Texas women’s basketball star Rori Harmon is now a Washington Mystic guard.
The 5-foot-9 record-setter was the 34th pick Monday night in the third round of the 2026 WNBA Draft and could become the 23rd Longhorn to play in the league. She was the eighth point guard selected.
Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) sits on the floor after a fall during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 game against Kentucky at Dickies Arena on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Head coach Vic Schaefer explained how Harmon would make a good pro after the Final Four loss to UCLA and organizations seemed to listen.
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“If I had a job in the WNBA, she’d be the first one I’d go get,” Schaefer said earlier this month.
Typically, the draft is held in New York City and Harmon watched from Austin (the WNBA invites 15 prospects and their families to attend in person; those are players projected to go in the first round).
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Harmon became the Longhorns’ all-time assist and steal leader in her final season on campus. She finished her career at Texas with 1,616 points, 977 assists, 659 rebounds and 388 steals while winning 157 games. She is the only player in NCAA history to reach 1,600 points, 950 assists, 650 rebounds and 350 steals.
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Throughout the season Schaefer preached how Harmon has flown under the radar the past years and deserved more recognition. But he reiterated that message during in the news conference after the Final Four loss to UCLA. Despite her achievements, including a Big 12 defensive player of the year award, the 5-foot-6 guard has not been awarded higher than the Associated Press’ All-American honorable mention team.
“That is a crying shame to have our sport not recognize someone as good as she is, that plays as hard as she plays, and plays the right way,” Schaefer said. “You want to talk about somebody that’s hard to replace. We may never replace her. The impact she has on our team. But shame on you. Shame on the people because there’s not another player in the history of our game, not one, and we’ve had some pretty good players.”
The Mystics had a busy draft night, picking five players before Harmon: UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalić, Ole Miss’ Cotie McMahon, Notre Dame’s Cassandre Prosper and Baylor’s Darianna Littlepage-Buggs.
The WNBA season officially begins Friday, May 8.
