# 2023–24 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Vic Schaefer entering his fourth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the new Moody Center.
This was the Longhorns' final season in the Big 12. After having announced in 2021 that it would leave for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) no later than 2025, Texas reached a buyout agreement with the Big 12 that will allow it to join the SEC in July 2024.

## Previous season
### Regular season

The Longhorns finished the 2022–23 season 26–10, 14–4 in Big 12 play. Texas also won the Big 12 regular season championship and went to the round of 32 at the NCAA Tournament.

## Offseason
### Returning players

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown |
| Rori Harmon | 3 | G | 5’6” | Sophomore | Houston, TX |
| DeYona Gaston | 5 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Pearland, 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 |
| Anissa Gutierrez | 4 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Mansfield, TX | Graduated |
| Sonya Morris | 11 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |

#### Outgoing transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | New Team | Source |
| Femme Masudi | C | 6'5" | Senior | Goma, DR Congo | New Mexico State | |
| Kyndall Hunter | G | 5'7" | Redshirt Sophomore | Houston, TX | Texas A&M | |

### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous Team | Source |
| Tionna Herron | C | 6'4” | Freshman | DeSoto, TX | Kentucky | |

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Madison Booker W | Ridgeland, MS | Germantown High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Gisella Maul G | Cedar Park, TX | Cedar Park High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| 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
### Big 12 Media Poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas | 168 (12) |
| 2 | Baylor | 148 (2) |
| 3 | Kansas | 138 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 133 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 121 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 107 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 99 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 80 |
| 9 | TCU | 77 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 63 |
| 11 | BYU | 56 |
| 12 | Houston | 45 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 22 |
| 14 | UCF | 18 |
Source:

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Wooden Award | Rori Harmon | PG | Junior |
| Naismith Women’s Player of the Year | Rori Harmon | PG | Junior |
| Wade Trophy | Rori Harmon | PG | Junior |
| Nancy Lieberman Award | Rori Harmon | PG | Junior |
| Ann Meyers Drysdale Award | Shaylee Gonzales | G | Graduate Student |
| Katrina McClain Award | DeYona Gaston | F | Senior |
| Katrina McClain Award | Aaliyah Moore | F | Junior |
| Lisa Leslie Award | Taylor Jones | F | Graduate Student |

### Preseason All-Big 12 teams

| Position | Player | Class |
| First Team |||
| G | Rori Harmon | Junior |
| F | DeYona Gaston | Senior |
| Honorable Mention |||
| G | Shaylee Gonzales | Graduate Student |
| F | Aaliyah Moore | Junior |
* ↑ Unanimous pick
Source:

## Roster

Source:

### Roster outlook

| Senior | Junior | Sophomore | Freshman |
| Shaylee Gonzales — G | DeYona Gaston — F Khadija Faye — F Shay Holle — G Taylor Jones — F | Aaliyah Moore — F Rori Harmon — G | Amina Muhammad — F Jordana Codio — G Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda — F |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 13 | Midwestern State | W 124–52 | 0–0 | 22 – Jones | 11 – Faye | 7 – Booker | Moody Center Austin, TX |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 13 | Southern | W 80–35 | 1–0 | 19 – Jones | 14 – Muhammad | 9 – Harmon | Moody Center (5,106) Austin, TX |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 13 | Liberty | W 75–57 | 2–0 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Muhammad | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (5,189) Austin, TX |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 11 | UT Arlington | W 110–64 | 3–0 | 21 – Jones | 7 – Holle | 7 – Harmon | Moody Center (5,016) Austin, TX |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 11 | Louisiana Tech | W 96–44 | 4–0 | 25 – Jones | 8 – Jones | 11 – Harmon | Moody Center (5,532) Austin, TX |
| November 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | vs. Arizona State Paradise Jam Reef Division | W 84–42 | 5–0 | 15 – Faye | 7 – Tied | 7 – Harmon | Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | vs. High Point Paradise Jam Reef Division | W 101–39 | 6–0 | 15 – Gonzales | 9 – Mwenentanda | 6 – Harmon | Sports and Fitness Center (1,824) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | vs. South Florida Paradise Jam Reef Division | W 76–44 | 7–0 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Harmon | 3 – Mwenentanda | Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., LHN | No. 10 | Oral Roberts | W 112–74 | 8–0 | 27 – Jones | 15 – Jones | 13 – Harmon | Moody Center (7,211) Austin, TX |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ABC | No. 10 | No. 11 UConn Jimmy V Classic | W 80–68 | 9–0 | 27 – Harmon | 8 – Muhammad | 13 – Harmon | Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 5 | Long Beach State | W 106–62 | 10–0 | 21 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 7 – Booker | Moody Center (5,087) Austin, TX |
| December 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N | No. 5 | at Arizona | W 88–75 | 11–0 | 19 – Harmon | 9 – Harmon | 11 – Harmon | McKale Center (7,261) Tucson, AZ |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 104–51 | 12–0 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Moore | 8 – Harmon | Bert Ogden Arena (6,591) Edinburg, TX |
| December 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 5 | Jackson State | W 97–52 | 13–0 | 21 – Gonzales | 8 – Gaston | 9 – Booker | Moody Center (5,988) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Regular Season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., FOX | No. 5 | No. 10 Baylor | L 79–85 | 13–1 (0–1) | 25 – Booker | 7 – Booker | 8 – Booker | Moody Center (8,207) Austin, TX |
| January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | at Texas Tech | W 74–47 | 14–1 (1–1) | 18 – Tied | 12 – Moore | 6 – Booker | United Supermarkets Arena (8,207) Lubbock, TX |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | at No. 24 West Virginia | W 70–49 | 15–1 (2–1) | 15 – Tied | 12 – Booker | 7 – Booker | WVU Coliseum (2,601) Morgantown, WV |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 10 | TCU | W 72–60 | 16–1 (3–1) | 21 – Booker | 7 – Tied | 6 – Booker | Moody Center (6,009) Austin, TX |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 58–61 | 16–2 (3–2) | 23 – Booker | 8 – Gonzales | 4 – Booker | Bramlage Coliseum (7,062) Manhattan, KS |
| January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 11 | Kansas | W 91–56 | 17–2 (4–2) | 17 – Moore | 8 – Faye | 6 – Booker | Moody Center (4,837) Austin, TX |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Oklahoma State | W 76–66 | 18–2 (5–2) | 19 – Booker | 14 – Jones | 5 – Booker | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,405) Stillwater, OK |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | Oklahoma | L 87–91 | 18–3 (5–3) | 19 – Vann | 12 – Vann | 10 – Tot | Moody Center (5,478) Austin, TX |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 10 | Cincinnati | W 67–50 | 19–3 (6–3) | 16 – Moore | 9 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Moody Center (6,008) Austin, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | at No. 13 Baylor | W 67–55 | 20–3 (7–3) | 22 – Booker | 9 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Foster Pavilion (6,015) Waco, TX |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 12 | No. 2 Kansas State | W 61–54 | 21–3 (8–3) | 20 – Booker | 15 – Moore | 6 – Tied | Moody Center (8,325) Austin, TX |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at TCU | W 65–43 | 22–3 (9–3) | 14 – Holle | 6 – Tied | 8 – Gonzales | Schollmaier Arena (3,685) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at Houston | W 82–66 | 23–3 (10–3) | 23 – Booker | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Fertitta Center (1,610) Houston, TX |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 5 | Iowa State | W 81–60 | 24–3 (11–3) | 18 – Tied | 13 – Jones | 10 – Booker | Moody Center (7,013) Austin, TX |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 5 | Texas Tech | W 77–72 | 25–3 (12–3) | 19 – Jones | 15 – Muhammad | 6 – Gonzales | Moody Center (5,892) Austin, TX |
| February 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at UCF | W 87–56 | 26–3 (13–3) | 22 – Booker | 7 – Jones | 6 – Gonzales | Addition Financial Arena (1,621) Orlando, FL |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at No. 20 Oklahoma | L 70–71 | 26–4 (13–4) | 26 – Booker | 8 – Booker | 7 – Booker | Lloyd Noble Center (6,378) Norman, OK |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN | No. 3 | BYU | W 71–46 | 27–4 (14–4) | 20 – Booker | 8 – Moore | 5 – Tied | Moody Center (10,364) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 6 | vs. (7) Kansas Quarterfinals | W 76–60 | 28–4 | 21 – Booker | 11 – Moore | 7 – Booker | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (3) No. 16 Kansas State Semifinals | W 71–64 | 29–4 | 17 – Booker | 8 – Moore | 3 – Booker | T-Mobile Center (5,219) Kansas City, MO |
| March 12, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (4) Iowa State Championship | W 70–53 | 30–4 | 26 – Booker | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | T-Mobile Center (5,380) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1 P4) No. 4 | (16 P4) Drexel First Round | W 82–42 | 31–4 | 21 – Gonzales | 10 – Gaston | 14 – Booker | Moody Center (7,487) Austin, TX |
| March 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 P4) No. 4 | (8 P4) Alabama Second Round | W 65–54 | 32–4 | 21 – Tied | 10 – Moore | 2 – Tied | Moody Center (9,753) Austin, TX |
| March 29, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 P4) No. 4 | vs. (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen | W 69–47 | 33–4 | 16 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 6 – Moore | Moda Center (10,104) Portland, OR |
| March 31, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ABC | (1 P4) No. 4 | vs. (3 P4) No. 11 NC State Elite Eight | L 66–76 | 33–5 | 17 – Booker | 9 – Moore | 5 – Booker | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Awards and honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| Big 12 Player of the Week | Rori Harmon | G | December 4, 2023 | |
| Big 12 Freshman of the Week | Madison Booker | F | December 4, 2023 | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Coaches | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |