The Texas Longhorns (18-16) host Colorado on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center in the quarterfinal round of the NIT, with the winner advancing to Madison Square Garden in New York City for the tournament's final four.
Here are five things Texas fans should know about Colorado:
1. How Colorado got to this point
Colorado, which is a four-seed in this year's NIT, is currently ranked 23-12 and enters Wednesday on a bit of a hot stretch, after having won seven of its last eight games.
The team got off to a hot start this season, beginning 8-1, before dropping eight of its next 11 games.