The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Arkansas
No. 4 Women’s Basketball preview: at Arkansas
01.23.2026 | Women's Basketball
Game 22
No. 4/5 Texas (19-2, 4-2) at Arkansas (11-10, 0-6)
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 – 3:00 p.m. Central
Bud Walton Arena | Fayetteville, Ark.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on SEC Network with Eric Frede (pxp) and Christy Thomaskutty on the call.
RADIO: The game will be broadcast on AM 1300 The Zone and TexasSports.Com. Roger Wallace and Kathy Harston will have the call.
Notables
• HARMON APPROACHING TEXAS STEALS RECORD: Texas point guard Rori Harmon is second on the Longhorns all-time list for career steals. Harmon has 340 steals and is seven away from breaking the Texas record of 346 that was set in 1980 by Linda Waggoner.
• HARMON BREAKS ASSIST RECORD: Rori Harmon tallied nine assists and the game-winning shot against South Carolina in Las Vegas. Harmon broke the 40-year record previously held by Kamie Ethridge with her 777th assist. Harmon now has 878 career assists. When Harmon reaches 900 career assists she will become the first player in NCAA DI women's basketball history to reach 1,500+ points, 900+ assists, 325+ steals and 600+ rebounds.
• BOOKER IN SEC PLAY: All-American and national player of the year candidate Madison Booker is averaging 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game in conference play and is shooting 46.2 percent from the field.
• NUMBER ONE RECRUITING CLASS: The Longhorns have inked the No. 1 recruiting class for 2026. Texas is the only program to sign multiple top-10 kids. 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.
• TRIPLE-DOUBLE BOOKER: Madison Booker became the fifth player in UT women's basketball history to record a triple-double with her 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the win at UTRGV.
• PLAYERS ERA CHAMPIONSHIP: The Longhorns beat No. 3 UCLA and No. 2 South Carolina on back-to-back days to win the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns became the first program in at least 25 years to win games over top-three opponents on back-to-back days. Rori Harmon was named the MVP of the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns moved up to No. 2 in the AP poll and received 10 first place votes.
