of the Longhorns' previous men's basketball success took place prior to 1950.
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