2023–24 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Texas Longhorns
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Aprank:7
Coachrank:5
Record:33–5
Conf Record:14–4
Hc Year:4th
Assoc Coach:Elena Lovato
Ahc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Blair Schaefer
Ac3 Year:4th
Champion:Paradise Jam Reef champions
Big 12 tournament champions
Tourney Result:Elite Eight

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.[1]

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
3 G 5’6” Sophomore
5 F 6'2" Junior Pearland, TX
10 G 6’0” Junior Austin, TX
23 F 6’1” Sophomore Moore, OK

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
4 G 5'7" Senior Graduated
11 G 5'10" Graduate Student Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown New Team Source
C 6'5" Senior [2]
G 5'7" Redshirt Sophomore [3]

Acquisitions

2023 recruiting class

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Preseason

Big 12 Media Poll

Big 12 media poll
1 Texas 168 (12)
2 Baylor 148 (2)
3 Kansas138
4 Kansas State133
5 Oklahoma 121
6 Iowa State 107
7 Oklahoma State 99
8 West Virginia 80
9 TCU 77
10 Texas Tech63
11 BYU56
12 Houston45
13 Cincinnati22
14 UCF18
Source:[5]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Wooden AwardRori HarmonPGJunior[6]
Naismith Women’s Player of the YearRori HarmonPGJunior
Wade TrophyRori HarmonPGJunior
Nancy Lieberman AwardRori HarmonPGJunior
Ann Meyers Drysdale AwardShaylee GonzalesGGraduate Student
Katrina McClain AwardDeYona GastonFSenior
Aaliyah MooreFJunior
Lisa Leslie AwardTaylor JonesFGraduate Student

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

PositionPlayerClass
First Team
GRori HarmonJunior
FDeYona GastonSenior
Honorable Mention
GShaylee GonzalesGraduate Student
FAaliyah MooreJunior
Source:[7]

Roster

Source: [8]

Support staff

2023-24 Texas Longhorns support staff
  • Sydney Carter – Director of player development
  • Zack Zillner – Sports Performance Coach
  • Kristin Grant – Director of Video and Recruiting Digital Services
  • Christy Smith – Director of operations
  • Dennis Colwell – Administrative Associate
  • Ryan Yablonsky – Graduate assistant
  • Brennan Dumas – Graduate assistant
  • Mason Wright – Graduate assistant

Roster outlook

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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Honorsstyle= width="20%" Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Date Awardedstyle= Ref.
Big 12 Player of the WeekRori HarmonGDecember 4, 2023[10]
Big 12 Freshman of the WeekMadison BookerF

Rankings

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Big 12 Announces Agreement for Withdrawal of Oklahoma and Texas . Big 12 Conference . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
  2. News: Femme Masudi. New Mexico State Sports. September 25, 2023.
  3. News: Collins Brandon. Women’s Basketball Lands Elite Transfer Kyndall Hunter. 12th Man. April 21, 2013. September 25, 2023.
  4. News: Gates Billy. After heart surgery, Tionna Herron transfers to Texas. KXAN. May 17, 2023. September 25, 2023.
  5. News: Texas Voted As Big 12 WBB Preseason Poll Favorite For First Time Since 2014-15. Big 12 Sports. October 5, 2023. November 24, 2023.
  6. News: Women's Basketball Preseason Honors and Watch Lists. Big 12 Sports. October 16, 2023. November 26, 2023.
  7. News: Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Awards Unveiled. Big 12 Sports. October 4, 2023. November 26, 2023.
  8. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster. TEXAS SPORTS. October 4, 2023.
  9. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. TEXAS SPORTS. October 4, 2023.
  10. News: Women’s Basketball’s Harmon, Booker sweep Big 12 weekly awards. TEXAS SPORTS. December 5, 2023.