Texas women's basketball officially finished its 2025/2026 regular season against Alabama this past Sunday. Even though it was a tight game going down the final stretch in the fourth quarter, Texas was able to come away with the win and secure the No.3 seed in the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament. We will have more on that, including who the Longhorns might play in their first game. However, it's time we turned our attention to the postseason conference awards.
At the end of every regular season in college basketball, there are postseason awards and lists that players get named to. While I was somewhat shocked that Kyla Oldacre wasn't named to the All-SEC defensive team, some of your favorite players made the cut.
Let's take a look at the Longhorns who made the All-SEC teams, and who were left off:
1. All-SEC team recognition
The Texas Longhorns had two outstanding ladies make the All-SEC women's basketball teams. Madison Booker was named to the first team, and Rori Harmon was named to the second team. Both ladies had outstanding seasons and deserve a lot of praise from the Longhorns faithful. Booker was an outstanding forward this season, earning a lot of playing time by making play after play. However, the best thing from this week was when she wasn't named the SEC Player of the Year.
Madison Booker was asked how she felt not being named Player of the Year, and she showed her humility. She said that her Team USA teammate Mikayla Blakes deserved the award because she was above and beyond anyone in the conference. I'm sure that Booker was considered for the award, but Blakes did enough to earn it this season. Booker will be an amazing teammate if she decides to enter the WNBA Draft, assuming there is even a league in the future.
Harmon, on the other hand, was named to the All-SEC second team. I thought that was the right decision given that she didn't have a consistent season. It felt like teams figured out how to guard her and passed the information along. She was also named to the All-SEC Defensive Team. I know Schaefer is going to miss her next season as she's a pretty special player who will go down in Longhorns' history.
2. Who got snubbed
It definitely feels like two players on the Longhorns were snubbed from the list. Kyla Oldacre is the first player who should have been included in the postseason honors. While she wasn't a big paint presence this season, her defense should have gotten her on the All-SEC Defensive team.
Another player who should have been on the All-SEC Second Team was Justice Carlton, as she had an amazing season and provided great minutes off the bench. She will definitely get more playing time as a starter next season if she doesn't transfer from Texas. I have a good hunch she will stay with the Longhorns and continue her career here.
Stay tuned for more on who the Longhorns could play in the SEC Tournament in their first game.