Abe Lemons ushered in the up-tempo, high-scoring style that is so popular with fans in the 1970s while moving the team from Gregory Gym to what is now known as "The Drum". ... Under Tom Penders, Texas ...

When Abe Lemons and Eddie Sutton were at their respective peaks as rivals, the former Texas head coach was competitive on the court and behind the mic with the Arkansas boss When Eddie Sutton passed ...

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Legendary basketball coach Abe Lemons died Monday at the age of 79. Lemons' wife Betty says the former coach died at his Oklahoma City home after a long illness. Lemons won 599 ...

Abe Lemons, who had 599 career college basketball coaching victories and 10 times that many stories to tell about life, basketball and their attendant tribulations and triumphs, died Monday at his ...

There was a funny story, as so many were, behind the fact Abe Lemons finished his career as a college basketball coach with 599 wins. In the late 1970s, Abe was riding high at the University of Texas ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas men’s basketball will host the Abe Lemons Classic in November, a multi-team event featuring Texas, California Baptist, Northern Colorado, and San Jose State. Each team will play ...

AUSTIN, Texas — There are 351 NCAA Division 1 basketball programs. The Longhorns are one of fourteen still playing postseason basketball. Texas has won three straight games for the first time since ...

Abe Lemons, who always left 'em laughing while winning 599 college basketball games, died yesterday. He was 79. Lemons died at his home after a long illness, according to his wife, Betty. He had ...

Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard needs early, preferably lighter non-conference games to get an entirely new roster to find some rhythm. What better way than to play in your own tournament.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns returned from the Pacific Northwest with its first loss of the season, after facing the best team in the country. No. 1 Gonzaga set the tone early and didn’t give ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Abe Lemons, the folksy college basketball coach who won 599 games and seemed to have a one-liner for any occasion, died at 79. He died Monday at his home after a long illness, said his ...