Mon Mar 31 23:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Texas’s Booker Leads Longhorns to Sweet 16 Showdown Against Tennessee

**BIRMINGHAM, AL —** Madison Booker, the sophomore star for the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team, is leading her team’s charge towards another Elite Eight appearance. The 19-year-old guard has been instrumental in Texas’s success over the past two seasons, culminating in a dominant performance in the first two rounds of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Booker averaged a stellar 16.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game this season, shooting an impressive 46.7% from the field and 42.4% from three-point range. In the tournament, she already boasts 20 points through two games, including a double-double in the first round. Her consistent performance builds upon a strong freshman year that saw her contribute to the team’s Elite Eight run.

The highly touted recruit, ranked No. 12 overall in the 2023 class by ESPN HoopGurlz, chose Texas over several other basketball powerhouses including Duke and Tennessee. Her father, Carlos Booker, played college basketball at Southern Mississippi, suggesting a strong basketball lineage.

Now, Booker and the Longhorns face a crucial Sweet 16 matchup against No. 5 seed Tennessee on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama. A victory would propel Texas to the Elite Eight and further solidify Booker’s status as one of the nation’s top young players. While still ineligible for the WNBA draft, her performance this season suggests a bright future in the professional ranks.

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