“I enjoyed every single day of this journey with this group. I’m going to really miss working with this group,” Terry struggled to say minutes after the Longhorns' 88-81 loss to Miami in the Midwest Region final Sunday.
. The charge against him was subsequently dropped, and he has since been hired at Mississippi.
It was a crushing end. The Longhorns led or were tied for nearly 33 of the 40 minutes. They took away Miami's 3-point shooting, holding a team that averages 21 attempts per game to just eight. They limited ACC player of the year Isaiah Wong to 2 points on two shots in the first half. They had Miami's rugged big man, Norchad Omier, in foul trouble.
“These guys more than any group I’ve worked with in 32 years of coaching have really embodied in terms of staying the course and being a team,” Terry said. “These guys were incredible teammates all year. They were so unselfish as a team, and they gave us everything they had.
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