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Texas preparing to face either Virginia or Colorado State to open NCAA Tournament

AUSTIN, Texas — The excitement of the Texas Longhorns upon earning a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday quickly turned towards senior forward Kadin Shedrick when the Virginia Cavaliers were paired with the Longhorns as one of the No. 10 seeds facing a First Four play-in game on Tuesday.

Shedrick, in his first year at Texas, spent his first three college seasons under head coach Tony Bennett in Charlottesville, setting up a potential matchup with his old team if Virginia advances on Tuesday by beating the Colorado State Rams in Dayton at 8:10 p.