AUSTIN, Texas — After two games at Madison Square Garden in New York City for the Empire Classic, the No. 15 Texas Longhorns are back in Austin for a game against the Wyoming Cowboys at the Moody Center.
Despite a sold-out crowd at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for Friday’s win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, attendance at the first post-Thanksgiving basketball game, in terms of student attendance and that of season ticket holders, was suggestive of some holiday lethargy for a matchup without much appeal.
The positive for Texas, however, was the return of senior forward Kadin Shedrick, who was held out of the Empire Classic finale for precautionary reasons as he continues to recover from offseason shoulder surgeries.