Texas Longhorns basketball dominates Chicago State 109-59, with standout performances from Marcus Spears Jr. and Vokietaitis to start the season 1-0.
Marcus Spears Jr. is poised to become a Texas Longhorns great, showcasing his defensive skills and versatility with 11 points, five rebounds, and four blocks against the Chicago State Cougars. The Longhorns dominated their season opener 109-59, lighting it up from beyond the arc with 13 threes and demonstrating a balanced attack that included standout performances from Vokietaitis, Isaiah Johnson, Joe Sterling, and Amari Evans.
Vokietaitis went a perfect 9-for-9 from the field for 22 points, making a statement in the paint and fueling talk about momentum for the rest of the season. Can the Longhorns maintain this consistency and redeem themselves after last year's finish? With sharp shooting, aggressive defense, and hopes high for players like Sean Miller and Marcus Spears Jr., expectations are soaring as conference play approaches.
Marcus Spears Jr. will be a Texas Longhorns great once it's all said and done. You can bookmark it. What's going on everybody? It's your main man Madison Davis. This is Longhorns Hit, your twice a day 5-minute quick hit on your favorite team, the Texas Longhorns. This hit is sponsored by Kalshi. Download the Kalshi app, use promo code HIT to get $25 when you trade $25 on us. Coming up, Vokietaitis, he's one, he's, he's one of them. He's one of them, and he will propel this team, I feel like, into another stratosphere. But let's go ahead and break down this game really, really quick. Now, the Texas Longhorns defeated the Chicago State Cougars last night, 109-59, to, um, to start their season off 1-0. That's, that's great, you know what I mean? I, I love what I saw from them. The Sean Miller— Sean Miller's doing his thing. I love what I saw in the first half. I, I can't, I can't even, I can't even Be mad at what I saw. I mean, we we won by a lot, right? We won by a lot. So I I really love to see it. Now, let's let's let's start talking about Marcus Spears Jr. Marcus Spears Jr. is exactly who I thought he would be. He is. He had eleven points, four seven from the field, right? Had five boards. He was eight. I I love four blocks. The dude, he he's gonna be one of the man. I'm telling you, um that. I'm telling you, I'm telling you, I watched a little— I watched some more of some Marcus Spears Jr., uh, right before I got on air. And, and he, he, bro, he is, he is— the man is different. The man is different. But you know, I, I love what I saw out of this team, right? And, and they had 13 threes. They went 50, 50% from, from the 3-point. This, this is— it's— they were 13. I think they were 13 for 23, 13 for 26. These guys were going, they were going nuts. It's like they couldn't miss. They couldn't miss. I love it. And, and, you know, this is what I need in my life, right? Yeah, this is exactly what I need in my life. I, I, I'm stressed out when the, when the Longhorns football team, they're playing. These guys, they— it felt good to just not have any stress and just watch them do what they do. Now, uh, let's— I'll go through, you know what, now since we're I'll go through it. So Vokietaitis, he had 22 points. I, I think 5 players had— 5 players had double-digit points. Yeah, 5, 5 players including Spears Jr. So Vokietaitis had, uh, 22. Johnson, Isaiah Johnson, he had, uh, 18. Marcus Spears Jr., he had 11. Uh, Joe Sterling, he had 14. And Montas, he had— nope, I'm sorry, Amari Evans, he had 11. So They were hooping, man. They were, they were hooping. Now I want to see more of this. I have to see some consistency. Let's go ahead and redeem ourselves from last year. Oh, let's, let's— I hated the way it ended last season. Let's redeem ourselves. Coming up, Vokietaitis is one of those ones. He is, he truly is. But first things first, this hit is sponsored by Kalshi. Download the Kalshi app, use promo code HIT to get $25 when you trade $25. Now we do understand for the Texas Longhorns This football, this, this Saturday against, against the, against Missouri, we are trading at 58%, right? It's a big game, big game. We're trading at 58%. We are the favorite to win that game. So if this is intriguing in any way, go ahead, download the Calci App, use promo code HIT to get $25 when you trade $25 on us. Now, Vokietaitis, where do I begin? The man went 9 of 9 from the field. 100%, 100%. I was so glad when he came back. Honestly, I, I was so glad he came back. And I can't say, I can't say enough, he had his way in the paint, man. He, he really had his way in the paint. Yes, some people are gonna be, oh, it was Chicago State, it was Chicago State. Who— honestly, I don't care. We got the dub. I'm glad Voketaitis, he proved exactly what I was— I already knew, right? He's dominant, right? And I, I believe this is just going to be momentum, uh, to propel him into this season. And he's just going— he's going to flex his muscles. Look, and that, that's another thing people say, oh, it's only beginning of the season, oh, it's only Chicago State. But this is all you need. This is momentum. You need this to slingshot you into the season. Hey, you go 20, you have 22 points and you, you're 100% from the field, 9 for 9. Right. I, I, I cannot be mad at that. I won't be mad at that. I won't be mad at that. I love what I'm seeing from this team already. And yes, I— again, it's Chicago State, so I, I will calm down here later. But I love what I saw. Just hoping we can just keep this thing going. Sean Miller, I'm rooting for this dude. I, I really am. I'm rooting, I'm rooting, I'm rooting. And I can't wait to see what this season brings for the Texas Longhorns basketball team. Hey, look, it's your main man Madison Davis. This is Longhorns Hit, your twice a day, 5-minute quick hit on your favorite team, the Texas Longhorns. So don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, turn that post notification on so you don't miss when we post. I'll catch you all in the next hit. Hook 'em.