Ron Baxter
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Baxter played forward for the University of Texas Men's Basketball team from 1977-80 and helped lead the Longhorns to the 1978 NIT
Championship.
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
Championship.
- Southwest Conference Player of the Year in 1980http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3094&change_well_id=2
- Three-time first-team All-Southwest Conference pick (1978-1980)
- Voted team MVP in 1977 and 1980
- Member of the 1978 NIT Championship team
- Averaged double-digits in scoring in each of his four years
- Fourth in UT history in career points (1,897) and rebounds (919)
- Third in school history with 40 career doubles-doubles
- Inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2001