2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team currently represents Texas Tech University for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by sixth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 25
Record	26–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (6th season)
Associate head coach	Adrian Walters
Assistant coaches	Erik DeRoo Jaida Williams Ketara Chapel Renae Boone
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 TCU	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 18 West Virginia †	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 23 Baylor	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Oklahoma State	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Texas Tech	12	–	6		.667			26	–	8		.765
Colorado	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Utah	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
BYU	9	–	9		.500			26	–	12		.684
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			24	–	11		.686
Kansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			19	–	18		.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 Rankings from AP poll

Texas Tech began the season unranked and were picked 13th out of 16 teams in the Big 12 Conference's preseason media poll. Instead, the Lady Raiders had their best season in over 21 years. They started out 19–0, including a win over #15 Baylor, and entered the rankings for the first time since the 2011–12 season; this was their best start to a season in program history. Texas Tech finished the regular season 25–6 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 play; their 12 conference wins were the most since 2005. Seniors Bailey Maupin and Snudda Collins would go on to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Second Team respectively, and Collins was also named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. For her efforts in revitalizing the Lady Raider basketball program, head coach Krista Gerlich was voted Big 12 Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the regular season. In the NCAA tournament, Texas Tech was selected as a 7-seed in the Sacramento #2 regional. They defeated 10-seed Villanova in the First Round, which was their first NCAA tournament win since 2005.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 19–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for twelfth place. As No. 14 seed in the Big 12 tournament they defeated Kansas and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing in the quarterfinals to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT in the Virginia Tech bracket. They defeated Wyoming and Alabama in the first and second rounds and Texas Tech in the quarterfinals before losing to Minnesota in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Texas Tech Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kilah Freelon	2	G/F	6'1"	Junior	Denver, CO	Transferred to Virginia Tech
Jasmine Shavers	3	G	5'8"	Junior	Mesquite, TX	Transferred to Florida State
Achol Magot	10	C	6'7"	Sophomore	Tucson, AZ	Transferred to Arizona State
Jordyn Merritt	12	G/F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Plano, TX	Graduated
Ivana Krajina	13	G	5'11"	Junior	Kaštel Novi, Croatia	Transferred to LMU
Loghan Johnson	23	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to West Virginia
Jada Wynn	24	G	6'1"	Junior	Yorba Linda, CA	Transferred to UC Irvine
Kelly Mora	30	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Lubbock, TX	Transferred
Maya Peat	54	C	6'6"	Graduate Student	Lubbock, TX	Graduated

Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Snudda Collins	0	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Brookhaven, MS	Ole Miss
Gemma Núñez	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Almería, Spain	Campbell
Julie Nekolná	3	F	6'3"	Junior	Prague, Czech Republic	Shelton State Community College
Sidney Love	10	G	5'8"	Senior	Cibolo, TX	UTSA
Mariam Sanogo	17	F	6'2"	Senior	Paris, France	Canisius
Jada Malone	23	F	6'3"	Senior	Spring, TX	Texas A&M

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2025.

Recruiting class of 2026

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gianna Jordan PG	Southlake, TX	Kingdom Collegiate Academy	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (93)
Ambrosia Cole PG	Lubbock, TX	Monterey High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 1, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Snudda Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Brookhaven HS Ole Miss Brookhaven, MS G/F 1 Jalynn Bristow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Holliday HS Iowa State Holliday, TX G 2 Gemma Núñez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr I.E.S. Bahia de Almería Campbell Almería, Spain F 3 Julie Nekolná 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Holtville Shelton State CC Prague, Czech Republic G 5 Denae Fritz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Maryville HS Baylor Maryville, TN G 7 Bird Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Providence Catholic School San Antonio, TX G 8 Adlee Blacklock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Lubbock-Cooper HS Oregon State Lubbock, TX G 10 Sidney Love 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Steele HS UTSA Cibolo, TX F/C 11 Sarengbe Sanogo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Odessa College Paris, France G/F 17 Mariam Sanogo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Canisius Paris, France G 20 Bailey Maupin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gruver HS Gruver, TX F 23 Jada Malone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr The Village School Texas A&M Spring, TX F 24 Stephanie Okechukwu 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Fr Fukuchiyama Seibi Umunneochi, Nigeria	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Adrian Walters (Saint Francis (PA)) Erik Deroo (Fresno State) Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) Ketara Chapel (Mississippi State) Renae Boone (Central Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 78–40	1–0	19 – Bristow	9 – Bristow	7 – Maupin	United Supermarkets Arena (2,978) Lubbock, TX
November 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	W 79–52	2–0	19 – Maupin	7 – tied	7 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (3,315) Lubbock, TX
November 9, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 83–50	3–0	22 – Bristow	6 – tied	10 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (3,118) Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		SMU	W 91–60	4–0	26 – Maupin	10 – Bristow	6 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (3,425) Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas	W 80–68	5–0	19 – Maupin	7 – tied	3 – Bristow	United Supermarkets Arena (4,559) Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi State	W 69–62	6–0	18 – Bristow	9 – Maupin	4 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (3,652) Lubbock, TX
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	W 82–57	7–0	16 – tied	7 – Bristow	8 – Núñez	The Pit (4,623) Albuquerque, NM
November 25, 2025* 4:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Old Dominion Hoopfest Women's Basketball Challenge	W 67–42	8–0	18 – Bristow	10 – Bristow	5 – Núñez	Comerica Center (486) Frisco, TX
November 27, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. North Texas Hoopfest Women's Basketball Challenge	W 67–47	9–0	22 – Maupin	8 – Núñez	6 – Núñez	Comerica Center  Frisco, TX
December 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wichita State	W 83–43	10–0	19 – Malone	10 – tied	3 – tied	United Supermarkets Arena (3,339) Lubbock, TX
December 12, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Washington State	W 82–51	11–0	19 – tied	7 – Bristow	7 – Maupin	Beasley Coliseum (862) Pullman, WA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Abilene Christian	W 67–57	12–0	14 – tied	9 – Bristow	7 – Collins	OC Sports Center Main Gym (1,300) Odessa, TX
December 17, 2025* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 76–40	13–0	14 – tied	6 – S. Sanogo	7 – Maupin	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 21, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 15 Baylor	W 61–60	14–0 (1–0)	21 – Collins	7 – Bristow	6 – Núñez	Foster Pavilion (3,935) Waco, TX
December 31, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 21	UCF	W 73–55	15–0 (2–0)	21 – Bristow	5 – tied	8 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (5,226) Lubbock, TX
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 21	Arizona	W 80–49	16–0 (3–0)	16 – Fritz	8 – Núñez	8 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (6,053) Lubbock, TX
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at West Virginia	W 71–66	17–0 (4–0)	27 – Maupin	9 – Bristow	3 – tied	WVU Coliseum (3,196) Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Cincinnati	W 71–60	18–0 (5–0)	17 – tied	6 – Bristow	7 – Núñez	Fifth Third Arena (2,086) Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	Houston	W 71–59	19–0 (6–0)	19 – Maupin	7 – Bristow	4 – Maupin	United Supermarkets Arena (5,003) Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	Kansas State	L 59–65	19–1 (6–1)	18 – Maupin	4 – Fritz	5 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (9,261) Lubbock, TX
January 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at BYU	L 61–73	19–2 (6–2)	17 – Collins	11 – Bristow	5 – Núñez	Marriott Center (1,788) Provo, UT
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at Utah	W 77–49	20–2 (7–2)	28 – Collins	9 – Núñez	5 – Núñez	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,440) Salt Lake City, UT
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 21	Iowa State	L 70–84	20–3 (7–3)	17 – Love	5 – Tied	4 – Love	United Supermarkets Arena (5,216) Lubbock, TX
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 21	No. 12 TCU	W 62–60	21–3 (8–3)	28 – Collins	9 – Malone	3 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (6,206) Lubbock, TX
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	at Houston	W 85–61	22–3 (9–3)	25 – Maupin	6 – Maupin	7 – Núñez	Fertitta Center (1,910) Houston, TX
February 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Kansas	W 70–65	23–3 (10–3)	23 – Maupin	6 – Fritz	4 – Love	United Supermarkets Arena (3,893) Lubbock, TX
February 14, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	at Oklahoma State	L 65–75	23–4 (10–4)	19 – Maupin	5 – Collins	5 – Núñez	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,098) Stillwater, OK
February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	No. 15 Baylor	W 87–56	24–4 (11–4)	23 – Collins	7 – S. Sanogo	6 – Love	United Supermarkets Arena (5,020) Lubbock, TX
February 21, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	at Colorado	L 68–75	24–5 (11–5)	18 – Bristow	3 – Tied	5 – Núñez	CU Events Center (4,852) Boulder, CO
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	at Kansas	L 59–68	24–6 (11–6)	16 – S. Sanogo	6 – Tied	6 – Núñez	Allen Fieldhouse (3,566) Lawrence, KS
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	Arizona State	W 58–51	25–6 (12–6)	18 – Bristow	8 – Núñez	4 – Núñez	United Supermarkets Arena (5,508) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(5) No. 21	vs. (12) Kansas State Second Round	L 51–58	25–7	14 – Collins	7 – Sanogo	2 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (4,603) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU	(7 S2) No. 25	vs. (10 S2) Villanova First Round	W 57–52	26–7	17 – Maupin	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
March 22, 2026* 2:00 p.m., ABC	(7 S2) No. 25	at (2 S2) No. 5 LSU Second Round	L 47–101	26–8	19 – Maupin	9 – Fritz	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,095) Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S2=Sacramento 2. All times are in Central Time.

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
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	RV	RV	21	21*	17	17	19	21	18	16	20	20	21	25	25
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	20	18	19	20	18	18	20	21	21	22	22

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

• 2025–26 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team