Freshman and future lottery pick Kevin Durant continues his stellar play (unless you ask Rick Barnes) earning his second consecutive Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week honors. Durant is almost averaging a double-double for the season with 22.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. He could have gone pro instead of choosing to play for UT this year and will most certainly enlist in the NBA draft following this season. Enjoy his stay here in Austin while you can.
Spartans junior guard Drew Neitzel scored with 2.4 seconds on the clock and Michigan State upset UT 63-61 last Thursday in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic held in Madison Square Garden. UT rebounded by narrowly defeating St. John’s 77-76 in the consolation game with Anthony Mason Jr.‘s last-second three-point attempt bouncing off the rim. The Longhorns’ next matchup is against Nicholls State this Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7pm here in the Erwin Center.
This article appears in November 17 • 2006.