2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
2024–25 Texas 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

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	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 from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Vic Schaefer entering his fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns competed members of the Southeastern Conference, in their first year in the conference, and played their home games at the Moody Center.

Previous season

Regular season

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

Returning players

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

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

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

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

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. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

Preseason

SEC Media Poll

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

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

Preseason All-SEC team

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

Source:^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Roster

Support staff

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

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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B3=Birmingham 3. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

National awards and honors

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

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

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

^ "2023-24 Schedule" (Press release). Texas Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "A transfer shuffle: Texas women's hoops lose player to Oregon, adds another from Miami" (Press release). KXAN. April 29, 2024. Retrieved June 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. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball picked second in SEC media poll". Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved April 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.

[1] "2023-24 Schedule" (Press release). Texas Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[2] "A transfer shuffle: Texas women's hoops lose player to Oregon, adds another from Miami" (Press release). KXAN. April 29, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[3] "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. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[4] "Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[5] "Women's Basketball picked second in SEC media poll". Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[6] "Women's Basketball's Carlton named USBWA National Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

[7] "Women's Basketball's Booker named Naismith Trophy Player of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

[8] "Texas Longhorns' Madison Booker Receives Multiple Weekly Honors". Sports Illustrated.

[2025award-9] "Women's Basketball's Booker named Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year". University of Texas Athletics. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[10] "Vic Schaefer named SEC Coach of the Year, Madison Booker Player of the Year". Texas Longhorns.

[11] "Women's Basketball's Carlton named SEC Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

[12] "No. 5/6 Women's Basketball's Carlton named SEC Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

[13] "Women's Basketball's Jones named SEC Player of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

[14] "Women's Basketball's Booker named SEC, AP Player of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

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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"
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Regular season

Offseason

Returning players

Departures

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Preseason

SEC Media Poll

Preseason SEC awards

Preseason All-SEC team

Roster

Support staff

Schedule and results

Awards and honors

National awards and honors

SEC awards and honors

Rankings

See also

References