Wake Forest's opponent: Texas
NO. 8 TEXAS
Record: 24-9 (9-7 Big 12)
RPI: No. 29
Coach: Rick Barnes (496-247 overall, 294-113 at Texas)
Probable starters: F Damion James (18 ppg, 10.0 rpg); C Dexter Pittman (10.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg); G Avery Bradley (11.7 ppg, 2.1 apg); G Justin Mason (3.7 ppg, 2.3 apg); G J'Covan Brown (9.3 ppg, 2.4 apg).
Postseason history: 28th NCAA appearance
Season overview: Texas rose to No. 1 in the nation, then fell completely out of the rankings. The 17-0 Longhorns of February finished 24-9, only the fifth team in the history of the AP poll to go from No. 1 to unranked in the same season. Rick Barnes, the former Clemson coach, has struggled to find consistency at point guard.
Famous alumnus: Alan Bean ('55) was the fourth man to walk on the moon.
Cool fact: Texas has the fifth largest student body in the country, with more than 50,000 students on campus.
Official athletics Web site: texassports.com
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