Nov. 17, 2008
Complete notes 
#7/8 TEXAS (1-0) vs. Tulane (1-0)
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 · 7 p.m. Central
Frank Erwin Center (16,755) · Austin, Texas
GAME DAY QUICK FACTS
TELEVISION: The game will be televised by the Longhorn Sports Network. Kevin Eschenfelder (pxp) and Chris Plonsky (analyst) will call the action. The game will be broadcast on selected outlets in the state of Texas (Ch. 77 on Time Warner Cable and Fox Sports Southwest in Austin; Fox Sports Southwest in San Antonio and markets west of Austin and San Antonio; Fox Sports Houston; digital Ch. 16 in Waco/Temple) and on Fox Sports Southwest in the state of Louisiana. It also will be carried on ESPN Full Court outside the state of Texas.
RADIO: The Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (FM 98.1/1300 AM Sportsradio The Zone) broadcast every UT game on the statewide network and on XM Satellite Radio Ch. 231. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
INTERNET AUDIO: Listen to Texas Basketball games on subscription-based Yahoo! Sports College Broadcast.
INTERNET VIDEO: Watch Texas Basketball home games on free TexasSports.TV. (Note: Due to Big 12 Conference television contracts, home games are available for viewing 72 hours after completion of the game.)
SERIES: Texas leads, 9-6. Last meeting: Texas 85-68 (Jan. 17, 1973; Austin)
Series vs. Tulane
This marks the 16th meeting between Texas and Tulane and first since the 1972-73 season. The Longhorns hold a 9-6 edge in the series entering Tuesday's contest. UT has won three straight and six of the last seven meetings against the Green Wave. In the first meeting between the two schools (Feb. 9, 1911), Tulane posted a 27-19 victory in New Orleans. In the most recent matchup (Jan. 17, 1973), the Horns recorded an 85-68 win at Gregory Gym in Austin.
Game No. 2,500 in UT History
The University of Texas will play its 2,500th intercollegiate contest in the sport of men's basketball, when it hosts Tulane on Tuesday night. The Horns hold an all-time record of 1,564-935 (.626) in their 103 years of competition. UT played its first varsity basketball contest on March 10, 1906 and recorded a 27-17 victory against Baylor in Austin. Texas has fielded a varsity basketball team in every year since then with the exception of the 1907-08 season.
Horns at Home
Texas is in its 32nd year of play in the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns have posted an all-time record of 364-89 (.804) in the building. Since Rick Barnes arrived in Austin, UT has recorded a 139-18 (.885) mark at the Erwin Center, including a 69-11 (.863) record in Big 12 Conference home games. Texas has a 24-8 (.750) mark against AP Top 25 teams at home during the Rick Barnes era. The Horns have won 93 of their last 99 home contests.
Texas-Stetson Game Notes
· UT improved to 84-19 all-time in season-opening games. The Horns improved to 9-2 in season openers in the Rick Barnes era.
· Texas improved to 88-15 all-time in home-opening contests. The Horns improved to 27-5 in home openers at the Erwin Center and 9-2 in home openers during the Barnes era.
· Head coach Rick Barnes earned his 450th career victory.
· Texas held Stetson to 26.0% FG shooting (13-of-50). This marked a tie for the fifth-lowest shooting percentage by a UT opponent since the 1960-61 season.
· The Horns held Stetson to 13 field goals, tied for the sixth-lowest total by a UT opponent since the 1960-61 season.
· UT limited Stetson to just one field goal over the first 11:16 of the game.
· Texas won its season opener by at least 20 points for the sixth consecutive year.
· A.J. Abrams (21 points) reached the 20-point mark for the 24th time in his career (110 games). He reached double figures in scoring for the 69th time in his career. Abrams moved into 14th place on UT's all-time scoring list (1,410 points). He also hit 5-of-9 threes, marking the 18th time in his career that Abrams has converted at least five 3-pointers in a game.
· Connor Atchley (14 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 19th time in his career (103 games). He was perfect from the floor (5-of-5 FG, 3-of-3 threes).
· Damion James (13 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 39th time in his career (74 games).
· Dexter Pittman (10 points) reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time in his career (66 games).
· Justin Mason tied his career high in steals (four).
· Clint Chapman tied his career high in blocks (two).
Balbay Set for Collegiate Debut
Sophomore guard Dogus Balbay will make his collegiate debut in Tuesday's game against Tulane. He missed UT's season opener against Stetson due to a violation of the NCAA's amateurism rules which occurred prior to his enrollment at Texas. The NCAA determined that Balbay participated in a total of 11 games for a professional team in Turkey during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. The NCAA penalized Balbay on a 1-for-1 basis, meaning that each game Balbay played professionally in Turkey equaled one game that he would be withheld from competition at UT. Balbay injured his right knee on Oct. 4 and had surgery on Oct. 30 last year. He was medically cleared to play prior to UT's game at Texas Tech on March 1. Since Balbay did not participate in UT's final 10 games of the 2007-08 season (beginning with the game at Texas Tech), he served 10 of his 11-game suspension last year.
