2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Laila Blair
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Waller HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Most 3-Pointers Made in Program History - 255 3-pointers
Most Minutes Played in Program History - 4,360 minutes
Most Games Started - 127 games
Second Most Points Scored - 1,975 points
Second in Games Played - 145 games
Fourth in Assists - 386 assists
AWARDS
2024 All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas Honorable Mention
2023 American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference
2023 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas Third Team
Feb. 13, 2023 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
Feb. 6, 2023 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
2022 American Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference
Jan. 10, 2022 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
2021 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
2021 WNIT Fort Worth Region All-Tournament Team
Feb. 15, 2021 - American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week
March 1, 2021 - American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week
GRADUATE (2024-25)
JUNIOR (2022-23)
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Most 3-Pointers Made in Program History - 255 3-pointers
Most Minutes Played in Program History - 4,360 minutes
Most Games Started - 127 games
Second Most Points Scored - 1,975 points
Second in Games Played - 145 games
Fourth in Assists - 386 assists
AWARDS
2024 All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas Honorable Mention
2023 American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference
2023 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas Third Team
Feb. 13, 2023 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
Feb. 6, 2023 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
2022 American Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference
Jan. 10, 2022 - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
2021 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
2021 WNIT Fort Worth Region All-Tournament Team
Feb. 15, 2021 - American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week
March 1, 2021 - American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week
GRADUATE (2024-25)
- Played in 27 games, making 26 starts and led team in scoring with 13.7 ppg.
- Recorded 23 10+ point performances this season, including 17 of 18 Big 12 games.
- Led team in scoring 11 times this season.
- Missed three games: UTRGV (Nov. 5), Georgia (Nov. 8) and Arizona State (Jan. 4).
- One of six Cougars to post double-digit points vs. Alcorn State with 10 points (Nov. 21).
- Recorded 18 points and went 7-7 from the line vs. North Texas (Nov. 24).
- Reached 200 career 3-pointers vs. Minnesota (Nov. 29).
- Scored 18 points against UT Arlington to move into fourth on Houston’s all-time scoring list (Dec. 4).
- Led the Cougars in scoring with 19 points, including nine in the fourth quarter against Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 8).
- Recorded 16 points at #22 Utah to move into third place on Houston’s all-time scoring list (Jan. 11).
- Posted 10 points and a season high seven assists in the win against #24/rv Oklahoma State (Jan. 14).
- Played all 40 minutes and led the team in scoring with 15 points vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 22).
- Recorded the 227th 3-pointer of her career to become the program record holder for most career 3-pointers vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 22).
- Played all 40 minutes and led the team in scoring with 16 points and a season high six rebounds against Kansas (Jan. 25).
- Played all 40 minutes to move to first in program history for most minutes played against Cincinnati and scored 19 points (Jan. 29).
- Led the team in scoring with 19 points and played all 40 minutes vs. UCF (Feb. 1).
- Led the team in scoring with 18 points and played all 40 minutes against Colorado (Feb. 15).
- One of two scorers to score 13 points against Iowa State (Feb. 19).
- Led the team in scoring with a season-high 21 points, posted five assists and played a career-high 43 minutes vs. Arizona (Feb. 22).
- Scored 15 points against #10/8 TCU (Feb. 26).
- Scored 18 points to become Houston’s second all-time scorer with 1,960 career points against UCF (March 2).
- Played her final game as a Cougar scoring 15 points in the First Round of the Big 12 Championship against Colorado (March 5).
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention.
- Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball All-Texas Honorable Mention.
- Reached 1,606 career- points, now ranked sixth in program history for career points.
- Recorded a career-high 33 points in Houston’s win over rv TCU (Jan. 13).
- Appeared and started in 29 games while serving as team captain for the third consecutive season. Missed one game due to illness (vs. New Orleans, Nov. 26)
- Led team in scoring 17 times this season.
- Posted a career-high 11 made free throws against BYU (Jan. 10).
- Recorded 27 10+ point performances this season, including 13 consecutive outings in double figures (Jan. 20-March 7).
- Led the Cougars in games played (34), points (462), points per game (15.9), field goals attempts (423), field goals made (156), 3-pointer attempts (164), 3-pointer made (49), free throw attempts (115) and free throws made (101).
JUNIOR (2022-23)
- First Cougar ever named to The American All-Conference First Team
- Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball All-Texas Third Team honoree
- Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors on back-to-back weeks (Feb. 6-13)
- First Cougar ever to win back-to-back POW awards in The American.
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll of the Week twice
- Joined the 1,000 career points club, now ranked 19th in program history for career points (1,144) and 10th for single season free throw percentage (.806)
- Only Cougar to surpass 1,000 minutes played this season (1,034)
- Appeared in 31 games, started 30 while serving as team captain for second consecutive season
- Led the Cougars in scoring (440), field goals made (154), assists (98) and minutes (1034), finished second in 3-point field goals (57), and free throws made (75)
- Led team in scoring 12 times this season
- Recorded 24 of 57 career 10+ point performances this season, including 13 consecutive outings in double figures (Nov. 12-Dec. 30)
- Joined the Cougars 30+ point club with her career-high 30-point performance to knock off then-No. 24 South Florida on the road (Feb. 12)
- Tied a career-high nine rebounds paired with 19 points at home against Florida State
- Matched a career-high six 3-point field goals made in victory over then-No. 24 South Florida (Feb. 12)
- Notched a career-high 42 minutes on the floor in 20-point, five assist performance on the road against Rice (Dec. 10)
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
- Team Captain
- Appeared in 34 games, starting 30
- Named American Athletic Conference Player on January 10
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll of the Week twice
- Led the Cougars in games played (34), points (451), points per game (13.3), field goals attempts (447), field goals made (153), 3-pointer attempts (195), 3-pointer made (62), free throw attempts (101), free throws made (83), assists (81) and minutes played (982)
- Led the team in scoring in 17 games, led the team in rebounds in three games
- Contributed to the teams national ranks in steals (No. 14 – 341), steals per game (No. 32 – 10.0) and rebounds (No. 52 – 1259)
- Helped the team rank No. 1 in the American in blocked shots and steals
- Helped tied the No. 2 single game record in 3-pointers at Florida State with 13
- Finished the season ranked in all-time individual season stat ranks at No. 4 all-time in games played (34), No. 5 in free throw, No. 8 in 3-point attempts (195) and No. 10 in 3-pointers (62)
- Finished the season ranked in all-time career stat ranks at No. 4 free-throw percentage (.783)
- Contributed to tying the No. 2 all-time record with 13 3-pointers at Florida State
- Scored a career-high 28 points against Baylor in Cancun, Mexico
- Tallied 20+ points games seven times during the season
- Posted 20+ points in all three games during the American Conference Tournament (22, 23, 25)
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Appeared in 24 games, making 12 starts... led the Cougars in scoring with 10.5 points per game... recorded 34 steals and was third on the team in assists with 46... closed out the season with seven consecutive double-digit scoring efforts, including three 19-point efforts... led the Cougars in scoring on eight different occasions... earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honors twice during the season... closed out the season eighth all-time in freshman scoring average... fifth all-time in freshman three-point shooting percentage... fifth all-time in freshman freethrow shooting percentage... ninth all-time in freshman assists... sixth all-time in freshman assists average... closed out the season with 2021 WNIT Fort Worth Region All-Tournament team honors and a selection to the 2021 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 85th-overall in the 2020 HoopGurlz recruiting rankings and 26th in her position... averaged 24.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists at Waller HS during her junior season... helped the Lady Bulldogs to a Bi-District Championship and 28-8 overall record which was their best record in 30 years... closed out her senior season with a 22-9 overall record at Waller HS...averaged 32.5 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game and 4.9 assists per game during her senior season...A TABC Selection, First Team All-District selection, All-Region honoree, District MVP and Academic All-District selection... McDonald's All-American nominee...set a Waller HS single-game record with 60 points in a game.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Rosemary and Carl Blair...plans to major in Digital Media... has four siblings.
Postgame - Colorado (Mar. 5, 2025)
Wednesday, March 05
Postgame - UCF (Mar. 2, 2025)
Sunday, March 02
Postgame - TCU (Feb. 26, 2025)
Wednesday, February 26
Postgame - Arizona (Feb. 22, 2025)
Saturday, February 22
