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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	15–1 (2–0 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. 6 LSU	2	–	0	1.000	17	–	0	1.000
No. 18 Alabama	2	–	0	1.000	15	–	1	.938
No. 5 Texas	2	–	0	1.000	15	–	1	.938
No. 2 South Carolina	2	–	0	1.000	14	–	1	.933
No. 15 Kentucky	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	1	.929
No. 16 Tennessee	1	–	1	.500	13	–	1	.929
Vanderbilt	1	–	1	.500	14	–	2	.875
No. 10 Oklahoma	1	–	1	.500	13	–	2	.867
Ole Miss	1	–	1	.500	10	–	4	.714
Florida	1	–	1	.500	10	–	6	.625
Texas A&M	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Mississippi State	0	–	2	.000	13	–	3	.813
Missouri	0	–	2	.000	11	–	6	.647
Auburn	0	–	2	.000	9	–	6	.600
Georgia	0	–	2	.000	8	–	8	.500
Arkansas	0	–	2	.000	7	–	10	.412

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of January 5, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

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.^[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	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
Jordan Lee G	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
Justice Carlton F	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
Bryanna Preston PG	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

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

Player	No.	Position	Class
SEC Player of the Year
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	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
G	22	Jordan Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	St. Mary's	Stockton, CA
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+	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+	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+	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 SEC-ACC 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+	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+	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+	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+	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+	No. 5	No. 18 Alabama						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at No. 2 South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 20, 2025 4:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Maryland Coretta Scott King Classic						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Tennessee						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		South Carolina						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Kentucky						Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ABC		LSU						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN		Florida						Moody Center Austin, TX

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]

SEC awards and honors

SEC Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SEC Freshman of the Week	Justice Carlton	F	December 3, 2024	^[7]
SEC Freshman of the Week	Justice Carlton	F	December 23, 2024	^[8]

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	Final
AP	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	5										Not released
Coaches	4	4	4	4 (1)	3 (1)	6	6	6	6	6

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 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.

[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 Carlton named SEC Freshman of the Week". Texas Longhorns.

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

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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"
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 2024–25
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