Texas' Madison Booker on life lessons from coach Schaefer, tips from Kevin Durant and more
Texas' Madison Booker talks head coach Vic Schaefer, Kevin Durant's March Madness advice and why any WNBA team would be lucky to have Rori Harmon.
Following Texas women's basketball's uninspired 86-70 loss to Vanderbilt in February, head coach Vic Schaefer publicly called out his squad. The challenge led to some hard conversations between the Longhorns . “We had to come back to drawing board.
What's our goals for the season? What do we want out of this season too? What are we doing?
” junior forward Madison Booker recalled to USA TODAY Sports. “Our veteran leader, Rori (Harmon) stepped up and said, 'The center's the center here, so we need to do better. '" Booker said the reset "got us clicking at the right moment.
" That's not an understatement. Texas has responded with ten consecutive wins, including an SEC championship victory over South Carolina, and two wins in the 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament. Texas is now one win away from their third consecutive Elite Eight appearance.
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