2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is coached by Vic Schaefer entering his third season at Texas. The Longhorns are members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the new Moody Center.

2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Head coach
Associate head coachElena Lovato (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Center
2022–23 Big 12 women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Baylor00 00  
Iowa State00 00  
Kansas00 00  
Kansas State00 00  
Oklahoma00 00  
Oklahoma State00 00  
TCU00 00  
Texas00 00  
Texas Tech00 00  
West Virginia00 00  
2023 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This will be the Longhorns' first season at the newly constructed Moody Center.[1] Previously, Texas played at the Frank Erwin Center. This will be 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

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometown
Aliyah Matharu2G5'7"SeniorWashington D.C.
Rori Harmon3G5’6”SophomoreHouston, TX
Kobe King-Hawea4G/F5’11”JuniorPoint Cook, Australia
DeYona Gaston5F6'2"JuniorPearland, TX
Shay Holle10G6’0”JuniorAustin, TX
Aaliyah Moore21F6’1”SophomoreMoore, OK
Kyndall Hunter22G5’7”SophomoreHouston, TX
Femme Masudi34C6’5”JuniorGoma
Anissa Gutierrez40G5’7”SeniorMansfield, TX

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Joanne Allen-Taylor11G5'8"SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Ashley Chevalier25G5’7”SophomoreChatsworth, CATransferred to Texas Tech
Lauren Ebo1F/C6’4”SeniorWashington D.C.Transferred to Notre Dame
Audrey Warren31G/F5'9"SeniorFort Worth, TXTransferred to Georgia
Latasha Lattimore35F/C6’4”FreshmanToronto, ONTransfer Portal

Outgoing Transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownNew TeamSource
Ashley ChevalierG5’7”SophomoreChatsworth, CATexas Tech[22]
Audrey WarrenG/F5'9"SeniorFort Worth, TXGeorgia[23]
Lauren EboF/C6’4”SeniorWashington D.C.Notre Dame[24]
Latasha LattimoreF/C6’4”FreshmanToronto, ON

Coaching Staff Departures

Name Position New Team New Position Source
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Associate head coach Kansas City Head coach [25]
April Phillips Assistant coach San Jose State Head coach [26]
Calamity McEntire Assistant coach Illinois Associate head coach [27]
Jazzmun Holmes Coordinator of player development Kansas City Director of basketball operations [28]

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.HeightYearHometownPrevious TeamSource
Taylor JonesF6’4”SophomoreForney, TXOregon State[29]

2022 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda
W
Sioux Falls, SD Washington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 23 January 2022.

2023 Recruiting Class

Coaching Staff Additions

Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Elena Lovato Associate head coach Texas Assistant coach [30]
Sydney Carter Director of player development [[Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball|Texas A&M Player development/assistant recruiting coordinator]] [31]

Preseason

Big 12 Media Poll

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Award Player Position Year

Roster

2022–23 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMississippi State Washington, DC
PG 3 Rori Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCypress Creek Houston, TX
G 4 Kobe King-Hawea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCasper College Point Cook, VIC, Australia
F 5 DeYona Gaston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPearland Pearland, TX
G 10 Shay Holle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWestlake Austin, TX
F 21 Aaliyah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMoore Moore, OK
PG 22 Kyndall Hunter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCypress Creek Houston, TX
C 34 Femme Masudi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrSouth Georgia Technical College Goma, DR Congo
G 40 Anissa Gutierrez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMansfield Summit High School Mansfield, TX
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWashington High School Sioux Falls, SD
F Amina Muhammad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDeSoto High School DeSoto, TX
G Jordana Codio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMontverde Academy Jupiter, FL
F Taylor Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoOregon State Forney, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Support Staff

2022-23 Texas Longhorns support staff
  • Blair Schaefer – Director of Basketball Operations
  • Sydney Carter – Director of Player Development
  • Dominique Dillingham – Director of Player Development
  • Zack Zillner – Sports Performance Coach
  • Kristin Grant – Director of Video and Recruiting Digital Services

Roster Outlook

Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman
Aliyah Matharu — G
Anissa Gutierrez — G
DeYona Gaston — F
Femme Masudi — C
Kobe King-Hawea — G/F
Shay Holle — G
Taylor Jones — F
Aaliyah Moore — F
Rori Harmon — G
Kyndall Hunter — G
Amina Muhammad — F
Jordana Codio — G
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season (0–0)

     
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:Schedule

Team and individual statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)[32]
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
Aliyah Matharu 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
Rori Harmon 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
Kobe King-Hawea 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
Deyona Gaston 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
Shay Holle 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
Aaliyah Moore 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
Kyndall Hunter 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
Femme Masudi 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
Anissa Gutierrez 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
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda 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
Amina Muhammad 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
Jordana Codio 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
Opponents

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP
Coaches

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

References

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