The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Basketball’s 2026 recruiting class ranked No. 1
11.24.2025 | Women's Basketball
Texas signs four in the 2026 class and is the only school to sign two top-10 kids.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer and his staff have signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
The Longhorns recruiting class of Brihanna Crittendon, Addison Bjorn, Lizzy Spaight and Amalia Holguin has been ranked No. 1 by CBS Sports and the Dan Olson Collegiate Basketball Report.
"I'm really excited about this group," Schaefer said. "There was a lot of hard work and dedication by my staff with this class. We have built great relationships with these kids and their families. All four of these kids are high character kids and are ultra competitive. All four of these kids have some swager to them. They are confident kids and have had mega success in high school and AAU. They are going to play and they are going to play right away. They are going to flourish and be impact players."
Schaefer has signed eight top-10 kids in his time at Texas and has put together five top-10 recruiting classes.
Crittendon, a 6-3 forward from Thornton, Colo., averaged 28.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.9 steals as a junior Riverdale Ridge High School and is ranked No. 8 in the 2026 class by ESPN. She was the fastest in the history of her high school male or female to reach 2,000 points. In 2024 Crittendon led Riverdale Ridge to their first state championship in program history. Crittendon had a double-double in the state championship game with 22 points and 16 rebounds while shooting 10-of-16 from the field. On the same night she received the Sportswomen of Colorado Player of the Game award. Crittendon attended the 2025 Women's Junior National Team minicamp in April in Tampa and was named a finalist for the 2024 USA Women's U17 National Team. Crittendon is on the watch list for the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Trophy. Crittendon plans to major in business at Texas.
Bjorn, a 6-2 guard from Parkville, Mo., earned the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri and is on the watch list for the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Trophy. Bjorn, the No. 10 ranked recruit by ESPN in the 2026 class, earned 2025 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 6 Player of the Year honors and was a 2025 Naismith High School All-America honor mention selection. In the 2024-25 season at Parkville South High School, Bjorn averaged 21.9 points per game to go along with 12.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.3 steal and one 1 blocked shot. Bjorn is the all-time leading scorer in the history of her high school with currently 1,636 points, has the individual scoring record at 36 points in a game and has recorded 38 career double-doubles. Bjorn is a three-time gold medalist with USA Basketball and teamed up with current Longhorn Jordan Lee to win gold in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup this past summer in the Czech Republic. Bjorn and current Longhorn Aaliyah Crump both earned gold medals as part of Team USA at the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Spaight, a 5-7 guard from Las Vegas, Nev., is rated No. 9 overall by Dan Olson's Collegiate Basketball Report in the class of 2026. She played for the national championship on the Nike girls EYBL circuit with Why Not Premier. She led the EYBL tournament in scoring at 26.3 points per game and steals at 2.7 per game and was third in assists at 5.1 per game. Spaight earned placement on the Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List. She led her high school team Bishop Gorman to the 2024 state championship. Spaight was the 2023-24 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and a two-time Mamba League Champion as well as 2025 Mamba League MVP. Spaight averaged 19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 3.8 steals per game this past season at Bishop Gorman. In 2024 she averaged 17.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 4.4 steals in leading her team to the Class 5A state championship and was named the Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year. Spaight averaged 23 points, 8.3 rebounds, six assists and six steals per game in her team's three-game postseason run to the title.
Holguin 5-9 combo guard from Newport Beach, Calif., is rated No. 17 overall and the No. 5 two guard in the country by Dan Olson's Collegiate Basketball Report. She played for the national championship on the Nike girls EYBL circuit with Why Not Premier and with Lizzy Spaight. Holguin was tenth in scoring in the EYBL tournament at 16.4 point per game. Holguin plays at Sage Hill high school and her team is 72-27 over three years and advanced to the Division I state championship game this year. Holguin is on pace to become the all-time leading scorer in program history. In her junior season Holguin was the MVP of the Redondo Union Tournament, MVP of the Pacific Coast League, First Team All CIF and First Team All-State. Holguin was part of the Mamba Academy and is the last current high school player coached by Kobe Bryant. She said she fell in love with the game being coached by Bryant and tries to play the game like it's supposed to be played.
