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Texas Basketball: 3 reasons Horns upset Kansas amid Big 12 Tourney

By Andrew Miller

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - MARCH 09: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks coaches from the bench during the game against the Baylor Bears at Allen Fieldhouse on March 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - MARCH 09: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks coaches from the bench during the game against the Baylor Bears at Allen Fieldhouse on March 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS – MARCH 09: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks Texas Basketball coaches from the bench during the game against the Baylor Bears at Allen Fieldhouse on March 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS – MARCH 09: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks Texas Basketball coaches from the bench during the game against the Baylor Bears at Allen Fieldhouse on March 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

The first matchup for Texas basketball in the Big 12 Tournament could be quite a difficult one against the Kansas Jayhawks.

For the third time this season, Texas basketball and the Kansas Jayhawks are set to meet up with the series split thus far. Kansas took the first of two meetings against Texas basketball by a two-point margin at home at Allen Fieldhouse. Texas basketball exacted its revenge on the Jayhawks later that same month at home at the Frank Erwin Events Center with a double-digit upset victory.

That win for Texas basketball over Kansas at home on Jan. 29 is one of the biggest wins from the entirety of the regular season. Now, this team needs to find a way to replicate that performance as it heads into the Big 12 Tournament as a three-seed against the six-seed Jayhawks. This pivotal Big 12 showdown has a lot on the line for both teams.

Kansas needs this win to likely solidify a top-three seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Texas Longhorns basketball program needs a win in its first game of the Big 12 Tournament just to ensure it hears a name call during Selection Sunday in the first place. Texas basketball is sitting on the brink of disaster right now if it ends up in the NIT.

Entering Big 12 play, Texas looked to be in good position to possibly claim a solid single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament. At this point, it might be looking at a play-in game for the Round of 64, which would still be considered a success for head Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart.

Here’s a look into the three reasons why the Texas Longhorns basketball program will pull off the Big 12 Tournament upset over the Kansas Jayhawks on March 14.

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