2025–26 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2025–26 FIU Panthers women's basketball
2025–26 FIU Panthers women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–11 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Jesyka Burks-Wiley (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Christelle N'Garsanet; Dan Wendt; Heather Karner;
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center

2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	17	–	1	.944	26	–	7	.788
FIU	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Middle Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Sam Houston	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Liberty	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Missouri State †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	13	.639
Jacksonville State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Kennesaw State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
New Mexico State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Western Kentucky	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of March 20, 2026

The 2025–26 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley, play their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2024–25 season 11–19, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. FIU was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Conference USA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana Tech	128 (5)
2	Liberty	125 (5)
3	Middle Tennessee	123 (2)
4	Missouri State	107
5	Western Kentucky	96
6	FIU	74
7	Sam Houston	59
T-8	UTEP	57
T-8	Kennesaw State	57
10	New Mexico State	51
11	Delaware	36
12	Jacksonville State	23
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-CUSA Team

Preseason All-CUSA Team
Player	Position	Year
Parris Atkins	Guard	Senior

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Denika Lightbourne	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Dayton	Nassau, Bahamas
G	1	Judit Valero	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	South Florida	Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
G	3	Riley Burd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Midland College	Perth, Australia
G	5	Grecia Ferrer Leal	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Institut La Llauna	Badalona, Spain
G	10	Parris Atkins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Dodge City Community College	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	12	Astou Ndiaye	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	The Academy of Central Florida	Keur Moussa, Senegal
F	13	Astrid Mukulumpe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Mercer	Orléans, France
G	14	Ndate Ndiaye	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Greenforest Christian Academy	Thiès, Senegal
G	15	Fantasia James	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Oakleaf High School	Orange Park, Florida
G	21	Adama Badjie Coly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Casper College	Mataró, Spain
G	23	Rhema Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Ole Miss	Nassau, Bahamas
F	24	Selene Romero	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Bethesda	Guanajuato, Mexico
G	30	Isamery Telleria	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Jacksonville	San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
F	44	Claudia Marina	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	IES Alfredo Kraus	Madrid, Spain

Head coach

Jesyka Burks-Wiley (Boston University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida	L 56–81	0–1	21 – Lightbourne	8 – Lightbourne	5 – Ferrer Leal	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
November 15, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Bethune–Cookman	W 81–68	1–1	17 – Collins	10 – Collins	7 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (281) Miami, FL
November 18, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at UCF	L 61–79	1–2	20 – Atkins	7 – Collins	4 – Ferrer Leal	Addition Financial Arena (1,357) Orlando, FL
November 22, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 69–80	1–3	19 – Collins	10 – Collins	5 – Ferrer Leal	Swisher Gymnasium (128) Jacksonville, FL
November 28, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	UMBC FIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 86−76	2−3	19 – Tied	10 – Collins	6 – Atkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (52) Miami, FL
November 30, 2025* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	Seattle FIU Thanksgiving Classic	W 64−59	3−3	20 – Atkins	9 – Collins	7 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (58) Miami, FL
December 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State	W 103–92	4–3	40 – Collins	13 – Collins	5 – Lightbourne	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (146) Miami, FL
December 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic	W 80–63	5–3	20 – Atkins	16 – Collins	4 – Ferrer Leal	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (912) Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Youngstown State FIU Holiday Classic	W 78–61	6–3	28 – Collins	12 – Collins	5 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (126) Miami, FL
December 20, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic FIU Holiday Classic	L 57–60	6–4	21 – Atkins	7 – Collins	3 – Collins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (128) Miami, FL
December 30, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida National	W 122–30	7–4	18 – Atkins	10 – Badjie Coly	6 – Lightbourne	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (49) Miami, FL
C-USA regular season
January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State	L 69−80	7−5 (0–1)	35 – Atkins	4 – Tied	5 – Atkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (85) Miami, FL
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State	L 67–70	7–6 (0–2)	25 – Lightbourne	11 – Collins	4 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (127) Miami, FL
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 76–65	8–6 (1–2)	23 – Atkins	8 – Collins	4 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (111) Miami, FL
January 15, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State	W 83–74	9–6 (2–2)	29 – Collins	10 – Collins	5 – Ferrer Leal	Pan American Center (825) Las Cruces, NM
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	W 67–59	10–6 (3–2)	22 – Collins	16 – Collins	3 – Lightbourne	Don Haskins Center (881) El Paso, TX
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	W 66–60	11–6 (4–2)	14 – Atkins	7 – Lightbourne	5 – Lightbourne	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (127) Miami, FL
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 59–74	11–7 (4–3)	14 – Atkins	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (188) Miami, FL
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty	W 74–61	12–7 (5–3)	19 – Collins	11 – Collins	5 – Atkins	Liberty Arena (928) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Delaware	L 48–51	12–8 (5–4)	20 – Collins	13 – Badjie Coly	4 – Ferrer Leal	Bob Carpenter Center (1,156) Newark, DE
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky	W 80–54	13–8 (6–4)	18 – Atkins	13 – Collins	7 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (155) Miami, FL
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	W 60–58	14–8 (7–4)	15 – Tied	8 – Ferrer Leal	5 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (157) Miami, FL
February 12, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 49–71	14–9 (7–5)	11 – Valero	12 – James	2 – Ferrer Leal	Thomas Assembly Center (1,568) Ruston, LA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	W 67–65	15–9 (8–5)	24 – Collins	7 – Badjie Coly	9 – Atkins	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (365) Huntsville, TX
February 19, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	Delaware	W 62–36	16–9 (9–5)	20 – Collins	10 – Atkins	6 – Ferrer Leal	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,062) Miami, FL
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	W 66–45	17–9 (10–5)	25 – Atkins	10 – Collins	5 – Atkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (214) Miami, FL
February 26, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 38–69	17–10 (10–6)	13 – Atkins	6 – Tied	1 – Tied	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,074) Springfield, MO
March 5, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
C-USA tournament
March 10–14, 2026	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
^ "Lady Toppers advance to CUSA Tournament semifinals after win over FIU". WBKO. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
^ "Florida International Panthers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[2] "Lady Toppers advance to CUSA Tournament semifinals after win over FIU". WBKO. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[poll-3] "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

[5] "Florida International Panthers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2026.

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