Women's Basketball

University of Texas at Austin

PO Box 7399 - Austin, TX - 78713
Team Office: Tel: (512) 471-9802 Fax: (512) 471-6040
Team website: www.texassports.com/

The University of Texas at Austin is the state's flagship school and boasts having the second highest number of merit scholars among incoming freshman versus its sister campuses. It is also one of nation's largest public universities with an enrollment of 50,000. Seven of the school's doctoral programs rank in the top 10 in the nation. Among its undergraduate programs, its Radio and TV and Business school are highly regarded. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Texas at Austin #44 among national institutions overall.

The campus is located in Austin (pop. 656k) which is located in central Texas. Austin is approximately 230 miles from Mexico and less than 100 miles from San Antonio to its south.

School website
www.utexas.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

37,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 1120-1370

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$16,000
Out-of-State: ~$28,000

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences - Communication - Business

Misc. Information

Head coach Gail Goestenkors begins her first season at Texas in 2007-08. Goestenkors takes over from the legendary Jody Conradt who amassed 900 college career victories - second only to Pat Summit's 947 - and led the Longhorns to 21 NCAA appearances over 31 years. However, Goestenkors is a legend of her own making after a distinguished 15-year tenure at Duke University where she compiled a 396-99 record and led the Blue Devils to 13 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances while winning twelve national coach of the year honors. The Longhorns finished with a disappointing 13-15 record in 2005-06 but did rebound somewhat in 2006-07 going 18-14.

Team Name	Longhorns
Colors	Burnt Orange and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	942-330 (.740)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	18-14	13-15	22-9	122-47 (.722)
Conference	6-10	7-9	13-3	55-25 (.687)
Conf. Finish	7	7	1	1, 1, 5, 7, 6
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	2nd Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#17	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Gail Goestenkors
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Texas - Austin	2007-08
Contract Expires	TBP
Record as Head Coach	396-99 (.800)
Record at Texas - Austin	0-0
Coaching Awards	ACC COTY 7x, WBCA District COTY 6x

Asst. Coaches	Mickie De Moss, LaKale Malone, Gale Valley,

Recruiting Coordinator

Mickie De Moss Ph. (512) 471-9151, TBD

Conference and Schedule

Texas plays in the Big 12 which is regarded as one of the most difficult conferences in the nation. The Big 12 (www.big12sports.org) is comprised of 12 teams from seven different states in two divisions. Texas plays in the south division. The Longhorns plays a 16 game schedule, playing five teams twice and the remainder once. Conference play begins in January; usually with one game played during the week and another on Sunday afternoon. The season concludes with the Big 12 tourney which takes all 12 teams with the top four receiving first round byes. Tournament winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

South: Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Baylor. North: Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas State, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa State.

Facilities

Frank Erwin Center
Capacity 16,175. Average attendance 6,500