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The 2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team, coached by sixth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at the Moody Center as second-year members of the Southeastern Conference.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record35–4 (13–3 SEC)
Quick facts Texas Longhorns women's basketball, SEC tournament championsPlayers Era Festival champions ...
2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record35–4 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachElena Lovato (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (4th season)
  • Blair Schaefer (6th season)
  • Sydney Carter (2nd season)
  • Mason Wright (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Center
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2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina15–1 .93836–4  .900
No. 10 Vanderbilt13–3 .81329–5  .853
No. 4 Texas †13–3 .81335–4  .897
No. 8 LSU12–4 .75029–6  .829
No. 12 Oklahoma11–5 .68826–8  .765
Tennessee8–8 .50016–14  .533
No. 21 Ole Miss8–8 .50024–12  .667
Georgia8–8 .50022–10  .688
No. 14 Kentucky8–8 .50025–11  .694
Texas A&M7–9 .43814–13  .519
No. 24 Alabama7–9 .43824–11  .686
Florida5–11 .31318–15  .545
Mississippi State5–11 .31318–13  .581
Missouri4–12 .25017–17  .500
Auburn3–13 .18815–17  .469
Arkansas1–15 .06312–20  .375
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2024–25 season 35–4, 15–1 in SEC play to share the SEC regular season title with South Carolina. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss and LSU in the quarterfinals and semifinals before losing to South Carolina in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in Birmingham Regional 3. They defeated No. 16 William & Mary and No. 8 Illinois in the first and second rounds, Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen and TCU in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2003, where they lost to South Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Laila Phelia5G6'0"SeniorCincinnati, OHTransferred to Syracuse[1]
Shay Holle10G6'0"SeniorAustin, TXGraduated
Jordana Codio13G6'1"JuniorJupiter, FLTransferred to Seton Hall
Aaliyah Moore23F6'1"SeniorMoore, OKGraduated
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda32F6'2"JuniorSioux Falls, SDTransferred to Vanderbilt
Taylor Jones44F6'4"SeniorForney, TXGraduated
Abbie Boutilier50C6'9"SophomoreFlower Mound, TXTransferred to Eastern Illinois
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Num ...
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous team
Lovisa Asbrink Hose16C6'6"SophomoreStockholm, SwedenFlorida Atlantic
Ashton Judd21G6'1"SeniorWest Plains, MOMissouri
Breya Cunningham25F6'4"JuniorChula Vista, CAArizona
Teya Sidberry32F6'1"SeniorSalt Lake City, UTBoston College[2]
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2025 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Aaliyah Crump
G		 Minnetonka, MN Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025.
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2026 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2026), Name ...
College recruiting (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Brihanna Crittendon
W		 Thornton, CO Riverdale Ridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Addison Bjorn
W		 Riverside, MO Park Hill South High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Aaliah Spaight
PG		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Amalia Holguin
G		 Newport Beach, CA Sage Hill High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 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) SoWesleyan Jonesboro, GA
PG 3 Rori Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GSCypress Creek Houston, TX
G 6 Sarah Graves (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrKeller Keller, TX
G 7 Jordan Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Mary's Stockton, CA
G 8 Grace Prenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMount Anville Secondary Dublin, Ireland
F 11 Justice Carlton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSeven Lakes Katy, TX
C 16 Lovisa Asbrink Hose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoFlorida Atlantic Stockholm, Sweden
G 21 Ashton Judd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMissouri West Plains, MO
G 23 Aaliyah Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMinnetonka Shakopee, MN
F 25 Breya Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrArizona Chula Vista, CA
F 32 Teya Sidberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBoston College Salt Lake City, UT
F 35 Madison Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGermantown Ridgeland, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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 23, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Lubbock Christian W 102–44 
 25 – Carlton  12 – Booker  11 – Harmon  Moody Center 
Austin, TX
October 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Texas Woman's W 108–54 
 25 – Cunningham  9 – Cunningham  12 – Harmon  Moody Center 
Austin, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 Incarnate Word W 123–51  1–0
  21 – Lee  8 – Cunningham  5 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,882)
Austin, TX
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 No. 24т Richmond W 85–56  2–0
  22 – Booker  12 – Booker  6 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,747)
Austin, TX
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 Louisiana W 100–38  3–0
  19 – Oldacre  14 – Cunningham  5 – Tied  Moody Center (8,677)
Austin, TX
November 16, 2025*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 Texas Southern W 111–45  4–0
  18 – Tied  9 – Oldacre  4 – Tied  Moody Center (8,699)
Austin, TX
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 James Madison W 95–56  5–0
  18 – Booker  8 – Cunningham  12 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,598)
Austin, TX
November 26, 2025*
1:00 p.m., TruTV		 No. 4 vs. No. 3 UCLA
Players Era Festival semifinals		 W 76–65  6–0
  26 – Harmon  7 – Booker  5 – Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m., TruTV		 No. 4 vs. No. 2 South Carolina
Players Era Festival Championship Game		 W 66–64  7–0
  19 – Lee  9 – Booker  9 – Harmon  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 Penn W 81–63  8–0
  17 – Booker  12 – Sidberry  4 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,692)
Austin, TX
December 4, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 No. 11 North Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge		 W 79–64  9–0
  17 – Nivar  8 – Toomey  3 – Nivar  Moody Center (9,020)
Austin, TX
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 2 Prairie View A&M W 101–42  10–0
  30 – Cunningham  14 – Cunningham  10 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,727)
Austin, TX
December 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 2 at UT Rio Grande Valley W 110–45  11–0
  28 – Booker  10 – Booker  14 – Harmon  Bert Ogden Arena (5,984)
Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 2 vs. No. 13 Baylor
Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational		 W 89–54  12–0
  27 – Booker  8 – Booker  10 – Harmon  Dickies Arena (3,116)
Fort Worth, TX
December 17, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 2 Northwestern State W 96–38  13–0
  28 – Booker  12 – Oldacre  10 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,471)
Austin, TX
December 21, 2025*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 2 at South Dakota State W 70–51  14–0
  17 – Lee  9 – Booker  7 – Harmon  First Bank and Trust Arena (3,878)
Brookings, SD
December 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana W 120–38  15–0
  22 – Oldacre  10 – Cunningham  6 – Harmon  Moody Center (9,378)
Austin, TX
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 2 at Missouri W 89–71  16–0
(1–0)		  28 – Booker  10 – Booker  5 – Harmon  Mizzou Arena (3,917)
Columbia, MO
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 No. 15 Ole Miss W 67–64  17–0
(2–0)		  17 – Lee  6 – Booker  10 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,113)
Austin, TX
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 2 Auburn W 97–36  18–0
(3–0)		  23 – Oldacre  11 – Oldacre  7 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,929)
Austin, TX
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 at No. 12 LSU
We Back Pat		 L 65–70  18–1
(3–1)		  24 – Booker  16 – Oldacre  3 – Harmon  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,200)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 4 at No. 2 South Carolina L 65−68  18−2
(3−2)		  24 – Booker  7 – Carlton  5 – Harmon  Colonial Life Arena (17,188)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 4 Texas A&M
Lone Star Showdown		 W 80–35  19–2
(4–2)		  12 – Crump  18 – Oldacre  6 – Booker  Moody Center (10,331)
Austin, TX
January 25, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 4 at Arkansas Game postponed to Feb. 19 due to winter storm Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 at Florida W 88–68  20–2
(5–2)		  24 – Booker  6 – Tied  5 – Harmon  O'Connell Center (2,259)
Gainesville, FL
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 4 No. 10 Oklahoma W 78–70  21–2
(6–2)		  16 – Tied  8 – Carlton  6 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,155)
Austin, TX
February 5, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 4 No. 5 LSU W 77–64  22–2
(7–2)		  18 – Booker  8 – Cunningham  5 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,406)
Austin, TX
February 9, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN		 No. 4 No. 18 Kentucky W 64–53  23–2
(8–2)		  17 – Carlton  6 – Oldacre  4 – Booker  Moody Center (9,572)
Austin, TX
February 12, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 at No. 5 Vanderbilt L 70–86  23–3
(8–3)		  20 – Booker  8 – Booker  7 – Preston  Memorial Gymnasium (5,173)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2026
2:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 4 at No. 22 Tennessee W 65–63  24–3
(9–3)		  14 – Booker  7 – Cunningham  4 – Booker  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,351)
Knoxville, TN
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 4 at Arkansas
Rescheduled from Jan. 25		 W 93–62  25–3
(10–3)		  21 – Booker  10 – Oldacre  7 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (2,828)
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 4 Mississippi State W 92–42  26–3
(11–3)		  23 – Booker  12 – Cunningham  11 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,705)
Austin, TX
February 26, 2026
9:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 4 No. 23 Georgia W 79–50  27–3
(12–3)		  18 – Booker  6 – Cunningham  7 – Harmon  Moody Center (10,136)
Austin, TX
March 1, 2026
11:00 a.m., SECN		 No. 4 at No. 24 Alabama W 72–65  28–3
(13–3)		  21 – Booker  9 – Tied  5 – Lee  Coleman Coliseum (2,891)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 6, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN		 (3) No. 4 vs. (11) Alabama
Quarterfinals		 W 83–60  29–3
  16 – Lee  10 – Booker  6 – Booker  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 6, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (3) No. 4 vs. (7) No. 24 Ole Miss
Semifinals		 W 85–68  30–3
  31 – Booker  11 – Booker  7 – Harmon  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,333)
Greenville, SC
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 4 vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina
Championship		 W 78–61  31–3
  18 – Booker  8 – Cunningham  4 – Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,567)
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026*
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1 FW3) No. 3 (16 FW3) Missouri State
First Round		 W 87–45  32–3
  19 – Lee  12 – Booker  4 – Preston  Moody Center (7,938)
Austin, TX
March 22, 2026*
5:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1 FW3) No. 3 (8 FW3) Oregon
Second Round		 W 100–58  33–3
  40 – Booker  8 – Booker  6 – Harmon  Moody Center (8,981)
Austin, TX
March 28, 2026*
2:00 p.m., ABC		 (1 FW3) No. 3 vs. (5 FW3) No. 16 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen		 W 76–54  34–3
  18 – Lee  8 – Booker  7 – Harmon  Dickies Arena (11,197)
Fort Worth, TX
March 30, 2026*
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1 FW3) No. 3 vs. (2 FW3) No. 9 Michigan
Elite Eight		 W 77–41  35–3
  19 – Booker  11 – Oldacre  13 – Harmon  Dickies Arena (9,354)
Fort Worth, TX
April 3, 2026*
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 (1 FW3) No. 3 vs. (1 S2) No. 2 UCLA
Final Four		 L 44–51  35–4
  11 – Oldacre  7 – Tied  5 – Harmon  Mortgage Matchup Center (15,856)
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
FW3=Fort Worth 3. S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 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
AP44442 (10)2 (9)2 (8)2 (7)2 (7)*2 (4)44444444334
Coaches33442 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)45444444334
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*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

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