WTH Moments – Longhorns in the NBA

As we conclude another Longhorn basketball season, we are left again unfilled. The men’s basketball team was a crucial moment away from a visit to the Sweet Sixteen which is seen by many fans as a benchmark for success. I am not going to lament the fact that we have only reached this plateau 5 times under Rick Barnes. We need to realize what we have in Austin. There is an NBA team playing on the 40 acres. Let’s take a look at the NBA players that have been drafted while playing for Rick Barnes: Player (*active) NBA Draft Pick Chris Clack 1999 55th Chris Mihm 2000 24th Chris Owens 2002 48th T.J. Ford* 2003 8th Royal Ivey* 2004 37th LaMarcus Aldridge* 2006 2nd P.J. Tucker 2006 35th Daniel Gibson* 2006 42nd Kevin Durant* 2007 2nd D.J. Augustin* 2008 9th Avery Bradley* 2010 19th Damion James* 2010 24th Dexter Pittman 2010 32nd This is a very impressive list of NBA players especially if you compare it to other schools. Currently there are only 6 othe...