In the early 1960s, the University of Texas Sports Association and its clubs lost members from lack of interest in maintaining the student governance structure and an increased desire for more competitive opportunities. In 1966, after a petition from two sets of students to set up intercollegiate volleyball and basketball…
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Despite a losing record, 1974 was a year of firsts for UT Women’s basketball. The team played for the first time in Gregory Gym, long the site of men’s basketball games. The Longhorn Band and cheerleaders also performed for the first time at a women’s game, trainers worked for the…
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With the new women’s department in place, Director Donna Lopiano decided to base the department’s success around the women’s basketball team, given the strong following women’s basketball held in the state of Texas. Lopiano asked of her colleagues around the state who they thought was the best basketball coach in…
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In their 11th intercollegiate season, the Longhorns season opener against TempleJunior College had the honor of being the first event to take place in the newly constructed Special Events Center (now the Frank Erwin Center). The Longhorns defeated Temple, 67-64. Temple guard Evwella Munn, who later transferred toUT, scored the…
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