2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball
2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	27–5 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (5th season);
Associate head coach	Bob Starkey
Assistant coaches	Daphne Mitchell; Gary Redus II; Kaylin Rice; Seimone Augustus;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

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	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	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	23	–	10	.697
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
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	17	–	16	.515
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	15	–	17	.469
Arkansas	1	–	15	.063	12	–	20	.375

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 20, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fifth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 31–6, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Florida in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated San Diego State and Florida State in the first and second rounds, NC State in the sweet sixteen before losing to UCLA in the elite eight.

Offseason

Departures

LSU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mjracle Sheppard	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Kent, WA	Transferred to California
Amani Bartlett	2	F	6'3"	Senior	Cleveland, TX	Transferred to Houston
Sa'Myah Smith	5	F	6'2"	Sophomore	DeSoto, TX	Transferred to Virginia
Jersey Wolfenbarger	8	G/F	6'5"	Junior	Fort Smith, AR	Transferred to Tennessee
Last-Tear Poa	13	G	5'11"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Arizona State
Aalyah Del Rosario	23	C	6'6"	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Aneesah Morrow	24	G	6'1"	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 7th overall by Connecticut Sun
Shayeann Day-Wilson	50	G	5'6"	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated

Incoming transfers

LSU incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Amiya Joyner	1	F	6'2"	Senior	Farmville, NC	East Carolina
Kate Koval	13	F	6'5"	Sophomore	Kyiv, Ukraine	Notre Dame
MiLaysia Fulwiley	23	G	5'10"	Junior	Columbia, SC	South Carolina^[1]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Grace Knox W	Etiwanda, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Grace Knox W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97)
ZaKiyah Johnson G	Shelbyville, KY	Sacred Heart Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
ZaKiyah Johnson G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97)
Divine Bourrage G	Davenport, IA	Davenport North High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Divine Bourrage G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
Isabella Hines G	Albuquerque, NM	Eldorado High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Isabella Hines G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
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 September 29, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Amiya Joyner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Farmville Central HS East Carolina	Farmville, NC
F	2	Grace Knox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Etiwanda HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	Bella Hines	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Eldorado HS	Albuquerque, NM
G	4	Flau'jae Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Sprayberry HS	Savannah, GA
G	6	Divine Bourrage	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Davenport North HS	Davenport, IA
G	11	ZaKiyah Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sacred Heart Academy	Shelbyville, KY
G	12	Mikaylah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Parkway HS	Bossier City, LA
F	13	Kate Koval	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran HS Notre Dame	Kyiv, Ukraine
G	14	Izzy Besselman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Episcopal School	Baton Rouge, LA
F	15	Meghan Yarnevich	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	The Bullis School	Potomac, MD
G	16	Kailyn Gilbert	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	IMG Academy Arizona	Tampa, FL
G	23	MiLaysia Fulwiley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	W.J. Keenan HS South Carolina	Columbia, SC
G	30	Jada Richard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA

Head coach

Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech)
Gary Redus II (South Alabama)
Kaylin Rice (Baylor)
Seimone Augustus (LSU)

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 23, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Mississippi College	W 148–46		25 – Z. Johnson	10 – Tied	7 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Langston	W 121–41		24 – Joyner	11 – Tied	5 – Bourrage	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,387) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Houston Christian	W 108–55	1–0	21 – Fulwiley	11 – Z. Johnson	7 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,431) Baton Rouge, LA
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Southeastern Louisiana	W 115–26	2–0	17 – F. Johnson	9 – Koval	5 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,540) Baton Rouge, LA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at Georgia Southern	W 118–70	3–0	19 – Tied	14 – Koval	7 – Richard	Hill Convocation Center (5,322) Statesboro, GA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Charlotte	W 117–59	4–0	22 – Fulwiley	12 – Koval	3 – Richard	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,348) Baton Rouge, LA
November 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	at Tulane	W 101–71	5–0	22 – F. Johnson	7 – Joyner	6 – Fulwiley	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621) New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Alcorn State	W 112–49	6–0	18 – Tied	12 – Koval	5 – Hines	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,575) Baton Rouge, LA
November 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	vs. Marist Paradise Jam Reef Division semifinals	W 113–53	7–0	19 – Z. Johnson	10 – Tied	4 – Bourrage	Sports and Fitness Center (2,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam Reef Division Championship Game	W 112–35	8–0	16 – F. Johnson	12 – Joyner	5 – Fulwiley	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) St. Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	W 93–77	9–0	18 – F. Johnson	5 – Tied	7 – Williams	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,871) Durham, NC
December 7, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at New Orleans	W 126–62	10–0	22 – Koval	12 – Knox	8 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (1,588) New Orleans, LA
December 13, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Louisiana Tech Compete 4 Cause Classic	W 87–61	11–0	19 – Williams	10 – F. Johnson	8 – Richard	Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA
December 16, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Morgan State	W 91–33	12–0	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Fulwiley	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,743) Baton Rouge, LA
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	UT Arlington	W 110–45	13–0	25 – Knox	12 – Knox	4 – F. Johnson	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,163) Baton Rouge, LA
December 28, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	Alabama State	W 109–41	14–0	23 – Koval	11 – Koval	11 – Fulwiley	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,170) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	No. 11 Kentucky	L 78–80	14–1 (0–1)	26 – Williams	8 – Williams	5 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,435) Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at No. 12 Vanderbilt	L 61–65	14–2 (0–2)	13 – Tied	10 – Koval	6 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (6,576) Nashville, TN
January 8, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 12	at Georgia	W 80–59	15–2 (1–2)	25 – F. Johnson	11 – Joyner	6 – Richard	Stegeman Coliseum (4,857) Athens, GA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	No. 2 Texas We Back Pat	W 70–65	16–2 (2–2)	20 – Williams	9 – Joyner	4 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,200) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	at No. 13 Oklahoma	W 91–72	17–2 (3–2)	23 – F. Johnson	10 – F. Johnson	5 – Williams	Lloyd Noble Center (10,890) Norman, OK
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	at Texas A&M	W 98–54	18–2 (4–2)	23 – Fulwiley	11 – Joyner	9 – Williams	Reed Arena (3,771) College Station, TX
January 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	Florida	W 89–60	19–2 (5–2)	20 – Richard	10 – Tied	4 – Joyner	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,793) Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 6	Arkansas Play4Kay	W 92–70	20–2 (6–2)	17 – Tied	15 – Koval	9 – Richard	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,741) Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 6	No. 24 Alabama Play4Kay	W 103–63	21–2 (7–2)	16 – Richard	10 – Z. Johnson	5 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,054) Baton Rouge, LA
February 5, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at No. 4 Texas	L 64–77	21–3 (7–3)	20 – Williams	7 – Tied	5 – Fulwiley	Moody Center (10,406) Austin, TX
February 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	at Auburn	W 77–44	22–3 (8–3)	16 – Z. Johnson	10 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Neville Arena (5,810) Auburn, AL
February 14, 2026 7:30 p.m., ABC	No. 6	No. 3 South Carolina	L 72–79	22–4 (8–4)	21 – F. Johnson	13 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,200) Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at No. 17 Ole Miss	W 78–70	23–4 (9–4)	26 – Fulwiley	9 – Joyner	4 – Richard	SJB Pavilion (7,424) Oxford, MS
February 22, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Missouri	W 108–55	24–4 (10–4)	22 – Fulwiley	14 – Z. Johnson	6 – Richard	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,278) Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	Tennessee	W 89–73	25–4 (11–4)	20 – Williams	10 – Williams	5 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,877) Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 6	at Mississippi State	W 72–63	26–4 (12–4)	26 – Williams	15 – Williams	4 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (5,337) Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
March 6, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN	(4) No. 6	vs. (5) No. 7 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 112–78	27–4	22 – Fulwiley	7 – Z. Johnson	8 – Fulwiley	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 7, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN	(4) No. 6	vs. (1) No. 3 South Carolina Semifinals	L 77–83	27–5	24 – Fulwiley	11 – Joyner	5 – F. Johnson	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(2 S4) No. 5	(15 S4) Jacksonville First Round	W 116–58	28–5	20 – F. Johnson	8 – Koval	10 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,456) Baton Rouge, LA
March 22, 2026* 2:00 p.m., ABC	(2 S4) No. 5	(7 S4) No. 25 Texas Tech Second Round						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S2=Sacramento 2. All times are in Central Time. ^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5*	12	6	6	6	5	6	7	6	6	5	5
Coaches	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	12	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	5	5

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ Andrews, Kendra (April 25, 2025). "MiLaysia Fulwiley joining LSU after two years at South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". LSU Tigers. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[1] Andrews, Kendra (April 25, 2025). "MiLaysia Fulwiley joining LSU after two years at South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

[2] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". LSU Tigers. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References