2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–20 (1–15 SEC)
Head coach	Kelsi Musick (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Lacey Goldwire; Nick Bradford; Alex Furr; Brad Johnson;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

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	32	–	3	.914
No. 5 LSU	12	–	4	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 10 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 19 Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
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 21, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by first-year head coach Kelsi Musick, play their home games at Bud Walton Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 2024–25 season 10–22, 3–13 SEC play to finish in a 4 way for last place in the SEC. As an No. 13 seed in the SEC Tournament they lost in the first round to Georgia.

Head coach Mike Neighbors announced his resignation from Arkansas on March 11, 2025, after 8 seasons and a 148–114 record.^[1] The Razorbacks hired Oral Roberts head coach Musick on March 21.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Arkansas Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Phoenix Stotijn	1	G	5'9"	Freshman	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Transferred to Indiana
Kiki Smith	2	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Topeka, KS	Transferred to Purdue
Izzy Higginbottom	3	G	5'7"	Senior	Batesville, AR	Graduated
Pinja Paananen	16	F	6'2"	Freshman	Laukaa, Finland	Transferred to Sacramento State
Karley Johnson	20	G	5'9"	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred to Grand Canyon
Loren Lindsey	21	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Fayetteville, AR	TBD
Vera Ojenuwa	22	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Delta State, Nigeria	Transferred to Georgia
Carly Keats	23	G	5'8"	Junior	Choctaw, MS	Transferred to Southern Miss

Incoming transfers

Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Maria Anis Rodriguez	1	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Barcelona, Spain	Oklahoma State
Taleyah Jones	10	G	5'10"	Senior	Broken Arrow, OK	Oral Roberts
Wyvette Mayberry	11	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Tulsa, OK	Kansas
Ashlynn Chlarson	21	C	6'3"	Junior	Pima, AZ	Eastern Arizona College
Emily Robinson	23	F	5'10"	Junior	Bokchito, OK	Oral Roberts

2025 recruiting class

There are no recruiting class of 2025

Roster

2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Maria Anis Rodriguez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	INS Joaquim Oklahoma State	Barcelona, Spain
G	3	Harmonie Ware	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bradley Central HS	Cleveland, TN
F	7	Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Segle XXI	Granada, Spain
G	10	Taleyah Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Broken Arrow HS Oral Roberts	Broken Arrow, OK
G	11	Wyvette Mayberry	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Booker T. Washington HS Kansas	Tulsa, OK
G	15	Jada Bates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	McEachern HS	Powder Springs, GA
C	21	Ashlynn Chlarson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Pima HS Eastern Arizona College	Pima, AZ
G	22	Bonnie Deas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Centre of Excellence	Frankston, Australia
G	23	Emily Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Caddo HS Oral Roberts	Bokchito, OK
G	24	Aisha Hassan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Covent of the Scared Heart	Alexandria, Egypt
C	25	Danika Galea	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Elite Basket Roma	St. Paul's Bay, Malta
F	34	Jenna Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Farmington HS	Farmington, AR
G	44	Maryn Archer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Derby HS	Derby, KS

Head coach

Kelsi Musick (Cameron)

Assistant coach(es)

Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)
Nick Bradford (Kansas)
Alex Furr (Fresno State)
Brad Johnson (Arkansas Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 6:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 100–42		21 – Jones	10 – Lawrence	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 93–81	1–0	25 – Deas	12 – Jones	6 – Jones	Bud Walton Arena (2,111) Fayetteville, AR
November 7, 2025* 10:30 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 101–49	2–0	26 – Lawrence	11 – Deas	6 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (13,032) Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN		Central Arkansas	W 89–77 ^OT	3–0	18 – Deas	12 – Deas	3 – Jones	Bud Walton Arena (1,981) Fayetteville, AR
November 13, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–60	4–0	21 – Jones	9 – Anais Rodriguez	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (1,977) Fayetteville, AR
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 68–80	4–1	20 – Jones	9 – Deas	2 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (4,559) Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Little Rock	W 96–57	5–1	19 – Jones	15 – Deas	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,113) Fayetteville, AR
November 25, 2025* 5:45 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Drake Music City Classic	W 79–72	6–1	15 – Jones	13 – Deas	4 – Robinson	Trojan Fieldhouse (251) Nashville, TN
November 26, 2025* 5:45 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Southern Illinois Music City Classic	W 73–63	7–1	23 – Jones	8 – Deas	6 – Anais Rodriguez	Trojan Fieldhouse (222) Nashville, TN
November 30, 2025* 12:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Harvard	L 51–69	7–2	19 – Jones	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,310) Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU ACC–SEC Challenge	L 63–78	7–3	14 – Ware	14 – Deas	5 – Mayberry	Moody Coliseum (1,378) Dallas, TX
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Jackson State	W 77–46	8–3	24 – Ware	11 – Deas	5 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,249) Fayetteville, AR
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 73–58	9–3	17 – Lawrence	8 – Tied	3 – Mayberry	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,862) Springfield, MO
December 17, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Kansas City	W 92–77	10–3	24 – Jones	16 – Deas	7 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,036) Fayetteville, AR
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 82–73	11–3	24 – Lawrence	13 – Deas	4 – Ware	Bud Walton Arena (2,253) Fayetteville, AR
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 72–81	11–4	18 – Jones	12 – Deas	4 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,834) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		No. 12 Vanderbilt	L 71–88	11–5 (0–1)	24 – Jones	8 – Lawrence	2 – Jones	Bud Walton Arena (3,633) Fayetteville, AR
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Alabama	L 48–77	11–6 (0–2)	9 – Tied	8 – Deas	4 – Robinson	Coleman Coliseum (2,695) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		No. 3 South Carolina	L 58–93	11–7 (0–3)	16 – Bates	6 – Lawrence	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,963) Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 50–85	11–8 (0–4)	13 – Bates	9 – Bates	3 – Jones	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,335) Knoxville, TN
January 15, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	L 69–94	11–9 (0–5)	22 – Jones	6 – Tied	4 – Jones	Mizzou Arena (2,715) Columbia, MO
January 22, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Georgia	L 66–76	11–10 (0–6)	17 – Deas	10 – Deas	7 – Robinson	Bud Walton Arena (2,229) Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN		No. 4 Texas	Game postponed to Feb. 19 due to winter storm					Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 6 LSU	L 70–92	11–11 (0–7)	23 – Jones	7 – Deas	8 – Robinson	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,741) Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN		No. 18 Kentucky	L 73–93	11–12 (0–8)	20 – Robinson	10 – Chlarson	6 – Robinson	Bud Walton Arena (3,074) Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Missouri	L 82–87	11–13 (0–9)	24 – Jones	13 – Deas	7 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,079) Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida Play4Kay	L 69–75	11–14 (0–10)	21 – Robinson	14 – Deas	3 – Robinson	O'Connell Center (1,658) Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 14 Ole Miss	L 57–80	11–15 (0–11)	16 – Jones	8 – Deas	3 – Mayberry	SJB Pavilion (2,484) Oxford, MS
February 16, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 66–75	11–16 (0–12)	18 – Jones	6 – Deas	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,101) Fayetteville, AR
February 19, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		No. 4 Texas Rescheduled from Jan. 25	L 62–93	11–17 (0–13)	16 – Jones	10 – Deas	3 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,828) Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Texas A&M	L 57–78	11–18 (0–14)	21 – Jones	9 – Deas	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,448) Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 7 Oklahoma	L 44–89	11–19 (0–15)	8 – Deas	7 – Deas	2 – Robinson	Lloyd Noble Center (4,340) Norman, OK
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn	W 70–41	12–19 (1–15)	25 – Mayberry	11 – Deas	6 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (3,670) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2026 10:00 a.m., SECN	(16)	vs. (9) No. 17 Kentucky First Round	L 64–94	12–20	21 – Jones	8 – Deas	3 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]

References

^ "Coach Mike Neighbors steps down as Arkansas Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
^ Parkinson, Kyle (March 21, 2025). "Musick named Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

[1] "Coach Mike Neighbors steps down as Arkansas Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.

[Musick-2] Parkinson, Kyle (March 21, 2025). "Musick named Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

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Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Venues	Barnhill Arena (1976–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References