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Women’s Basketball’s Booker selected finalist for Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year award
03.11.2026 | Women's Basketball
Booker is a two-time winner of the Cheryl Miller Award.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Texas women's basketball junior Madison Booker was named 1 of 5 finalists for the 2026 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Wednesday. Booker was the recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award in 2024 and 2025.
Booker led Texas to the SEC Tournament Championship and was named the MVP of the tournament. 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 has been named a First Team All-American this season by USA Today Sports and The Athletic.
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.
The Cheryl Miller Award, in its ninth year, honors the top small forwards in women's Division I women's college basketball. It is named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer.
2026 Cheryl Miller Award Finalists
Madison Booker Texas
Mikaylah Williams LSU
Cotie McMahon Ole Miss
Olivia Olson Michigan
Gabriela Jaquez UCLA
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting starting on Friday, March 13, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
