TEXAS BASKETBALL 2014-15 FACT BOOK TEXAS BASKETBALL 2014-15 TV/Radio Lineup EMPRESS CELINA NNEKA KRYSTLE BROOKE 1 DAVENPORT 2 RODRIGO 3 ENEMKPALI 4 HENDERSON 11 McCARTY 5-7 Jr. G 5-8 Jr. G 6-1 Sr. F 5-4 Sr. G 5-4 Fr. G Duncanville, Texas Marietta, Ga. Pflugerville, Texas Dallas, Texas League City, Texas BRIANNA NEKIA TASIA ARIEL BRADY 20 TAYLOR 21 JONES 22 FOMAN 24 ATKINS 32 SANDERS 5-9 Fr. G 5-11 Fr. F 5-4 Fr. G 5-11 Fr. G 5-11 So. G Houston, Texas Beaumont, Texas Duncanville, Texas Duncanville, Texas Cleburne, Texas IMANI DIANI KELSEY LILLEY 34 mcgee- 35 AKIGBOGUN 40 LANG 41 VANDER ZEE STAFFORD 6-1 Fr. F 6-5 So. C 6-4 So. C 6-7 Jr. C Aurora, Colo. The Woodlands, Texas Granbury, Texas Los Angeles, Calif. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nneka Enemkpali ................................ NECK-uh in-em-PAUL-ee Celina Rodrigo ...................................... suh-LEE-nah ROD-ree-go Imani McGee-Stafford...............................................ih-MAH-knee Nekia Jones .................................................................nuh-KEY-uh TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS / INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION COACHING STAFF RECORDS Quick Facts . 1 Radio/TV Roster . 25 Records Overview . 53 2014-15 Roster . 2 Head Coach Karen Aston . 26-27 Team Season . 54-55 Pronunciation Guide . 2 Associate Head Coach Travis Mays . 28 Individual Season . 56-57 Schedule . 3 Assistant Coach Jalie Mitchell . 29 Team Game . 58-59 Roster at a Glance . 4 Assistant Coach George Washington . 30 Individual Game . 60-61 Program Notebook . 5 Support Staff . 31-32 Individual Career . 62-64 Media Information . 6 OPPONENTS Season-by-Season Leaders . 65 STUDENT-ATHLETES 100-Point Games . 66 Big 12 Opponent Information . 33-34 Overtime . 67 Radio/TV Roster . 7 Non-Conference Opponent Information . 34-36 Class-by-Class . 68 1 • Empress Davenport . 8 2013-14 REVIEW Frank Erwin Center . 69 2 • Celina Rodrigo . 9 Team & Opponent Miscellaneous / Highs . 70 3 • Nneka Enemkpali . 10-11 Results . 37 4 • Krystle Henderson . 12 Statistics . 38-42 HISTORY 11 • Brooke McCarty . 13 Big 12 Standings . 43 All-Time Results . 71 20 • Brianna Taylor . 13 National Polls . 44 Awards . 72-75 21 • Nekia Jones . .14 Game-by-Game Leaders . 45 NCAA Championship . 76 22 • Tasia Foman . 15 Box Scores . 46-51 WNBA & Professional . 77 24 • Ariel Atkins . 16 NCAA Championship bracket . 52 USA Basketball . 78 32 • Brady Sanders . 17 All-Time Roster & Head Shots . 79-88 34 • Imani McGee-Stafford . 18-19 All-Time Series . 89-97 35 • Diani Akigbogun . 20 Year-by-Year Results . 97-116 40 • Kelsey Lang . 21 41 • Lilley Vander Zee . 22 Departed Letterwinners . 23-24 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY COACHING STAFF School: . The University of Texas First Season of Women’s Basketball: . 1974-75 Head Coach: . Karen Aston (Arkansas-Little Rock Location: . Austin, Texas 78713 All-Time Record: . 957-356 ( .729) ‘87) Founded: . 1883 Conference membership: Southwest (1982-96); Big Record at Texas: . 34-30 / .531 (2 seasons) Enrollment: .52,076 total / 39,995 undergraduate 12 (1996-present) Career Record: . 135-93 / .592 (7 seasons) Nickname: . Longhorns Conference titles (regular season): . 12 Associate Head Coach: . Travis Mays (Texas ‘90) School Colors: . Burnt Orange & White (Pantone 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, Assistant Coach: . Jalie Mitchell (North Texas ‘02) 159) 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1995-96, Assistant Coach: . George Washington (Abilene Conference: . Big 12 Conference 2002-03, 2003-04, Christian ‘00) President: William. Powers, Jr . (Cal-Berkeley ‘67) Conference titles (tournament): . 10 Women’s Athletics Director: . Chris Plonsky (Kent 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, TEAM INFORMATION State ‘79) 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2013-14 Overall Record: . 22-12 Athletic Department Phone: . (512) 471-4787 NCAA Tournament appearances: 26 (32-25, .561) Big 12 Conference Record / Finish: . 11-7 / t-3rd Website: . TexasSports .com / UTexas .edu 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 2013-14 Final National Ranking: . NR 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 2013-14 Big 12 Championship: . 1-1 (Semifinals) FACILITIES 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2013-14 NCAA Championship: 1-1 (Second Round) Arena (Capacity): . Frank Erwin Center (16,540) 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, Starters Returning / Lost: . 4 / 1 Practice Facility: . .Denton A . Cooley Pavilion 2004-05, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, Letterwinners Returning / Lost: . 10 / 4 Offices: Marian Dozier Women’s Basketball Offices 2011-12, 2013-14, Newcomers: . 4 NCAA Final Four appearances: . 3 Breakdown by Class MEDIA RELATIONS 1985-86, 1986-87, 2002-03, Seniors (2) . Nneka Enemkpali, Krystle Henderson NCAA titles: . 1 Office Phone: . 512-471-6036 Juniors (4) . Empress Davenport, Imani McGee-Stafford, 1985-86, Office Fax: . 512-471-6040 Brady Sanders, Celina Rodrigo Associate AD, Media Relations: . .John Bianco Sophomores (4) Nekia Jones, Kelsey Lang, Brianna Taylor, Assistant AD, Media Relations: . Scott McConnell TICKETS Lilley Vander Zee Women’s Basketball Contact: . Brian Karst Website: . TexasSports .com/tickets Freshmen (4) Diani Akigbogun, Ariel Atkins, Tasia Foman, Mobile Phone: . 512-748-5292 Phone: . 512-471-3333 Brooke McCarty Office Phone: . 512-471-6039 E-mail: . brian .karst@utexas .edu @TexasWBB 1 TexasSports.com INTRODUCTION / 2014-15 ROSTER NUMERICAL # NAME POS. HT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL 1 Empress Davenport G 5-7 Jr . 2L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 2 Celina Rodrigo G 5-8 Jr . 2L Marietta, Ga . Hillgrove HS 3 Nneka Enemkpali F 6-1 Sr. 3L Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 4 Krystle Henderson G 5-4 Sr . 1L Dallas, Texas Trinity Valley CC / Skyline HS 11 Brooke McCarty G 5-4 Fr . HS League City, Texas Clear Springs HS 20 Brianna Taylor G 5-9 Soph . 1L Houston, Texas Spring Dekaney HS 21 Nekia Jones F 5-11 Soph . 1L Beaumont, Texas Ozen HS 22 Tasia Foman G 5-4 Fr . HS Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 24 Ariel Atkins G 5-11 Fr . HS Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 32 Brady Sanders G 5-11 Jr . RS/2L Godley, Texas Godley HS 34 Imani McGee-Stafford C 6-7 Jr . 2L Los Angeles, Calif . Windward School 35 Diani Akigbogun F 6-1 Fr . HS Aurora, Colo . Regis Jesuit HS 40 Kelsey Lang C 6-5 Soph . 1L The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands HS 41 Lilley Vander Zee C 6-4 Soph . 1L Granbury, Texas Granbury HS ALPHABETICAL # NAME POS. HT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL 35 AKIGBOGUN, Diani F 6-1 Fr . HS Aurora, Colo . Regis Jesuit HS 24 ATKINS, Ariel G 5-11 Fr . HS Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 1 DAVENPORT, Empress G 5-7 Jr . 2L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 3 ENEMKPALI, Nneka F 6-1 Sr. 3L Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 22 FOMAN, Tasia G 5-4 Fr . HS Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 4 HENDERSON, Krystle G 5-4 Sr . 1L Dallas, Texas Trinity Valley CC / Skyline HS 21 JONES, Nekia F 5-11 Soph . 1L Beaumont, Texas Ozen HS 40 LANG, Kelsey C 6-5 Soph . 1L The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands HS 11 McCARTY, Brooke G 5-4 Fr . HS League City, Texas Clear Springs HS 34 McGEE-STAFFORD, Imani C 6-7 Jr . 2L Los Angeles, Calif . Windward School 2 RODRIGO, Celina G 5-8 Jr . 2L Marietta, Ga . Hillgrove HS 32 SANDERS, Brady G 5-11 Jr . RS/2L Godley, Texas Godley HS 20 TAYLOR, Brianna G 5-9 Soph . 1L Houston, Texas Spring Dekaney HS 41 VANDER ZEE, Lilley C 6-4 Soph . 1L Granbury, Texas Granbury HS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Karen Aston 3rd Season as a Head Coach at UT / 8th Season as a Head Coach / 11th Season at UT (UALR ‘87) Associate Head Coach: Travis Mays 7th Season at UT (The University of Texas ‘90) Assistant Coach: Jalie Mitchell 3rd Season at UT (University of North Texas ‘02) Assistant Coach: George Washington 3rd Season at UT (Abilene Christian University ‘00) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Shaun McPherson 3rd Season at UT (University of North Carolina ‘99) SUPPORT STAFF Women’s Athletics Director: Chris Plonsky Senior Associate AD/Sport Administrator: Kathy Harston Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Services: Dr . Randa Ryan Assistant AD/Basketball Operations: Angela Ortega Associate Athletic Trainer: Lisa Stalans Video Coordinator: Mark Recoulley Special Assistant: Erin Floyd Coordinator of Community Engagement: Fran Harris Administrative Assistant: Dennis Colwell Media Relations: Brian Karst PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Diani Akigbogun dee-AHH-nee aa-KEY-bow-guhn Nneka Enemkpali NECK-uh in-em-PAUL-ee Tasia Foman TAY-sha Imani McGee-Stafford ih-MAH-knee Celina Rodrigo suh-LEE-nah ROD-ree-go Nekia Jones nuh-KEY-uh @TexasWBB 2 TexasSports.com 2014-15 SCHEDULE / INTRODUCTION DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE ARENA TIME TV Nov. 9 Sunday OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (EXH.) Austin, Texas Erwin Center 2 p.m. Longhorn Network Nov. 15 Saturday UTSA Austin, Texas Erwin Center 2 p.m. Longhorn Network Nov . 20 Thursday at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif . Maples Pavilion 8 p .m . Pac-12 Network Nov . 23 Sunday at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif . Pauley Pavilion 3 p .m . Pac-12 Network Nov. 26 Wednesday UT-PAN AMERICAN Austin, Texas Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network Nov. 30 Sunday TENNESSEE Austin, Texas Erwin Center 5:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1 Dec. 3 Wednesday NEW MEXICO Austin, Texas Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network Dec. 8 Monday SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Austin, Texas Erwin Center 11 a.m. Longhorn Network Dec. 14 Sunday NORTHWESTERN STATE Austin, Texas Erwin Center 2 p.m. Longhorn Network Dec. 17 Wednesday McNEESE STATE Austin, Texas Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network SEC / Big 12 Challenge Dec . 21 Sunday vs .