MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Texas basketball team Shaka Smart is bringing into the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday night might not be the one we’ve become familiar with through the years, but that doesn’t mean the Longhorns are lacking talent.
In fact, the more West Virginia coach Bob Huggins watches them on tape the more he likes what he sees.
“They’re very talented,” Huggins said before Tuesday’s practice. “When you can beat (North) Carolina and some of the people they have beaten in non league …”
Before taking over for Rick Barnes at Texas this season, Smart’s Virginia Commonwealth teams were known for their full-court pressure defense and frenetic style of play.