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Game time set for Texas vs. Virginia or Colorado State in 2024 NCAA Tournament opener

thomas jones, austin american-statesman
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Texas forward Dillon Mitchell, center, smiles as the Longhorns are announced as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection show during a watch party at the Texas practice facility Sunday. The Longhorns will play Colorado State or Virginia in Charlotte, N.C.
Texas forward Dillon Mitchell, center, smiles as the Longhorns are announced as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection show during a watch party at the Texas practice facility Sunday. The Longhorns will play Colorado State or Virginia in Charlotte, N.C.

Texas will open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C., but the seventh-seeded Longhorns will have to wait a couple of days before they find out their opponent.

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Virginia (23-10) and Colorado State (24-10) face off in a First Four game Tuesday, with the winner advancing to Thursday's contest with Texas. Thursday's game will be televised at 5:50 p.m. on TNT.

The Longhorns qualified for a fourth straight NCAA Tournament, but this is the lowest seed for Texas in that stretch. Texas has never before been a No. 9 seed. The Longhorns have been a No. 8 seed three times, most recently in 2010.

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After four consecutive first-round losses from 2015-21, Texas has won two straight NCAA Tournament openers. Last season the Longhorns reached their first Elite Eight since 2008.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Game time set for Texas vs Virginia or Colorado State in March Madness