2025–26 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2025–26 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–17 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Bracey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
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 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Robin Pingeton and play their games at Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2024–25 season 13–16, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 14th place. They lost to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Citing personal reasons, head coach Marisa Moseley announced her resignation from Wisconsin on March 9, 2025, after four seasons.[1] Former Wisconsin players later filed a lawsuit against Moseley and the school alleging psychological abuse by Moseley.[2] Former Missouri head coach Robin Pingeton was hired by the Badgers on March 25.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Wisconsin Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Carter McCray 1 C 6'1" Sophomore Oberlin, OH Transferred to West Virginia
Tess Myers 3 G 5'9" Senior Lower Burrell, PA Graduated
Halle Douglass 10 G 6'1" Graduate Student Lake Forest, IL Graduated
Tessa Grady 12 F 6'2" Sophomore Dublin, OH Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Gracie Grzesk 22 F 5'11" Freshman Green Bay, WI Transferred to Green Bay
D'Yanis Jimenez 23 G 5'8" Sophomore Cape Coral, FL Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Natalie Leuzinger 24 G 5'8" Graduate Student Monroe, WI Walk-on; graduated
Serah Williams 25 F 6'4" Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to UConn

Incoming transfers

Wisconsin Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Destiny Howell 1 G 6'0" Graduate Student Queens, NY Howard
Breauna Ware 3 G 5'8" Junior Queens, NY Stony Brook
Gift Uchenna 15 F 6'3" Senior Ebonyi State, Nigeria Southern Illinois
Kyrah Daniels 20 G 6'0" Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Missouri State
Shay Bollin 22 F 6'3" Senior Raynham, MA Illinois
Laci Steele 24 G 5'11" Junior Edmond, OK NC State

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nikki Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Montini Catholic Riverwoods, IL
G 1 Destiny Howell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS St. Francis Prep
Howard 		Queens, NY
F 2 Alie Bisballe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lake City Lake City, MI
G 3 Breauna Ware 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Mary Louis Academy
Stony Brook 		Queens, NY
G 4 Lily Krahn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien, WI
G 5 Leena Patibandla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jackson Canton, OH
C 6 Dorja Iva Zaja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Privatna Gimnazija Marul Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
G 9 Alba Martín Mesa 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So ÍES Pérez Galdós Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G/F 11 Jovana Spasovski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Gimnazija Patrijarh Pavle Belgrade, Serbia
G 13 Ronnie Porter 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Como Park St. Paul, MN
G 14 Reese Jaramillo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So The Prairie School Racine, WI
F 15 Gift Uchenna Okeke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Kōchi Chūō High School
Southern Illinois 		Ebonyi State, Nigeria
G 20 Kyrah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr ThuderRidge
Missouri State 		Highlands Ranch, CO
F 22 Shay Bollin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Bridgewater-Raynham
Illinois 		Raynham, MA
G 24 Laci Steele 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Edmond North
NC State 		Edmond, OK
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 27, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		UW–River Falls W 104–40 
 22 – Howell   6 – Tied   5 – Kerstein  Kohl Center (2,343)
Madison, WI
Regular season
November 5, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Oakland W 79–68  1–0
  17 – Howell   7 – Uchenna   4 – Porter  Kohl Center (2,430)
Madison, WI
November 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marquette L 62–65  1–1
  17 – Daniels   10 – Uchenna   5 – Porter  Al McGuire Center (1,633)
Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Milwaukee W 75–46  2–1
  13 – Ware   8 – Uchenna   2 – Tied  Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
November 12, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Bowling Green W 90–78  3–1
  21 – Daniels   5 – Tied   5 – Porter  Kohl Center (2,368)
Madison, WI
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Green Bay W 76–72  4–1
  23 – Howell   9 – Daniels   4 – Ware  Kohl Center (3,330)
Madison, WI
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Marquee 		at UIC W 74–53  5–1
  25 – Krahn   7 – Daniels   8 – Daniels  Credit Union 1 Arena (581)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Detroit Mercy W 81–63  6–1
  18 – Krahn   9 – Uchenna   6 – Porter  Kohl Center (2,594)
Madison, WI
November 28, 2025*
3:00 p.m., Baller TV 		vs. No. 13 Ole Miss
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 56–65  6–2
  14 – Howell   5 – Tied   5 – Porter  Ocean Center (225)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025*
12:30 p.m., Baller TV 		vs. James Madison
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 50–69  6–3
  18 – Daniels   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Ocean Center (157)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 7, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 20 Michigan State W 78–64  7–3
(1–0) 		 14 – Tied   15 – Uchenna Okeke   8 – Porter  Kohl Center (3,039)
Madison, WI
December 10, 2025*
11:00 a.m., B1G+ 		San Diego W 74–46  8–3
  14 – Howell   6 – Uchenna   4 – Porter  Kohl Center (5,653)
Madison, WI
December 21, 2025*
11:00 a.m., B1G+ 		IU Indy W 81–72  9–3
  17 – Ware   9 – Daniels   5 – Daniels  Kohl Center (1,329)
Madison, WI
December 29, 2025
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 7 Maryland L 59–97  9–4
(1–1) 		 14 – Howell   5 – Tied   4 – Porter  Xfinity Center (7,580)
College Park, MD
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Rutgers W 70–63  10–4
(2–1) 		 29 – Daniels   9 – Uchenna   10 – Porter  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,946)
Piscataway, NJ
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., BTN 		Penn State W 74–73  11–4
(3–1) 		 20 – Daniels   8 – Daniels   5 – Porter  Kohl Center (3,615)
Madison, WI
January 8, 2026
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Purdue L 67–75  11–5
(3–2) 		 13 – Steele   7 – Daniels   6 – Porter  Kohl Center (2,458)
Madison, WI
January 11, 2026
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 9 Michigan L 60–86  11–6
(3–3) 		 12 – Howell   5 – Howell   3 – Tied  Crisler Center (4,488)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Northwestern L 61–66  11–7
(3–4) 		 13 – Howell   6 – Ware   5 – Porter  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,457)
Evanston, IL
January 18, 2026
3:00 p.m., BTN 		Oregon W 94–92 2OT 12–7
(4–4) 		 39 – Howell   8 – Uchenna   5 – Daniels  Kohl Center (4,147)
Madison, WI
January 21, 2026
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Nebraska W 63–60  13–7
(5–4) 		 22 – Uchenna   14 – Uchenna   2 – Tied  Kohl Center (3,549)
Madison, WI
January 25, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 53–88  13–8
(5–5) 		 16 – Howell   7 – McKinney   5 – Glenn  Williams Arena (5,749)
Minneapolis, MN
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 11 Ohio State L 58–81  13–9
(5–6) 		 29 – Howell   12 – Uchenna   5 – Steele  Value City Arena (4,855)
Columbus, OH
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Indiana L 74–77  13–10
(5–7) 		 15 – Tied   8 – Tied   5 – Daniels  Kohl Center (2,837)
Madison, WI
February 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Washington L 86–91 OT 13–11
(5–8) 		 28 – Howell   12 – Uchenna   10 – Porter  Kohl Center (3,630)
Madison, WI
February 11, 2026
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Illinois L 60–92  13–12
(5–9) 		 22 – Guyton   15 – Parchment   6 – Tied  State Farm Center (4,458)
Champaign, IL
February 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota L 60–83  13–13
(5–10) 		 18 – Daniels   8 – Uchenna   4 – Porter  Kohl Center (3,953)
Madison, WI
February 19, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		at USC L 59–66  13–14
(5–11) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Uchenna   12 – Porter  Galen Center (4,020)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2026
4:30 p.m., Peacock 		at No. 2 UCLA L 60–80  13–15
(5–12) 		 16 – Iva Zaja   5 – Uchenna Okeke   3 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (5,421)
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 9 Iowa L 52–81  13–16
(5–13) 		 23 – Howell   8 – Daniels   6 – Bollin  Kohl Center (8,520)
Madison, WI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2026
5:00 p.m., Peacock 		(15) vs. (10) Illinois
First Round 		L 70–82  13–17
  24 – Uchenna   6 – Tied   5 – Porter  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moseley resigns from Wisconsin women's basketball" (Press release). Wisconsin Badgers. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ex-Badgers sue Moseley, allege mental abuse". ESPN.com. August 16, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Milliron, Meg (March 25, 2025). "Pingeton selected to lead Badger women's basketball program" (Press release). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025–26 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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