As Texas Longhorns sophomore guard Andrew Jones battles leukemia, expressions of support from around the country have meant a lot to him, head coach Shaka Smart said last week.
In the immediate aftermath of the school revealing the diagnosis, Texas won an emotional double-overtime contest against TCU at the Erwin Center in front of a crowd that made its feelings clear about their star player.
“We talked about this after the game, just the level of support that people have provided, it just says a lot about Texas and about UT and about how much people care about the student-athletes that make this place, athletically, what it is,” Smart said.