By james art With the women’s college basketball season fast approaching, expectations are high for the Texas Longhorns. They will be led by Madison Booker, who was named a preseason All-American by the Associated Press. She is coming off an impressive freshman season that built optimism for the future.
During the 2023-2024 campaign, Booker appeared in 37 games and averaged 16.5 points. The talented forward also made an impact on the boards, averaging five rebounds per game. As she played a crucial role in helping the Longhorns win 33 games, Booker became the first freshman in Big 12 women’s basketball history to be named the Big 12 Player of the Year.
While the Germantown High School product excelled in the regular season, she took her game to another level in the postseason. She led the Longhorns to the Big 12 Championship and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. In tournament play, Booker averaged 21.3 points, four rebounds and five assists per game.
Now that Booker has a year of experience behind her, she should be even better this season. She will also have some help from Rory Harmon, who is healthy after being limited to 12 games in the 2023-24 campaign with a knee injury.
As the Associated Press showed earlier this week, the Longhorns already have a star in Booker ready to take this team to new heights.