2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Junkanoo Division champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	24–10 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Brooks Donald-Williams; Kelly Curry; Tennille Adams; Sydney-Anne Cottrell; Chelsea Dungee;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	32	–	3	.914
No. 6 Vanderbilt	13	–	3	.813	28	–	4	.875
No. 3 Texas †	13	–	3	.813	33	–	3	.917
No. 5 LSU	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
No. 10 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 19 Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	24	–	12	.667
No. 24 Georgia	8	–	8	.500	22	–	10	.688
No. 16 Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	24	–	10	.706
Florida	5	–	11	.313	18	–	15	.545
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	18	–	13	.581
Missouri	4	–	12	.250	17	–	16	.515
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	15	–	17	.469
Arkansas	1	–	15	.063	12	–	20	.375

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 22, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by thirteenth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2024–25 season 24–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SEC tournament, they were upset by Florida in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed Birmingham 2 region. They defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing in a double overtime thriller to Maryland in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Alabama departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for left
Christabel Ezumah	1	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Sugar Hill, GA	Graduated
Chloe Spreen	2	G	5'10"	Freshman	Bedford, IN	Transferred to Indiana
Sarah Ashlee Barker	3	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Birmingham, AL	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 9th overall by Los Angeles Sparks
JeAnna Cunningham	13	C	6'5"	Graduate Student	Long Island, NY	Graduated
Zaay Green	14	G	6'2"	Graduate Student	Duncanville, TX	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 32nd overall by Washington Mystics
Aaliyah Nye	32	G/F	6'0"	Graduate Student	East Lansing, MI	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 13th overall by Las Vegas Aces

Incoming transfers

Alabama incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Waiata Jennings	7	G	5'9"	Senior	Rotorua, New Zealand	Baylor^[1]
Ta'Mia Scott	15	G	6'0"	Senior	Clarksville, TN	Middle Tennessee
Alancia Ramsey	32	F	6'0"	Junior	Delray Beach, FL	Coastal Carolina

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Lourdes Da Silva Costa F	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Lourdes Da Silva Costa F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (4)
Ace Austin PG	Spring Garden, AL	Spring Garden High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Ace Austin PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (4)
Tianna Chambers G	Englewood, CO	Cherry Creek High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Tianna Chambers G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (4)
Joy Egbuna F	Mansfield, TX	Faith Family Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Joy Egbuna F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (4)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Ace Austin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Spring Garden HS	Spring Garden, AL
G	4	Eris Lester	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Montverde Academy	Jacksonville, FL
G	5	Reychel Douglas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Millbrook HS	Raleigh, NC
G	7	Waiata Jennings	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Baylor	Rotorua, New Zealand
G	11	Tianna Chambers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Cherry Creek HS	Aurora, CO
G	15	Ta'Mia Scott	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Clarksville HS Middle Tennessee	Clarksville, TN
F	17	Lourdes Da Silva Costa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	20	Diana Collins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Brookwood HS Ohio State	Lilburn, GA
F	21	Essence Cody	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Valdosta HS	Valdosta, GA
G	22	Karly Weathers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Loretto HS	Loretto, TN
G	23	Jessica Timmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	North Mecklenburg HS NC State	Charlotte, NC
F	24	Leah Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Hazel Green HS	Toney, AL
F	25	Joy Egbuna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Faith Family Academy (TX)	Arlington, TX
F	31	Naomi Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Jackson HS	Jackson, AL
F	32	Alancia Ramsey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS Coastal Carolina	Delray Beach, FL

Head coach

Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Brooks Donald-Williams (Mississippi State)
Kelly Curry (Texas A&M)
Tennille Adams (Arkansas)
Sydney-Anne Cottrell (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
Chelsea Dungee (Arkansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 16, 2025* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Florida State	W 91–71		16 – Tied	7 – Tied	6 – Weathers	Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (1,721) Birmingham, AL
October 26, 2025* 2:00 p.m.		West Florida	W 93–44		20 – Timmons	11 – Weathers	6 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (324) Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Stetson	W 82–73	1–0	21 – Timmons	7 – Weathers	5 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (350) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		McNeese	W 64–44	2–0	23 – Cody	11 – Cody	4 – Austin	Coleman Coliseum (2,445) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 92–39	3–0	17 – Cody	8 – Timmons	7 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (2,428) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 66–43	4–0	13 – Tied	7 – Cody	5 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,406) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 19, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Samford	W 84–45	5–0	21 – Austin	6 – Tied	5 – Austin	Coleman Coliseum (2,472) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 24, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FloCollege		vs. Harvard Pink Flamingo Championship Junkanoo Division semifinals	W 80–60	6–0	25 – Timmons	10 – Weathers	5 – Ramsey	Baha Mar Convention Center (317) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2025* 3:00 p.m., FloCollege		vs. Minnesota Pink Flamingo Championship Junkanoo Division finals	W 63–58	7–0	18 – Tied	7 – Weathers	4 – Weathers	Baha Mar Convention Center (247) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 79–65	8–0	21 – Timmons	7 – Tied	5 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge	W 72–48	9–0	21 – Cody	7 – Jones	4 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (2,525) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 7, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 75–38	10–0	17 – Timmons	7 – Jones	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,524) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SECN		Jackson State	W 62–51	11–0	20 – Collins	7 – Jones	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,435) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 73–36	12–0	12 – Tied	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,224) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Tulane	W 81–52	13–0	18 – Timmons	10 – Jones	7 – Collins	Coleman Coliseum (2,169) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Troy	W 77–59	14–0	23 – Timmons	12 – Timmons	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,421) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 3 South Carolina	L 57–83	14–1 (0–1)	17 – Collins	5 – Jones	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (14,367) Columbia, SC
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas	W 77–48	15–1 (1–1)	16 – Scott	7 – Ramsey	6 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,695) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 6 Kentucky	W 64–51	16–1 (2–1)	24 – Timmons	8 – Tied	5 – Austin	Coleman Coliseum (2,911) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	at Missouri We Back Pat	W 74−63	17−1 (3−1)	23 – Weathers	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (2,747) Columbia, MO
January 15, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	at Auburn	L 54–58	17–2 (3–2)	16 – Timmons	11 – Weathers	3 – Weathers	Neville Arena (3,464) Auburn, AL
January 18, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	No. 20 Tennessee	L 59–70	17–3 (3–3)	22 – Timmons	11 – Jones	3 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (4,185) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	Mississippi State	W 85–78	18–3 (4–3)	28 – Timmons	6 – Tied	6 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,791) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN	No. 24	at No. 23 Georgia	W 68–53	19–3 (5–3)	16 – Cody	8 – Tied	5 – Weathers	Stegeman Coliseum (2,281) Athens, GA
February 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 24	at No. 6 LSU Play4Kay	L 63–103	19–4 (5–4)	15 – Timmons	6 – Tied	3 – Weathers	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,054) Baton Rouge, LA
February 5, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	No. 13 Ole Miss Play4Kay	W 64–63	20–4 (6–4)	23 – Timmons	7 – Timmons	2 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,625) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	at Texas A&M Play4Kay	L 69–72	20–5 (6–5)	19 – Timmons	8 – Timmons	6 – Collins	Reed Arena (2,498) College Station, TX
February 15, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23	No. 10 Oklahoma	L 71–79	20–6 (6–6)	17 – Scott	6 – Cody	4 – Scott	Coleman Coliseum (3,463) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 25	No. 3 South Carolina	L 57–76	20–7 (6–7)	14 – Scott	5 – Cody	4 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (3,703) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 25	at Florida	W 76–71	21–7 (7–7)	34 – Timmons	6 – Tied	9 – Weathers	O'Connell Center (2,351) Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24	at No. 5 Vanderbilt	L 60–85	21–8 (7–8)	16 – Timmons	7 – Tied	3 – Weathers	Memorial Gymnasium (6,657) Nashville, TN
March 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 24	No. 4 Texas	L 65–72	21–9 (7–9)	24 – Timmons	6 – Tied	5 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,891) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Missouri First Round	W 65–48	22–9	14 – Austin	16 – Weathers	6 – Weathers	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,072) Greenville, SC
March 5, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (6) Tennessee Second Round	W 76–64	23–9	23 – Timmons	6 – Jones	7 – Weathers	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,810) Greenville, SC
March 6, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 4 Texas Quarterfinals	L 60–83	23–10	8 – Tied	6 – Egbuna	3 – Weathers	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2026* 1:30 p.m., ESPNews	(6 FW3)	vs. (11 FW3) Rhode Island First Round	W 68–55	24–10	21 – Timmons	6 – Tied	4 – Weathers	KFC Yum! Center (5,895) Louisville, KY
March 23, 2026* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	(6 FW3)	at (3 FW3) No. 13 Louisville Second Round						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FW3=Forth Worth 3. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV*	RV	21	23	24	21	23	25	24	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	25	24	24	21	23	22	23	23	24	23	25	RV	RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ Donaldson, Maxwell (April 15, 2025). "Alabama women's basketball adds Baylor transfer, former JUCO Player of the Year". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2025-09-23.

[1] Donaldson, Maxwell (April 15, 2025). "Alabama women's basketball adds Baylor transfer, former JUCO Player of the Year". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 23, 2025.

[2] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2025-09-23.

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Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Venues	Foster Auditorium (1974–1975, 2011–2016) Coleman Coliseum (1975–2011, 2016–present)
Rivalries	Auburn
Culture & lore	History Traditions Big Al Mark's Madness / Crimson Chaos
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics