The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
10.28.2026 | Women's Basketball
Booker is a three-time winner of the Cheryl Miller Award.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Texas women's basketball senior Madison Booker was named to the 20 player watch list for the 2027 Cheryl Miller Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Wednesday. Booker was the recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award in 2024, 2025 and 2026. She is one of two players that have earned the award three times with the other being Ashley Joens, who played at Iowa State.
The Cheryl Miller Award, in 10th year, honors the top small forwards in women's Division I women's college basketball. It is named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller.
Booker comes into this season ranked fifth on the Texas women's basketball all-time scoring list with 1,969 points. She is 31 points away from becoming the fourth player in program history to reach 2,000 career points. In her collegiate career at Texas, Booker has 1,969 points, 699 rebounds, 431 assists and 199 steals. She is the only player in program history that has reached those totals. Booker shot over 50 percent from the field last season and has a career field goal percentage of 47.8 percent from the field. In her collegiate career Booker has played 51 games against ranked opponents and the Longhorns have an overall record of 41-10 in those games.
Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award candidates
McKinna Brackens Arizona State
Skylar Jones Baylor
Jadyn Donovan Duke
Berry Wallace Illinois
Mackenly Randolph Louisville
Mikaylah Williams LSU
Bri McDaniel Maryland
Olivia Olson Michigan
Grace Slaughter Missouri
Natalie Potts Nebraska
Achol Akot North Carolina
Sahara Williams Oklahoma
Stailee Heard Oklahoma State
Joyce Edwards South Carolina
Kaylene Smikle Tennessee
Madison Booker Texas
Jalynn Bristow Texas Tech
Addy Brown UCLA
Blanca Quiñónez UConn
ZaZa Walton West Virginia
