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A few months before their collegiate careers begin, a trio of Texas women's basketball signees will get a chance to play together.
Incoming Longhorns Addison Bjorn, Brihanna Crittendon and Aaliah Spaight were named McDonald's All-Americans on Monday. The players will all suit up for the West team in the girls all-star game at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on March 31.
The Texas Longhorns bench celebrates a score and drawn foul by guard Ashton Judd (21) during the game against Ole Miss at the Moody Center on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
A 6-foot-2 guard out of Missouri, Bjorn was considered by espnW evaluators to be the 10th-best overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle. She has scored 2,000 points in her high school career and recorded a 48-point game back in November.
"She's a great player," said Texas freshman Aaliyah Crump, who played with Bjorn on a USA Basketball team in 2023. "She can do all the little things. I think she's going to contribute right away when she gets here. She just works really hard. She's a great kid. She has so many skills and she just really works at her craft."
MORE: How a 10-second sequence from Rori Harmon led No. 4 Texas past No. 10 Oklahoma
Crittendon is a 6-foot-3 forward who's rated as the class' No. 8 overall prospect. According to MaxPreps, Crittendon is averaging 27.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game at Riverdale Ridge High in Colorado this season. Spaight, who's ranked 20th in the class by espnW, is a point guard who starred at last summer's EYBL tournament and was named Nevada's Gatorade player of the year as a sophomore.
Bjorn, Crittendon, Spaight are three of Texas' five 2026 signees. The Longhorns also signed four-star guard Amalia Holguin, who recently scored 61 points in a game while making 13 3-pointers. Post prospect Joyce Isime Etute pledged to Texas last month.
McDonald's All American West forward Madison Booker looks to pass the ball during the second half March 28, 2023 at Toyota Center in Houston. (Maria Lysaker/USA TODAY Sports)
Bjorn, Crittendon and Spaight are the most recent Texas signees to earn McDonald's All-American honors before their arrivals on campus. Texas can now claim that it has signed 33 McDonald's All-Americans. This also marks the third time that UT has had three McDonald's All-Americans in the same class.
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Incoming Longhorns Addison Bjorn, Brihanna Crittendon and Aaliah Spaight were named McDonald's All-Americans on Monday. The players will all suit up for the West team in the girls all-star game at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on March 31.
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The Texas Longhorns bench celebrates a score and drawn foul by guard Ashton Judd (21) during the game against Ole Miss at the Moody Center on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
A 6-foot-2 guard out of Missouri, Bjorn was considered by espnW evaluators to be the 10th-best overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle. She has scored 2,000 points in her high school career and recorded a 48-point game back in November.
"She's a great player," said Texas freshman Aaliyah Crump, who played with Bjorn on a USA Basketball team in 2023. "She can do all the little things. I think she's going to contribute right away when she gets here. She just works really hard. She's a great kid. She has so many skills and she just really works at her craft."
MORE: How a 10-second sequence from Rori Harmon led No. 4 Texas past No. 10 Oklahoma
Crittendon is a 6-foot-3 forward who's rated as the class' No. 8 overall prospect. According to MaxPreps, Crittendon is averaging 27.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game at Riverdale Ridge High in Colorado this season. Spaight, who's ranked 20th in the class by espnW, is a point guard who starred at last summer's EYBL tournament and was named Nevada's Gatorade player of the year as a sophomore.
Bjorn, Crittendon, Spaight are three of Texas' five 2026 signees. The Longhorns also signed four-star guard Amalia Holguin, who recently scored 61 points in a game while making 13 3-pointers. Post prospect Joyce Isime Etute pledged to Texas last month.
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McDonald's All American West forward Madison Booker looks to pass the ball during the second half March 28, 2023 at Toyota Center in Houston. (Maria Lysaker/USA TODAY Sports)
How many McDonald's All-Americans became Longhorns?
Bjorn, Crittendon and Spaight are the most recent Texas signees to earn McDonald's All-American honors before their arrivals on campus. Texas can now claim that it has signed 33 McDonald's All-Americans. This also marks the third time that UT has had three McDonald's All-Americans in the same class.
- 2002: Nina Norman
- 2003:Tiffany Jackson
- 2005: Erika Arriaran, Earnesia Williams
- 2006:Brittainey Raven
- 2008: Ashley Gayle
- 2009: Cokie Reed
- 2010:Tiffany Moore
- 2011: Cassie Peoples
- 2012: Imani McGee-Stafford
- 2014:Ariel Atkins, Brooke McCarty, Jatarie White
- 2015:Lashann Higgs, Jordan Hosey
- 2016: Joyner Holmes, Sug Sutton
- 2017: Rellah Boothe, Destiny Littleton. Chasity Patterson
- 2018: Charli Collier, Sedona Prince
- 2019:Celeste Taylor
- 2021: Rori Harmon, Aaliyah Moore, Kyndall Hunter
- 2023: Madison Booker
- 2024:Justice Carlton, Jordan Lee
- 2025:Aaliyah Crump
- 2026: Addison Bjorn, Brihanna Crittendon, Aaliah Spaight
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