2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–12 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kelly Graves (12th season);
Associate head coach	Jodie Berry
Assistant coaches	Jerise Freeman; Tre Simmons; Lisa O'Meara; Oti Gildon;
Home arena	Matthew Knight Arena

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA †	18	–	0	1.000	31	–	1	.969
No. 7 Iowa	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
No. 9 Michigan	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
No. 18 Minnesota	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
No. 12 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	7	.788
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	7	.611	23	–	8	.742
No. 20 Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	8	.733
Washington	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
USC	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	21	–	11	.656
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	22	–	12	.647
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	19	–	12	.613
Indiana	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	18	.379
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	8	–	21	.276
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	9	–	20	.310

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 18, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks are led by twelfth-year head coach Kelly Graves, and play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon as a second-year member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2024–25 season at 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a 3 way tied for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the Big Ten women's tournament, they lost in the second round to Indiana. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed Birmingham 2 region. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Alexis Whitfield	1	F	6'2"	GS Senior	West Hills, CA	Graduated
Nani Falatea	4	G	5'9"	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduated
Peyton Scott	10	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Lynchburg, OH	Graduated
Salimatou Kourouma	12	F	5'11"	GS Senior	Kati, Mali	Graduated
Phillipina Kyei	15	C	6'8"	Senior	Calgary, AB	Graduated
Deja Kelly	25	G	5'8"	GS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated/undrafted in 2025 WNBA draft; signed with the Las Vegas Aces

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Astera Tuhina	0	G	5'9"	Senior	Pristina, Kosovo	Washington State
Mia Jacobs	1	F	6'2"	Senior	Perth, Australia	Fresno State
Avary Cain	42	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Santa Maria, CA	UCLA

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Janiyah Williams G	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Janiyah Williams G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
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 November 5, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Astera Tuhina	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Washington State	Pristina, Kosovo
F	1	Mia Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Fresno State	Perth, Australia
G	2	Katie Fiso	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Garfield HS	Seattle, WA
G	3	Sofia Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Jesuit HS	Portland, OR
F	5	Amina Muhammad	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Texas	DeSoto, TX
G	8	Elisa Mevius	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Siena	Rendsburg, Germany
G/F	11	Sammie Wagner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ronald Reagan HS	San Antonio, TX
G	14	Ari Long	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Washington	Moreno Valley, CA
F	21	Filippa Tilliander	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Norrköping Dolphins	Malmö, Sweden
G	22	Janiyah Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Edmond Memorial HS	Edmond, OK
F	23	Sarah Rambus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	IMG Academy	Flint, MI
G	25	Sara Barhoum	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Clackamas HS	Clackamas, OR
F	35	Ehis Etute	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	T71 Dudelange	Dudelange, Luxembourg
G	42	Avary Cain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	UCLA	Santa Maria, CA

Head coach

Kelly Graves (New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Jodie Berry (Western Washington)
Jerise Freeman (Pacific)
Tre Simmons (Washington)
Lisa O'Meara (Saint Mary's)
Oti Gildon (Oregon)

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 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Western Oregon	W 113–36		28 – Rambus	9 – Etute	9 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,354) Eugene, OR
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+		West Georgia	W 100–59	1–0	16 – Jacobs	7 – Muhammad	10 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,404) Eugene, OR
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Montana	W 90–47	2–0	12 – Etute	7 – Etute	5 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,296) Eugene, OR
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Grand Canyon	W 84–66	3–0	26 – Jacobs	5 – Etute	10 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (5,177) Eugene, OR
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Army	W 80–55	4–0	17 – Jacobs	5 – Tied	10 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,646) Eugene, OR
November 19, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Washington State	W 86–59	5–0	22 – Fiso	13 – Etute	8 – Fiso	Beasley Coliseum (920) Pullman, WA
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Utah State	W 70–34	6–0	13 – Tied	7 – Jacobs	6 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,645) Eugene, OR
November 25, 2025* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Saint Mary's Hoopfest Women's Challenge	W 71–53	7–0	15 – Tied	5 – Rambus	10 – Fiso	Comerica Center (257) Frisco, TX
November 27, 2025* 9:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Old Dominion Hoopfest Women's Challenge	W 84–46	8–0	18 – Tuhina	8 – Etute	4 – Tied	Comerica Center (125) Frisco, TX
November 30, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn	W 58–53	9–0	24 – Fiso	15 – Etute	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (3,115) Auburn, AL
December 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Oregon State Rivalry	W 96–73	10–0	23 – Fiso	6 – Jacobs	14 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (5,282) Eugene, OR
December 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 4 UCLA	L 59–80	10–1 (0–1)	14 – Tied	9 – Etute	7 – Fiso	Pauley Pavilion (3,889) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2025* 12:00 p.m., B1G+		Montana State	W 69–44	11–1	15 – Bell	12 – Etute	5 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,169) Eugene, OR
December 18, 2025* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		Portland	W 85–59	12–1	21 – Jacobs	10 – Jacobs	11 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (6,279) Eugene, OR
December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Stanford Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic	L 53–64	12–2	14 – Fiso	11 – Jacobs	3 – Fiso	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1		No. 6 Michigan	L 87–92 ^2OT	12–3 (0–2)	24 – Fiso	7 – Tied	4 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (5,439) Eugene, OR
January 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Northwestern	W 87–54	13–3 (1–2)	17 – Fiso	6 – Jacobs	6 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,195) Eugene, OR
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 21 USC	W 71–66	14–3 (2–2)	21 – Dunn	13 – Davidson	5 – Davidson	Galen Center (4,259) Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+		No. 15 Michigan State	L 81–85	14–4 (2–3)	20 – Fiso	6 – Tied	9 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (6,313) Eugene, OR
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 11 Iowa	L 66–74	14–5 (2–4)	15 – Etute	8 – Etute	3 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,988) Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2026 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Wisconsin	L 92–94 ^2OT	14–6 (2–5)	30 – Jacobs	10 – Etute	7 – Fiso	Kohl Center (4,147) Madison, WI
January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Minnesota	L 60–65	14–7 (2–6)	11 – Tied	12 – Etute	3 – Etute	Matthew Knight Arena (4,675) Eugene, OR
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Penn State	W 89–59	15–7 (3–6)	20 – Rambus	11 – Etute	10 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (6,136) Eugene, OR
January 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., B1G+		at Rutgers	W 74–53	16–7 (4–6)	17 – Etute	12 – Long	7 – Fiso	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,704) Piscataway, NJ
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 16 Maryland	W 68–61	17–7 (5–6)	26 – Etute	11 – Etute	3 – Tied	Xfinity Center (9,364) College Park, MD
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Illinois	W 76–73	18–7 (6–6)	23 – Jacobs	9 – Tied	9 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (4,397) Eugene, OR
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., B1G+		No. 9 Ohio State	L 60–70	18–8 (6–7)	16 – Long	8 – Etute	8 – Fiso	Matthew Knight Arena (5,371) Eugene, OR
February 15, 2026 5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 25 Washington	L 43–51	18–9 (6–8)	12 – Rambus	11 – Etute	5 – Fiso	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,134) Seattle, WA
February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Nebraska	W 80–76	19–9 (7–8)	21 – Etute	6 – Tied	4 – Etute	Matthew Knight Arena (4,827) Eugene, OR
February 22, 2026 10:00 a.m., BTN		at Indiana	L 65–72	19–10 (7–9)	27 – Etute	17 – Etute	6 – Fiso	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,136) Bloomington, IN
February 25, 2026 4:00 p.m., B1G+		at Purdue	W 71–65	20–10 (8–9)	19 – Fiso	8 – Etute	4 – Fiso	Mackey Arena (5,428) West Lafayette, IN
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Washington	L 69–70	20–11 (8–10)	27 – Fiso	13 – Etute	4 – Bell	Matthew Knight Arena (5,865) Eugene, OR
Big Ten women's tournament
March 4, 2026 5:30 p.m., Peacock	(11)	vs. (14) Purdue First Round	W 82–64	21–11	20 – Fiso	12 – Etute	4 – Fiso	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,587) Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	(11)	vs. (6) No. 14 Maryland Second Round	W 73–68	22–11	20 – Etute	10 – Etute	5 – Fiso	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5,149) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 8 Michigan Quarterfinals	L 58–80	22–12	22 – Fiso	11 – Etute	7 – Fiso	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,053) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA women's tournament
March 20, 2026* 10:30 a.m., ESPN2	(8 FW3)	vs. (9 FW3) Virginia Tech First Round						Moody Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Fort Worth 3=FW3. All times are in Pacific.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV*	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

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Oregon Ducks women's basketball
Venues	McArthur Court (1974–2010) Matthew Knight Arena (2011–present)
Rivalries	Oregon State (series)
Culture & lore	The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Oregon Basketball Band Green Garter Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2025

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References