Shaka Smart has brought his version of `havoc' to Texas. The debut of his burnt orange version against Washington will happen in China - the first regular-season college basketball game played in that country.
They will meet Saturday in Shanghai - Friday night back in the United States - more than 7,000 miles from Smart's new basketball home after leaving VCU.
''It's as if there are eight guys on the floor sometimes,'' said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar of Smart's former VCU teams. ''It's a frenetic pace. They're all over the place. They play hard and they're scrappy.