The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Trio from No. 4 Women’s Basketball named to Wooden Award preseason watch list
11.07.2024 | Women's Basketball
Rori Harmon, Madison Booker and Laila Phelia named to watch list for player of the year award.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas women's basketball's Rori Harmon, Madison Booker and Laila Phelia earned spots on the John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, Preseason Women's Top 50 Watch List, the LA Athletic Club announced today.
Madison Booker, who was voted Preseason Player of the Year in the SEC by the leagues coaches, is coming off a freshman season in which she earned WBCA First Team All-America honors and was selected the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year.
Rori Harmon, who was injured 12 games into the 2023-24 season is back and was selected to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the media and coaches. In 12 games last season Harmon tallied 93 assists and 14 turnovers and was leading the country in assist to turnover ratio. Harmon earned All-America honorable mention honors and was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in the 2022-23 season.
Laila Phelia enters her first season with the Longhorns. Phelia spent three years at Michigan and was a First Team All-Big Ten selection in the 2023-24 season. Phelia has recorded 1,243 points in her collegiate career and scored in double figures in 29 games last year.
The Longhorns open the season at Moody Center on Sunday Nov. 10 at 2:00 p.m. CT.
