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2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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2024–25Texas Longhorns women's basketball

Gulf Coast Showcase champions SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	35–4 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (5th season)
Associate head coach	Elena Lovato (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (3rd season) Blair Schaefer (5th season)
Home arena	Moody Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

†2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented theUniversity of Texas at Austin in the2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached byVic Schaefer entering his fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns competed members of theSoutheastern Conference, in their first year in the conference, and played their home games at theMoody Center.

Previous season

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Regular season

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The Longhorns finished the 2023–24 season 33–5, 14–4 in Big 12 play. Texas won the Big 12 Conference Tournament and made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.^[1]

Offseason

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Returning players

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown
Rori Harmon	3	G	5’6”	Senior	Houston, TX
Shay Holle	10	G	6’0”	Junior	Austin, TX
Aaliyah Moore	23	F	6’1”	Sophomore	Moore, OK

Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Amina Muhammad	14	F	6'4"	Sophomore	DeSoto, TX	Transferred toOregon
DeYona Gaston	5	F	6'2"	Senior	Pearland, TX	Transferred toAuburn
Tionna Herron	8	C	6'4"	Freshman	DeSoto, TX	Transferred toMissouri
Gisella Maul	21	G	5'11"	Freshman	Cedar Park, TX	Transferred toCalifornia
Khadija Faye	20	F	6'4"	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred toPittsburgh
Shaylee Gonzales	2	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Gilbert, AZ	Graduated

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Kyla Oldacre	F	6'6"	Sophomore	Mason, OH	Miami	^[2]
Laila Phelia	G	6'0"	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Michigan	^[3]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Lee G	Stockton, CA	St. Mary's	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Sep 22, 2023
Jordan Lee G	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97)
Justice Carlton F	Katy, TX	Seven Lakes High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Sep 22, 2023
Justice Carlton F	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97)
Bryanna Preston PG	Lovejoy, GA	Wesleyan School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Oct 13, 2023
Bryanna Preston PG	Recruit ratings:ESPN: (95)
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits".ESPN.com. RetrievedMarch 22, 2022.

Preseason

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SEC Media Poll

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Predicted finish	Team
SEC media poll
1	South Carolina
2	Texas
3	LSU
4	Oklahoma
5	Ole Miss
6	Alabama
7	Tennessee
8	Kentucky
9	Florida
10	Vanderbilt
11	Mississippi State
12	Auburn
13	Texas A&M
14	Georgia
15	Missouri
16	Arkansas

Source:^[4]

Preseason SEC awards

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SEC Player of the Year
Player	No.	Position	Class
Madison Booker	35	F	Sophomore

Preseason All-SEC team

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Position	Player	Class
First Team
F	Madison Booker	Sophomore
Second Team
G	Rori Harmon	Senior

Source:^[5]

Roster

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2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Kyla Oldacre	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	Sr	Miami	Mason, OH
G	1	Bryanna Preston	5ft 9in(1.75 m)	Fr	Wesleyan	Jonesboro, GA
PG	3	Rori Harmon	5ft 6in(1.68 m)	Sr	Cypress Creek	Houston, TX
G	5	Laila Phelia	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	Sr	Michigan	Cincinnati, OH
G	7	Jordan Lee	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	Fr	St. Mary's	Stockton, CA
G	10	Shay Holle	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	Sr	Westlake	Austin, TX
F	11	Justice Carlton	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	Fr	Seven Lakes	Katy, TX
G	13	Jordana Codio	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Jupiter, FL
F	23	Aaliyah Moore	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	Sr	Moore	Moore, OK
G	25	Sarah Graves	5ft 9in(1.75 m)	Jr	Keller	Keller, TX
G	32	Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	Jr	Washington	Sioux Falls, SD
F	35	Madison Booker	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	So	Germantown	Ridgeland, MS
F	44	Taylor Jones	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	Sr	Oregon State	Forney, TX
C	50	Abbie Boutilier	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	So	Flower Mound	Flower Mound, TX

Head coach

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)
Blair Schaefer (Mississippi State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
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Roster

Support staff

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2024-25 Texas Longhorns support staff

Sydney Carter – Director of player development
Zack Zillner – Sports Performance Coach
Brennan Dumas – Graduate Assistant
Mason Wright – Graduate Assistant
Brett Haden – Graduate Assistant

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	No. 4	UT-Tyler	W 98–25	–	14 – Jones	9 – Jones	4 – Preston	Moody Center Austin, TX
Regular Season
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 4	Southeast Missouri State	W 119–47	1–0	21 – Oldacre	14 – Oldacre	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,878) Austin, TX
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 4	Lamar	W 95–58	2–0	15 – Tied	7 – Oldacre	8 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,243) Austin, TX
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2	No. 4	at DePaul	W 91–61	3–0	22 – Jones	12 – Jones	9 – Harmon	Wintrust Arena (1,725) Chicago, IL
November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 4	Tarleton State	W 83–41	4–0	25 – Booker	10 – Oldacre	3 – Booker	Moody Center (6,173) Austin, TX
November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 5	vs. New Mexico State Gulf Coast Showcase First Round	W 90–50	5–0	21 – Booker	6 – Jones	5 – Harmon	Hertz Arena (332) Estero, FL
November 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 5	vs. Butler Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 94–59	6–0	30 – Carlton	6 – Harmon	9 – Harmon	Hertz Arena (412) Estero, FL
December 1, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 5	vs. No. 12 West Virginia Gulf Coast Showcase championship	W 78–73	7–0	20 – Moore	8 – Booker	6 – Harmon	Hertz Arena (457) Estero, FL
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at No. 10 Notre Dame ACC–SEC Challenge	L 70–80 ^OT	7–1	20 – Booker	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	at James Madison	W 93–62	8–1	21 – Booker	7 – Jones	5 – Harmon	Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,361) Harrisonburg, VA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 6	Southern	W 97–39	9–1	19 – Jones	11 – Jones	9 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,460) Austin, TX
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	at Richmond	W 65–54	10–1	25 – Booker	11 – Booker	7 – Harmon	Robins Center (2,714) Richmond, VA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 6	La Salle	W 111–49	11–1	18 – Oldacre	11 – Jones	6 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,386) Austin, TX
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 6	South Dakota State	W 103–57	12–1	19 – Carlton	11 – Jones	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (7,020) Austin, TX
December 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 94–35	13–1	21 – Oldacre	9 – Jones	7 – Booker	Moody Center (7,157) Austin, TX
January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 9 Oklahoma	W 80–73	14–1 (1–0)	17 – Lee	7 – Oldacre	8 – Harmon	Lloyd Noble Center (8,039) Norman, OK
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Arkansas	W 90–56	15–1 (2–0)	17 – Moore	14 – Moore	6 – Harmon	Moody Center (8,113) Austin, TX
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	No. 18 Alabama	W 84–40	16–1 (3–0)	21 – Booker	12 – Jones	6 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,680) Austin, TX
January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at No. 2 South Carolina	L 50–67	16–2 (3–1)	11 – Oldacre	16 – Oldacre	2 – Harmon	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 7	at Auburn	W 74–57	17–2 (4–1)	22 – Booker	7 – Jones	6 – Harmon	Neville Arena (3,151) Auburn, AL
January 20, 2025* 4:30 p.m., FOX	No. 7	vs. No. 8 Maryland Coretta Scott King Classic	W 89–51	18–2	28 – Booker	9 – Jones	7 – Harmon	Prudential Center (6,147) Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	No. 17 Tennessee	W 80–76	19–2 (5–1)	26 – Booker	14 – Jones	8 – Harmon	Moody Center (7,530) Austin, TX
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Ole Miss	W 61–58	20–2 (6–1)	24 – Jones	10 – Booker	7 – Harmon	SJB Pavilion (4,073) Oxford, MS
January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	Missouri	W 70–61	21–2 (7–1)	17 – Jones	7 – Mwenentanda	10 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,831) Austin, TX
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	at Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown	W 70–50	22–2 (8–1)	17 – Booker	13 – Booker	5 – Tied	Reed Arena (4,676) College Station, TX
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 4	No. 24 Vanderbilt	W 87–66	23–2 (9–1)	20 – Booker	6 – Tied	5 – Harmon	Moody Center (7,049) Austin, TX
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	No. 2 South Carolina	W 66–62	24–2 (10–1)	20 – Booker	11 – Booker	4 – Harmon	Moody Center (10,517) Austin, TX
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 8 Kentucky	W 67–49	25–2 (11–1)	19 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum (5,424) Lexington, KY
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ABC	No. 3	No. 5 LSU	W 65–58	26–2 (12–1)	16 – Booker	10 – Booker	5 – Harmon	Moody Center (10,542) Austin, TX
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	at Georgia	W 57–26	27–2 (13–1)	17 – Jones	16 – Jones	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,747) Athens, GA
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 1	at Mississippi State	W 68–64	28–2 (14–1)	16 – Holle	11 – Mwenentanda	7 – Harmon	Humphrey Coliseum (5,283) Starkville, MS
March 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	Florida	W 72–46	29–2 (15–1)	18 – Oldacre	7 – Harmon	9 – Harmon	Moody Center (10,580) Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN	(2)No. 1	vs. (7) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 70–63	30–2	19 – Booker	7 – Booker	9 – Harmon	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)No. 1	vs. (3) No. 9 LSU Semifinals	W 56–49	31–2	25 – Booker	8 – Carlton	2 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,275) Greenville, SC
March 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	(2)No. 1	vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina Championship Game	L 45–64	31–3	14 – Tied	10 – Booker	3 – Harmon	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,532) Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2025* 8:45 p.m., ESPN2	(1 B3)No. 5	(16 B3) William & Mary First Round	W 105–61	32–3	20 – Booker	14 – Booker	8 – Harmon	Moody Center (10,013) Austin, TX
March 24, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(1 B3)No. 5	(8 B3) Illinois Second Round	W 65–48	33–3	20 – Booker	7 – Oldacre	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (9,042) Austin, TX
March 29, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ABC	(1 B3)No. 5	vs. (5 B3) No. 20 Tennessee Sweet Sixteen	W 67–59	34–3	17 – Booker	8 – Jones	4 – Tied	Legacy Arena (11,433) Birmingham, AL
March 31, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(1 B3)No. 5	vs. (2 B3) No. 6 TCU Elite Eight	W 58–47	35–3	18 – Booker	6 – Tied	5 – Harmon	Legacy Arena (12,175) Birmingham, AL
April 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(1 B3)No. 5	vs. (1 B2) No. 2 South Carolina Final Four	L 57–74	35–4	16 – Lee	8 – Jones	4 – Harmon	Amalie Arena (19,731) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B3=Birmingham 3. All times are inCentral Time.

Awards and honors

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National awards and honors

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National Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
USBWA National Freshman of the Week	Justice Carlton	F	December 3, 2024	^[6]
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week	Madison Booker	F	January 27, 2025	^[7]
AP Player of the Week	Madison Booker	F	February 11, 2025	^[8]
Cheryl Miller Award	Madison Booker	F	April 5, 2025	^[9]

SEC awards and honors

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SEC Honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SEC Player of the Year	Madison Booker	F	March 4, 2025	^[10]
SEC Coach of the Year	Vic Schaefer	HC	March 4, 2025	^[10]

All-SEC Team
Player	Position	Team
Madison Booker	F	1st team

SEC All-Defensive Team
Player	Position
Rori Harmon	G

SEC All-Freshman Team
Player	Position
Jordan Lee	G

SEC Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SEC Freshman of the Week	Justice Carlton	F	December 3, 2024	^[11]
SEC Freshman of the Week	Justice Carlton	F	December 23, 2024	^[12]
SEC Player of the Week	Taylor Jones	F	January 28, 2025	^[13]
SEC Player of the Week	Madison Booker	F	February 11, 2025	^[14]

Rankings

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Main article:2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	7	7	5	4	3	2(8)	1(19)	1(25)	5	5	Not released
Coaches	4	4	4	4(1)	3(1)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	3	2(5)	1(22)	1(29)	5	5	4

References

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^"2023-24 Schedule" (Press release). Texas Sports. RetrievedJune 25, 2024.
^"A transfer shuffle: Texas women's hoops lose player to Oregon, adds another from Miami" (Press release). KXAN. April 29, 2024. RetrievedJune 25, 2024.
^"Texas women's hoops scores Laila Phelia in portal as DeSoto's own Tionna Herron leaves" (Press release). The Dallas Morning News. April 23, 2024. RetrievedJune 25, 2024.
^"Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion".SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. RetrievedOctober 14, 2024.
^"Women's Basketball picked second in SEC media poll".Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024. RetrievedOctober 14, 2024.
^"Women's Basketball's Carlton named USBWA National Freshman of the Week".Texas Longhorns.
^"Women's Basketball's Booker named Naismith Trophy Player of the Week".Texas Longhorns.
^"Texas Longhorns' Madison Booker Receives Multiple Weekly Honors".Sports Illustrated.
^"Women's Basketball's Booker named Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year". University of Texas Athletics. April 5, 2025. RetrievedApril 5, 2025.
^"Vic Schaefer named SEC Coach of the Year, Madison Booker Player of the Year".Texas Longhorns.
^"Women's Basketball's Carlton named SEC Freshman of the Week".Texas Longhorns.
^"No. 5/6 Women's Basketball's Carlton named SEC Freshman of the Week".Texas Longhorns.
^"Women's Basketball's Jones named SEC Player of the Week".Texas Longhorns.
^"Women's Basketball's Booker named SEC, AP Player of the Week".Texas Longhorns.

v t e Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
People	WNBA draftees Head coaches
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics