2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–17 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candice M. Jackson
  • Caroline McCombs
  • Rodney Hill
  • Taja Cole
Home arenaNeville 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 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 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Larry Vickers, play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 12–18, 3–13 SEC play to finish in a 4 way for last place in the SEC. As an No. 14 seed in the SEC Tournament they lost in the first round to Florida.

Auburn fired Harris on March 6, 2025, after 4 seasons and a 58–63 record.[1] Norfolk State head coach Vickers was hired by the Tigers on March 23.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Auburn Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Taliah Scott 0 G 5'9" Sophomore Orange, FL Transferred to Baylor
Celia Sumbane 1 F 6'2" Senior Maputo, Mozambique Graduated
Jordan Hunter 2 G 5'8" Freshman Trussville, AL Transferred to Memphis
DeYona Gaston 5 F 6'2" Graduate Student Pearland, TX Graduated
Yakiya Milton 7 F 6'4" Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Transferred to USC
Yuting Deng 9 G 6'0" Freshman Hunan, China Transferred to Baylor
Mar'shaun Bostic 12 G 5'8" Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Taylen Collins 14 F 6'1" Graduate Student Muldrow, OK Graduated
Oyindamola Akinbolawa 20 C 6'5" Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Syracuse
Audia Young 21 G 5'9" Sophomore Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Xavier
Savannah Scott 30 C 6'4" Sophomore Conway, AR Transferred to UCF
Timya Thurman 32 C 6'5" Sophomore Linden, AL Transferred to Southern Miss

Incoming transfers

Auburn incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Angena Belloso 0 G 5'11" Senior Montgat, Spain FIU
Mya Petticord 1 G 5'9" Senior Detroit, MI Rutgers
Ja'Mia Harris 2 G 5'11" Junior Lancaster, TX Texas State
Khady Leye 6 F 6'2" Sophomore Louga, Senegal Towson
A'riel Jackson 7 G 5'9" Senior Brooklyn, NY Cincinnati
Arek Anguoi 23 C 6'8" Freshman Juba, South Sudan UCF
Clara Koulibaly 30 F 6'3" Junior Montreal, QC Gulf Coast State College
Quanirah Montague 35 F 6'5" Junior Atlantic City, NJ Mississippi State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Harrissoum Coulibaly
G 		Petersburg, VA Shining Stars Sports Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
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 October 2, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Zaniyah Williams
PG 		Suffolk, VA Montverde Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
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:

Roster

2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Angena Belloso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mireia CE
St. Francis Brooklyn 		Montgat, Spain
G 1 Mya Petticord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Arbor Prep
Rutgers 		Detroit, MI
G 2 Ja'Mia Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr DeSoto HS
Texas State 		Lacaster, TX
G 3 Harissoum Coulibaly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Shining Stars Sports Academy (VA) Paris, France
G 4 Kaitlyn Duhon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Summer Creek HS Houston, TX
F 6 Khady Leye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So SPIRE Academy
Towson 		Louga, Senegal
G 7 A'riel Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS
Cincinnati 		Brooklyn, NY
G 10 Sania Richardson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Ada HS Ada, OK
G/F 11 Syriah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Auburn HS Auburn, AL
C 23 Arek Angui 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) RS Fr Greenforest HS
UCF 		Juba, South Sudan
F 30 Clara Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Montreal, QC
F 35 Quanirah Montague 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Atlantic City HS
Mississippi State 		Atlantic City, NJ
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*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte W 71–58  1–0
  19 – Tied   8 – Harris   4 – Duhon  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,226)
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 82–41  2–0
  21 – Petticord   8 – Angui   4 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,770)
Auburn, AL
November 10, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 64–57  3–0
  18 – Petticord   7 – Harris   4 – Jackson  Neville Arena (2,832)
Auburn, AL
November 13, 2025*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 110–50  4–0
  20 – Leye   11 – Angui   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (5,769)
Auburn, AL
November 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 69–65  5–0
  19 – Coulibaly   10 – Leye   3 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,765)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Rutgers W 51–46  6–0
  14 – Leye   6 – Tied   1 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,706)
Auburn, AL
November 24, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UTSA
Hoopfest Basketball Women’s Challenge 		W 59–42  7–0
  14 – Petticord   6 – Duhon   3 – Coulibaly  Comerica Center (259)
Frisco, TX
November 26, 2025*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. California
Hoopfest Basketball Women’s Challenge 		W 58–50  8–0
  17 – Jackson   5 – Tied   3 – Leye  Comerica Center (162)
Frisco, TX
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Oregon L 53–58  8–1
  13 – Petticord   6 – Jackson   4 – Harris  Neville Arena (3,115)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 60–66 OT 8–2
  20 – Darius   13 – Izoje   3 – Darius  JMA Wireless Dome (2,166)
Syracuse, NY
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seton Hall L 63–69  8–3
  20 – Duhon   8 – Duhon   4 – Jackson  Walsh Gymnasium (838)
South Orange, NJ
December 16, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee W 68–52  9–3
  16 – Coulibaly   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Murphy Center (3,012)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 62–50  10–3
  15 – Leye   5 – Leye   3 – Petticord  Neville Arena (2,670)
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Jackson State W 64–48  11–3
  21 – Petticord   6 – Leye   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (3,177)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Mississippi State L 53–75  11–4
(0–1) 		 14 – Coulibaly   7 – Montague   2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (3,710)
Starkville, MS
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 23 Tennessee L 56–73  11–5
(0–2) 		 14 – Leye   6 – Leye   3 – Jackson  Neville Arena (3,669)
Auburn, AL
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 2 Texas L 36–97  11–6
(0–3) 		 11 – Coulibaly   3 – Tied   2 – Richardson  Moody Center (8,929)
Austin, TX
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Florida
We Back Pat 		W 60–50  12–6
(1–3) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Harris   4 – Tied  Neville Arena (4,095)
Auburn, AL
January 15, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 21 Alabama
We Back Pat 		W 58–54  13–6
(2–3) 		 16 – Leye   9 – Leye   3 – Richardson  Neville Arena (3,464)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 5 Vanderbilt L 53–81  13–7
(2–4) 		 13 – Coulibaly   5 – Angui   4 – Richardson  Memorial Gymnasium (3,241)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 16 Oklahoma L 65–72  13–8
(2–5) 		 19 – Jackson   8 – Duhon   5 – Jackson  Neville Arena (3,049)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 South Carolina L 51–81  13–9
(2–6) 		 11 – Daniels   7 – Leye   2 – Harris  Neville Arena (4,099)
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		vs. No. 13 Ole Miss L 45–71  13–10
(2–7) 		 11 – Coulibaly   4 – Duhon   2 – Tied  Legacy Arena[a] (3,787)
Birmingham, AL
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Florida L 53–61  13–11
(2–8) 		 18 – Harris   7 – Harris   6 – Richardson  O'Connell Center (1,752)
Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 5 LSU
Play4Kay 		L 44–77  13–12
(2–9) 		 13 – Coulibaly   10 – Koulibaly   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (5,810)
Auburn, AL
February 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M L 63–81  13–13
(2–10) 		 23 – Duhon   6 – Duhon   3 – Petticord  Reed Arena (2,913)
College Station, TX
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Missouri
Play4Kay 		W 71–58  14–13
(3–10) 		 19 – Duhon   7 – Duhon   4 – Belloso  Mizzou Arena (2,804)
Columbia, MO
February 23, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 23 Georgia L 52–74  14–14
(3–11) 		 16 – Leye   5 – Tied   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (3,680)
Auburn, AL
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 Kentucky L 56–63  14–15
(3–12) 		 20 – Leye   8 – Leye   2 – Tied  Neville Arena (3,341)
Auburn, AL
March 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas L 41–70  14–16
(3–13) 		 15 – Coulibaly   7 – Duhon   3 – Harris  Bud Walton Arena (3,670)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(15) vs. (10) Texas A&M
First Round 		W 50–49  15–16
  14 – Duhon   15 – Leye   4 – Leye  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 5, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(15) vs. (7) No. 24 Ole Miss
Second Round 		L 57–73  15–17
  17 – Leye   8 – Leye   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]

Notes

  1. ^ The game against Ole Miss was moved to Birmingham, Alabama, because of ongoing winter storm impacts in Oxford, Mississippi.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————————*—
Coaches—————RV———RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Auburn announces change in women's basketball leadership" (Press release). Auburn Tigers. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Larry Vickers named Auburn women's basketball head coach" (Press release). Auburn Tigers. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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