2025–26 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

2025–26 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record8–23 (5–13 American)
Head coach
  • Terry Nooner (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Antwain Scales
  • Brooke Costley
  • Patrick Harrison
  • Uyen Tran
  • Mandy Willems
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2025–26 American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rice 17 – 1   .944 29 – 6   .829
East Carolina 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
South Florida 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Tulsa 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
North Texas 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
UTSA † 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Temple 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Charlotte 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Florida Atlantic 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Tulane 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
UAB 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
Memphis 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2026 American tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026

The 2025–26 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represented Wichita State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Shockers, led by third-year head coach Terry Nooner, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas, as members of the American Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2024–25 season 10–22 and 4–14 in AAC play to clinch the No. 11 seed in the AAC tournament. They were eliminated by No. 6 Tulane in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Wichita State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Taylor Jameson 0 G 5'5" Graduate Student Wichita, KS Graduated
KP Parr 2 G 5'4" Freshman Waco, TX Transferred to Texas State
Princess Anderson 3 G 5'7" Junior Beaumont, TX Transferred to Charlotte
Jayla Murray 4 F 6'0" RS Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Ole Miss
Ornella Niankan 5 F 6'0" Senior Montreal, Quebec Transferred to Fordham
Jordan Jackson 11 G/F 6'0" RS Sophomore Sachse, TX Transferred to Houston Christian
Ella Anciaux 13 C 6'4" Senior Wichita, KS Graduated
Carla Budane 14 F 5'11" RS Junior Maputo, Mozambique TBD; not listed on roster[a]
Aicha Ndour 21 C 6'6" Senior Somone, Senegal Graduated, transferred to Georgia
Jasmine Peaks 22 G 5'6" Junior Palm Bay, FL Transferred to Longwood
Salese Blow 25 G 5'10" Sophomore Murphy, TX Transferred to Texas A&M

Incoming transfers

Wichita State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Azjah Reeves 0 G 5'8" Junior Oklahoma City, OK McNeese
Abby Cater 2 G 5'7" Graduate Student PG County, MD Austin Peay
Jaila Harding 4 G 5'8" Graduate Student Wichita, KS New Mexico State
Diamond Richardson 5 G 5'7" Senior Sacramento, CA Langston (NAIA)
Bella Belong 8 F 6'2" Junior Yaounde, Cameroon South Plains (NJCAA)
Jaida McDonald 11 F 5'11" Junior Dallas, TX Pensacola State (NJCAA)
Taya Davis 14 G 5'7" Graduate Student Decatur, IL Fordham
Treasure Thompson 21 F 6'2" Graduate Student Joliet, IL Texas Southern
Karys Washington 25 G 5'10" Junior Fort Smith, AR Coffeyville CC (NJCAA)
Cheyenne Banks 42 C 6'4" Graduate Student McLoud, OK Central Arkansas
Sophie Benharouga 77 F 6'2" Graduate Student Grenoble, France Seattle

Recruiting class

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Azjah Reeves 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Harding Charter Preparatory
McNeese 		Oklahoma City, OK
G 1 Kyleigh Ortiz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Kansas High School
Coffeyville CC 		Kansas, OK
G 2 Abby Cater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Elizabeth Seton High School
Trinity Valley CC
Austin Peay 		PG County, MD
G 4 Jaila Harding 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Wichita Southeast High School
Butler CC
New Mexico State 		Wichita, KS
G 5 Diamond Richardson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Grant Union High School
Pacific
Cal Poly
Langston 		Sacramento, CA
G 7 Fiona Diomande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Gaspard Monge Chevilly-Larue, France
F 8 Bella Belong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Plains College Yaounde, Cameroon
F 11 Jaida McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Skyline High School
Pensacola State College 		Dallas, TX
F 12 Bre'Yon White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Shadow Creek High School
Oklahoma
TCU 		Pearland, TX
G 14 Taya Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS MacArthur High School
Odessa College
Garden City CC
Fordham 		Decatur, IL
F 21 Treasure Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Bolingbrook High School
LSU
Eastern Michigan
Texas Southern 		Joliet, IL
F 24 Maimouna Sissoko 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cloud County CC Bamako, Mali
G 25 Karys Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Northside High School
Coffeyville CC 		Fort Smith, AR
C 42 Cheyenne Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS McLoud High School
Coffeyville CC
Central Arkansas 		McLoud, OK
F 77 Sophie Benharouga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Hartford
Morehead State
Seattle 		Grenoble, 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 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		Newman W 96–49 
  –      –      –    Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lincoln (MO) W 96–42  1–0
  17 – Harding   7 – Tied   9 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (689)
Wichita, KS
November 6, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 42–55  1–1
  15 – Cater   9 – Benharouga   2 – McDonald  Charles Koch Arena (767)
Wichita, KS
November 11, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 71–73 OT 1–2
  19 – Harding   8 – McDonald   7 – Davis  E.A. Diddle Arena (603)
Bowling Green, KY
November 15, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 57–66  1–3
  12 – Thompson   8 – White   6 – Davis  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State L 62–69  1–4
  15 – Cater   9 – McDonald   6 – Cater  Charles Koch Arena (808)
Wichita, KS
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield L 55–60  1–5
  11 – Cater   7 – Sissoko   2 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (846)
Wichita, KS
November 28, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UC Irvine
UC Irvine ZotGiving Classic 		L 52–58  1–6
  21 – Harding   9 – Sissoko   6 – Davis  Bren Events Center (340)
Irvine, CA
November 29, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Idaho
UC Irvine ZotGiving Classic 		L 61–83  1–7
  12 – Sissoko   7 – Richardson   3 – Tied  Bren Events Center (441)
Irvine, CA
December 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 43–83  1–8
  11 – Harding   5 – Tied   3 – Davis  United Supermarkets Arena (3,339)
Lubbock, TX
December 5, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 52–56  1–9
  14 – Richardson   5 – McDonald   3 – McDonald  Charles Koch Arena (761)
Wichita, KS
December 13, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount W 71–64  2–9
  23 – Cater   8 – McDonald   4 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (725)
Wichita, KS
December 16, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts W 79–65  3–9
  24 – Cater   8 – McDonald   5 – Richardson  Charles Koch Arena (4,118)
Wichita, KS
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 45–46  3–10
  11 – Harding   8 – Thompson   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
American regular season
December 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 58–64  3–11
(0–1) 		 22 – Harding   8 – Thompson   3 – Davis  Reynolds Center (1,501)
Tulsa, OK
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane L 60–70  3–12
(0–2) 		 18 – Harding   10 – Thompson   3 – Richardson  Charles Koch Arena (831)
Wichita, KS
January 6, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple L 50–70  3–13
(0–3) 		 10 – Richardson   6 – Thompson   2 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (760)
Wichita, KS
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 56–83  3–14
(0–4) 		 12 – Thompson   9 – Thompson   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (872)
Wichita, KS
January 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 64–88  3–15
(0–5) 		 17 – Cater   5 – Cater   3 – Reeves  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (445)
Boca Raton, FL
January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 53–75  3–16
(0–6) 		 8 – Tied   3 – Washington   2 – Reeves  Yuengling Center (2,581)
Tampa, FL
January 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Memphis W 66–59  4–16
(1–6) 		 42 – Cater   7 – Tied   7 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (894)
Wichita, KS
January 27, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina W 63–54  5–16
(2–6) 		 16 – Sissoko   9 – McDonald   6 – Davis  Williams Arena (674)
Greenville, NC
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UAB L 65–83  5–17
(2–7) 		 13 – Cater   7 – Davis   7 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (1,083)
Wichita, KS
February 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 65–75  5–18
(2–8) 		 24 – Harding   7 – Thompson   11 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (902)
Wichita, KS
February 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 72–81  5–19
(2–9) 		 21 – Harding   5 – Tied   6 – Davis  Halton Arena (716)
Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 77–79 OT 5–20
(2–10) 		 27 – Cater   8 – Tied   6 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (747)
Wichita, KS
February 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice L 42–80  5–21
(2–11) 		 11 – Cater   4 – Tied   2 – White  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,088)
Houston, TX
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA
Play4Kay 		W 62–61  6–21
(3–11) 		 19 – Harding   6 – Davis   5 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (845)
Wichita, KS
February 25, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UAB W 60–54  7–21
(4–11) 		 19 – Thompson   10 – Carter   7 – Richardson  Bartow Arena (310)
Birmingham, AL
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 54–62  7–22
(4–12) 		 24 – Cater   6 – Tied   3 – Davis  Devlin Fieldhouse (820)
New Orleans, LA
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas W 60–55  8–22
(5–12) 		 20 – Cater   10 – Cater   6 – Davis  Charles Koch Arena (885)
Wichita, KS
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Memphis L 61–65  8–23
(5–13) 		 19 – Cater   11 – Cater   3 – Davis  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (704)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1][2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Did not play during the 2024–25 season; was redshirted.

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wichita State Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wichita State Shockers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN.
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