As Longhorns women's basketball prepares for the 2026-2027 campaign, it continues to reshape its roster. On Wednesday, Texas announced the signing of Jayda Clark. Over the past two years, Clark has played in the WNBL professional league in Australia and was named the 2026 Youth Player of the Year. Now she will look to build on her success in the SEC.
During her time overseas, Clark has been a human highlight reel. The newest Longhorn helped the Warwick Senators to the 2026 NBL1 West Championship. Due to her play, Clark was named the 2026 Warwick Senators NBL1 Women's MVP. She also has extensive experience in international competition, having played in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup and the 2022 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup.
BREAKING: Texas women's basketball adds 21-year-old Australian Jayda Clark to the 2026-27 roster.
Clark comes to Texas from Australia's semi-pro NBL1, where she averaged 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game this year.
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While Clark is closing the door on her international career for the moment, she left in style. In her final game, the Australian native scored 36 points and made eight three-pointers in her last WNBL game. She also added seven rebounds and four assists to her resume.
Although Clark will have to wait a few weeks to make her Longhorns debut, many in Austin, including head coach Vic Schaefer, are excited to see her in action. When speaking with Texas Athletics, Schaefer said, " We are thrilled to add such a great young lady and her family as well as a tremendous player to our program. Jayda has been playing in the WNBL Professional League in Australia for the past two years, and she is coming to us after having a great season this year, having scored 36 points in her last game. Jayda will bring experience and the ability to score the basketball at all three levels."
New Texas women’s basketball guard Jayda Clark is a flamethrower from 3 but she’ll also beat you off the dribble and can finish.
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After making a deep playoff run last March, Texas hopes Clark can be part of the solution to ending its national title drought.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Lady Longhorns add Australian rising star Jayda Clark
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