The wait until Sunday will feel like forever for the Texas Longhorns who left their home court just last week to Oklahoma fans chanting “NIT! NIT!.” Now here they sit a legitimate NCAA hopeful because of what they did in the SEC tournament.

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.