The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Basketball Signs No.6 recruiting class in the nation
11.10.2021 | Women's Basketball
Texas staff inks trio of Top-100 nationally-ranked high school recruits, Jordana Codio, Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, Amina Muhammad
AUSTIN, Texas – A trio of Top-100 nationally-ranked high school recruits have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Vic Schaefer announced Wednesday.
Jordana Codio (Jupiter, Fla.), Amina Muhammad (DeSoto, Texas) and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (Sioux Falls, S.D.) comprise the three-person class heading to The 40 Acres next fall for the 2022-23 season.
The group of incoming Longhorns has been ranked No.6 in the nation in Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and was rated as the No.8 class in Bret McCormick's All-Star Girls Report.
All three signees appear on the most recent ESPN W/HoopGurlz Top-100 list of prospects for the class of 2022. The group can also be found within the top 50 nationally by several recruiting services.
Jordana Codio · 6-1 · Guard · Winter Garden, Fla. · Montverde Academy
Enters her senior campaign at Montverde Academy as the No.67 recruit in the nation and the No.11 guard overall according to ESPN W/HoopGurlz rankings … Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball report has Codio rated as the No.82 prospect in the country and No.20 at her position … Bret McCormick's All-Star Girls reports has ranked her as the No.52 recruit in the class of 2022 … Codio averaged 22.1 points per game, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest during her first three seasons at American Heritage High School … she was named to the Sun Sentinel 'Fab Five' team and was a two-time Palm Beach County First-Team selection.
Schaefer Codio:
"Really excited to welcome the Codio family to The 40 Acres. Jordana is an extremely hard worker who has been diligent in her rehab to recover from an injury almost a year ago. She is a long, athletic Player who is extremely competitive. Both of her parents have coached at the collegiate level. Coaches kids are always different in a really good way. She can play multiple positions at 6-1 which will allow her the opportunity at immediate playing time. Plays on a very talented high school team at Montverde Academy in Florida, led by coach Special Jennings. She will be extremely well coached this year and will be even better by the time she gets here in the summer of 2022."
Amina Muhammad · 6-4 · Forward · DeSoto, Texas · DeSoto HS
Enters senior season as the No.64 recruit in the class of 2022 according to the ESPN W/HoopGurlz rankings … rated as the No.29 prospect in the country by Bret McCormick's All-Star Girls Report and is ranked No.45 and No.8 at her position by Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … earned TABC all-region honors during her junior season and started for a Lady Eagle team that won the Class 6A State Championship in 2021.
Schaefer on Muhammed:
"At Texas, we always want the best players in the state on The 40 Acres. In my mind, Amina is that player for us in the 2022 class. Plays for the reigning state championship team at DeSoto high school and is coached by Andrea Robinson. At 6-2, Amina can play both on the perimeter and at the four or forward position. Another player that can play multiple positions, her ballhandling skills at her size as well as her shooting touch and range will allow her to have an immediate impact for our program. Again another young lady that works extremely hard, has that competitive spirit we call "Texas Fight" and is very committed both in the classroom and on the court. Comes from another wonderful family who are so excited that their daughter will be coming to The 40 Acres to represent the great state of Texas at The University of Texas."
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda · 6-2 · Guard · Sioux Falls, S.D. · Washington HS
Enters senior campaign at Washington High School ranked as the No.34 prospect in the country according to ESPN W/HoopGurlz rankings … rated as the No.10 recruit in the class of 2022 by Bret McCormick's All-Star Girls Report … ranked No.13 overall and No.4 in her position in Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … averaged 14.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game during her junior season in helping the Warriors capture a AA State Championship.
Schaefer on Mwenentanda:
"The third player to add to our recruiting class in 2022 is Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda. Long and athletic at 6-2, a guard who really burst on the scene a year ago at the Wooten camp in Dallas. She jumped into the top 25 in the country then. As with Jordana and Amina, has size at 6-2 and may still be growing and has really good ballhandling skills to go with that size. High school coach is Jamie Parish at Washington high school and is currently playing on the #1 volleyball team in the state of South Dakota, was also on an Elite Summer Team in All Iowa Attack coached by Dickson Jenson. Another great young lady whose mother Tshijuka played at ODU, she has done an incredible job with her and is so excited to know Ndjakalenga's coming to The 40 Acres."