Head coach Vic Schaefer and Texas women's basketball will be down a Longhorn before the season even starts.
Jada Bediako, a senior transfer forward from Marquette, will miss the season with an Achilles injury.
An MRI confirmed the tear Monday, Schaefer told reporters.
Due to the NCAA's new 5-for-5 rule, Bediako can return for a fifth and final season.
Her length at 6-foot-3 and experience was expected to make a great complement for junior forward Breya Cunningham. Bediako appeared in 26 games her junior year with the Golden Eagles. She shot 29 of 52 from the field and her 55.8% mark led the team in field-goal percentage.
After exhibition games against UConn and UCLA, Texas opens its season Nov. 4 against Fairleigh Dickinson at Moody Center.
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This article originally published at Texas women's basketball player Jada Bediako out for season with Achilles tear.