2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	23–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Hicks; Radvile Autukaite; Josh Petersen;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	31	–	3	.912
No. 6 Vanderbilt	13	–	3	.813	27	–	4	.871
No. 3 Texas †	13	–	3	.813	31	–	3	.912
No. 5 LSU	12	–	4	.750	27	–	5	.844
No. 10 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
No. 19 Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
No. 24 Georgia	8	–	8	.500	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	12	.538
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	23	–	10	.697
Florida	5	–	11	.313	18	–	15	.545
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	18	–	13	.581
Missouri	4	–	12	.250	16	–	16	.500
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	15	–	17	.469
Arkansas	1	–	15	.063	12	–	20	.375

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 8, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 23–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed Spokane 4 region. They defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Kansas State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Kentucky Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Saniah Tyler	2	G	5'6"	Junior	Florissant, MO	Transferred to Missouri
Georgia Amoore	3	G	5'6"	Graduate student	Ballarat, Australia	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 3rd overall by Washington Mystics
Cassidy Rowe	5	G	5'5"	Junior	Virgie, KY	Left the team
Tanah Becker	8	G	6'1"	Freshman	Winnipeg, MB	Transferred to George Washington
Dazia Lawrence	10	G	5'8"	Senior	Greenville, NC	Graduated
Clara Silva	17	C	6'7"	Freshman	Faro, Portugal	Transferred to TCU

Incoming transfers

Kentucky incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tonie Morgan	5	G	5'9"	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Georgia Tech
Asia Boone	12	G	5'8"	Junior	San Diego, CA	Liberty
Josie Gilvin	33	G	6'0"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Western Kentucky

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Kaelyn Carroll W	Marion, MA	Tabor Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Kaelyn Carroll W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
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 August 8, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maddyn Greenway PG	Plymouth, MN	Providence Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Maddyn Greenway PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
Savvy Swords W	Brookville, NY	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Savvy Swords W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Obi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Choate Rosemary Hall Penn	Hartford, CT
G	4	Lexi Blue	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, FL
G	5	Tonie Morgan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Florida High Georgia Tech	Tallahassee, FL
F	7	Teonni Key	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Cary HS North Carolina	Cary, NC
G	8	Asia Boone	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	IMG Academy Liberty	San Diego, CA
G	11	Gabby Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Blacksburg HS Virginia Tech	Harrisonburg, VA
G	12	Dominika Paurová	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	DME Academy Oregon State	Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
C	13	Clara Strack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Hamburg HS Virginia Tech	Buffalo, NY
C	15	Elsa Vadfors	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr		Hudiksvall, Sweden
F	20	Kaelyn Carroll	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Tabor Academy	Dedham, MA
F	32	Amelia Hassett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Tumut HS Eastern Florida State College	Albury, NSW, Australia
G	33	Josie Gilvin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Sacred Heart Academy Western Kentucky	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Kenny Brooks (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsey Hicks (Purdue)
Radvile Autukaite (Reinhardt)
Josh Petersen (Florida State)

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
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24т	Morehead State	W 75–59	1–0	16 – Morgan	15 – Tied	4 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,024) Lexington, KY
November 6, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24т	Monmouth	W 104–49	2–0	18 – Blue	8 – Obi	9 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,096) Lexington, KY
November 9, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 24т	at Buffalo	W 81–47	3–0	27 – Strack	12 – Tied	9 – Morgan	Alumni Arena (1,715) Amherst, NY
November 12, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	USC Upstate	W 90–30	4–0	20 – Hassett	16 – Strack	16 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,060) Lexington, KY
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	at Marshall	W 76–44	5–0	17 – Obi	14 – Hassett	11 – Morgan	Cam Henderson Center (3,040) Huntington, WV
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 20	Purdue	W 76–35	6–0	17 – Tied	13 – Strack	6 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,625) Lexington, KY
November 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., The CW	No. 20	at No. 21 Louisville Rivalry	W 72–62	7–0	19 – Morgan	10 – Strack	7 – Morgan	KFC Yum! Center (10,442) Louisville, KY
November 26, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 16	vs. No. 7 Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout	L 66–74	7–1	22 – Morgan	9 – Strack	8 – Morgan	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 28, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 16	vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Shootout	W 101–39	8–1	21 – Boone	7 – Hassett	8 – Morgan	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
December 3, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge	W 64–48	9–1	20 – Morgan	9 – Strack	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (859) Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 17	Central Michigan	W 82–55	10–1	17 – Key	11 – Key	11 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,290) Lexington, KY
December 14, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	at Belmont	W 77–69	11–1	19 – Hassett	10 – Tied	9 – Morgan	Curb Event Center (1,115) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 12	Wright State	W 96–53	12–1	26 – Strack	13 – Obi	6 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,188) Lexington, KY
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 11	Hofstra	W 80–42	13–1	24 – Strack	11 – Strack	10 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,609) Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 11	at No. 5 LSU	W 80–78	14–1 (1–0)	24 – Morgan	16 – Key	12 – Morgan	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,485) Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN	No. 11	Missouri	W 74–52	15–1 (2–0)	19 – Strack	10 – Strack	14 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,534) Lexington, KY
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	at Alabama	L 51–64	15–2 (2–1)	14 – Morgan	13 – Strack	5 – Morgan	Coleman Coliseum (2,911) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2026 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	No. 5 Oklahoma We Back Pat	W 63–57	16–2 (3–1)	22 – Morgan	12 – Strack	4 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (5,714) Lexington, KY
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 7	Florida	W 94–89	17–2 (4–1)	26 – Morgan	8 – Hassett	13 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (3,368) Lexington, KY
January 18, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 7	at Mississippi State	L 59–71	17–3 (4–2)	15 – Morgan	15 – Strack	7 – Morgan	Humphrey Coliseum (4,612) Starkville, MS
January 22, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN	No. 11	at No. 17 Tennessee Rivalry	L 58–60	17–4 (4–3)	16 – Hassett	15 – Strack	4 – Morgan	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,551) Knoxville, TN
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 11	Georgia	L 67–72	17–5 (4–4)	15 – Tied	9 – Obi	12 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,195) Lexington, KY
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	at Arkansas Play4Kay	W 93–73	18–5 (5–4)	33 – Strack	15 – Strack	8 – Morgan	Bud Walton Arena (3,074) Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	No. 7 Vanderbilt	L 83–84	18–6 (5–5)	27 – Key	15 – Strack	10 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (5,187) Lexington, KY
February 9, 2026 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 18	at No. 4 Texas	L 53–64	18–7 (5–6)	16 – Boone	7 – Strack	4 – Morgan	Moody Center (9,572) Austin, TX
February 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Texas A&M	W 75–55	19–7 (6–6)	19 – Tied	13 – Strack	8 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (4,315) Lexington, KY
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	No. 14 Ole Miss	W 74–57	20–7 (7–6)	18 – McMahon	11 – Lattimore	2 – Tied	Memorial Coliseum (5,285) Lexington, KY
February 22, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	at No. 5 Vanderbilt	L 79–81	20–8 (7–7)	17 – Strack	8 – Tied	9 – Morgan	Memorial Gymnasium (6,277) Nashville, TN
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	at Auburn	W 63–56	21–8 (8–7)	15 – Hassett	9 – Key	5 – Boone	Neville Arena (3,341) Auburn, AL
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	No. 3 South Carolina	L 56–60	21–9 (8–8)	24 – Strack	9 – Strack	4 – Morgan	Memorial Coliseum (6,250) Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	(9) No. 17	vs. (16) Arkansas First round	W 94–64	22–9	20 – Strack	13 – Strack	10 – Morgan	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (10,322) Greenville, SC
March 5, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	(9) No. 17	vs. (8) No. 22 Georgia Second round	W 76–61	23–9	33 – Strack	12 – Key	7 – Morgan	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,928) Greenville, SC
March 6, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9) No. 17	vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 64–87	23–10	15 – Hassett	8 – Key	7 – Morgan	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24т	23	20	16	17	15	12	11	11*	6	7	11	18	16	18	16	16	17	16	16	Not released
Coaches	20	20	18	15	16	15	13	12	12	7	9	12	18	16	19	18	18	19	17	17

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Coliseum (1971–2023, 2024–present) Rupp Arena (select games 2006–present, temporary 2023–24) Clive M. Beck Center (temporary 2023–24) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Indiana Louisville Tennessee
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References