2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2025–26 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record31–3 (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
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
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
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
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

College recruiting information
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:    (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.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (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:    (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)
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:

Roster

2025–26 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) Sr Miami Mason, OH
G 1 Bryanna Preston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Wesleyan Jonesboro, GA
PG 3 Rori Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Cypress Creek Houston, TX
G 6 Sarah Graves (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Keller Keller, TX
G 7 Jordan Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Mary's Stockton, CA
G 8 Grace Prenter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mount Anville Secondary Dublin, Ireland
F 11 Justice Carlton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Seven Lakes Katy, TX
C 16 Lovisa Asbrink Hose 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Florida Atlantic Stockholm, Sweden
G 21 Ashton Judd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Missouri West Plains, MO
G 23 Aaliyah Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Minnetonka Shakopee, MN
F 25 Breya Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Arizona Chula Vista, CA
F 32 Teya Sidberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Boston Salt Lake City, UT
F 35 Madison Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Germantown Ridgeland, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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 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.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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)4444444433
Coaches33442 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)4544444433

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mink, Nate (May 8, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds transfer off Final Four team". Syracuse.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball signs Teya Sidberry". texaslonghorns.com. University of Texas Athletics. April 28, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025-26 Schedule" (Press release). Texas Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2025.