2025–26 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2025–26 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, play their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2025–26 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record22–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTahnee Balerio
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2026–27 
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina151 .938364  .900
No. 10 Vanderbilt133 .813295  .853
No. 4 Texas133 .813354  .897
No. 8 LSU124 .750296  .829
No. 12 Oklahoma115 .688268  .765
Tennessee88 .5001614  .533
No. 21 Ole Miss88 .5002412  .667
Georgia88 .5002210  .688
No. 14 Kentucky88 .5002511  .694
Texas A&M79 .4381413  .519
No. 24 Alabama79 .4382411  .686
Florida511 .3131815  .545
Mississippi State511 .3131813  .581
Missouri412 .2501717  .500
Auburn313 .1881517  .469
Arkansas115 .0631220  .375
2026 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 13–19, 4–12 SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As an No. 12 seed in the SEC Tournament they defeated Arkansas in the first round before losing to Oklahoma in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Georgia Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Asia Avinger1G5'7"SeniorCerritos, CAGraduated
De'Mauri Flournoy10G5'8"SeniorVilla Rica, GAGraduated
Roxane Mokolo12G5'10"Graduate StudentSaint-Hubert, QCGraduated
Fatima Diakhate21C6'5"redshirt SophomoreDakar, SenegalTransferred to Pittsburgh
Nyah Leveretter22F6'2"redshirt SeniorBlythewood, SCGraduated
Summer Davis23G5'9"FreshmanDetroit, MITransferred to Georgetown
Indya Davis24G5'9"FreshmanDetroit, MITransferred to Georgetown
Amiyah Evans30F6'2"JuniorPensacola, FLTransferred to Penn State

Incoming transfers

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Georgia Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Dani Carnegie3G5'9"SophomoreMount Vernon, NYGeorgia Tech[1]
Enjulina Gonzalez11G5'9"JuniorMiami, FLMiami (OH)
Rylie Theuerkauf14G5'9"JuniorTenafly, NYWake Forest
Aicha Ndour21C6'6"Graduate StudentSomone, SenegalWichita State
Vera Ojenuwa22F6'4"JuniorDelta State, NigeriaArkansas

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Zhen Craft
W
Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Aubrey Beckham
G
Dacula, GA Hebron Christian Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Jocelyn Faison
G
Fairburn, GA Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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:

Roster

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2025–26 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Trinity Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoDr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G 1 Jocelyn Faison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLangston Hughes HS Atlanta, GA
G 2 Savannah Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrTimber Creek HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Dani Carnegie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoGrayson HS
Georgia Tech
Mount Vernon, NY
F 4 Miyah Verse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoArizona Elite Prep Dayton, OH
F 8 Zhen Craft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBishop McNamara HS Waldorf, MD
G 10 Aubrey Beckham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHebron Christian Academy Dacula, GA
G 11 Enjulina Gonzalez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMiami Christian School
Miami (OH)
Miami, FL
G 14 Rylie Theuerkauf 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTenafly HS
Wake Forest
Tenafly, NJ
C 21 Aicha Ndour 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GSCushing Academy
Wichita State
Somone, Senegal
F 22 Vera Ojenuwa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrArkansas Delta State, Nigeria
F 33 Mia Woolfolk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoManchester HS Midlothian, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Alabama State W 73–44  1–0
 15  Woolfolk  11  Verse  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (2,328)
Athens, GA
November 6, 2025*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Furman W 91–45  2–0
 19  Carnegie  8  Tied  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (1,753)
Athens, GA
November 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
USC Upstate W 78–44  3–0
 19  Theuerkauf  6  Ojenuwa  5  Craft  Stegeman Coliseum (1,406)
Athens, GA
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m.
at South Carolina State W 85–49  4–0
 22  Carnegie  9  Turner  8  Turner  SHM Memorial Center (345)
Orangeburg, SC
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 76–51  5–0
 16  Turner  7  Verse  4  Carnegie  Stegeman Coliseum (2,154)
Athens, GA
November 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
North Florida W 92–46  6–0
 22  Carnegie  7  Ojenuwa  7  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (1,544)
Athens, GA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Georgia Tech W 87–59  7–0
 23  Carnegie  6  Woolfolk  5  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (3,746)
Athens, GA
November 28, 2025*
7:30 p.m., Ion
vs. Kansas
Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division
W 68–62  8–0
 23  Carnegie  8  Verse  4  Turner  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (944)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2025*
5:00 p.m., Ion
vs. Butler
Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division
W 80–54  9–0
 15  Gonzalez  6  Woolfolk  7  Gonzalez  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (932)
Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Florida State
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 80–60  10–0
 20  Woolfolk  9  Carnegie  6  Turner  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,155)
Tallahassee, FL
December 15, 2025*
11:00 a.m., SECN
North Carolina A&T W 77–49  11–0
 20  Carnegie  10  Carnegie  6  Carnegie  Stegeman Coliseum (5,425)
Athens, GA
December 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. VCU
4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic
W 72–53  12–0
 23  Turner  9  Carnegie  5  Turner  Henrico Sports & Events Center (273)
Henrico, VA
December 21, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Coppin State
4 Tha Culture Holiday Classic
W 82–55  13–0
 20  Turner  8  Craft  7  Carnegie  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
December 29, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 97–52  14–0
 16  Craft  13  Craft  5  Beckham  Stegeman Coliseum (1,972)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at No. 15 Ole Miss L 62–79  14–1
(0–1)
 24  Carnegie  8  Carnegie  5  Turner  SJB Pavilion (2,595)
Oxford, MS
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Texas A&M W 64–56 OT 15–1
(1–1)
 23  Carnegie  10  Carnegie  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (3,944)
Athens, GA
January 8, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 12 LSU L 59–80  15–2
(1–2)
 24  Carnegie  7  Tied  3  Carnegie  Stegeman Coliseum (4,857)
Athens, GA
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 3 South Carolina
We Back Pat
L 43–65  15–3
(1–3)
 16  Theuerkauf  10  Turner  5  Turner  Colonial Life Arena (15,536)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. 16 Ole Miss W 82–59  16–3
(2–3)
 32  Carnegie  11  Carnegie  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (3,359)
Athens, GA
January 22, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Arkansas W 76–66  17–3
(3–3)
 31  Carnegie  7  Tied  10  Turner  Bud Walton Arena (2,229)
Fayetteville, AR
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at No. 11 Kentucky W 72–67  18–3
(4–3)
 19  Tied  13  Woolfolk  8  Carnegie  Memorial Coliseum (4,195)
Lexington, KY
January 29, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN
No. 23 No. 24 Alabama L 53–68  18–4
(4–4)
 13  Woolfolk  5  Woolfolk  3  Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (2,281)
Athens, GA
February 5, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 19 Tennessee L 77–82 OT 18–5
(4–5)
 25  Carnegie  6  Tied  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (2,844)
Athens, GA
February 8, 2026
4:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri W 85–66  19–5
(5–5)
 22  Theuerkauf  9  Turner  8  Turner  Mizzou Arena (3,968)
Columbia, MO
February 12, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Mississippi State L 71–85  19–6
(5–6)
 26  Theuerkauf  6  Turner  5  Turner  Humphrey Coliseum (3,651)
Starkville, MS
February 15, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5 Vanderbilt W 76–74  20–6
(6–6)
 29  Carnegie  8  Carnegie  6  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (3,682)
Athens, GA
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN
No. 24 No. 11 Oklahoma L 67–71  20–7
(6–7)
 29  Woolfolk  9  Woolfolk  5  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (2,426)
Athens, GA
February 23, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 23 at Auburn W 74–52  21–7
(7–7)
 17  Carnegie  7  Verse  3  Woolfolk  Neville Arena (3,680)
Auburn, AL
February 26, 2026
10:00 p.m., SECN
No. 23 at No. 4 Texas L 50–79  21–8
(7–8)
 16  Theuerkauf  7  Turner  2  Tied  Moody Center (10,136)
Austin, TX
March 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 23 Florida W 71–58  22–8
(8–8)
 26  Carnegie  10  Woolfolk  5  Turner  Stegeman Coliseum (3,432)
Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2026
11:00 a.m., SECN
(8) No. 22 vs. (9) No. 17 Kentucky
Second round
L 61–76  22–9
 18  Carnegie  4  Tied  4  Carnegie  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2026*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(7 S4) No. 24 vs. (10 S4) Virginia
First Round
L 73–82 OT 22–10
 28  Johnson  11  Smith  6  Johnson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,332)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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CoachesRVRVRVRV25RVRV2524222424

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

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References

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  1. "2025 Georgia Bulldogs Womens-Basketball Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  2. "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved September 26, 2025.