Part 3

Big 12 Roundup

Top five powers Oklahoma and Texas square off in Dallas Saturday in the Big
12 Conference headliner this week, but two other big games also are on tap.
Kansas State, a one-point loser to Oklahoma last week, hosts dangerous
Colorado, and Iowa State travels to Nebraska in a battle of unbeaten teams.
The Texas-Oklahoma scrap will go a long way toward deciding the Southern
Division winner.
In the Northern Division, perennial power Kansas State must defeat Colorado
to keep its title hopes alive.
SOUTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS
        Conference        Season
        W   L   PF    PA     Pct.      W   L    PF     PA     Pct.
Texas       1    0   42       7   1.000      4    0  180      54   1.000
Oklahoma    1    0   38     37   1.000      4    0  160      77   1.000
Texas A&M   1    0   21       7   1.000      4    0  130      31   1.000
Texas Tech  0    1     7     42     .000      2  1    91      86     .667
Baylor      0    1     0     41     .000      2  1    40      57     .667
Oklahoma State  0    1     7     21     .000      2    3    70      61
.400
NORTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS
        Conference        Season
        W   L   PF     PA      Pct.     W    L   PF    PA     Pct.
Nebraska        1    0    36      3    1 .000      5     0  174   37   1.000
Iowa State  1    0    41      0    1.000       3        0  117   28   1.000
Colorado        1    0    27    16    1.000       3     1  168    85    .750
Kansas State    0    1    37     38     .000       2        1  111    44
.667
Missouri        0    1     3      36     .000       1      2   56    52
.333
Kansas      0    1    16     27     .000       1      2   84    94    .333

Last Week's Results
Texas 42, Texas Tech 7
Texas A&M 24, Notre Dame 3
Iowa State 41, Baylor 0
Oklahoma 38, Kansas State 37
Oklahoma State 24, Northwest Louisiana 0
Nebraska 36, Missouri 3
This Saturday's Games
Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas) 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
Baylor at Texas A&M 1 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas State 1 p.m.
Iowa State at Nebraska 6 p.m.
Kansas at Texas Tech 7 p.m.
Missouri at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.
2001 Longhorn Schedule, Record (4-0)
                                    Texas  Opp.
Sept. 1 New Mexico State      41      7
Sept. 8 North Carolina    44    14
Sept 22 at Houston        53    26
Sept 29 Texas Tech        42      7
Oct. 6      Oklahoma (Dallas)
Oct. 13     at Oklahoma State
Oct. 20     Colorado
Oct. 27     at Missouri
Nov. 3          at Baylor
Nov. 10     Kansas
Nov. 23     at Texas A&M

Scoring by Quarters

Texas         52    33  36      59  -   180
Opponents     14    21  07  12  -     54

Buckman Down to Horns, Heels
Brad Buckman, the 6-8 Austin Westlake forward who is ranked among the
nation's top 50 basketball recruits, took his official visit to UT last
weekend.
He visited North Carolina and Kansas earlier, and his mother told me those
are the only three schools he has been considering.
She also said he has eliminated Kansas and probably will choose between Texas
and North Carolina in the next couple of weeks.

Junior Basketball Classes Loaded

While there are several top senior stars in the boys' and girls' ranks this
year, there are four junior girls and two junior boys who are ranked among
the nation's top players already.
In fact, Beaumont Ozen's 6-11 Kendrick Perkins was picked as the No. 3
recruit in the country, regardless of class, on one national list, and some
people think 6-10 Ndudi Ebi of Houston Westbury Christian, is just as good.
The Longhorns are recruiting both of them, along with about everybody else in
the country.
The nation's top junior girl is 6-3 center Tiffany Jackson of Dallas Lincoln.
Kalee Carey, a 6-5 center at Class 4A power Canyon; Destiny Drew, a 6-2
center-forward at Corsby, and Emily Niemann, a 6-1 forward at Houston
Westbury Christian, also are drawing a lot of national attention.
Carey's father is a graduate of the UT Law School and Niemann's parents are
both Texas grads.
All four girls are considering Texas, but they also are being recruited by
many other top schools.

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Star Nazareth Guard Picks UT

All-State guard Stephanie Thiel of Class A State Champion Nazareth, has
committed to the Texas women's basketball team.
Thiel, a 5-9 sharpshooter who averaged 21.1 points, 4.3 steals and 4.3
assists for the Swifts last season, was the Class A State Tournament MVP.
I saw her play in the state meet and she is an outstanding shooter and ball
handler.
Nazareth went 33-4 last year and its only losses were to larger schools.
She also played on the 2000 Nazareth team that also won a state title.
When I asked her why she chose the Longhorns and what other schools she
considered, she said, "I really had my heart set on going to Texas and didn't
really consider anyone else."
She is the third outstanding high school girl to commit to sign with Texas in
the early signing period next month.
Point guard Nina Norman, 5-7, of Jersey Village, committed several months
ago, and combo guard Tamra Cobbins, 5-5, of Kansas City, committed last week.
Sabrina Keys, a 6-2 center from Berkeley, Cal., had told me last week she
would visit Texas during the weekend, but she reaffirmed an earlier
commitment to Purdue and canceled the trip to Texas
LaToya Davis, a 6-2 center-forward from South Houston, is still considering
Texas, along with Texas Tech.

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