The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Rori Harmon
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cypress Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Major:
- Applied Movement Science
JUNIOR [2024-25]
• Became the first player in Texas Women's Basketball program history to reach 1200 points and 700 assists.
• AP All-American Honorable Mention
• Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award finalist
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist
• SEC All-Defensive Team
• Recorded her 1000th career point.
• Currently ranks second all-time in program history for career assists with 731. She is 46 assists away from setting the program record.
• Played in started in all 39 games for the Longhorns in the 2024-2025 season. Has played in a total of 118 career games at Texas.
• Finished the season with 1288 points (28th all-time), 731 assists (second all-time), 526 rebounds, 279 steals (eighth all-time).
JUNIOR [2022-23]
• Played in 12 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Dec. 27.
• After 12 games was leading the country in assist-turnover ratio with 93 assists and 14 turnovers.
• Recorded her 500th career assist.
SOPHOMORE [2022-23]
• Followed up her impressive freshman season with a stellar sophomore campaign. Named AP and WBCA All-America honorable mention and Texas Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year.
• Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team accolades.
• Averaged 7.4 assists per game to set a new program record for single season assist average.
• Harmon and Caitlin Clark were the only players for the season to average at least 11 points per game, over seven assists per game and over five rebounds per game.
• Harmon made history against TCU when she became the fourth player in program history to record a triple-double with 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
• Played and started in 31 games and played all 40 minutes in 10 games.
• Harmon was selected to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team.
• Registered nine games on the season with double-digit assists, including a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 13 assists against Kansas State.
• Named an Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
FRESHMAN [2021-22]
• Turned in a remarkable freshman campaign resulting in All-America Honorable Mention honors by the Associated Press (AP) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Associations (WBCA), becoming the first freshman in school history to earn All-American status from either organization.
• Named the 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
• Named to the Spokane Region All-Tournament Team during the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
• Received the Most Outstanding Player Award following the 2022 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
• Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
• Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team as well as the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
• Garnered four Big 12 Freshman of the Week awards.
• Recognized as the ESPN W National Player of the Week [Feb. 21].
• Named the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week award from the National Collegiate Basketball Writers Association [Dec. 28].
• Led the Big 12 and ranked No.17 in the NCAA with 86 steals on the season which ranks No. 2 in school history in single-season steals by a freshman.
• Ranked No. 3 in the league and No. 17 nationally in total assists (180) which ranks No. 1 in school history in single-season assists by a freshman.
• Ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 26 nationally with a 2.25 assist/turnover ratio.
• Poured in a team-best 21 points in victory at No.2-ranked Stanford [Nov.14].
• Recorded first-career double-double performance at Tennessee [Nov. 21] totaling 10 points while dishing out 11 assists.
• Notched 18 points in a team-high nine assists at Texas A&M [Dec. 5].
• Recorded 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Princeton [Dec. 22].
• Posted second double-double of the season at Oklahoma with 15 points and a season-high 11 rebounds [Jan. 29].
• Tallied a team-best 20 points and nine assists vs Iowa State [Feb. 16].
• Paced the team with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists at West Virginia [Feb. 20].
• Poured in a season-best 30 points on 8-of-17 shooting including a season-high five triples in Big 12 Championship semifinal victory over Iowa State [March 12].
• Scored 14 points to go with six assists and seven rebounds in NCAA Elite 8 loss to Stanford [March 27].
PREP
• Named a McDonald’s All-American and the 2021 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year.
• Ranked as the No.10 prospect in the country for the 2021 class by espnW/HoopGurlz.
• Named the 2021 Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Girls Basketball Co-Player of the Year, which was shared with her high school teammate and fellow UT recruit Kyndall Hunter.
• Finished her career at Cypress Creek High School with 2,572 points, 745 assists and 700 steals in 146 games.
• Averaged 18 points, 5.8 assists and 5.2 steals per game during her senior campaign leading the Cougars to a runner-up finish in the Class 6A state championship.
• Ranked the No.6 overall prospect in the country as a junior by All Star Girls Report and the No. 10 overall prospect by ESPN W HoopGurlz.
• Averaged 15.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.7 steals per game while helping Cypress Creek to a 41-1 record and a runner-up finish in the Class 6A state tournament during her junior season.
• Four-time Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-state selection.
