Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Texas Longhorns will need freshman guard Tre Johnson to step up big once again if they want to secure an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.

The manhandling of Missouri was the first of five wins for Texas in the 1986 NCAA tournament. With a 97-81 win over USC on March 30, Texas secured its first national championship. Texas also became the NCAA's first undefeated champion in women's basketball.