2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record28–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJC Carter
Assistant coaches
  • Erin Grant
  • Jessica Grayson
  • Kasondra McKay
  • Caden Roberts
Home arenaHope Coliseum
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 – 6   .824
No. 21 Baylor 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Oklahoma State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
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 23 – 11   .676
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 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team currently represents West Virginia University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by third year head coach Mark Kellogg, play their home games at the Hope Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2024–25 season 25–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Kansas State before losing to TCU in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Birmingham regional 3 where they defeated Columbia in the first round before losing in the second round to North Carolina in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

West Virginia Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Destiny Aqubata 4 G 5'11" Freshman Moreno Valley, CA Transferred to Georgetown
Danelle Arigbabu 8 F 6'4" Senior Berlin, Germany Transferred to Virginia
JJ Quinerly 11 G 5'8" Senior Norfolk, VA Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 27th overall by Dallas Wings
Kylee Blacksten 14 F 6'3" Graduate Student Colorado Springs, CO Graduated
Feryal Defne Atli 17 F 6'3" Freshman Mersin, Turkey Transferred to Appalachian State
Zya Nugent 22 G 5'7" Senior Denison, TX Transferred to Saint Louis
Ashala Moseberry 24 G 5'10" Junior Madison, WI Transferred
Kyah Watson 32 G 5'10" Senior Rapid City, SD Graduated
Tirzah Moore 33 F 6'0" Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated

Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Carter McCray 1 C 6'1" Junior Oberlin, OH Wisconsin
Gia Cooke 3 G 5'9" Junior Clinton, MD Houston
Riley Makalusky 21 G/F 6'2" Junior Fishers, IN Butler
Kierra Wheeler 22 F 6'1" Graduate Student Minneapolis, MN Norfolk State
Loghan Johnson 25 G 5'10" Junior Houston, TX Texas Tech

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Madison Parrish
G 		Mason, OH Mason High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
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 1, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Carter McCray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Elyria Catholic HS
Wisconsin 		Oberlin, OH
G 2 Sydney Woodley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Paloma HS
Long Beach State 		Menifee, CA
G 3 Gia Cooke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Bishop McNamara HS
Maryland 		Clinton, MD
F 4 Madison Parrish 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr William Mason HS Mason, OH
G 5 Sydney Shaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr DME Academy
Auburn 		Miami, FL
G 10 Jordan Harrison 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Classen SAS
Stephen F. Austin 		Oklahoma City, OK
F 21 Riley Makalusky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hamilton Southeastern HS
Butler 		Fishers, IN
F 22 Kierra Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Robbinsdale Coooper HS
Norfolk State 		Minneapolis, MN
F 23 Jordan Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
G 25 Loghan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Houston Christian HS
Texas Tech 		Houston, TX
F 37 Célia Riviére 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Lattes Montpellier
Northwest Florida State 		Paris, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		Fairmont State W 95–43 
  –      –      –    Hope Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 83–47  1–0
  15 – Harrison   9 – McCray   3 – Cooke  Hope Coliseum (2,534)
Morgantown, WV
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State W 88–47  2–0
  23 – Shaw   7 – Woodley   5 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (2,954)
Morgantown, WV
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple W 89–61  3–0
  16 – Tied   10 – Shaw   7 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (2,516)
Morgantown, WV
November 14, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. No. 15 Duke
Greenbrier Tip-Off 		W 57–49  4–0
  16 – Shaw   8 – Riviere   3 – Tied  Colonial Hall (1,200)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 20, 2025*
10:15 a.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 Appalachian State W 80–51  5–0
  19 – Cooke   5 – Tied   4 – Shaw  Hope Coliseum (10,067)
Morgantown, WV
November 24, 2025*
1:30 p.m., FloCollege 		No. 21 vs. McNeese
Pink Flamingo Championship Goombay Division semifinals 		W 83–63  6–0
  24 – Cooke   10 – Wheeler   7 – Harrison  Baha Mar Convention Center (277)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2025*
1:30 p.m., FloCollege 		No. 21 vs. Ohio State
Pink Flamingo Championship Goombay Division finals 		L 81–83  6–1
  24 – Cooke   14 – Wheeler   4 – Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (237)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Villanova L 59–81  6–2
  20 – Cooke   2 – Wheeler   6 – Tied  Hope Coliseum (2,661)
Morgantown, WV
December 5, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Mercyhurst W 97–51  7–2
  19 – Harrison   8 – Wheeler   6 – Shaw  Hope Coliseum (2,816)
Morgantown, WV
December 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Southern W 109–40  8–2
  23 – Wheeler   8 – Wheeler   7 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (2,418)
Morgantown, WV
December 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Tech W 82–50  9–2
  23 – Cooke   11 – Wheeler   6 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (2,935)
Morgantown, WV
December 14, 2025*
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M W 63–45  10–2
  16 – Wheeler   10 – Wheeler   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (3,498)
College Station, TX
Big 12 Conference Regular Season
December 21, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston W 101–46  11–2
(1–0) 		 22 – Shaw   7 – McCray   6 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (3,968)
Morgantown, WV
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas W 79–72  12–2
(2–0) 		 24 – Cooke   7 – McCray   6 – Harrison  Allen Fieldhouse (4,149)
Lawrence, KS
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State W 60–58  13–2
(3–0) 		 18 – Wheeler   10 – Wheeler   10 – Harrison  Bramlage Coliseum (3,819)
Manhattan, KS
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 Texas Tech L 66–71  13–3
(3–1) 		 22 – Harrison   9 – Wheeler   5 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (3,196)
Morgantown, WV
January 11, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 11 Iowa State W 83–70  14–3
(4–1) 		 25 – Wheeler   7 – Wheeler   8 – Harrison  Hilton Coliseum (10,009)
Ames, IA
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 10 TCU L 50–51  14–4
(4–2) 		 19 – Harrison   10 – Wheeler   2 – Tied  Hope Coliseum (3,733)
Morgantown, WV
January 18, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 84–76  15–4
(5–2) 		 17 – Wheeler   7 – McCray   8 – Harrison  Fifth Third Arena (2,108)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 Arizona State W 53–43  16–4
(6–2) 		 16 – Wheeler   7 – Wheeler   3 – Tied  Hope Coliseum (3,197)
Morgantown, WV
January 24, 2026
9:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 at BYU W 91–77  17–4
(7–2) 		 23 – Woodley   11 – McCray   6 – Harrison  Marriott Center (3,256)
Provo, UT
January 27, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 at Utah L 64–71  17–5
(7–3) 		 18 – Harrison   7 – Tied   8 – Harrison  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,352)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 22 No. 14 Baylor W 70–60  18–5
(8–3) 		 18 – Tied   15 – Wheeler   3 – Tied  Hope Coliseum (6,034)
Morgantown, WV
February 4, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 at Colorado W 61–55  19–5
(9–3) 		 18 – Harrison   10 – McCray   2 – Tied  CU Events Center (2,097)
Boulder, CO
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 Arizona W 87–68  20–5
(10–3) 		 17 – Wheeler   6 – Wheeler   5 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (4,160)
Morgantown, WV
February 11, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 UCF W 106–56  21–5
(11–3) 		 20 – Makalusky   9 – Tied   8 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (3,011)
Morgantown, WV
February 15, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 at No. 17 TCU L 50–59  21–6
(11–4) 		 18 – Cooke   8 – Riviére   4 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (4,931)
Fort Worth, TX
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 Oklahoma State W 72–40  22–6
(12–4) 		 21 – Cooke   10 – Wheeler   7 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (5,052)
Morgantown, WV
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 at UCF W 74–62  23–6
(13–4) 		 19 – Cooke   7 – Tied   7 – Harrison  Addition Financial Arena (1,789)
Orlando, FL
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 Cincinnati W 118–60  24–6
(14–4) 		 24 – Shaw   10 – Wheeler   10 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (6,095)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
March 6, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) No. 15 vs. (10) Arizona State
Quarterfinals 		W 67–54  25–6
  19 – Shaw   8 – Wheeler   5 – Harrison  T-Mobile Center (4,771)
Kansas City, MO
March 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) No. 15 vs. (6) Colorado
Semifinals 		W 48–47  26–6
  15 – Harrison   10 – Wheeler   1 – Tied  T-Mobile Center (6,905)
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 10 TCU
Championship 		W 62–53  27–6
  21 – Harrison   8 – Wheeler   4 – Harrison  T-Mobile Center (5,857)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2026*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(4 FW3) No. 11 (13 FW3) Miami (OH)
First Round 		W 82–54  28–6
  19 – Shaw   9 – Shaw   8 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (13,504)
Morgantown, WV
March 23, 2026*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(4 FW3) No. 11 (5 FW3) No. 16 Kentucky
Second Round 		L 73–74  28–7
  23 – Tied   5 – Wheeler   4 – Harrison  Hope Coliseum (12,830)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
FW3=Fort Worth 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.
[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV232125RV———*RVRV222220191917151211Not released
CoachesRVRV2220RV—RVRVRVRV25222120201917151313

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule 2025–26". 7 November 2025.
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