Texas star Madison Booker won the Cheryl Miller Award for a third time after averaging 18.9 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Longhorns in 2025-26.
Texas women’s basketball didn’t finish the season with a national championship, but Madison Booker is still ending it with one of the sport’s biggest individual honors.
The Longhorns star was named the 2026 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year, another major recognition for a player who continues to build one of the best careers in program history.
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Madison Booker was once again the leader for Texas women’s basketball all season long. The standout small forward averaged 18.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field, giving the Longhorns steady production and big-game scoring against every kind of opponent.
She topped the 20-point mark 15 times during the 2025-26 season and consistently delivered against SEC competition, further cementing her status as one of the top players in the country.
Her NCAA Tournament run only added to that resume. Booker caught fire in March and produced one of the most memorable performances in Texas women’s basketball history when she poured in 40 points against Oregon in the Sweet 16, setting a new program record for points in a single NCAA Tournament game.
Even with a quieter showing in the Final Four, she still finished the tournament with 84 total points and reminded everyone why she’s such a difficult matchup on the wing.
This latest award pushes Booker into rare territory. She has now won the Cheryl Miller Award three times, matching the all-time mark previously shared by Iowa State star Ashley Joens.
That alone puts her in elite company, but Booker’s chase isn’t over.
She enters next season with 1,969 career points, already good for fifth in Texas history. That leaves her 555 points away from becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer, a milestone that suddenly looks very reachable if she stays healthy and productive.
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For Texas, Booker’s latest trophy is another sign that the Longhorns still have one of the biggest stars in women’s college basketball.
For Booker, it’s one more chapter in a legacy that’s not finished yet.
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