2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–21 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Salvo Coppa (1st season)
  • Bett Shelby (1st season)
  • Anthony Turner (1st season)
  • Kamiko Williams (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 8   .750
No. 13 Louisville 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 15 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
NC State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
Virginia 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Clemson 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
California 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606
Florida State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
SMU 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
Pittsburgh 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
Boston College 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Adia Barnes and played their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.[a] They competed as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Barnes began her first season as head coach after prior head coach Toyelle Wilson was fired after the previous season.[1][2]

The Mustangs started the season with a 96–70 defeat of Grambling State. However, they would go on to lose their next four straight games before traveling to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in the Music City Classic. Their losing streak was extended to five games with a three-point loss to Saint Louis in the opening game. They broke their streak with a twenty-two point victory over Winthrop in the second game of the tournament. That victory kicked off a three-game winning streak for the Mustangs, which included an ACC–SEC Challenge victory over Arkansas. The streak was broken in their ACC opener where they lost to Syracuse. They would go on to win their final three non-conference games. They would then lose five straight games, included one ranked game, agianst thirteenth-ranked Louisville. The streak was broken in an 83–76 victory at Pittsburgh. The Mustangs would then go on a six-game losing streak, which included ranked losses to seventeenth-ranked Duke and twenty-first ranked North Carolina. The streak was again broken with a victory over Pittsburgh. They would lose their final four ACC games, with non being against ranked teams.

The Mustangs finished the season 9–21 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in sixteenth place. They did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The Mustangs finished the season 10–20 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventeenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zanai Jones 1 G 5'5" Graduate Student Jersey City, New Jersey Graduated
TK Pitts 2 G 6'1" Junior Lubbock, Texas Transferred to Houston[3]
Nya Robertson 3 G 5'7" Junior Fort Worth, Texas Transferred to Tennessee[4]
Kaysia Woods 4 G 6'0" Senior Lincoln, Nebraska Graduated
Ella Brow 5 G 5'8" Junior Palm Beach, New South Wales Transferred to Baylor[5]
Kayanna Cox 12 G 5'10" Freshman Tenaha, Texas Transferred to UCF[6]
Sandra Magolico 13 F 6'2" Senior Maputo, Mozambique Graduated
Nicole Rodriguez 17 G 5'8" Graduate Student Eastvale, California Graduated
Kylie Marshall 22 G 5'11" Sophomore Mansfield, Texas Transferred to James Madison[7]
Donavia Hall 24 G 5'10" Junior Plano, Texas —
Brianna McLeod 25 C 6'3" Junior Brampton, Canada Transferred to James Madison[7]
Chantae Embry 33 F 6'1" Senior Norman, Oklahoma Graduated
Jessica Peterson 35 C 6'2" Senior Rancho Cucamonga, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ayanna Thompson 1 G 6'1" Senior DeSoto, Texas Ole Miss[8]
Zahra King 2 G 5'10" Sophomore Brooklyn, New York California[9]
Tyi Skinner 3 G 5'5" Graduate Student Washington, D.C. Arizona State[10]
Anaya Brown 4 F 6'1" Senior Lexington, Kentucky UT Martin[11]
Grace Hall 7 F 6'2" Senior Homewood, Illinois Penn State[12]
Sahnya Jah 11 F 6'0" Junior Alexandria, Virginia Arizona[13]
Kyla Deck 12 G 5'9" Senior Frisco, Texas North Texas[14]
Mailien Rolf 13 G 5'10" Sophomore Roßdorf, Germany Arizona[15]
Elise Hill 20 G 5'7" Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa[9]
Jzaniya Harriel 21 G 5'10" Senior Sacramento, California Stanford[16]
Paulina Paris 23 G 5'9" Senior Congers, New York Arizona[17]
Miriam Ibezim 33 F 6'2" Senior Rochester, New York Oakland[14]

Recruiting

Source:[18]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Elizaveta Filchagina
G 		Moscow, Russia Spartak Saint Petersburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jun 17, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Jazzy Gipson
F 		Albuquerque, New Mexico Duncanville 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Apr 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Roxy White
F 		Frankfort, Illinois Example Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Apr 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
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:

Roster

2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ayanna Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr DeSoto
Ole Miss 		DeSoto, TX
G 2 Zahra King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westtown
California 		Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Tyi Skinner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS TPLS Christian Academy
Arizona State 		Washington, D.C.
F 4 Anaya Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lafayette
UT Martin 		Lexington, KY
F 6 Jazzy Gipson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duncanville Albuquerque, NM
F 7 Grace Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Penn State Homewood, IL
F 11 Sahnya Jah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Montverde Academy
Arizona 		Alexandria, VA
G 12 Kyla Deck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lone Star
North Texas 		Frisco, TX
G 13 Mailien Rolf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bertolt-Brecht-Schule
Arizona 		Roßdorf, Germany
G 20 Elise Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holland Hall
Tulsa 		Tulsa, OK
G 21 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Antelope
Stanford 		Sacramento, CA
F 22 Elizaveta Filchagina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Spartak Saint Petersburg Moscow, Russia
G 23 Paulina Paris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saddle River Day School
Arizona 		Congers, NY
F 33 Miriam Ibezim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Gates Chili
Oakland 		Rochester, NY
F 42 Roxy White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Example Academy Frankfort, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Sources:[19]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		West Texas A&M W 81–69  —
   –      –      –    Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
October 27, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		Cal State Los Angeles W 84–49  —
   –      –      –    Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Grambling State W 96–70  1–0
  19 – Jah   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,594)
University Park, TX
November 8, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Kansas State L 44–46  1–1
  9 – King   7 – Jah   3 – Deck  Moody Coliseum (1,233)
University Park, TX
November 13, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 60–91  1–2
  15 – Skinner   5 – Ibezim   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (3,425)
Lubbock, TX
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 60–76  1–3
  19 – King   5 – Tied   3 – Deck  Global Credit Union Arena (812)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Texas L 55–58  1–4
  12 – Paris   14 – Ibezim   3 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,206)
University Park, TX
November 25, 2025*
1:15 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Saint Louis
Music City Classic 		L 67–70  1–5
  15 – Brown   7 – Brown   3 – Skiner  Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (240)
Nashville, TN
November 26, 2025*
3:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Winthrop
Music City Classic 		W 84–61  2–5
  27 – Skinner   5 – Hall   3 – Tied  Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (208)
Nashville, TN
December 1, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Southern Miss W 83–70  3–5
  23 – King   10 – Ibezim   5 – Skinner  Moody Coliseum (1,056)
University Park, TX
December 4, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Arkansas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 78–63  4–5
  22 – Jah   10 – Ibezim   10 – Skinner  Moody Coliseum (1,378)
University Park, TX
December 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse L 69–78  4–6
(0–1) 		 22 – Jah   9 – Jah   2 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,211)
University Park, TX
December 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 57–49  5–6
  16 – Jah   8 – Ibezim   4 – Deck  Moody Coliseum (1,175)
University Park, TX
December 19, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston W 73–69  6–6
  18 – Paris   11 – Ibezim   4 – Thompson  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (394)
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Southern W 74–62  7–6
  18 – Paris   6 – Tied   3 – Harriel  Moody Coliseum (1,579)
University Park, TX
December 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia L 52–76  7–7
(0–2) 		 17 – King   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (4,222)
Charlottesville, VA
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 13 Louisville L 58–91  7–8
(0–3) 		 20 – Paris   5 – Thompson   3 – Paris  KFC Yum! Center (7,191)
Louisville, KY
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech L 59–67  7–9
(0–4) 		 21 – King   6 – Ibezim   4 – Paris  Moody Coliseum (1,530)
University Park, TX
January 11, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State L 54–91  7–10
(0–5) 		 22 – King   10 – Brown   2 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech L 42–79  7–11
(0–6) 		 22 – Brown   9 – Brown   2 – Gipson  Moody Coliseum (1,191)
University Park, TX
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh W 83–76  8–11
(1–6) 		 40 – King   7 – Hall   4 – Gipson  Petersen Events Center (746)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State L 51–73  8–12
(1–7) 		 14 – Jah   9 – Brown   3 – King  Moody Coliseum (1,109)
University Park, TX
January 25, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) L 66–75  8–13
(1–8) 		 18 – King   9 – Brown   8 – King  Moody Coliseum (1,244)
University Park, TX
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson L 54–83  8–14
(1–9) 		 18 – Brown   9 – Brown   2 – Brown  Littlejohn Coliseum (927)
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest L 65–70  8–15
(1–10) 		 17 – Thompson   11 – Brown   3 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,361)
University Park, TX
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 17 Duke L 36–95  8–16
(1–11) 		 9 – Hall   7 – Tied   1 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
Durham, NC
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 21 North Carolina L 42–94  8–17
(1–12) 		 15 – King   6 – Brown   1 – Tied  Carmichael Arena (2,450)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2026
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh W 79–78  9–17
(2–12) 		 25 – King   9 – Jah   6 – Thompson  Moody Coliseum (1,331)
University Park, TX
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College L 59–77  9–18
(2–13) 		 19 – Brown   7 – Hall   5 – Hall  Moody Coliseum (1,289)
University Park, TX
February 22, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame L 63–88  9–19
(2–14) 		 23 – King   7 – Brown   7 – Thompson  Moody Coliseum (3,209)
University Park, TX
February 26, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Stanford L 57–87  9–20
(2–15) 		 18 – Thompson   6 – Jah   7 – Thompson  Maples Pavilion (2,796)
Stanford, CA
March 1, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at California L 34–78  9–21
(2–16) 		 11 – Ibezim   9 – Ibezim   2 – Thompson  Haas Pavilion (3,025)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Footnotes

  1. ^ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

References

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  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Guard TK Pitts". uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. April 18, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  4. ^ Cornelius, Maria (April 13, 2025). "Nya Robertson commits to Lady Vols". 247Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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