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12.01.2023 | Women's Basketball
Texas and UConn face off Sunday in the Jimmy V Classic at Moody Center
#10/11 Texas (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. #11/12 UConn (4-2, 0-0 Big East)
Game 9
Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2:00 PM CT
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
Presented by American Airlines
Tickets: https://hookem.at/WBBvsUConnTickets
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on ABC. Ryan Ruocco (pxp) and Rebecca Lobo (analyst) will call the action.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasSports.com and the Longhorn App. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
Notables
• JIMMY V CLASSIC: The game on Sunday between Texas and UConn is part of the Jimmy V Classic. The Jimmy V Classic, named for legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano – who was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August, annually raises money and awareness for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
• RORI BEING RORI: Texas All-American point guard Rori Harmon is currently the only DI women's basketball player that is averaging at least 11 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals per game this season. Harmon leads the country in total assists with 60 and has turned the ball over just eight times this season.
• HORNS ON D: Last season the Longhorns were 22-0 when they held an opponent to 59 points or less. In the 2023-24 season Texas ranks sixth in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game at 25.00. Texas ranks first in the NCAA in turnover margin and are outscoring opponents 245-60 in points off turnovers.
• ASSIST-TO: The Longhorns rank first in the Big 12 and sixth in the NCAA this season in assists to turnover ratio. Texas is averaging 21.1 assists per game and 12.0 turnovers per game.
• ON THE BOARDS: The Longhorns are +17.8 in rebounding margin this season and have a 156-44 advantage in second chance points.
• POUNDING THE PAINT: The Longhorns have had a significant post presence this season as they lead opponents 418-186 in paint points.
• JONES COMING UP BIG: Taylor Jones scored a career-high 27 points and tied a school record by going 11-11 from the field in the Longhorns win over Oral Roberts. Jones also grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the game. Jones ranks fifth in the NCAA in field goal percentage this season as she is shooting at a 73.2 percent clip.
• WINNING IN PARADISE: The Longhorns went 3-0 in the Virgin Islands to capture the 2023 Paradise Jam Reef Tournament Championship. Rori Harmon was named the tournament MVP as she dished out 15 assists with 0 turnovers. Taylor Jones was also named a Tournament All-Star.
• NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS: On Nov. 8 the Longhorns signed what ESPN.Com has ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. The Horns are the only school in the country with two top-10 signees.
• 2023 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS: The Longhorns finished the 2022-23 season with a 26-10 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play as they claimed the Big 12 regular season championship, their first since 2004. Head Coach Vic Schaefer was named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
• PRESEASON HONORS: Texas point guard Rori Harmon was picked by the conference coaches as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and Madison Booker was selected as the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year. Harmon and DeYona Gaston earned spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team and Shaylee Gonzales and Aaliyah Moore earned preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selections.
