Rori Harmon (born January 29, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and high school career Rori Harmon was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Harmon attended Cypress Creek High School where she played basketball and earned many accolades throughout her high school career. These highlights include McDonald's All-American in 2021, 2021 Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Girls Basketball Co-Player of the Year, and a Four-time Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-state selection. At Cypress Creek High School, Harmon scored 2,572 points and had 745 assists with 700 steals in 146 games. Harmon's success on the basketball court gained lots of attention from national recruiting outlets. ESPN gave her a 5 star rating and a 97 overall rating. Furthermore, ESPN also named Harmon the 10th ranked point guard in the 2021 recruiting class. On April 24, 2020, Harmon committed to The University of Texas.
College career Harmon had five years as a college player, as she had a medical redshirt from a knee injury in the 2023-24 season after 12 gamesTexas PG Rori Harmon to return with eye on Final Four. ESPN (Associated Press), April 9, 2025 As a freshman, Harmon quickly emerged as the starting point guard for the Longhorns. Harmon's 30 point career high against Iowa State played a major role in securing the first Big 12 Championship for the Longhorns since 2003. Harmon earned many accolades her freshman season. These accolades include 4-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week, All-Big 12 Second Team, Big 12 All-Defensive Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Also, Harmon became the first freshman in Texas women’s basketball history to earn All-American honors as she was voted honorable mention by the Associated Press. Harmon also broke Terri Mackey’s record of most assists by a freshman in school history. On 02/05/2026, she broke the school’s all time steals record.
College statistics
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas | 36 || 34 || 30.0 || 39.7 || 31.9 || 73.3 || 4.4 || 5.0 || 2.4 || 0.0 || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas | 31 || 31 || 35.9 || 36.8 || 15.7 || 56.2 || 5.3 || 7.4 || 2.3 || 0.3 || 11.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas | 12 || 12 || 27.4 || 52.3 || 31.8 || 66.7 || 5.6 || 7.8 || 3.1 || 0.2 || 14.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas | 40 || 40 || 29.8 || 37.6 || 28.8 || 74.4 || 3.6 || 6.0 || 2.2 || 0.1 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas | 39 || 39 || 29.7 || 45.2 || 44.8 || 71.0 || 3.4 || 6.3 || 2.8 || 0.2 || 8.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 158 || 156 || 30.9 || 40.6 || 29.1 || 68.4 || 4.2 || 6.2 || 2.5 || 0.1 || 10.3 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference
Professional career On April 13, 2026, the Washington Mystics selected Harmon as the 34th overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft. She appeared in ten games during her rookie season before being waived on August 8. She signed a developmental player contract with the team two days later.
Personal life In 2023, Harmon attended Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.
She is currently dating her former Texas Longhorns teammate, Shaylee Gonzales.
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