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No. 6 Women's Basketball preview: Kansas [March 5, 2016]
03.04.2016 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns and Jayhawks meet at 6 p.m. Saturday in Big 12 Quarterfinals.
No. 6/7 Texas Longhorns (26-3, 15-3 Big 12) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (6-24, 0-18 Big 12)
Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals
Location: Oklahoma City, Okla. | Chesapeake Energy Arena
Time: Saturday, March 5, 2016 | 6 p.m. CT
TV: FSN (Ron Thulin, Brenda VanLengen)
Radio: 105.3 FM (Dave Garrett, Fran Harris)
Game Notes | Live Stats | Live Audio
OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 6/7 University of Texas women's basketball team is in Oklahoma City, Okla., and on Saturday begins play in the Phillips 66 Women's Basketball Championship this weekend. The second-seeded Longhorns will face 10th-seeded Kansas in the quarterfinal round at 6 p.m. CT. in Chesapeake Energy Arena and the game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net.
The Longhorns (26-3, 15-3 Big 12 Conference) are seeking the program's second all-time Big 12 Tournament title, having also claimed the tournament crown in 2002-03. Texas holds an all-time record of 21-18 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, including a 13-13 mark against current Big 12 members. The Longhorns have advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament in each of the past two seasons.
Texas finished second in the Big 12 Conference regular season, marking the first time that has happened since a second-place finish in 2004-05. The Longhorns have earned 26 wins, which marks their most since the 2003-04 season.
Senior Texas center Imani Boyette on Wednesday was named the Big 12 Conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Year, marking the first such honor in program history since that accolade was initiated prior to the 2006 season.
Boyette was one of five Longhorns who earned All-Big 12 honors as she also was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Sophomore guard Brooke McCarty also was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Sophomore guard Ariel Atkins was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection, while senior guards Empress Davenport and Celina Rodrigo were All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honorees.
Boyette and McCarty are each averaging a team-leading 12.0 points per game, while Boyette leads the team in rebounds per game (9.1) and blocked shots per game (3.14). Rodrigo has dished out a squad-best 109 assists, while McCarty has logged a team-high 38 steals.
Texas and Kansas have met 31 times in the history of the two programs. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 21-10 and Texas has won seven consecutive meetings between the two squads. Texas has swept the season series against Kansas in each of the last three seasons.
Kansas enters Saturday's game with a 6-24 overall record. The Jayhawks went 0-18 in Big 12 Conference play, but defeated TCU 81-64 in Friday's Big 12 Conference Tournament First Round.
QUICK NOTES
- Texas ranks fifth in NCAA Division I women's basketball history with 1,007 all-time victories.
- Five Longhorns earned recognition on the All-Big 12 teams, which were announced on Wednesday. Imani Boyette and Brooke McCarty were named to the All-Big 12 First Team, Ariel Atkins was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and Empress Davenport and Celina Rodrigo were named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
- The Longhorns are 5-3 (.625) this year against top-25 teams, including a 2-2 (.500) mark against the top-10.
- The Longhorns have reached 26 overall victories for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
- Texas tied the school record for most Big 12 Conference wins at 15. The 2002-03 team finished 15-1 in Big 12 play.
- The Longhorns have won 14 games this season by 20 or more points.
- Texas has either tied or won the rebound battle in 25 of 29 games this season. The Longhorns rank 12th in the nation in rebound margin at +10.2.
- The Longhorns have scored 60 or more points in 25 of 29 games this season.
- Texas has shot 50 percent or better from the floor this season in six games.
- The Longhorns are 22-0 this season when holding their opponents to 60 or fewer points.
- All 13 available Texas players have seen action in nine games this season.
- Texas leads the Big 12 Conference (all games combined) in turnover margin at +2.07 and in turnovers forced per game at 18.14.
- The Longhorns have had eight different leading scorers across their 29 games this season.
- Senior center Imani Boyette ranks ninth nationally in blocked shots with 91 this season.
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