The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Basketball’s Booker named Associated Press National Player of the Week
03.10.2026 | Women's Basketball
Booker was the MVP of the SEC Tournament.
AUSTIN, Texas — After leading Texas to the SEC Tournament Championship and being named MVP, Madison Booker has been selected the Associated Press National Player of the Week, the AP announced today.
For the SEC Tournament, Booker averaged 20 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game and shot 61.4 percent from the field. She also tallied 13 assists, six steals and three blocks.
Booker is averaging career-highs in points (18.9), rebounds (6.5) steals (2.3) and field goal percentage (51.6) this season. Booker has raised her field goal percentage six points from last season. Booker has 14 games of 20 or more points this season and 42 for her career. Booker, in her junior season has already climbed to sixth on the Texas career scoring list with 1,873 points. Booker is the only player in Texas women's basketball history to reach 1,800 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists. In the SEC Tournament semifinal win over Ole Miss, Booker scored a career-high 31 points and added 11 rebounds and five assists. Over the summer Booker earned her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball as Team USA won the 2025 FIBA Women's Americup in Santiago, Chile.
