{
  "id": 14942365,
  "title": "Texas women's basketball: Vic Schaefer talks Breya Cunningham and defense at SEC Tipoff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/texas-womens-basketball-vic-schaefer-talks-breya-cunningham-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-womens-basketball-vic-schaefer-113300077.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer discussed the importance of Breya Cunningham's minutes and defensive prowess during the SEC Tipoff event in Birmingham, Alabama. Cunningham, a senior forward from California, averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game last season after transferring from Arizona. She has been limited by foul trouble, fouling out four times in a five-game stretch. With Kyla Oldacre now playing professionally in Japan, Schaefer aims to give Cunningham at least 30 minutes per game, a position she held as a junior when she reached her season-high of 28 minutes. The longhorn team faces challenges on its depth chart, with Lovisa Asbrink redshirting and Jada Bediako sidelined by injury. Freshman Brihanna Crittendon is the only other player taller than six feet. Schaefer, who has led multiple Division I programs to multiple Final Fours, emphasized the importance of a tough, physical, and aggressive defense, crediting it as the key to their success. He also honored his former Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly, who is retiring after a 32-year career.",
  "summary": "On Wednesday, Texas coach Vic Schaefer was joined by seniors Madison Booker and Breya Cunningham and junior Bryanna Preston at the SEC Tipoff event at the Hotel Wildemont in Birmingham, Ala.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Can Texas really win any game 3-0? The No. 7 Longhorns can't just rely on their defense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/can-texas-really-win-any-game-3-0-the-no-7-longhorns-cant-just-rely",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}