Dylan Disu credits teammates, staff for Most Outstanding Player award

The Texas Longhorns are your Big 12 Tournament champions in large part due to the production of Dylan Disu. The senior transfer stepped up in a big stretch for his team and helped get them over the line in Kansas City.

Even so, he gave all of the credit to this team for his achievement as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. In Timmy Allen’s absence, Disu said it was all thanks to his teammates and coaching staff for giving him the confidence to go out there and be the player he was.

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“It goes back to my teammates. Timmy himself as well and Coach just telling me to be aggressive anytime I get the ball inside,” Disu said. “Obviously, like, I feel like I couldn’t have got that award without my teammates.”

“A lot of my baskets? I had to get the ball from a teammate, a pass from them. It was assisted baskets. So, I mean, without them? I wouldn’t have had the award,” said Disu. “So, in my opinion, it’s a team award.”

Over their 3-0 stretch inside T-Mobile Arena, Disu averaged 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds on 73.5% shooting from the field in just over 25 minutes per game. With Allen missing time in a key stretch for the No. 2 seeded Longhorns, Disu filled his shoes wonderfully in wins over Oklahoma State, TCU, and then Kansas in the final.

This was just the latest example of Texas’ depth being put on display. Disu played the part of the next man up, earned major props for it, and, in the end, gave all the love to his fellow Longhorns after what was their first successful step of this March.

Terry makes case for Texas to receive a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament

Rodney Terry is making the case for Texas to be a one-seed for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

The Longhorns captured the Big 12 Tournament title on Saturday, defeating Kansas by double-digits in a statement victory. Many believe the Jayhawks will receive a one-seed. Even so, Terry thinks his team’s ‘body of work’ is enough to get Texas the honor.

“I think our body of work and building a resume,” explained Terry. “Every time we have stepped on the court we have tried to respect every opponent that we played this season with the thought in mind that every game is a NCAA Tournament game. I thought our guys have had an incredible run this entire season.

“I think, again, our body of work, our strength of schedule, playing in the best league in the country? You know, I think we made a good case for what comes our way some Sunday.”