Texas basketball's Dailyn Swain on 3-game win streak, NBA plans | On Second Thought

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Dailyn Swain discusses Texas Longhorns' recent success and his NBA aspirations.

The Texas Longhorns have found their groove midway through the SEC basketball season with three wins in a row and enter a key three-game stretch starting Saturday’s contest at Missouri. Junior forward Dailyn Swain joins the Statesman’s Cedric Golden and the Houston Chronicle’s Kirk Bohls on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the team’s recent success, his decision to leave Xavier to join coach Sean Miller in Austin and his NBA dream. The columnists also break down Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte’s recent town hall meeting and how he is positioning Texas to dominate college athletics in coming years. Ced’s Corner newsletter Make sure to sign up for Ced's Corner, the new newsletter from the mind of the American-Statesman's resident sports columnist Cedric Golden. Ced will give you hot takes and his view of Longhorns sports and everything beyond via email each Tuesday. Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls Sign up for Texas Sports Nation with Kirk Bohls to get news, exclusive analysis and insights on University of Texas sports. Plus, get notified when Bohls publishes a new column. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Cedric Golden, Kirk Bohls

Guest: Dailyn Swain

Topics covered

• Texas basketball
• Dailyn Swain
• SEC basketball
• NBA plans
• college athletics

Keywords

• Texas Longhorns
• three-game win streak
• Sean Miller
• Xavier

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