Texas women’s basketball has signed two 2026 commits, guards Aaliah “Lizzy” Spaight and Amalia Holguin, according to a team press release from Wednesday afternoon. Both committed to the Longhorns back in September.
Spaight, from Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the No. 9 player in Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. In 2024, Spaight led the Gaels to a Class 5A state championship. She followed that up by averaging 19.6 points per game and impressively filling up the statsheet again in 2025. Now a senior, Spaight has been placed on the Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List.
The 2023-24 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year viewed Texas as a perfect fit, a destination she said can “push me to be a better person and player on and off the court.”
“(Spaight) is a very dynamic player that can score at all three levels,” Texas head coach Vic Schaefer said in the press release. “I’m really excited about her athleticism and quickness that she can bring to the floor both offensively and defensively. She sees the floor well and can run a team. A fierce competitor, she will defend with pressure with her quickness, speed and athleticism.”
Holguin, from Newport Beach, California, comes to the Longhorns as the No. 17 overall player in Olson’s report. She is currently on pace to become Sage Hill High School’s all-time leading scorer, in the midst of her senior season, according to Texas Athletics. As the last current high school player to be coached by the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant at Mamba Academy, Holguin said she fell in love with the game under his wing.
Holguin was attracted to the Forty Acres due to the program’s unique culture.
“The coaches were real, the players were welcoming, and the program’s culture stood out,” Holguin said. “Coach Vic Schaefer keeps it 100 and he pushes his players past their limits every day. That’s exactly what I was looking for in a coach.”
Schaefer is excited for the skillset Holguin will add to his team’s versatility.
“Amalia will bring instant offense and a competitive spirit to our program immediately,” Schaefer said. “Her ability to stretch the floor is a much needed asset and will make us that much harder to defend as a team.”
Spaight and Holguin were teammates in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League and are now transitioning together into the Longhorns. The two join a string of high-ranking recruits to commit to Texas under Schaefer’s leadership, the most recent being freshman Aaliyah Crump, who has begun the season as the team’s starting guard.
