Pint-sized point guard Rori Harmon is Texas Longhorns' heart and soul
Rori Harmon overcame an ACL injury and is one of the most accomplished players in Texas Longhorns history, as well as the team's most valuable leader.
AUSTIN, TX — Rori Harmon spent all of the fourth quarter in an unusual spot, on the bench. Her Texas Longhorns were putting the finishing touches on a blowout win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, so Harmon sat for the better art of nine minutes. But then, head coach Vic Schaefer summoned Harmon back to the scorer's table with less than one minute remaining.
Harmon went in for an encore to deafening applause. When the beloved senior point guard subbed out again a few seconds later, she and Schaefer held each other in a long embrace. In her final home game at Moody Center, Harmon had nine points, six assists and five steals in Texas' 100-58 win against Oregon, which guaranteed the Longhorns their fifth trip to the Sweet 16 in the last six seasons.
They will play next week in Fort Worth, but Sunday was Harmon's swan song in Austin. After the final buzzer, the player who defines this era of Texas basketball clutched a microphone at center court and bid the crowd farewell. Fans chanted her name before she could speak.
"I hope to see y’all in Fort Worth," said Harmon, whose Longhorns will play the winner of No. 5 seed Kentucky vs. No.
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