The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
No. 24 Alabama
No. 4 Women’s Basketball preview: at No. 24 Alabama
02.27.2026 | Women's Basketball
Game 31
No. 4 Texas (27-3, 12-3) at No. 24 Alabama (21-8, 7-8)
Sunday, March 1, 2026 – 11:00 a.m. Central
Coleman Coliseum| Tuscaloosa, Ala.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on SEC Network with Sam Gore (pxp) and Tamika Catchings (analyst)
RADIO: The game will be broadcast on AM 1300 The Zone and TexasSports.Com. Roger Wallace and Kathy Harston will have the call.
Notables
• RANKED OPPONENTS: Texas is 11-3 on the season against ranked opponents with four wins against top-10 teams (No. 2 South Carolina, No. 3 UCLA, No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Oklahoma). The 11 wins against ranked opponents are the most for a DI team in the regular season since South Carolina in the 2021-22 season.
• HARMON BREAKS TEXAS STEALS RECORD: Texas point guard Rori Harmon broke the Longhorns all-time steals in the victory over LSU. Harmon tallied six steals in the game and now has 365 for her career. The previous record of 346 was established 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 927 career assists. Harmon is now the first and only player in NCAA DI women's basketball history to reach 1,500+ points, 900+ assists, 350+ steals and 600+ rebounds.
• BOOKER IN SEC PLAY: All-American and national player of the year candidate Madison Booker is averaging 18.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game in conference play and is shooting 47.8 percent from the field. For the season Booker is shooting over 50 percent from the field.
• OLDACRE MAKING AN IMPACT: Senior Kyla Oldacre is a strong presence for Texas. Oldacre is averaging 10.4 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game on the season and has recorded five double-doubles. Oldacre has a 62.9 shooting percentage on the season and has tallied 32 blocked shots.
• IN THE MOOD: Texas has won 42 straight home games at Moody Center and have a 67-5 all-time mark in their fourth season of their home arena. That number is the second longest home win streak in program history.
• 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 ESPN. Bjorn, Crittendon and Spaight were named McDonald's All-Americans.
