Inside Texas Today: Allen, Carr earn honors, Scheffler wins Arnold Palmer
Welcome to Inside Texas Today! Each weekday morning, Inside Texas Today will provide the latest news and notes from around the Forty Acres, including notable events, player honors, and where to watch Longhorn sports that day.
Here’s the Monday, March 7, 2022 edition.
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Allen, Carr take home Big 12 honors
On Sunday, Texas seniors Timmy Allen and Marcus Carr each received all-conference honors from the Big 12.
Allen, a transfer from Utah, was named to the All-Big 12 second team. He averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Longhorns, starting all 31 games. Allen was also named to the conference’s all-newcomer team.
Carr, a transfer from Minnesota, was named to the All-Big 12 third team. He started 29-of-31 games averaging 11.0 points and 3.2 assists per game.
Several Longhorns took home honorable mention honors, including Christian Bishop, Andrew Jones, and Courtney Ramey.
Texas takes on TCU in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Former Longhorn Beau Hossler was two strokes back of the lead after round one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Though he did not win the tournament, another Longhorn ended up holding the trophy at the end of the weekend.
Scottie Scheffler won his second tournament in four weeks after his 5-under total was enough to win Arnie’s tournament by a stroke over Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, and Billy Horschel at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Fla.
Scheffler’s final round was an even-par 72, but his third-round 4-under 68 put him in position for his second PGA Tour win.
With the victory, Scheffler takes over the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings, unseating Hideki Matsuyama.
Women’s basketball wins regular season finale
The final Texas men’s basketball game at the Frank Erwin Center ended in defeat at the hands of the Baylor Bears. The final regular season Texas women’s basketball game? A 15-point victory for Vic Schaefer’s team over Oklahoma State, 65-50.
Lauren Ebo scored 17 points while Rori Harmon added 13 in front of 12,506 fans, one of the largest crowds for women’s basketball in the history of the Erwin Center. As a result of a successful donation challenge in the lead up to the game, Texas was able to raise over over $130,000 for the Neighborhood Longhorn Program.
The Longhorns finish the season 23-6 and 13-5 in Big 12 play. Texas enters the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face Kansas State on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Texas viewing for 3/7
Men’s swimming and diving – NCAA Zone D Diving Championships – Madison, Wis. – Soderholm Family Aquatic Center – 11 a.m. – B1G+/Video
Women’s swimming and diving – NCAA Zone D Diving Championships – Madison, Wis. – Soderholm Family Aquatic Center – 11 a.m. – B1G+/Video
