Men’s basketball briefs

KU leads the all-time series, 10-4. Texas won the last meeting, 64-60, March 13 at the Big 12 Conference tournament in Dallas. The Longhorns also beat KU, 82-67, on Feb. 23 in Austin, Texas. KU is 6-3 versus UT since the formation of the Big 12. KU is 6-0 versus UT in Lawrence.
The University of Texas has an enrolllment of 51,438.
Texas has held 12 of its first 19 opponents to below 40 percent shooting. UT has limited its last three foes (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Texas Tech) to a combined 37.6 percent from the floor.
Freshman Daniel Gibson has led UT in scoring the last four games. He’s made 19 of his last 35 shots.
KU beat Texas, 90-87, on Jan. 27, 2003 at Allen Fieldhouse in an ESPN Instant Classic. Nick Collison had 24 points and 23 boards, and Kirk Hinrich had 23 points. Dick Vitale gave Collison a standing ovation from press row.
UT is 34-17 in Big 12 road games under coach Rick Barnes. KU is 35-16 in that same span, since the start of the 1998-99 season.
Bill Self is 0-4 versus Texas and Barnes 3-4 versus KU.
KU is 4-5 against ranked teams under Self.