AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas women's basketball sophomore Madison Booker was named the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week, the Naismith Awards announced on Monday.
Booker started the week by scoring 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting to help the Longhorns to an 89-51 win over No. 8 Maryland in the Coretta Scott King Classic. Against Tennessee, Booker had her ninth 20-point game of the season with 26 points and made a key steal and layup to lift Texas to an 80-76 win over No. 17 Tennessee.
This past weekend Booker went home to Mississippi and playing in front of over 30 friends and family she hit the go-ahead jumper for Texas with 25.