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No. 5/7 Women’s Basketball preview: Jackson State
12.26.2023 | Women's Basketball
#5/7 Texas (12-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Jackson State (5-5, 0-0 SWAC)
Game 13
Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 7:00 PM CT
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network. Lincoln Rose (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (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 Eryn McMahan (analyst) will call the action.
Notables
• RORI HARMON 500TH ASSIST: Against UTRGV on Dec. 20, Rori Harmon became the fifth player in program history to record 500 career assists. Harmon did it in 79 games becoming the fastest player in program history to get there. The previous best was 500 assists in 90 games. Harmon currently has 501 career assists.
• THE WIN OVER UCONN: The Longhorns took down UConn for the first time in program history, 80-68 on Dec. 3 in the Jimmy V Women's Classic. Rori Harmon scored 27 points and dished out 13 assists. Harmon became the first player in 25 seasons to tally at least 25 points and 10 assists against UConn.
• HARMON/BOOKER BIG 12/NATIONAL AWARDS: Rori Harmon and Madison Booker earned Big 12 and national awards on Dec. 4. Harmon was the Big 12 Player of the Week and Booker the Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Harmon was one of five honorees of the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week presented by the USABW. Harmon was also selected the Associated Press National Player of the Week. Booker earned Tamika Catchings Freshman of the Week honors from the USABW.
• RORI BEING RORI: Texas All-American point guard Rori Harmon is currently the only DI women's basketball player that is averaging at least 14 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals per game this season. Harmon leads the country in assist/TO ratio at 6.64. Harmon has 93 assists and 14 turnovers this season.
• SHAYLEE HOMECOMING: Shaylee Gonzales played in front of over 50 family and friends in the Longhorns game at Arizona on Dec. 13. Gonzales scored nine points in the third quarter on a trio of 3-point field goals and had 12 second half points to help lift Texas to victory.
• 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 24.33. Texas ranks first in the NCAA in turnover margin and are outscoring opponents 379-109 in points off turnovers.
• ON THE BOARDS: The Longhorns are +16.8 in rebounding margin this season and have a 232-66 advantage in second chance points. Texas is giving up only 5.5 second chance points per game. The Longhorns rank fourth in the country in offensive rebounds per game.
• POUNDING THE PAINT: The Longhorns have had a significant post presence this season as they lead opponents 578-286 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 second in the country in field goal percentage this season at 71.3 percent.
• BENCH POINTS: The Longhorns rank fifth in the NCAA in bench points per game this season at 34.8 per game. Against UTRGV all 12 players that saw the court scored in the game and seven scored in double figures.
• 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.
