2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record35–4 (15–1 SEC)
Quick facts Texas Longhorns women's basketball, Gulf Coast Showcase championsSEC regular season co-champions ...
2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record35–4 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachElena Lovato (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (3rd season)
  • Blair Schaefer (5th season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
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2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †15–1 .93835–4  .897
No. 5 Texas15–1 .93835–4  .897
No. 10 LSU12–4 .75031–6  .838
No. 13 Kentucky11–5 .68823–8  .742
No. 11 Oklahoma11–5 .68827–8  .771
No. 21 Alabama10–6 .62524–9  .727
No. 25 Ole Miss10–6 .62522–11  .667
Vanderbilt8–8 .50022–11  .667
No. 20 Tennessee8–8 .50024–10  .706
Mississippi State7–9 .43822–12  .647
Florida5–11 .31319–18  .514
Georgia4–12 .25013–19  .406
Arkansas3–13 .18810–22  .313
Auburn3–13 .18812–18  .400
Missouri3–13 .18814–18  .438
Texas A&M3–13 .18810–19  .345
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

More information Name, Number ...
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown
Rori Harmon3G5’6”SeniorHouston, TX
Shay Holle10G6’0”JuniorAustin, TX
Aaliyah Moore23F6’1”SophomoreMoore, OK
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Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Amina Muhammad14F6'4"SophomoreDeSoto, TXTransferred to Oregon
DeYona Gaston5F6'2"SeniorPearland, TXTransferred to Auburn
Tionna Herron8C6'4"FreshmanDeSoto, TXTransferred to Missouri
Gisella Maul21G5'11"FreshmanCedar Park, TXTransferred to California
Khadija Faye20F6'4"SeniorDakar, SenegalTransferred to Pittsburgh
Shaylee Gonzales2G5'10"Graduate StudentGilbert, AZGraduated
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Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

More information Name, Pos. ...
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous team Source
Kyla OldacreF6'6"SophomoreMason, OHMiami[2]
Laila PheliaG6'0"SeniorCincinnati, OHMichigan[3]
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2024 recruiting class

More information College recruiting information (2024), Name ...
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 
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Justice Carlton
F		 Katy, TX Seven Lakes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 22, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Bryanna Preston
PG		 Lovejoy, GA Wesleyan School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 13, 2023 
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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.
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Preseason

SEC Media Poll

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

Preseason SEC awards

More information SEC Player of the Year, Player ...
SEC Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Madison Booker35FSophomore
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Preseason All-SEC team

More information Position, Player ...
Position Player Class
First Team
F Madison Booker Sophomore
Second Team
G Rori Harmon Senior
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Kyla Oldacre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrMiami Mason, OH
G 1 Bryanna Preston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWesleyan Jonesboro, GA
PG 3 Rori Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCypress Creek Houston, TX
G 5 Laila Phelia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMichigan Cincinnati, OH
G 7 Jordan Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Mary's Stockton, CA
G 10 Shay Holle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWestlake Austin, TX
F 11 Justice Carlton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSeven Lakes Katy, TX
G 13 Jordana Codio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMontverde Academy Jupiter, FL
F 23 Aaliyah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMoore Moore, OK
G 25 Sarah Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrKeller Keller, TX
G 32 Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWashington Sioux Falls, SD
F 35 Madison Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGermantown Ridgeland, MS
F 44 Taylor Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrOregon State Forney, TX
C 50 Abbie Boutilier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) SoFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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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

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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Awards and honors

See also: 2023 Big 12 Conference football season § Awards and honors, and 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season § Awards and honors

National awards and honors

More information Honors, Player ...
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]
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SEC awards and honors

More information Honors, Player ...
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
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More information Player, Position ...
All-SEC Team
Player Position Team
Madison Booker F 1st team
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More information Player, Position ...
SEC All-Defensive Team
Player Position
Rori Harmon G
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More information Player, Position ...
SEC All-Freshman Team
Player Position
Jordan Lee G
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More information Honors, Player ...
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]
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Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP4445466555775432 (8)1 (19)1 (25)55Not released
Coaches4444 (1)3 (1)66666777632 (5)1 (22)1 (29)554
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