Texas Women's Basketball 2017 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Texas Longhorns

Big 12 (23-8, 15-3)

 
Big Wins: 12/11 Tennessee (72-67), 2/6 at Baylor (85-79), 2/13 at Florida State (92-88)
Bad Losses: 11/14 at Stanford (59-71), 2/18 at Oklahoma (73-74), 2/24 Iowa State (66-70)
Coach: Karen Aston
 
Probable Starters:
Brooke McCarty, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.5 apg
Ariel Atkins, Junior, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Brianna Taylor, Senior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Joyner Holmes, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 11.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Kelsey Lang, Senior, Center, 9.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Lashann Higgs, Sophomore, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Alecia Sutton, Freshman, Guard, 3.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.4 (33rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (102, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (25, 2)     
Field-Goal Defense: 36.3 (31, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.1 (309, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (43, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.9 (271, 9)
Rebound Margin: 10.3 (6, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (116, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.3 (144, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NCAA Round of 64 win over Alabama State
2016    NCAA Round of 32 win over Missouri
2016    NCAA Regional Semifinal win over UCLA
2016    NCAA Regional Final loss to Connecticut
2015    NCAA Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky
2015    NCAA Round of 32 win over California
2015    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2014    NCAA Round of 64 win over Penn
2014    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Maryland
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to West Virginia
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
2010    NCAA Round of 64 loss to San Diego State
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Mississippi State
2008    NCAA Round of 64 win over Minnesota
2008    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Connecticut
2005    NCAA Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts
2005    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Georgia
 
*all team stats through 3/2