Texas Longhorns men's basketball, 1990–1999

1996–97 season

Schedule and results

1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	1		.938			34	–	2		.944
No. 24 Colorado	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
Texas	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Iowa State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	9		.679
Oklahoma	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Oklahoma State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Baylor	6	–	10		.375			18	–	12		.600
Missouri	5	–	11		.313			16	–	17		.485
Texas A&M	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
Kansas State	3	–	13		.188			10	–	17		.370
† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Coach: Tom Penders Overall record: 18–12 Big 12 Record: 10–6 Big 12 Standing: T-3rd Final AP Poll: NR Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll: 20
Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	TV	Record
Regular season
Sat, Nov 23	Nebraska	17	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 83–81 OT	Prime Sports, 7 P.M.	1–0
Wed, Nov 27	Rhode Island	18	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 86–79	Prime Sports, 7 P.M.	2–0
Wed, Dec 4	@ Florida	18	Stephen C. O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida	W 82–64	Sunshine, 6 P.M.,	3–0
Sat, Dec 7	North Texas	18	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 71–56	Prime Sports, 7 P.M.	4–0
Mon, Dec 9	@ #5 Arizona	18	McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona	L 78–83	Fox Sports Net, 8:30 P.M.	4–1
Sat, Dec 14	#16 Fresno State	13	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 98–86	CBS, 3 P.M.	5–1
Wed, Dec 18	@ Oregon State	14	Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, Oregon	W 86–83	Fox Sports Net, 9:30 P.M.	6–1
Sat, Dec 21	@ #9 Utah	14	Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, Utah	L 68–80	Local, 8:30 P.M.	6–2
Tue, Dec 31	@ Providence	18	Alumni Hall • Providence, Rhode Island	L 66–74	ESPN2, 5:30 P.M.	6–3
Sat, Jan 4	Oklahoma State*	18	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 92–58	Prime Sports, TBA	7–3 (1–0 Big 12)
Mon, Jan 6	@ #1 Kansas*	18	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	L 61–86	ESPN, 8:30 P.M.	7–4 (1–1)
Sun, Jan 12	Kansas State*	22	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 104–63	Creative Sports, TBA	8–4 (2–1)
Wed, Jan 15	@ Texas A&M*	23	G. Rollie White Coliseum • College Station, Texas	W 86–76 OT	Creative Sports, 8 P.M.	9–4 (3–1)
Sun, Jan 19	#10 Louisville	23	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	L 78–85 OT	CBS, 1:30 P.M.	9–5
Wed, Jan 22	Oklahoma*	23	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 76–66	Prime Sports, TBA	10–5 (4–1)
Sun, Jan 26	Missouri*	23	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 78–74	CBS, 1 P.M.	11–5 (5–1)
Wed, Jan 29	@ Baylor*	23	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	L 72–76	Prime Sports, 7 P.M.	11–6 (5–2)
Sat, Feb 1	@ Oklahoma*	23	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	L 69–83	Creative Sports, 12:45 P.M.	11–7 (5–3)
Mon, Feb 3	#22 Texas Tech*	23	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 83–67	ESPN, 8:30 P.M.	12–7 (6–3)
Sat, Feb 8	@ Oklahoma State*	—	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 90–73	Creative Sports, 12:45 P.M.	13–7 (7–3)
Wed, Feb 12	Baylor*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 70–67	Local, TBA	14–7 (8–3)
Sun, Feb 16	@ Nebraska*	—	Devaney Center • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 67–79	Creative Sports, 1 P.M.	14–8 (8–4)
Wed, Feb 19	#7 Iowa State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 57–56	Creative Sports, 8 P.M.	15–8 (9–4)
Sat, Feb 22	@ Texas Tech*	—	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Lubbock, Texas	L 70–72	Creative Sports, 12:45 P.M.	15–9 (9–5)
Tue, Feb 25	Texas A&M*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 68–57	Local, 7 P.M.	16–9 (10–5)
Sat, Mar 1	@ #19 Colorado*	—	Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado	L 60–83	Creative Sports, 3 P.M.	16–10 (10–6)
1997 Big 12 Conference tournament — No. 3 Seed
Fri, Mar 7	vs. (6) Missouri*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals)	L 75–80	Creative Sports	16–11
1997 NCAA tournament — No. 10 Seed
Fri, Mar 14	vs. (7) Wisconsin	—	Pittsburgh Civic Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCAA tournament first round)	W 71–58	CBS	17–11
Sun, Mar 16	vs. (15) Coppin State	—	Pittsburgh Civic Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCAA tournament second round)	W 82–81	CBS	18–11
Fri, Mar 21	vs. 25 (6) Louisville	—	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York (NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinal)	L 63–78	CBS	18–12
*Big 12 Conference Game. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.

1997–98 season

Schedule and results

1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
Oklahoma State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	7		.759
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Baylor	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Texas Tech	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Texas	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Iowa State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Texas A&M	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Coach: Tom Penders Overall record: 14–17 Big 12 Record: 6–10 Big 12 Standing: 10th Final AP Poll: NR Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll: NR
Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Regular season
Tue, Nov 11	vs. Princeton	#22	Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic)	ESPN2	L 56–62	0–1
Wed, Nov 12	vs. #19 Georgia	#22	Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic)		L 87–89	0–2
Sat, Nov 22	@ North Texas	—	UNT Coliseum • Denton, Texas		W 116–94	1–2
Wed, Nov 26	Liberty	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas		W 98–70	2–2
Fri, Nov 28	@ #22 Georgia	—	Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia		L 76–94	2–3
Wed, Dec 3	American	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas		W 78–62	3–3
Sat, Dec 6	#4 Arizona	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	L 81–88	3–4
Tue, Dec 9	Florida	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Local	W 85–82	4–4
Wed, Dec 17	Louisiana State	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	W 69–63	5–4
Sat, Dec 20	@ Illinois	—	Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois	CBS	L 80–105	5–5
Sat, Dec 27	Houston	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	W 89–71	6–5
Sat, Jan 3	Baylor*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	L 81–87	6–6 (0–1 Big 12)
Mon, Jan 5	@ Missouri*	—	Hearnes Center • Columbia, Missouri		L 69–91	6–7 (0–2)
Sat, Jan 10	#4 Kansas*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	CBS	L 72–102	6–8 (0–3)
Mon, Jan 12	@ Oklahoma*	—	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPN	L 75–91	6–9 (0–4)
Sat, Jan 17	Texas Tech*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ABC	W 88–79	7–9 (1–4)
Wed, Jan 21	Nebraska*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	W 105–91	8–9 (2–4)
Sat, Jan 24	@ Fresno State	—	Selland Arena • Fresno, California	CBS	L 82–90	8–10
Tue, Jan 27	@ Iowa State*	—	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa	ESPN+	L 82–85	8–11 (2–5)
Sat, Jan 31	Oklahoma State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	W 88–73	9–11 (3–5)
Mon, Feb 2	@ Texas A&M*	—	G. Rollie White Coliseum • College Station, Texas	ESPN	W 81–80	10–11 (4–5)
Sun, Feb 8	Oklahoma*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ABC	L 74–81	10–12 (4–6)
Wed, Feb 11	@ Kansas State*	—	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas	Fox Sports Southwest	L 79–83	10–13 (4–7)
Sat, Feb 14	@ Texas Tech*	—	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Lubbock, Texas	ESPN+	W 82–80	11–13 (5–7)
Wed, Feb 18	Texas A&M*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	W 87–74	12–13 (6–7)
Sat, Feb 21	@ Baylor*	—	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	ESPN	L 75–80	12–14 (6–8)
Tue, Feb 24	@ #25 Oklahoma State*	—	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	ESPN+	L 58–80	12–15 (6–9)
Sat, Feb 28	Colorado*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	L 64–81	12–16 (6–10)
1998 Big 12 Conference tournament — No. 10 Seed
Thu, Mar 5	vs. (7) Texas Tech*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament first round)	ESPN+	W 86–83	13–16
Fri, Mar 6	vs. (2) #25 Oklahoma State*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals)	ESPN+	W 65–64	14–16
Sat, Mar 7	vs. (3) Oklahoma*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals)	ESPN+	L 55–68	14–17
*Big 12 Conference Game. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.

1998–99 season

Schedule and results

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Baylor	0	–	16		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Coach: Rick Barnes Overall record: 19–13 Big 12 Record: 13–3 Big 12 Standing: 1st Final AP Poll: NR Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll: NR
Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Regular season
Tue, Nov 17	@ Houston	—	Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas	ESPN2	L 69–71	0–1
Sat, Nov 21	South Florida	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	L 76–93	0–2
Wed, Nov 25	@ #11 Arizona	—	McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona	UT Syndicated TV	L 57–73	0–3
Sun, Nov 29	Georgia	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	L 77–78	0–4
Wed, Dec 2	@ Oral Roberts	—	Mabee Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma	UT Syndicated TV	W 87–77	1–4
Sat, Dec 5	@ San Diego	—	Jenny Craig Pavilion • San Diego, California	L 57–61	1–5
Sat, Dec 12	#25 Utah	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	W 73–68	2–5
Tue, Dec 15	#23 Wisconsin	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	L 62–65	2–6
Sat, Dec 19	@ LSU	—	Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	UT Syndicated TV	L 61–63 OT	2–7
Mon, Dec 28	vs. Mississippi State	—	Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawaii (Outrigger Rainbow Classic)	W 81–77	3–7
Tue, Dec 29	vs. Princeton	—	Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawaii (Outrigger Rainbow Classic)	ESPN	L 46–56	3–8
Wed, Dec 30	@ Hawaii	—	Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawaii (Outrigger Rainbow Classic)	Local	W 84–72	4–8
Sat, Jan 2	@ Colorado*	—	Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado	ESPN+	W 73–68	5–8 (1–0 Big 12)
Wed, Jan 6	Iowa State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	W 71–45	6–8 (2–0)
Sun, Jan 10	@ Nebraska*	—	Devaney Center • Lincoln, Nebraska	ESPN+	W 89–76	7–8 (3–0)
Wed, Jan 13	Baylor*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	W 71–56	8–8 (4–0)
Sat, Jan 16	Kansas State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	W 65–59	9–8 (5–0)
Mon, Jan 18	@ #19 Kansas*	—	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	L 67–76	9–9 (5–1)
Sat, Jan 23	#23 Oklahoma State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	W 73–70	10–9 (6–1)
Mon, Jan 25	@ Oklahoma*	—	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPN	W 64–60	11–9 (7–1)
Sun, Jan 31	Massachusetts	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ABC	W 76–65	12–9
Wed, Feb 3	Texas A&M*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	Fox Sports Southwest	W 71–59	13–9 (8–1)
Sat, Feb 6	@ Texas Tech*	—	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Lubbock, Texas	ESPN+	W 76–59	14–9 (9–1)
Wed, Feb 10	Oklahoma*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	L 63–64	14–10 (9–2)
Sun, Feb 14	@ Oklahoma State*	—	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	ABC	W 73–68	15–10 (10–2)
Wed, Feb 17	Texas Tech*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN+	W 62–44	16–10 (11–2)
Sat, Feb 20	@ Texas A&M*	—	Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPN+	W 63–54	17–10 (12–2)
Wed, Feb 24	@ Baylor*	#22	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	UT Syndicated TV	W 62–52	18–10 (13–2)
Sat, Feb 27	Missouri*	#22	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	CBS	L 47–54	18–11 (13–3)
1999 Big 12 Conference tournament — No. 1 Seed
Fri, Mar 5	vs. (8) Colorado*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals)	ESPN+	W 82–76	19–11
Sat, Mar 6	vs. (5) Oklahoma State*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals)	ESPN+	L 57–59	19–12
1999 NCAA tournament — No. 7 Seed
Fri, Mar 12	vs. (10) Purdue	—	FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA tournament first round)	CBS	L 54–58	19–13
*Big 12 Conference Game. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.