2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
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Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	18–17 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Mittie (12th season);
Associate head coach	Ebony Gilliam
Assistant coaches	Ebony Haliburton; Staci Gregorio Foss;
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum

2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 TCU	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 West Virginia †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	6	.818
No. 21 Baylor	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Oklahoma State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
No. 25 Texas Tech	12	–	6	.667	25	–	7	.781
Colorado	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	9	.710
Utah	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
BYU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	24	–	10	.706
Kansas	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	17	.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 8, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team currently represent Kansas State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 28–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tied for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated UCF in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed as the Spokane region 4 where they defeated Fairfield and Kentucky in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 2002, where they lost to USC.

Offseason

Departures

Kansas State Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Zyanna Walker	1	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Transferred to Colorado
Temira Poindexter	2	G	6'2"	Senior	Sapulpa, OK	Graduated
Jaelyn Glenn	3	G	6'1"	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Serena Sundell	4	G	6'2"	Senior	Maryville, MO	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 26th overall by Seattle Storm
Brylee Glenn	5	G	5'11"	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Transferred to Minnesota
Kennedy Taylor	12	F	6'2"	Senior	Shawnee Mission, KS	Graduated
Eliza Maupin	21	F	6'3"	Junior	Webster Groves, MO	Transferred to Nebraska
Gisela Sanchez	30	F	6'4"	Junior	Barcelona, Spain	Transferred to Notre Dame
Imani Lester	32	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Rutgers
Finley Ohnstad	33	G	6'1"	Freshman	Elko New Market, MN	Transferred to North Dakota
Ayoka Lee	50	C	6'6"	Graduate Student	Byron, MN	Graduated

Incoming

Kansas State incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Izela Arenas	0	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Porter Ranch, CA	Louisvile^[1]
Ramiya White	22	C	6'5"	Sophomore	Louisville, KY	Virginia Tech
Jenessa Cotton	24	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Orange, CA	Duke^[2]
Tess Heal	34	G	5'10"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Stanford

Recruiting Classes

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Speiser G	Warrenton, MO	Lutheran High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Sep 13, 2024
Jordan Speiser G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (96)
Aniya Foy G	Katy, TX	Cinco Ranch High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Mar 30, 2025
Aniya Foy G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (94)
Brandie Harrod G	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City North High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Apr 6, 2024
Brandie Harrod G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (93)
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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Izela Arenas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Sierra Canyon School Louisville	Porter Ranch, CA
G	3	Brandie Harrod	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Putnam City North High School	Oklahoma City, OK
G	4	Nastja Claessens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr		Waregem, Belgium
G	5	Aniya Foy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Cinco Ranch High School	Katy, TX
G	6	Gina Garcia	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Segle XXI	Barcelona, Spain
G	10	Mikayla Parks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Norman High School	Norman, OK
G	11	Taryn Sides	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Phillipsburg High School	Phillipsburg, KS
C	22	Ramiya White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Butler Traditional High School Virginia Tech	Louisville, KY
G	23	Jordan Speiser	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lutheran of St. Charles County	Warrenton, MO
F	24	Jenessa Cotton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Mater Dei High School Duke	Orange, CA
G	34	Tess Heal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Stanford	Melbourne, Australia
F	35	Alexis Hess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Fleetwood Area High School	Blandon, PA

Head coach

Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western)

Assistant coach(es)

Ebony Gilliam (TCU)
Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts)
Staci Gregorio Foss (San Diego Mesa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 78–57		22 – Arenas	9 – Sides	6 – Sides	EECU Center (1,312) Stephenville, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 100–35	1–0	18 – Arenas	8 – Cotton	12 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (3,207) Manhattan, KS
November 8, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at SMU	W 46–44	2–0	8 – Tied	11 – Claessens	4 – Garcia	Moody Coliseum (1,233) Dallas, TX
November 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 89–61	3–0	20 – Sides	10 – Speiser	5 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (3,204) Manhattan, KS
November 13, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota	L 71–72	3–1	19 – Sides	8 – Sides	6 – Garcia	Bramlage Coliseum (2,996) Manhattan, KS
November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M	L 72–77	3–2	15 – Heal	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (3,676) Manhattan, KS
November 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 81–59	4–2	13 – Speiser	10 – Speiser	6 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (3,079) Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 44–47	4–3	21 – Claessens	9 – Claessens	7 – Garcia	Kress Events Center (1,995) Green Bay, WI
November 27, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament	W 95–92	5–3	30 – Sides	9 – Harrod	8 – Garcia	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 12 North Carolina Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament	L 73–85	5–4	15 – Arenas	10 – Cotton	3 – Garcia	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. South Dakota State Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament	L 70–82	5–5	27 – Sides	5 – Sides	7 – Garcia	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (230) Cancún, Mexico
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 13 Ole Miss Bill Snyder Classic	W 61–60	6–5	19 – Speiser	7 – Sides	2 – Tied	St. Joseph Civic Arena (1,681) St. Joseph, MO
December 10, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		San Diego State	L 53–64	6–6	16 – Sides	9 – Harrod	5 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (6,824) Manhattan, KS
December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., FS1		at Creighton	W 75–71	7–6	21 – Claessens	6 – Tied	6 – Garcia	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,254) Omaha, NE
Big 12 regular season
December 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 9 TCU	L 55–77	7–7 (0–1)	10 – Tied	7 – Harrod	7 – Garcia	Schollmaier Arena (3,627) Fort Worth, TX
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 79–52	8–7 (1–1)	17 – Heal	8 – Tied	9 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (4,519) Manhattan, KS
January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia	L 58–60	8–8 (1–2)	16 – Heal	7 – Cotton	6 – Garcia	Bramlage Coliseum (3,819) Manhattan, KS
January 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston	W 71–62	9–8 (2–2)	31 – Heal	8 – Tied	4 – Garcia	Fertitta Center (1,395) Houston, TX
January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah	L 73–80	9–9 (2–3)	25 – Heal	6 – Foy	5 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (3,820) Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Texas Tech	W 65–59	10–9 (3–3)	12 – Heal	7 – Speiser	4 – Garcia	United Supermarkets Arena (9,261) Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Houston	W 69–65	11–9 (4–3)	16 – Claessens	6 – Tied	4 – Heal	Bramlage Coliseum (3,497) Manhattan, KS
January 25, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 61–83	11–10 (4–4)	26 – Sides	6 – Tied	5 – Sides	Allen Fieldhouse (6,129) Lawrence, KS
January 29, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado	L 47–56	11–11 (4–5)	12 – Speiser	5 – Tied	4 – Garcia	Bramlage Coliseum (3,232) Manhattan, KS
February 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State	W 74–67	12–11 (5–5)	21 – Sides	12 – Claessens	9 – Garcia	Desert Financial Arena (3,954) Tempe, AZ
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona	L 62–72	12–12 (5–6)	18 – Heal	9 – Heal	3 – Heal	McKale Center (5,646) Tucson, AZ
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		BYU	W 77–52	13–12 (6–6)	25 – Claessens	10 – Harrod	13 – Sides	Bramlage Coliseum (4,139) Manhattan, KS
February 10, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	W 70–61	14–12 (7–6)	18 – Claessens	8 – Foy	4 – Heard	Bramlage Coliseum (3,856) Manhattan, KS
February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Iowa State	L 72–76	14–13 (7–7)	23 – Sides	9 – Claessens	4 – Sides	Hilton Coliseum (10,746) Ames, IA
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 93–67	15–13 (8–7)	19 – Heal	6 – Heal	9 – Sides	Addition Financial Arena (1,059) Orlando, FL
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 68–75	15–14 (8–8)	19 – Heal	4 – Tied	7 – Heal	Bramlage Coliseum (4,845) Manhattan, KS
February 23, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 18 Baylor	L 54–80	15–15 (8–9)	12 – Tied	6 – Claessens	5 – Garcia	Foster Pavilion (3,478) Waco, TX
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1		Iowa State	L 79–93	15–16 (8–10)	17 – Speiser	9 – Claessens	10 – Garcia	Bramlage Coliseum (7,423) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 4, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) Cincinnati First round	W 91–66	16–16	20 – Tied	8 – Claessens	10 – Garcia	T-Mobile Center (4,328) Kansas City, MO
March 5, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (5) No. 21 Texas Tech Second round	W 58–51	17–16	14 – Claessens	8 – Classens	3 – Garcia	T-Mobile Center (4,603) Kansas City, MO
March 6, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	(12)	vs. (4) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 74–73	18–16	21 – Speiser	5 – Tied	5 – Garcia	T-Mobile Center (3,812) Kansas City, MO
March 7, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	(12)	vs. (1) No. 10 TCU Semifinals	L 62–74	18–17	16 – Speiser	4 – Tied	4 – Garcia	T-Mobile Center (6,905) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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	—
Coaches	25	RV	—

References

^ "K-State adds Louisville transfer Izela Arenas". KAKE. Kansas State University Athletics. April 19, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
^ Green, Arne (May 17, 2025). "Kansas State women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie adds Duke transfer to 2025-26 roster". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". K-State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

[1] "K-State adds Louisville transfer Izela Arenas". KAKE. Kansas State University Athletics. April 19, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.

[2] Green, Arne (May 17, 2025). "Kansas State women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie adds Duke transfer to 2025-26 roster". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". K-State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

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Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Ahearn Field House (1968–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas (results)
Culture & lore	History Willie the Wildcat Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 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