TEXAS BASKETBALL 2017-18 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF School: The University of Texas Head Coach Karen Aston (Little Rock ‘87) Location: Austin, Texas 78713 Record at Texas 114-55 / .675 (5 seasons) Founded: 1883 Career Record 215-118 / .646 (10 seasons) Enrollment: 51,334 Associate Head Coach Tina Thompson (USC ‘97) Nickname: Longhorns Assistant Coach Jamie Carey (Texas ‘04) School Colors: Burnt Orange & White (Pantone 159) Assistant Coach George Washington (Abilene Christian ’00) Christian ‘00) Conference: Big 12 Conference President: Gregory L. Fenves (Cornell ‘79) TEAM INFORMATION Women’s Athletics Director: Chris Plonsky (Kent State ‘79) 2016-17 Overall Record 25-9 Athletic Department Phone: (512) 471-4787 Big 12 Conference Record / Finish 15-3 / 2nd Website: TexasSports.com / UTexas.edu 2016-17 Final Ranking (AP/Coaches) 14/14 2016-17 Big 12 Championship 1-1 (Semifinalist) FACILITIES 2016-17 NCAA Championship 2-1 (Sweet 16) Arena (Capacity): Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Starters Returning / Lost 2 / 2 * Practice Facility: Denton A. Cooley Pavilion Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 9 / 3 * Offices: Marian Dozier Women’s Basketball Offices Newcomers 4 * Joyner Holmes not included in numbers will rejoin team Dec. 23. PROGRAM HISTORY First Season of Women’s Basketball: 1974-75 PLAYERS RETURNING (9) * All-Time Record: 1037-381 (.731) Olamide Aborowa (F, 6-3, Jr., 1.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg in 2016-17) Conference membership: Southwest (1982-96); Big 12 (1996-present) Ariel Atkins (G, 5-11, Sr., 12.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg in 2016-17) # Conference titles (regular season): 12 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau (F, 6-4, Jr., 2.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg in 2016-17) 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau (F, 6-4, Sr., 3.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg in 2016-17) 1989-90, 1992-93, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2003-04 Lashann Higgs (G, 5-9, Jr., 8.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg in 2016-17) Conference titles (tournament): 10 Joyner Holmes (G/F, 6-3, So., 12.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg in 2016-17) * # 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, Jordan Hosey (F, 6-1, Jr., 2.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg in 2016-17) 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03 Brooke McCarty (G, 5-4, Sr., 14.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg in 2016-17) # NCAA Tournament appearances: 30 (40-29, .580) Alecia Sutton (G, 5-8, So., 3.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg in 2016-17) 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, Jada Underwood (G/F, 6-0, So., 3.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg in 2016-17) 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, * Joyner Holmes not included in numbers will rejoin team Dec. 23. 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, # - Denotes returning starter 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 NEWCOMERS (4) NCAA Final Four appearances: 3 Rellah Boothe (F, 6-3, Fr., Ocala, Fla.) 1985-86, 1986-87, 2002-03 Destiny Littleton (G, 5-9, Fr., La Jolla, Calif.) NCAA titles: 1 Chasity Patterson (G, 5-5, Fr., Houston, Texas) 1985-86 Jatarie White (F/C, 6-4, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.) & & - Sat out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules MEDIA RELATIONS Office Phone: 512-471-6036 PLAYERS LOST (3) Office Fax: 512-471-6040 Tasia Foman (G, 5-4, Jr., 2.9 ppg, 1.5 rpg) Associate AD, Media Relations: Scott McConnell Kelsey Lang (C, 6-5, Sr., 9.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg) PrimAry WomEn’s BAskEtbALL ContAct: SeAn CArtELL Brianna Taylor (G, 5-9, Sr., 4.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg) Mobile Phone: 352-278-5422 Office Phone: 512-471-6039 E-mail: [email protected] SecondAry WomEn’s BAskEtbaLL ContAct: ChAndLEr Frumin Mobile Phone: 972-795-9488 E-mail: [email protected] TICKETS Website: TexasSports.com/tickets Phone: 512-471-3333 TEXAS BASKETBALL 2017-18 ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT CL HOMETOWN/HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Alecia Sutton G 5-8 So. St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North 4 Destiny Littleton G 5-9 Fr. La Jolla, Calif./The Bishop’s School 5 Jordan Hosey F 6-1 Jr. Pearland, Texas/Manville 10 Lashann Higgs G 5-9 Jr. Round Rock, Texas/Cedar Ridge 11 Brooke McCarty G 5-4 Sr. League City, Texas/Clear Springs 12 Jada Underwood G/F 6-0 So. Mesquite,/ Texas/Horn 14 Olamide Aborowa F 6-3 Jr. Ondo, Nigeria/Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) 15 Chasity Patterson G 5-5 Fr. Houston, Texas/North Shore 23 Ariel Atkins G 5-11 Sr. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 24 Joyner Holmes # G/F 6-3 So. Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 30 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau F 6-4 Jr. Gatineau, Quebec/IMG Academy/Vanderbilt 31 Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau F 6-4 Sr. Gatineau, Quebec/IMG Academy/Gulf Coast State College 33 Rellah Boothe F 6-3 Fr. Ocala, Fla./IMG Academy 40 Jatarie White F/C 6-4 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day/South Carolina # - Holmes will rejoin the team on Dec. 23, 2017. Head Coach: Karen Aston, 6th Season (Arkansas-Little Rock, ’87) Record at Texas: 114-55 (.675) [five seasons] Career Record: 215-118 (.646) [10 seasons] Associate Head Coach: Tina Thompson, 3rd Season (Southern California, ’97) Assistant Coach: Jamie Carey, 2nd Season (Texas, ’04) Assistant Coach: George Washington, 6th Season (Abilene Christian, ’00) Assistant AD/BasKetball Operations: Angela Ortega Sports Performance Coach: Zack Zillner Associate Athletic Trainer: Heidi Wlezien Special Assistant: Mark Recoulley Video Coordinator: Jama Sharp Coordinator of Community Engagement: Fran Harris Administrative Assistant: Dennis Colwell Media Relations: Sean Cartell TEXAS BASKETBALL 2017-18 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE ARENA TIME TV Nov. 5 Sunday OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (Exh.) Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 1:00 PM LHN Nov. 12 Sunday STETSON Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 1:00 PM LHN Nov. 15 Wednesday MCNEESE STATE Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 11:00 AM LHN Nov. 17 Friday UTSA Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN South Point Shootout Nov. 24 Fri. vs. LSU Las Vegas, Nev. South Point Arena 5:30 PM Nov. 25 Sat. vs. Washington Las Vegas, Nev. South Point Arena 3:15 PM Nov. 30 Thursday LOUISIANA TECH Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Big 12/SEC Challenge Dec. 3 Sunday at Georgia Athens, Ga. Stegeman Coliseum Dec. 10 Sunday at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena 2:00 PM ESPN2 Dec. 13 Wednesday NORTHWESTERN STATE Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Dec. 17 Sunday FLORIDA STATE Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 11:30 AM FS1 Dec. 28 Thursday at Oklahoma * Norman, Okla. Lloyd Noble Center 7:00 PM FSOK Dec. 31 Sunday WEST VIRGINIA * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 3:30 PM FSN Jan. 3 Wednesday OKLAHOMA STATE * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Jan. 7 Sunday at Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. Bramlage Coliseum 1:00 PM ESPNU Jan. 10 Wednesday at TCU * Fort Worth, Texas Schollmaier Arena 8:00 PM FSSW+ Jan. 13 Saturday KANSAS * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 1:00 PM LHN Jan. 15 Monday UCONN Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 6:00 PM ESPN2 Jan. 20 Saturday at Texas Tech * Lubbock, Texas United Supermarkets Arena 3:00 PM FSN Jan. 25 Thursday at Baylor * Waco, Texas Ferrell Center 7:00 PM ESPN Jan. 27 Saturday IOWA STATE * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Jan. 31 Wednesday at Kansas * Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse 7:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 3 Saturday TCU * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 11:00 AM LHN Feb. 5 Monday at West Virginia * Morgantown, W.Va. WVU Coliseum 6:00 PM FS1 Feb. 10 Saturday KANSAS STATE * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Feb. 14 Wednesday TEXAS TECH * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM LHN Feb. 17 Saturday at Oklahoma State * Stillwater, Okla. Gallagher Iba Arena 2:00 PM FSOK Feb. 19 Monday BAYLOR * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 7:00 PM ESPN2 Feb. 24 Saturday at Iowa State * Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum 5:00 PM FSN Feb. 27 Tuesday OKLAHOMA * Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center 6:00 PM FS1 subject to change; as of Sept. 21, 2017 * - Big 12 Conference opponent • all home contests in BOLD CAPS • all times Central Ticket Information » 512-471-3333 or TexasSports.com/tickets 2016-17 Texas Women's Basketball Texas Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 25-9 15-3 9-3 1-3 CONFERENCE 15-3 7-2 8-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-6 8-1 1-2 1-3 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 McCarty, Brooke 34-34 1149 33.8 174-381 . 4 5 7 77-179 . 4 3 0 56-73 . 7 6 7 9 114 123 3.6 45 0 122 56 2 26 481 14.1 23 Atkins, Ariel 32-32 852 26.6 154-338 . 4 5 6 29-77 . 3 7 7 72-88 . 8 1 8 64 69 133 4.2 95 5 51 46 10 64 409 12.8 24 Holmes, Joyner 34-32 900 26.5 168-385 . 4 3 6 2-12 . 1 6 7 73-107 . 6 8 2 98 180 278 8.2 96 4 63 93 38 26 411 12.1 40 Lang, Kelsey 34-32 917 27.0 139-264 .