2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Big 12 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 15
Record	26–10 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Elena Lovato (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (1st season); Blair Schaefer (3rd season);
Home arena	Moody Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Texas	14	–	4	.778	26	–	10	.722
No. 16 Oklahoma	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
No. 17 Iowa State†	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Oklahoma State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Baylor	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Kansas	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	20	–	15	.571
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	19	–	16	.543
TCU	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258

† 2023 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 24, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 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 third season at Texas. The Longhorns are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the new Moody Center.

This was the Longhorns' first season at the newly constructed Moody Center.^[1] Previously, Texas played at the Frank Erwin Center. This was the first time the Longhorns have a new arena since 1977 when Texas moved from the Gregory Gymnasium to the Frank Erwin Center.^[2]

Previous season

Regular season

Coming into the season, Texas had a lot of momentum going into the 2021–22 season after their Elite 8 appearance in the NCAA tournament the previous season.^[3] However, Texas lost star player Charli Collier to the WNBA draft, as she was the first overall pick by the Dallas Wings.^[4] With the addition of 2 5-star athletes in Rori Harmon and Aaliyah Moore and 2 4-star athletes in Latasha Lattimore and Kyndall Hunter, the momentum was still high.^[5] Texas finished the 2021-22 regular season 23–6, 13–5 in Big 12 play.^[6] The Longhorns finished 3rd in the Big 12 behind Iowa State and Baylor.^[7] 5-star recruit Rori Harmon emerged as a top freshman as she earned many accolades such as 4-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week, All-Big 12 Second Team, Big 12 All-Defensive Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player.^[8]^[9] Harmon also was the first freshman in Texas women’s basketball history to earn All-American Honors. The combination of younger talent with freshmen Rori Harmon and Aaliyah Moore, plus sophomore DeYona Gaston, with the older talent of seniors Joanne Allen-Taylor, Lauren Ebo, Audrey Warren, and junior three point leader Aliyah Matharu, Texas had their most success since the 2017-18 season where the Longhorns went 24–5 during the regular season.^[10]^[11]

Big 12 tournament

Texas earned a 3-seed in the 2022 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament where they would square off against 6-seed Kansas State. Texas would go on to defeat Kansas State 72–65 to advance to the second round.^[12] In the second round, the Longhorns faced off against Iowa State. Coming into the game, Texas had swept the Cyclones during the regular season.^[13]^[14] Texas would go on to win 82–73 in overtime behind Rori Harmon’s 30-point career high performance, advancing them to the championship game against Baylor.^[15] Coming into the game, Texas was riding a 13 game losing streak to Baylor, having not defeated the Bears since the 2016-17 season.^[16] The Longhorns would go on to snap the losing streak defeating Baylor 67–58 in the championship game.^[17]

First round Thursday, March 10			Quarterfinals Friday, March 11			Semifinals Saturday, March 12			Championship Game Sunday, March 13

			1	Baylor	76

			9	Oklahoma State	36
8	Texas Tech	58

9	Oklahoma State	73
						1	Baylor	91

						4	Oklahoma	76



			4	Oklahoma	80

			5	Kansas	68



									1	Baylor	58

									3	Texas	67



			2	Iowa State	66

			7	West Virginia	60
7	West Virginia	68

10	TCU	48
						2	Iowa State	73

						3	Texas	82*



			3	Texas	72

			6	Kansas State	65

*denotes overtime

NCAA tournament

Texas entered the NCAA tournament as a 2-seed where they faced off against 15-seed Fairfield. The Longhorns would go on to defeat the Stags 70–52, advancing Texas to the round of 32.^[18] In the round of 32, Texas played against 7-seed Utah. Texas defeated the Utes 78–56 sending them to the sweet 16 to match up with Ohio State.^[19] Against the Buckeyes, Texas won 66–63 advance Texas to their second consecutive elite 8.^[20] In the elite 8, the Longhorns faced Stanford, who they beat earlier in the regular season. However, Stanford prevailed against Texas, winning the game 59–50.^[21]

First round Round of 64 March 18–19			Second Round Round of 32 March 20–21			Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25			Regional final Elite 8 March 27

1	Stanford	78

16	Montana State	37
			1	Stanford	91
Stanford, California – Fri/Sun
			8	Kansas	65
8	Kansas	77

9	Georgia Tech	58
						1	Stanford	72

						4	Maryland	66
5	Virginia Tech	81

12	Florida Gulf Coast	84
			12	Florida Gulf Coast	65
College Park, Maryland – Fri/Sun
			4	Maryland	89
4	Maryland	102

13	Delaware	71
									1	Stanford	59

									2	Texas	50
6	Ohio State	63

11	Missouri State	56
			6	Ohio State	79
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon
			3	LSU	64
3	LSU	83

14	Jackson State	77
						6	Ohio State	63

						2	Texas	66
7	Utah	92

10	Arkansas	69
			7	Utah	56
Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun
			2	Texas	78
2	Texas	70

15	Fairfield	52

Spokane Regional final

ESPN

March 27
9:00 p.m.

#2 Texas Longhorns 50, #1 Stanford Cardinal 59
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–16, 13–15, 10–14
Pts: Joanne Allen-Taylor (15) Rebs: Rori Harmon (7) Asts: Rori Harmon (6)		Pts: Lexie Hull (20) Rebs: Haley Jones (12) Asts: Lacie Hull Haley Jones (4)

Spokane Arena
Attendance: 7,739
Referees: Dee Kantner, Michol Murray, Kenneth Nash

Offseason

Returning players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown
Rori Harmon	3	G	5’6”	Sophomore	Houston, TX
DeYona Gaston	5	F	6'2"	Junior	Pearland, TX
Shay Holle	10	G	6’0”	Junior	Austin, TX
Kyndall Hunter	22	G	5’7”	Sophomore	Houston, TX
Aaliyah Moore	23	F	6’1”	Sophomore	Moore, OK
Femme Masudi	34	C	6’5”	Junior	Goma
Anissa Gutierrez	40	G	5’7”	Senior	Mansfield, TX

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Joanne Allen-Taylor	11	G	5'8"	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Ashley Chevalier	25	G	5’7”	Sophomore	Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Texas Tech
Lauren Ebo	1	F/C	6’4”	Senior	Washington D.C.	Transferred to Notre Dame
Audrey Warren	31	G/F	5'9"	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Transferred to Georgia
Latasha Lattimore	35	F/C	6’4”	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Miami
Kobe King-Hawea	4	G/F	5’11”	Junior	Point Cook, Australia	Transferred to JMU

Outgoing transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New Team	Source
Aliyah Matharu	G	5'7"	Senior	Washington D.C.	Florida	^[22]
Ashley Chevalier	G	5’7”	Sophomore	Chatsworth, CA	Texas Tech	^[23]
Audrey Warren	G/F	5'9"	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Georgia	^[24]
Lauren Ebo	F/C	6’4”	Senior	Washington D.C.	Notre Dame	^[25]
Latasha Lattimore	F/C	6’4”	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Miami	^[26]
Kobe King-Hawea	G/F	5’11”	Junior	Point Cook, Australia	JMU	^[27]

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position	Source
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett	Associate head coach	Kansas City	Head coach	^[28]
April Phillips	Assistant coach	San Jose State	Head coach	^[29]
Calamity McEntire	Assistant coach	Illinois	Associate head coach	^[30]
Jazzmun Holmes	Coordinator of player development	Kansas City	Director of basketball operations	^[31]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous Team	Source
Sonya Morris	G	5’10”	Graduate Student	St. Louis, MO	DePaul	^[32]
Taylor Jones	F	6’4”	Junior	Forney, TX	Oregon State	^[33]
Khadija Faye	C	6’4”	Junior	Dakar, Senegal	Texas Tech	^[34]
Shaylee Gonzales	G	5’10”	Graduate Student	Gilbert, AZ	BYU	^[35]

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda W	Sioux Falls, SD	Washington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda W	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Amina Muhammad F	Desoto, TX	Desoto High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Amina Muhammad F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Jordana Codio G	Jupiter, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Jordana Codio G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Madison Booker W	Ridgeland, MS	Germantown High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Sep 28, 2022
Madison Booker W	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Gisella Maul G	Cedar Park, TX	Cedar Park High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Apr 25, 2022
Gisella Maul G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
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.

Coaching staff additions

Name	Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
Elena Lovato	Associate head coach	Texas^[a]	Assistant coach	^[36]
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton	Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator	Purdue	Assistant coach	^[37]
Sydney Carter	Director of player development	Texas A&M	Player development/assistant recruiting coordinator	^[38]

^ Lovato was an assistant at Texas during the 2020-21 season. However, she was on a coaching hiatus for the 2021–22 season.

Preseason

Big 12 Media Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll
1	Iowa State	75 (4)
2	Texas	74 (4)
3	Oklahoma	65 (1)
4	Baylor	62 (1)
5	Kansas	49
6	Kansas State	37
7	Texas Tech	29
8	West Virginia	26
9	Oklahoma State	23
10	TCU	10

Source:^[39]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Source
Nancy Lieberman Award	Rori Harmon	PG	Sophomore	^[40]
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award	Sonya Morris	G	Graduate Student	^[41]
Katrina McClain Award	Aaliyah Moore	F	Sophomore	^[42]
Cheryl Miller Award	Shay Holle	F	Junior	^[43]
Lisa Leslie Award	Taylor Jones	F	Junior	^[44]
Wade Trophy	Rori Harmon	PG	Sophomore	^[45]

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position	Player	Class
First Team
G	Rori Harmon^[a]	Sophomore
F	Aaliyah Moore	Sophomore
Honorable Mention
G	Shaylee Gonzales	Graduate Student
G	Sonya Morris	Graduate Student
F	Taylor Jones	Junior

^ Unanimous pick

Source:^[46]

Roster

2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Shaylee Gonzales	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	BYU	Gilbert, AZ
PG	3	Rori Harmon	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Cypress Creek	Houston, TX
G	4	Anissa Gutierrez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Mansfield Summit High School	Mansfield, TX
F	5	DeYona Gaston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Pearland	Pearland, TX
G	10	Shay Holle	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Westlake	Austin, TX
G	11	Sonya Morris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	DePaul	St. Louis, MO
G	13	Jordana Codio	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Jupiter, FL
F	14	Amina Muhammad	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, TX
G	15	Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Washington High School	Sioux Falls, SD
C	20	Khadija Faye	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Texas Tech	Dakar, Senegal
G	22	Kyndall Hunter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Cypress Creek	Houston, TX
F	23	Aaliyah Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Moore	Moore, OK
C	34	Femme Masudi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	South Georgia Technical College	Goma, DR Congo
F	44	Taylor Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Oregon State	Forney, TX

Head coach

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)
Blair Schaefer (Mississippi State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Support staff

2022-23 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

Roster outlook

Senior	Junior	Sophomore	Freshman
Anissa Gutierrez — G Shaylee Gonzales — G Sonya Morris — G	DeYona Gaston — F Femme Masudi — C Khadija Faye — F Shay Holle — G Taylor Jones — F	Aaliyah Moore — F Rori Harmon — G Kyndall Hunter — G	Amina Muhammad — F Jordana Codio — G Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda — F

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN	No. 3	DePaul	W 105–62	0–0	21 – Morris	10 – Faye	10 – Harmon	Moody Center (3,465) Austin, TX
November 4, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	Wayland Baptist	W 107–46	0–0	19 – Moore	9 – Mwenentanda	6 – Tied	Moody Center (2,367) Austin, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., LHN	No. 3	Louisiana	W 68–45	1–0	21 – Jones	7 – Muhammad	3 – Tied	Moody Center (5,658) Austin, TX
November 14, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FS1	No. 3	at No. 5 UConn	L 76–83	1–1	21 – Morris	8 – Jones	6 – Gonzales	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 19, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 3	vs. Marquette Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 61–68	1–2	13 – Morris	11 – Moore	3 – Gonzales	Imperial Arena (376) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 3	vs. No. 6 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	L 63–71	1–3	21 – Moore	8 – Moore	4 – Mwenentanda	Imperial Arena (365) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 19	vs. Rutgers Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	W 82–44	2–3	14 – Muhammad	6 – Gonzales	6 – Morris	Imperial Arena (155) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., LHN	No. 19	Princeton	W 74–50	3–3	15 – Morris	10 – Jones	2 – Tied	Moody Center (5,137) Austin, TX
December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., LHN	No. 22	South Florida	L 65–70	3–4	14 – Gaston	11 – Gonzales	4 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,021) Austin, TX
December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN	No. 22	Southern	W 92–43	4–4	22 – Gonzales	7 – Faye	10 – Harmon	Moody Center (4,987) Austin, TX
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN		Alabama State	W 107–54	5–4	20 – Gaston	16 – Gaston	5 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,116) Austin, TX
December 14, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at Jackson State	W 75–58	6–4	16 – Morris	12 – Faye	6 – Harmon	Williams Assembly Center (1,200) Jackson, MS
December 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. USC Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	W 62–48	7–4	22 – Gonzales	6 – Tied	7 – Harmon	American Airlines Center (4,700) Dallas, TX
December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN		Houston Christian	W 96–34	8–4	20 – Gaston	11 – Faye	6 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,021) Austin, TX
December 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., LHN		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 96–53	9–4	15 – Harmon	11 – Muhammad	10 – Harmon	Moody Center (4,589) Austin, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., LHN		Kansas State	W 87–41	10–4 (1–0)	15 – Tied	8 – Tied	13 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,126) Austin, TX
January 4, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	W 81–69	11–4 (2–0)	20 – Gaston	13 – Faye	10 – Harmon	Schollmaier Arena (2,137) Fort Worth, TX
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 82–86	11–5 (2–1)	22 – Gaston	9 – Faye	4 – Harmon	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,228) Stillwater, OK
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., LHN		No. 23 Kansas	W 72–59	12–5 (3–1)	26 – Gonzales	10 – Muhammad	11 – Harmon	Moody Center (4,903) Austin, TX
January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 15 Iowa State	W 68–53	13–5 (4–1)	17 – Gaston	7 – Tied	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,405) Austin, TX
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	at Texas Tech	L 64–68	13–6 (4–2)	17 – Morris	6 – Tied	9 – Harmon	United Supermarkets Arena (5,604) Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 25	at Baylor	W 68–55	14–6 (5–2)	13 – Tied	11 – Gaston	6 – Harmon	Ferrell Center (5,593) Waco, TX
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., LHN		No. 14 Oklahoma	W 78–58	15–6 (6–2)	19 – Gaston	6 – Tied	7 – Gonzales	Moody Center (6,623) Austin, TX
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., LHN		Oklahoma State	W 78–69	16–6 (7–2)	19 – Jones	9 – Faye	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,123) Austin, TX
February 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 24	at West Virginia	W 69–56	17–6 (8–2)	17 – Morris	9 – Gaston	6 – Harmon	WVU Coliseum (1,651) Morgantown, WV
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 24	at Kansas	W 68–65	18–6 (9–2)	24 – Gaston	10 – Faye	6 – Harmon	Allen Fieldhouse (3,301) Lawrence, KS
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., LHN	No. 20	Texas Tech	W 80–71	19–6 (10–2)	25 – Gonzales	7 – Faye	10 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,571) Austin, TX
February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., LHN	No. 20	TCU	W 70–50	20–6 (11–2)	16 – Tied	11 – Jones	6 – Gonzales	Moody Center (6,877) Austin, TX
February 13, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at No. 22 Iowa State	L 61–66	20–7 (11–3)	19 – Harmon	11 – Muhammad	6 – Harmon	Hilton Coliseum (10,681) Ames, IA
February 19, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 17	West Virginia	W 74–48	21–7 (12–3)	18 – Gonzales	11 – Faye	6 – Harmon	Moody Center (6,023) Austin, TX
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at No. 13 Oklahoma	W 67–45	22–7 (13–3)	19 – Gonzales	11 – Gaston	8 – Harmon	Lloyd Noble Center (10,127) Norman, OK
February 27, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	Baylor	L 54–63	22–8 (13–4)	15 – Jones	13 – Jones	7 – Harmon	Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX
March 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Kansas State	W 80–52	23–8 (14–4)	21 – Gonzales	9 – Gaston	12 – Harmon	Bramlage Coliseum (3,877) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament (2–1)
March 10, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPNU	(1) No. 15	vs. (9) Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 60–42	24–8	13 – Gaston	11 – Jones	7 – Harmon	Municipal Auditorium (5,238) Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 15	vs. (4) Oklahoma State Semifinals	W 64–57	25–8	17 – Gonzales	7 – Tied	10 – Harmon	Municipal Auditorium (5,937) Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1) No. 15	vs. (3) Iowa State Championship	L 51–61	25–9	12 – Tied	9 – Tied	7 – Harmon	Municipal Auditorium (5,045) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 S4) No. 15	(13 S4) East Carolina First round	W 79–40	26–9	20 – Gonzales	12 – Gaston	12 – Harmon	Moody Center (4,915) Austin, TX
March 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 S4) No. 15	(5 S4) Louisville Second round	L 51–73	26–10	12 – Gaston	9 – Harmon	3 – Harmon	Moody Center (5,430) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Central Time.

Source:Schedule

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN+			Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPNU/ESPN+			Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN+			Championship game Sunday, March 12 ESPN2

			1	Texas	60
8	Texas Tech	69	9	Kansas State	42
9	Kansas State	79				1	Texas	64
						4	Oklahoma State	57
			4	Oklahoma State	62
			5	West Virginia	61
									1	Texas	51
									3	Iowa State	61
			2	Oklahoma	77
7	Kansas	52	10	TCU	76
10	TCU	57				2	Oklahoma	72
						3	Iowa State	82
			3	Iowa State	74
			6	Baylor	63

*denotes overtime

Team and individual statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)^[47]
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	PF	TO	Stl	Blk
Shaylee Gonzales	36	36	1196	33.2	458	12.7	155	372	41.7%	54	154	35.1%	94	109	86.2%	55	99	154	4.3	96	86	84	56	17
DeYona Gaston	36	32	915	25.4	437	12.1	183	355	51.5%	0	1	0.0%	71	103	68.9%	84	123	207	5.8	39	94	56	35	40
Sonya Morris	26	24	687	26.4	296	11.4	118	284	41.5%	47	121	38.8%	13	20	65.0%	14	55	69	2.7	49	41	48	33	10
Rori Harmon	31	31	1114	35.9	347	11.2	140	380	36.8%	8	51	15.7%	59	105	56.2%	34	129	163	5.3	228	55	99	72	8
Aaliyah Moore	9	9	184	20.4	101	11.2	34	61	55.7%	0	1	0.0%	33	46	71.7%	16	27	43	4.8	16	23	27	4	3
Taylor Jones	27	4	536	19.9	257	9.5	102	180	56.7%	0	0	0.0%	53	79	67.1%	57	97	154	5.7	4	66	32	11	62
Khadija Faye	36	27	538	14.9	213	5.9	76	140	54.3%	0	0	0.0%	61	88	69.3%	88	96	184	5.1	17	97	39	37	34
Shay Holle	36	14	911	25.3	214	5.9	80	195	41.0%	35	90	38.9%	19	31	61.3%	22	48	70	1.9	57	75	54	35	19
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	31	3	378	12.2	135	4.4	44	131	33.6%	3	17	17.6%	44	63	69.8%	36	33	69	2.2	18	52	29	15	4
Amina Muhammad	36	0	671	18.6	142	3.9	60	124	48.4%	0	0	0.0%	22	50	44.0%	74	103	177	4.9	34	88	53	26	14
Anissa Gutierrez	10	0	20	2.0	4	0.4	1	6	16.7%	0	0	0.0%	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	3	1	0
Sarah Graves	1	0	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	–	7200	200.0	2623	72.9	1002	2247	44.6%	147	435	33.8%	472	698	67.6%	546	880	1426	39.6	559	680	548	326	214
Opponents	36	–	7200	200.0	2068	57.4	707	1879	37.6%	175	526	33.3%	479	692	69.2%	381	786	1167	32.4	356	715	718	281	107

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
Big 12 Freshman of the Week	DeYona Gaston	F	December 12, 2022	^[48]
Big 12 Co-Player of the Week	Rori Harmon	PG	January 3, 2023	^[49]
USBWA National Women's Player of the Week	Shaylee Gonzales	G	January 17, 2023	^[50]

Conference honors
Honors	Player	Position
Big 12 Coach of the Year	Vic Schaefer	Head coach
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year	Rori Harmon	G
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year	Shaylee Gonzales	G
All-Big 12 First Team	Rori Harmon	G
All-Big 12 First Team	DeYona Gaston	F
All-Big 12 Second Team	Shaylee Gonzales	G
Big 12 All-Defensive Team	Rori Harmon	G
Big 12 All-Freshman Team	Amina Muhammad	F

Source:^[51]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	3	3	19	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	25	RV	24	20	17	19	12	15	15	Not released
Coaches	3	5	16	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	25	23	22	20	17	16	16	19

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^ "Miami Adds Transfer Latasha Lattimore to 2022-23 Roster". Miami Hurricanes. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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^ "We're ecstatic to announce Jazzmun Holmes as our Director of Basketball Operations!". Twitter. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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^ McDonald Ryan (July 11, 2022). "Former BYU star Shaylee Gonzales announces her transfer destination — and it's in the Big 12". Deseret News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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^ "Aaliyah Moore selected to Katrina McClain Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "Shay Holle selected to Cheryl Miller Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "Taylor Jones selected to Lisa Leslie Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 21, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball's Rori Harmon named to Wade Trophy Watch List". Texas Sports. November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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[36] Lovato was an assistant at Texas during the 2020-21 season. However, she was on a coaching hiatus for the 2021–22 season.

[47] Unanimous pick

[1] Schnitker Andrew (February 22, 2022). "Final Texas men's basketball game at Erwin Center sold out". KXAN. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[2] Davis Brian (November 28, 2021). "Old-school: Texas to face Sam Houston State for first game at Gregory Gym in 44 years". Hookem. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[3] Miller Andrew. "Texas women's basketball Elite 8 bound after upsetting Maryland". Hookem Headlines. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[4] Voepel Mechelle (April 15, 2021). "Dallas Wings take Charli Collier, Awak Kuier with top two picks in 2021 WNBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[5] Postins Matthew (November 17, 2021). "Vic Schaefer Builds Recruiting Monster As Longhorns Keep Winning". SI. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[6] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[7] "BIG 12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[8] "Box Score vs. Iowa State". Texas Sports. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[9] "Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports.

[10] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". Texas Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[11] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[12] Green Arne (March 11, 2022). "Texas' late third-quarter run dooms Kansas State women's basketball in quarterfinal loss". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[13] "Box Score vs Iowa State". Texas Sports. January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[14] "Box Score vs Iowa State". Texas Sports. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[15] "No. 7 Texas outlasts No. 10 Iowa State in OT in Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals". Big 12 Sports. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[16] "Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[17] Voepel Mechelle (March 13, 2022). "Texas takes down Baylor to claim Big 12 women's basketball tournament title". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[18] "2022 Division I Women's Basketball Championship - First round". NCAA. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[19] Davis Danny (March 20, 2022). "Four takeaways from Texas' NCAA women's basketball tournament game against Utah". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[20] Kaufman Joey (March 25, 2022). "Ohio State women's basketball falls to Texas in Sweet 16 despite late comeback attempt". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[21] Weiner Natalie (March 27, 2022). "Stanford Wins a Rematch With Texas and a Trip to the Final Four". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[22] Hile Andrew (August 1, 2022). "Aliyah Matharu Joins Gators for 2022-23 Season". Florida Gators. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[23] Chevalier Ashley (March 29, 2022). "Committed". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[24] Postins Matthew (April 18, 2022). "Audrey Warren Announces Her Transfer Destination". SI. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

[25] Anderson Anthony (April 30, 2022). "Grad student Lauren Ebo to join Notre Dame women's basketball program". ND Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[26] "Miami Adds Transfer Latasha Lattimore to 2022-23 Roster". Miami Hurricanes. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[27] Mettlen Shane (July 6, 2022). "JMU WBB received a commitment from Texas transfer Kobe King-Hawea. 5-11 guard from Australia only played five games for the Longhorns due to injuries, but a major addition for the Dukes". Twitter. Retrieved July 6, 2022.

[28] Cisneros Juan (March 30, 2022). "Dionnah Jackson-Durrett named head coach of UMKC Roos". Fox 4 KC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

[29] Davis Danny (April 6, 2022). "After one season at Texas, April Phillips to lead San José State's basketball program". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[30] "Green Tabs Calamity McEntire as Illini Associate head coach". Fighting Illini. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[31] "We're ecstatic to announce Jazzmun Holmes as our Director of Basketball Operations!". Twitter. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[32] Davis Danny (May 20, 2022). "All-Big East honoree Sonya Morris to play final season of basketball at Texas". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[33] Davis Danny (April 23, 2022). "'I'm coming home': Texas native Taylor Jones joins Longhorns after Oregon State transfer". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[34] "Women's Basketball signs Khadija Faye". Texas Sports. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

[35] McDonald Ryan (July 11, 2022). "Former BYU star Shaylee Gonzales announces her transfer destination — and it's in the Big 12". Deseret News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[37] "Women's Basketball adds Elena Lovato to coaching staff". Texas Sports. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[38] Wisdom-Hylton Lindsay (September 13, 2022). "Excited to join the Longhorn family!". Twitter. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

[39] "Women's Basketball announces Sydney Carter as director of player development". Texas Sports. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

[40] "Iowa State Tops Big 12 WBB Preseason Poll For First Time Since 2000-01". Big 12 Sports. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

[41] "Rori Harmon selected to Nancy Lieberman Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[42] "Sonya Morris selected to Ann Meyers Drysdale watch list". Texas Sports. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[43] "Aaliyah Moore selected to Katrina McClain Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[44] "Shay Holle selected to Cheryl Miller Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[45] "Taylor Jones selected to Lisa Leslie Award watch list". Texas Sports. October 21, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

[46] "Women's Basketball's Rori Harmon named to Wade Trophy Watch List". Texas Sports. November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

[48] "Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports. October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

[49] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". Texassports.com.

[50] "UT's Gaston, BU's Littlepage-Buggs Earn Big 12 WBB Weekly Honors". Big 12 Sports.

[51] "UT's Harmon, KU's Jackson and TTU's Shavers Selected For WBB Weekly Awards". Big 12 Sports.

[52] "UT's Gonzales selected USBWA National Women's Player of the Week". Big 12 Sports.

[53] "2022-23 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (PDF). Big 12 Sports.

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2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

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Preseason

Big 12 Media Poll

Award watch lists

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

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Awards and honors

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