Madison Booker just rewrote the Texas record book. The 6-foot-1 junior forward is now the first Longhorn ever to be named an Associated Press All-American in three different seasons, earning a spot on the AP first team on Wednesday. She has been the driving force behind a Texas squad that rolled through the regular season at 31-3 and heads into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed, stacking another national honor on a year full of big performances and program milestones.
Booker’s latest first-team nod, and the detail that no other Longhorn has pulled off a three-time AP All-American run, was first reported Wednesday by the San Antonio Express‑News. The outlet noted she drew 17 first-place votes from the AP’s 31 voters and finished with 127 points in the balloting. The Express‑News also reported that fifth-year guard Rori Harmon picked up AP honorable mention.
Booker's season and milestones
On the stat sheet, Booker has been one of the most efficient wings in the country. She is averaging about 18.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from the field this season, according to a season capsule from College Sports Madness. She recorded a 28-10-10 triple-double in a Dec. 10 win at UTRGV, one of only a handful of triple-doubles in program history, per the Associated Press. Booker also poured in a career-high 31 points in Texas’ SEC semifinal win over Ole Miss on March 7, a showing singled out in regional tournament coverage by The IX Sports.
Longhorns' tournament picture
With Booker and Harmon running the show, Texas closed the regular slate at 31-3 and secured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a setup that gives the Longhorns a strong path into March, according to College Sports Madness. The team will open its tournament run at the Moody Center on Friday afternoon, keeping the early rounds on essentially home turf, as noted by the San Antonio Express‑News. The Longhorns’ blend of productive offense and stingy defense that produced that gaudy record is exactly the context that makes Booker’s latest honor feel like more than just a line in the box score.
Harmon also honored
Point guard Rori Harmon earned AP honorable mention for the fourth time, a national nod that caps a decorated run, according to the AP All‑America listings. Her senior season has been crowded with milestones too. Harmon averages about 8.4 points and 6.2 assists, and she recently became Texas’ career leader in both assists and steals, a program record highlighted in national coverage by Yahoo Sports. Together, Harmon’s playmaking and defensive edge in the backcourt and Booker’s national spotlight on the wing give Texas the kind of one-two punch that can carry real weight in March.
