AUSTIN, Texas — Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer has been named a semifinal for the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club and Naismith Award announced on Thursday.
In the face of adversity Schaefer has guided the team to a 30-4 record, a Big 12 tournament championship and currently ranked No. 5 in the associated press poll and No. 4 in the coaches poll.
The Longhorns lost All-American point guard Rori Harmon to a season-ending injury on Dec. 27. In all Texas has had 45 games missed by starters due to injury this season.