2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record7–23 (1–17 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachDamitria Buchanan
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
No. 11 West Virginia † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
No. 21 Baylor 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Oklahoma State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Utah 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
BYU 9 – 9   .500 24 – 11   .686
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 11   .686
Kansas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 18   .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 23, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, are led by first-year head coach Matthew Mitchell and play their home games at the Fertitta Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2024–25 season 5–25, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Colorado in the Big 12 women's tournament.

Head Coach Ronald Hughey announced his resignation from Houston on March 6, 2025, after 11 seasons.[1] The Cougars hired former Kentucky head coach Mitchell as his replacement on March 27.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Houston Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Leilani Augmon 0 G 5'11" Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Gia Cooke 3 G 5'9" Sophomore Clinton, MD Transferred to West Virginia
Maliyah Johnson 5 F 6'0" Senior Columbus, OH Graduated
Laila Blair 14 G 5'8" Graduate Student Houston, TX Graduated
Tatiana Arevalo 20 G 5'9" Sophomore Frisco, TX Walk-on; TBD
Kiera Edmonds 21 F 6'2" Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Boston College
Avalon Miller 22 F 6'3" Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Eylia Love 24 G 6'1" Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Ashley Chevalier 25 G 5'7" Senior Chatsworth, CA Graduated
Peyton McFarland 42 F 6'4" Graduate Student Boise, ID Graduated

Incoming

Houston incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
TK Pitts 0 G 6'1" Junior Tulsa, OK SMU
Briana Peguero 1 G 5'7" Graduate Student Houston, TX Troy
Kyndall Hunter 7 G 5'7" Senior Houston, TX Texas A&M
Amani Bartlett 12 F 6'3" Graduate Student Cleveland, TX LSU
Amirah Abdur-Rahim 23 F 6'3" Graduate Student Marietta, GA Texas A&M
Shun'teria Anumele 24 G 5'8" Sophomore Houston, TX Saint Louis
Jorynn Ross 26 F 6'3" Junior Milwaukee, WI Arizona

Roster

2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 TK Pitts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Union HS
SMU 		Tulsa, OK
G 1 Briana Peguero 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Jersey Village HS
Troy 		Houston, TX
G 2 Kierra Merchant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Westfield Spring, TX
G 5 Kateri Poole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS South Shore
LSU 		Bronx, NY
G 7 Kyndall Hunter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Cypress Creek
Texas A&M 		Houston, TX
G 8 Summer Bostock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr King's Christian Collegiate
Maryland 		Toronto, ON
F 11 Jemma Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Euroa Secondary College Gold Coast, Australia
F 12 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Houston Christian HS
LSU 		Cleveland, TX
F 14 Jade Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr The King's Academy Royal Palm Beach, FL
G 22 Kayla King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Judson San Antonio, TX
F 23 Amirah Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS St. Francis School
Texas A&M 		Marietta, GA
G 24 Shun'teria Anumele 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Legacy Sports School of Sciences
Saint Louis 		Houston, TX
F 26 Jorynn Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Summer Creek
Arizona 		Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 76–59  1–0
  16 – Abdur-Rahim   9 – Jones   4 – Poole  Fertitta Center (1,025)
Houston, TX
November 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 52–48  2–0
  21 – Merchant   11 – Abdur-Rahim   5 – Peguero  Fertitta Center (1,161)
Houston, TX
November 11, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice
Rivalry 		L 56–70  2–1
  12 – Tied   14 – Merchant   2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,104)
Houston, TX
November 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 78–82  2–2
  20 – K. Hunter   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 65–63  3–2
  18 – Jones   8 – Jones   3 – Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,447)
Edinburg, TX
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		High Point W 67–57  4–2
  18 – Merchant   12 – Jones   4 – Peguero  Fertitta Center (1,225)
Houston, TX
November 28, 2025*
12:30 p.m., FloCollege 		vs. Arkansas State
Nassau Championship Goombay Division semifinals 		L 66–83  4–3
  12 – Pitts   10 – Merchant   4 – Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (237)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2025*
10:00 a.m., FloCollege 		vs. Tulsa
Nassau Championship Goombay Division 3rd place game 		W 66–61  5–3
  17 – Pitts   8 – Pitts   4 – Peguero  Baha Mar Convention Center (227)
Nassau, The Bahamas
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern L 62–70  5–4
  14 – K. Hunter   7 – Jones   6 – Pitts  Fertitta Center (985)
Houston, TX
December 13, 2025*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at New Mexico L 41–63  5–5
  10 – Merchant   8 – Jones   3 – Pitts  The Pit (4,467)
Albuquerque, NM
December 16, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Montana W 60–54  6–5
  14 – Peguero   12 – Pitts   3 – Merchant  Fertitta Center (1,523)
Houston, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 46–101  6–6
(0–1) 		 11 – Abdur-Rahim   7 – Merchant   2 – Abdur-Rahim  Hope Coliseum (3,968)
Morgantown, WV
December 31, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 10 Iowa State L 62–80  6–7
(0–2) 		 14 – Peguero   15 – Pitts   4 – Merchant  Fertitta Center (1,652)
Houston, TX
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 52–83  6–8
(0–3) 		 15 – Pitts   8 – Pitts   2 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,771)
Stillwater, OK
January 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State L 62–71  6–9
(0–4) 		 16 – Pitts   8 – Abdur-Rahim   3 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,395)
Houston, TX
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU L 64–79  6–10
(0–5) 		 19 – K. Hunter   9 – Jones   3 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,075)
Houston, TX
January 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 17 Texas Tech L 59–71  6–11
(0–6) 		 17 – Pitts   14 – Abdur-Rahim   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (5,003)
Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah L 61–71  6–12
(0–7) 		 14 – Pitts   9 – Jones   3 – Peguero  Fertitta Center (1,204)
Houston, TX
January 21, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 65–69  6–13
(0–8) 		 20 – K. Hunter   10 – Pitts   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (3,497)
Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 14 Baylor L 66–82  6–14
(0–9) 		 17 – Abdur-Rahim   5 – Ross   7 – Peguero  Foster Pavilion (3,438)
Waco, TX
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati W 72–70  7–14
(1–9) 		 23 – K. Hunter   7 – Pitts   3 – K. Hunter  Fertitta Center (1,180)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 14 TCU L 45–90  7–15
(1–10) 		 12 – Merchant   4 – Pitts   3 – Peguero  Schollmaier Arena (2,968)
Fort Worth, TX
February 7, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 Texas Tech L 61–85  7–16
(1–11) 		 18 – Abdur-Rahim   7 – Abdur-Rahim   2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (1,910)
Houston, TX
February 11, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado L 63–73  7–17
(1–12) 		 21 – Peguero   8 – Pitts   3 – Pitts  Fertitta Center (976)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 68–85  7–18
(1–13) 		 23 – Peguero   6 – Pitts   3 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (3,744)
Lawrence, KS
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 TCU L 50–72  7–19
(1–14) 		 20 – K. Hunter   11 – Pitts   3 – King  Fertitta Center (1,098)
Houston, TX
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State L 56–81  7–20
(1–15) 		 13 – Tied   7 – Pitts   3 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (4,740)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona L 67–75  7–21
(1–16) 		 21 – K. Hunter   9 – Abdur-Rahim   3 – Tied  McKale Center (5,576)
Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF L 62–72  7–22
(1–17) 		 13 –  Pitts   8 –  Abdur-Rahim   4 –  Hunter  Fertitta Center (1,103)
Houston, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 4, 2026
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(16) vs. (9) BYU
First Round 		L 66–76  7–23
  17 – Amuele   10 – Pitts   2 – Merchant  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hughey Resigns as Houston Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Matthew Mitchell Named Houston Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Houston Cougars. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com.
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