# 2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is coached by Vic Schaefer entering his fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns are members of the Southeastern Conference and play their home games at the Moody Center. This is the Longhorns first season in the SEC.

## 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.

## 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 | |
| Laila Phelia | G | 6'0" | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Michigan | |

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Lee G | Stockton, CA | St. Mary's | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 |||||||
| Justice Carlton F | Katy, TX | Seven Lakes High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 |||||||
| Bryanna Preston PG | Lovejoy, GA | Wesleyan School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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

SEC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 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:

### 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:

## 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 |

## Awards and honors
### National awards and honors

National Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| USBWA National Freshman of the Week | Justice Carlton | F | December 3, 2024 |
| Naismith Trophy Player of the Week | Madison Booker | F | January 27, 2025 |
| AP Player of the Week | Madison Booker | F | February 11, 2025 |

### SEC awards and honors

SEC Honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| SEC Player of the Year | Madison Booker | F | March 4, 2025 | |
| SEC Coach of the Year | Vic Schaefer | HC | March 4, 2025 | |
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 |
| SEC Freshman of the Week | Justice Carlton | F | December 3, 2024 |
| SEC Freshman of the Week | Justice Carlton | F | December 23, 2024 |
| SEC Player of the Week | Taylor Jones | F | January 28, 2025 |
| SEC Player of the Week | Madison Booker | F | February 11, 2025 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | |