2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
| 2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 31–3 (13–3 SEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Elena Lovato (4th season) |
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| Home arena | Moody Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Carolina | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Vanderbilt | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 LSU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Ole Miss | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Georgia | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Kentucky | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 8, 2026 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 is coached by Vic Schaefer entering his sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns compete members of the Southeastern Conference, in their second year in the conference, and playe their home games at the Moody Center.
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 Birmingham 3 region. They lost in the defeated William & Mary and Illinois in the first and second rounds, Tennessee in the sweet sixteen, TCU in the elite eight to advanced to Final Four for the first time since 2003 where they lost SEC member South Carolina.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Laila Phelia | 5 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Syracause[1] |
| Shay Holle | 10 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Jordana Codio | 13 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Jupiter, FL | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Aaliyah Moore | 23 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Moore, OK | Graduated |
| Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda | 32 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Sioux Falls, SD | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Taylor Jones | 44 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Forney, TX | Graduated |
| Abbie Boutilier | 50 | C | 6'9" | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | Transferred to Eastern Illinois |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous Team |
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| Lovisa Asbrink Hose | 16 | C | 6'6" | Sophomore | Stockholm, Sweden | Florida Atlantic |
| Ashton Judd | 21 | G | 6'1" | Senior | West Plains, MO | Missouri |
| Breya Cunningham | 25 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Chula Vista, CA | Arizona |
| Teya Sidberry | 32 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Salt Lake City, UT | Boston College[2] |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Aaliyah Crump G |
Minnetonka, MN | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97) | ||||||
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2026 recruiting class
| College recruiting information (2026) | ||||||
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| 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: (97) | ||||||
| Addison Bjorn W |
Riverside, MO | Park Hill South High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97) | ||||||
| Aaliah Spaight PG |
Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95) | ||||||
| Amalia Holguin G |
Newport Beach, CA | Sage Hill High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93) | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 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 |
Moody Center Austin, TX | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (10) | 2 (9) | 2 (8) | 2 (7) | 2 (7)* | 2 (4) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
See also
References
- ^ Mink, Nate (May 8, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds transfer off Final Four team". Syracuse.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Basketball signs Teya Sidberry". texaslonghorns.com. University of Texas Athletics. April 28, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Schedule" (Press release). Texas Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2025.