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2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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2024–25 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachElena Lovato (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (3rd season)
  • Blair Schaefer (5th season)
Home arenaMoody Center
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Alabama 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
Auburn 0 0   0 0  
Florida 0 0   0 0  
No. 22 Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
Georgia 0 0   0 0  
No. 7 LSU 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Missouri 0 0   0 0  
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 0   0 0  
No. 20 Ole Miss 0 0   0 0  
No. 1 South Carolina 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
No. 4 Texas 0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M 0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt 0 0   0 0  
2025 SEC tournament winner
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

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Regular season

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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

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Returning players

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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

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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

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Incoming transfers

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Justice Carlton
F
Katy, TX Seven Lakes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 22, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Bryanna Preston
PG
Lovejoy, GA Wesleyan School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 13, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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SEC Media Poll

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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:[4]

Preseason SEC awards

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SEC Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Madison Booker 35 F Sophomore

Preseason All-SEC team

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Position Player Class
First Team
F Madison Booker Sophomore
Second Team
G Rori Harmon Senior

Source:[5]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Support staff

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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

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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       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
No. 4 Southeast Missouri State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Lamar       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2024*
11:00 a.m.
Tarleton State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
November 29, 2024*
6:30 p.m.
vs. New Mexico State
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
      Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
November 30, 2024*
vs. 
Gulf Coast Showcase
      Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
December 1, 2024*
vs. 
Gulf Coast Showcase
      Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at Notre Dame
SEC-ACC Challenge
      Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m.
at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Southern       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m.
at Richmond       Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
La Salle       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
South Dakota State       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 29, 2024*
3:00 p.m.
UTRGV       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Regular Season
January 2, 2025
at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 5, 2025
Arkansas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 9, 2025
Alabama       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 12, 2025
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025
at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 23, 2025
Tennessee       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 26, 2025
at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
January 30, 2025
Missouri       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 2, 2025
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 6, 2025
Vanderbilt       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 9, 2025
South Carolina       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 13, 2025
at Kentucky       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 16, 2025
LSU       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 24, 2025
at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 27, 2025
at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
March 2, 2025
Florida       Moody Center 
Austin, TX


Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP4Not released
Coaches

See also

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References

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  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.