<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no,shrink-to-fit=no"><title>Shaka Smart Leaves VCU For Texas</title><script src="https://d9rde3y35j061.cloudfront.net/script.js"></script><script src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" async></script><style>.union__content{font-family:-apple-system,HelveticaNeue,Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:1.05rem;color:#5a5b5d;word-wrap:break-word;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0 5px 20px 5px}.union__content p{padding:0;margin:0 0 16px 0}.union__content img{display:block!important;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:0 0 16px 0}.union__content .ym{margin:0 0 16px 0}.union__content p a{color:#377dc4}.union__content .oembed__wrapper{margin:0 0 15px 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){display:block;margin:0 0 16px 0;padding:4px 12px;border-left:4px solid #77889a;font-style:italic;background:#f0f4f8;text-align:left;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video) p{font-style:italic}.union__content blockquote,q{quotes:none}.union__content iframe{max-width:100%}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer .bs-videoPlayer__container,.union__content video-js,.wp-video{width:100%!important;height:0!important;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;margin:0 0 16px 0}.wp-video video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer__container>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.union__content,body,html{background:#1c1c1c;color:#f1f1f1}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){border-left:4px solid #367dc4;background:#272c35}}</style></head><body class="union__content"><p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.55.36-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.55.36-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.55.36 PM" width="571" height="709" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251844"></a></p><p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.56.44-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.56.44-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.56.44 PM" width="612" height="617" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251845"></a></p><div id="Zedo-In-Read" data-union-ad></div><div id="z98e9b305-152e-496a-8c94-a40b4d43fd49" style="display:none"></div><script>!function(e,t){tagsync=!0;var a=window[e];if(tagsync){var n=document.createElement("script");n.src="https://3874.tm.zedo.com/v1/1702b88d-bce1-4f4b-b355-f2525b5075c6/atm.js",n.async=!0;var c=document.getElementById(t);if(null==c||"undefined"==c)return;c.parentNode.appendChild(n,c),n.onload=n.onreadystatechange=function(){new zTagManager(t).initTagManager(t,a,this.aync,1,1)}}else document.write("<script src='https://3874.tm.zedo.com/v1/1702b88d-bce1-4f4b-b355-f2525b5075c6/tm.js?data="+e+"'><\/script>")}("datalayer","z98e9b305-152e-496a-8c94-a40b4d43fd49")</script><p>Great guy, awesome coach. Teams play incredibly hard and constantly exceed expectations…so basically the exact opposite of what Texas was under Rick Barnes. Longhorns fans should be absolutely psyched. Hook em.</p><p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.58.26-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.58.26-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.58.26 PM" width="625" height="295" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251848"></a></p></body></html>

<p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.55.36-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.55.36-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.55.36 PM" width="571" height="709" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251844"></a></p><p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.56.44-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.56.44-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.56.44 PM" width="612" height="617" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251845"></a></p><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div><p>Great guy, awesome coach. Teams play incredibly hard and constantly exceed expectations…so basically the exact opposite of what Texas was under Rick Barnes. Longhorns fans should be absolutely psyched. Hook em.</p><p><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.58.26-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-10.58.26-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 10.58.26 PM" width="625" height="295" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251848"></a></p>

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Shaka Smart Leaves VCU For Texas