2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelby Jones
  • Mandi Carver
  • Ashley Davis
  • Robyne Bostick
  • Terran Hoyt
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 West Virginia † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 6   .818
No. 21 Baylor 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Oklahoma State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 7   .788
Colorado 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 9   .710
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 20 – 13   .606
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 17   .528
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 20, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by fourth-year head coach Jacie Hoyt and play their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2024–25 season 25–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play, to finish in third place. They defeated Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament before losing Baylor in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 7 seed in the Spokane Region 4 where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Anna Gret Asi 4 G 5'8" Senior Tartu, Estonia Graduated
Maria Anis Rodriguez 7 F 6'1" Freshman Barcelona, Spain Transferred to Arkansas
Rylee Langerman 11 G 5'9" Graduate Student Del City, OK Graduated
Brenna Butler 15 G 5'6" Sophomore Gruver, TX Transferred to Oklahoma Baptist
Stacie Jones 20 F 6'1" Graduate Student Kathleen, GA Graduated
Kennedy Evans 21 G 5'10" Freshman Little Elm, TX Transferred to Louisiana Tech
Alexis Smith 25 G 5'8" Graduate Student Columbus, OH Graduated
Landry Williams 30 G 5'9" Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated
Ténin Magassa 34 C 6'6" Graduate Student Morsang-sur-Orge, France Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Amari Whiting 1 G 5'10" Junior Boise, ID BYU
Favour Onoh 10 C 6'5" Sophomore Enugu, Nigeria University of Philippines
Achol Akot 11 F 6'1" Junior Ottawa, ON UCF
Haleigh Timmer 13 G 5'11" Senior Rapid City, SD South Dakota State
Tyla Heard 33 G/F 5'11" Sophomore Sapulpa, OK Oral Roberts
Wilnie Joseph 35 C 6'5" Graduate Student Greenwood, IN McNeese
Faith Acker 55 C 6'2" Junior Winnsboro, TX Tarleton State

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lena Girardi
G 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Grandview Prep School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: 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:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amari Whiting 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Burley High School
BYU 		Boise, ID
G 2 Lena Girardi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Grandview Preparatory School Purchase, NY
G 3 Micah Gray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Classen SAS
Seton Hall 		Oklahoma City, OK
G 6 Jadyn Wooten 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blue Valley High School Overland Park, KS
C 10 Favour Onoh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So University of Philippines Enugu, Nigeria
F 11 Achol Akot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Capital Courts Academy
UCF 		Ottawa, ON
G 13 Haleigh Timmer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr St. Thomas More High School
South Dakota State 		Rapid City, SD
G 22 Macey Huard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Valor Christian High School
Montana 		Highlands Ranch, CO
F 24 Praise Egharevba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Nottingham Academy Papenburg, Germany
G 32 Stailee Heard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Sapulpa High School Sapulpa, OK
G/F 33 Tyla Heard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Sapulpa High School
Oral Roberts 		Sapulpa, OK
C 35 Wilnie Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Whiteland High School
McNeese 		Atlanta, GA
C 55 Faith Acker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Winnsboro High School
Tarleton State 		Winnsboro, TX
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 28, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 22 Oklahoma Christian W 104–51 
  –      –      –    Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 New Orleans W 109–48  1–0
  24 – Gray   12 – Egharevba   6 – Timmer  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,193)
Stillwater, OK
November 5, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 East Texas A&M W 97–59  2–0
  22 – Timmer   9 – Whiting   4 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,096)
Stillwater, OK
November 6, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 Langston W 105–35  3–0
  29 – Girardi   7 – S. Heard   7 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,402)
Stillwater, OK
November 9, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 Oral Roberts W 112–62  4–0
  23 – Akot   10 – Akot   9 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,501)
Stillwater, OK
November 11, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 Prairie View A&M W 105–55  5–0
  25 – Gray   11 – Akot   8 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,056)
Stillwater, OK
November 19, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 at St. John's L 67–74  5–1
  15 – S. Heard   6 – Akot   4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (726)
Queens, NY
November 24, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 98–45  6–1
  25 – Timmer   6 – Wooten   8 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,536)
Stillwater, OK
November 28, 2025*
10:00 a.m., FloCollege 		No. 24 vs. Charlotte
Cayman Islands Classic Little Cayman Division 		W 74–65  7–1
  16 – Akot   8 – Akot   5 – Heard  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 29, 2025*
10:00 a.m., FloCollege 		No. 24 vs. Miami (FL)
Cayman Islands Classic Little Cayman Division 		W 87–84  8–1
  23 – Whiting   6 – Tied   8 – Whiting  John Gray Gymnasium (475)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at North Texas W 73–55  9–1
  23 – Timmer   14 – Akot   4 – Whiting  The Super Pit (1,819)
Denton, TX
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 Mississippi Valley State W 133–46  10–1
  26 – S. Heard   8 – Whiting   13 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,674)
Stillwater, OK
December 13, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 23 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 70–92  10–2
  22 – Gray   7 – Tied   4 – Wooten  Paycom Center (10,552)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 15, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 90–58  11–2
  20 – Gray   6 – Tied   7 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,021)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 91–63  12–2
(1–0) 		 35 – Timmer   12 – Akot   7 – Wooten  Fifth Third Arena (1,184)
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 22 Baylor L 68–77  12–3
(1–1) 		 16 – Wooten   10 – Akot   3 – Akot  Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,259)
Stillwater, OK
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston W 83–52  13–3
(2–1) 		 21 – Tied   9 – Akot   8 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,771)
Stillwater, OK
January 7, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 13 TCU L 61–69  13–4
(2–2) 		 25 – Wooten   9 – Akot   2 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,827)
Fort Worth, TX
January 11, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado W 63–56  14–4
(3–2) 		 21 – S. Heard   8 – S. Heard   4 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,597)
Stillwater, OK
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas W 85–76  15–4
(4–2) 		 21 – S. Heard   9 – S. Heard   4 – Wooten  Allen Fieldhouse (3,346)
Lawrence, KS
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 19 Iowa State W 86–58  16–4
(5–2) 		 18 – S. Heard   17 – S. Heard   10 – S. Heard  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,941)
Stillwater, OK
January 25, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 65–79  16–5
(5–3) 		 22 – Akot   9 – Akot   4 – Wooten  CU Events Center (3,152)
Boulder, CO
January 28, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU W 67–51  17–5
(6–3) 		 25 – Gray   14 – Akot   7 – S. Heard  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,596)
Stillwater, OK
February 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona W 88–69  18–5
(7–3) 		 23 – Tied   11 – S. Heard   8 – Wooten  McKale Center (7,802)
Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State L 69–74  18–6
(7–4) 		 18 – Akot   9 – Akot   4 – Wooten  Desert Financial Arena (3,138)
Tempe, AZ
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 81–58  19–6
(8–4) 		 15 – Whiting   8 – S. Heard   8 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,678)
Stillwater, OK
February 10, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 61–70  19–7
(8–5) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Whiting   4 – S. Heard  Bramlage Coliseum (3,856)
Manhattan, KS
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 16 Texas Tech W 75–65  20–7
(9–5) 		 16 – Wooten   11 – Whiting   7 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,098)
Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2026
1:00 p.m., FOX 		Utah W 73–55  21–7
(10–5) 		 17 – Gray   7 – Timmer   4 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,746)
Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 19 West Virginia L 40–72  21–8
(10–6) 		 13 – S. Heard   8 – Tied   2 – Akot  Hope Coliseum (5,052)
Morgantown, WV
February 25, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State W 88–77  22–8
(11–6) 		 25 – Akot   14 – Heard   5 – Wooten  Hilton Coliseum (9,686)
Ames, IA
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., FS1 		Kansas W 70–56  23–8
(12–6) 		 18 – Akot   9 – Akot   7 – Wooten  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,091)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference tournament
March 6, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		(4) vs. (12) Kansas State
Quarterfinals 		L 73–74  23–9
   –      –      –    T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2026*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(8 S2) vs. (9 S2) No. 23 Princeton
First round 		      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Central.

Source:[1]

Rankings

See also: 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
AP222018242423RVRVRV*RV—RVRVRV———RV
Coaches222221252322RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RV—RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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