Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer is going to have to reload his roster.
After making their second consecutive run to the Final Four, Texas is losing a handful of key players to the transfer portal. Three people with direct access to the transfer portal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday that Jordan Lee, Aaliyah Crump, Justice Carlton and Aaliyah Moore are in the transfer portal.
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Lee and Carlton were regular starters for the Longhorns, which won the SEC Tournament title this season for the first time in program history. Crump was sixth on the team in minutes played this season, while Moore — who missed this season with a knee injury — is a former All-Big 12 selection who averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 90 games for the Longhorns.
Coupled with the fact that Rori Harmon, Kyla Oldacre and Teya Sidberry have exhausted their eligibility and are set to graduate, Texas is losing six of its top eight players from its Final Four squad.
Three-time All-American Madison Booker and junior starting forward Breya Cunningham are still expected to return, but Schaefer has holes to fill around them.
Lee is perhaps the loss that stings the most for the Longhorns. Widely viewed as the glue of the team, she was named to the All-Region team in Fort Worth 3 in this year’s NCAA Tournament for her performances in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, where she piled up 22 points, six assists, three rebounds and four steals while also providing strong defense. A sophomore, Lee averaged 13.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 42% from the floor, 34% from 3-point land and 75% from the free throw line.
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Carlton — a sophomore who was selected to the All-SEC Tournament Team — averaged 8.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 47.4% from 3-point range. A freshman, Crump averaged 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Texas is bringing a strong recruiting class, headlined by Addison Bjorn and Brihanna Crittendon, who are both ranked inside ESPN’s top 10 for the 2026 class. Bjorn was the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and helped Team USA win the U19 World Cup last summer.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Glue player Jordan Lee headlines wave of Texas departures to transfer portal
