2025–26 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

2025–26 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record24–10 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachStephanie Norman
Jason Glover
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 11 West Virginia  14 4   .778 27 6   .818
No. 21 Baylor 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Oklahoma State 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 6   .667 25 7   .781
Colorado 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Iowa State 10 8   .556 22 9   .710
Utah 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
BYU 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Arizona State 9 9   .500 24 10   .706
Kansas 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Kansas State 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Cincinnati 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
UCF 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Arizona 3 15   .167 12 18   .400
Houston 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 8, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Arizona State women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils are led by first-year head coach Molly Miller and they play their home games at the Desert Financial Arena and compete as second year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in fifteenth place. They defeated Cincinnati in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament before losing to Iowa State in the second round.

Arizona State fired Adair on March 8, 2025, after a 29–62 record in 3 seasons.[1] Grand Canyon head coach Molly Miller was hired by the Sun Devils on March 22.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Arizona State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kennedy Basham 0 F 6'7" Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred to TCU
Kadidia Toure 1 F 6'3" Junior Silver Spring, MD Transferred
Tyi Skinner 3 G 5'5" Graduate Student Washington, D.C. Transferred to SMU
Jazion Jackson 7 G 5'9" Graduate Student Dallas, TX Graduated
Kennedy Fauntleroy 10 G 5'7" Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred to East Carolina
Maggie Besselink 13 G/F 6'3" Graduate Student Kingston, ON Graduated
Hanna Miller 21 F 6'2" Junior Aberdeen, SD Transferred to North Dakota
Jalyn Brown 23 G 6'0" Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Michigan State
Mallory Miller 24 F 6'4" Sophomore Aberdeen, SD Transferred to Butler
Adison Novosel 25 G 5'11" Senior Richfield, OH Graduated
Morasha Wiggins 30 F 6'0" Senior Kalamazoo, MI Graduated
Nevaeh Parkinson 32 C 6'3" Graduate Student Dallas, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Arizona State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Gabby Elliott 0 G 5'10" Graduate Student Detroit, MI Penn State
Acacia Hayes 10 G 5'7" Senior Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky
Marley Washenitz 11 G 5'7" Senior Fairmont, WV Pittsburgh
Last-Tear Poa 13 G 5'11" Graduate Student Melbourne, Australia LSU
Heloisa Carrera 14 F 6'2" Sophomore São Paulo, Brazil Ole Miss
McKinna Brakens 21 F 6'1" Junior Fairfield, TX UNLV
Jordan Jones 23 G 6'0" Senior Cheyenne, WY Denver
Deborah Davenport 24 F 6'2" Junior Cincinnati, OH Northwest Florida State College

Recruiting

There was no high school recruiting classing class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gabby Elliott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Detroit Edison Public Academy
Penn State
Detroit, MI
G 1 Amaya Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA
G 4 Jyah LoVett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bella Vista College Preparatory
San Jose State
San Gabriel, CA
C 7 Martina Fantini 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr U20 Italian National Team Florence, Italy
G 10 Acacia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Riverdale HS
Western Kentucky
Murfreesboro, TN
G 11 Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Fairmont HS
Pittsburgh
Fairmont, WV
G 12 Makayla Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop Mitty HS
Seattle
San Jose, CA
G 13 Last-Tear Poa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
LSU
Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Heloisa Carrera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IMG Academy
Ole Miss
São Paulo, Brazil
F 15 Heavenly Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Ganesha High School
Kansas State
Phoenix, AZ
F 21 McKinna Brackens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Fairfield HS
UNLV
Fairfield, TX
C 22 Timya Grice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Taylor HS Katy, TX
G 23 Jordan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cheyenne East HS
Denver
Cheyenne, WY
G/F 24 Deborah Davenport 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Woodward HS
Northwest Florida State College
Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coppin State W 67–53  1–0
 17  Washenitz   8  Brackens   10  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (4,026)
Tempe, AZ
November 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 73–58  2–0
 15  Elliott   7  Washenitz   5  Brackens  Desert Financial Arena (2,261)
Tempe, AZ
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 79–47  3–0
 24  Elliott   7  Elliott   11  Williams  Jenny Craig Pavilion (619)
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara W 82–77  4–0
 23  Brackens   16  Elliott   5  Tied  Leavey Center (448)
Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNLV W 56–53  5–0
 23  Brackens   10  Brackens   5  Washenitz  Desert Financial Arena (2,728)
Tempe, AZ
November 25, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Tech W 81–54  6–0
 19  Brackens   10  Brackens   3  Williams  Desert Financial Arena (2,227)
Tempe, AZ
November 28, 2025*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+
Little Rock
Thanksgiving Tournament MTE
W 59–41  7–0
 18  Williams   6  Brackens   3  Williams  Desert Financial Arena (2,108)
Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Thanksgiving Tournament MTE
W 85–56  8–0
 21  Carrera   10  Carrera   10  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (2,321)
Tempe, AZ
December 5, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
McNeese State
Briann January Classic
W 57–47  9–0
 19  Elliott   15  Brackens   4  Washenitz  Mullett Arena (2,196)
Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco
Briann January Classic
W 67–44  10–0
 15  Brackens   5  Elliott   6  Washenitz  Mullett Arena (2,414)
Tempe, AZ
December 9, 2025*
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State W 74–60  11–0
 27  Elliott   11  Brackens   4  Poa  Bryce Jordan Center (1,590)
State College, PA
December 14, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oregon State W 55–53 OT 12–0
 12  Carrera   7  Carrera   4  Poa  Gill Coliseum (3,143)
Corvallis, OR
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga W 68−66  13–0
 30  Elliott   6  Fantini   5  Poa  McCarthey Athletic Center (4,742)
Spokane, WA
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colorado W 79–63  14–0
(1–0)
 18  Brackens   5  Davenport   4  Washenitz  Desert Financial Arena (7,421)
Tempe, AZ
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah W 69–68  15–0
(2–0)
 31  Brackens   8  Poa   7  Poa  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,594)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at BYU L 62–71  15–1
(2–1)
 21  Elliot   9  Carrera   4  LoVett  Marriott Center (3,400)
Provo, UT
January 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UCF W 68–45  16–1
(3–1)
 20  Carrera   11  Brackens   6  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (2,422)
Tempe, AZ
January 11, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 13 TCU L 46–77  16–2
(3–2)
 19  Elliott   7  Elliott   5  Washenitz  Schollmaier Arena (2,827)
Fort Worth, TX
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas W 67–51  17–2
(4–2)
 22  Carrera   7  Carrera   5  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (3,812)
Tempe, AZ
January 21, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 22 West Virginia L 43–53  17–3
(4–3)
 15  Tied   8  Carrera   2  Tied  Hope Coliseum (3,197)
Morgantown, WV
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 64–66  17–4
(4–4)
 18  Brackens   6  Tied   6  Elliott  Fifth Third Arena (2,221)
Cincinnati, OH
January 28, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Arizona W 68–61  18–4
(5–4)
 22  Elliott   10  Tied   4  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (6,121)
Tempe, AZ
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State L 67–74  18–5
(5–5)
 20  Brackens   6  Brackens   5  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (3,954)
Tempe, AZ
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State W 74–69  19–5
(6–5)
 20  Brackens   9  Davenport   6  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (3,138)
Tempe, AZ
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 15 Baylor L 64–67  19–6
(6–6)
 25  Elliott   6  Tied   2  Tied  Foster Pavilion (4,213)
Waco, TX
February 11, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Utah W 71–61  20–6
(7–6)
 19  Elliott   5  Tied   6  Brackens  Desert Financial Arena (3,051)
Tempe, AZ
February 14, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Arizona W 75–69 OT 21–6
(8–6)
 24  Brackens   11  Carrera   6  LoVett  McKale Center (8,766)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 64–90  21–7
(8–7)
 21  Brackens   7  Elliott   3  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (9,232)
Ames, IA
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston W 81–56  22–7
(9–7)
 23  Carrera   8  Tied   4  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (4,740)
Tempe, AZ
February 25, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
BYU L 61–66  22–8
(9–8)
 16  Brackens   7  Washenitz   5  Poa  Desert Financial Arena (6,755)
Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 20 Texas Tech L 51–58  22–9
(9–9)
 15  Elliott   7  Poa   6  Poa  United Supermarkets Arena (5,508)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 4, 2026*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (15) Arizona
First Round
W 54–51  23–9
 16  Carrera   8  Davenport   3  Tied  T-Mobile Center (4,144)
Kansas City, MO
March 5, 2026*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Iowa State
Second Round
W 77–68  24–9
 22  Elliot   10  Elliot   8  Elliot  T-Mobile Center (4,646)
Kansas City, MO
March 6, 2026*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (2) No. 15 West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 54–67  24–10
 14  Washenitz   8  Poa   3  Tied  T-Mobile Center (4,771)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(10 S4) vs. (10 S4) Virginia
First Four
      Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Sacramento 4.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV*Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ortiz, Jenna (March 8, 2025). "ASU fires women's basketball coach Natasha Adair after 3 seasons". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Arizona State University Hires Molly Miller as Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Arizona State Sun Devils. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics.