Texas standouts Madison Booker and Rori Harmon land on the Wooden Award national ballot after dominant seasons leading the Longhorns.
The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball program continues to shine on the national stage as Madison Booker and Rori Harmon have been named to the 2026 Wooden Award National Ballot, placing them among the 15 players still in the race for the sport’s most prestigious individual honor.
The John R. Wooden Award recognizes the most outstanding player in women’s college basketball, and Texas is one of only two programs - along with UConn - with multiple players still under consideration.
The recognition highlights just how impactful Booker and Harmon have been during another dominant season for the Longhorns.
Booker has been the engine of the Texas offense throughout the year. The junior forward is averaging 18.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game, all career bests, while shooting an efficient 51.6 percent from the field. Her scoring ability has been on full display with 14 games of 20 or more points this season, bringing her career total to 42.
She recently delivered one of the best performances of her career in a major moment, erupting for 31 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in a win over Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Booker’s consistency has also pushed her deep into the Texas record books. With 1,855 career points, she already ranks sixth on the program’s all-time scoring list.
Even more impressive, Booker is the only player in Texas women’s basketball history to reach 1,800 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.
While Booker provides the scoring punch, Harmon has built her reputation as one of the most complete guards in the country.
The senior point guard is the Texas all-time leader in assists with 939 and has also rewritten the school record book with 369 career steals, surpassing a mark that had stood since 1980.
Harmon has totaled 1,566 points, 939 assists, 631 rebounds and 369 steals during her collegiate career.
In fact, Harmon stands alone in NCAA history as the first Division I women’s player to reach 1,500 points, 900 assists, 600 rebounds and 350 steals.
The Wooden Award All-America Team and the final five candidates for the trophy will be revealed April 4 during the Men’s Final Four weekend, where Booker and Harmon will look to cap their historic seasons with college basketball’s top individual honor.