Texas PG Rori Harmon flashes her leadership in finale: 'She's really built this program'
Rori Harmon's college career ended on Friday in a 51-44 loss to UCLA. But before she left the arena, Harmon made sure to defend teammate Madison Booker.
PHOENIX — Nearly an hour after her collegiate career ended on Friday night, Texas senior Rori Harmon distributed one more assist. This assist won't be added to Harmon's career totals. She'll settle for 977 on that count, which is still a school record by 201.
Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) and forward Madison Booker (35) leave the court during a timeout in the NCAA Final Four game against UCLA at the Mortgage Matchup Center on Friday, April 3, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) No, this assist was a metaphorical one.
As Harmon waited to fulfill the duties of a veteran point guard and speak at UT's postgame conference following a 51-44 loss to UCLA in the Final Four , she found a despondent Madison Booker seated in a Mortgage Matchup Center hallway and consoled her teammate after the junior forward's 3-for-23 shooting performance. Harmon then grabbed the microphone while Booker struggled to answer a question on the podium about her offensive woes. "You've all got to realize, she's human.
She's a basketball player. We want her to take those shots," Harmon said. "I truly told Maddie, I don't care.
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