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2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by first-year head coach Becky Burke. This is the Wildcats' 52nd season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 2nd season as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12–18 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachAshley Odom (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Julie Hairgrove (1st season)
  • James Ewing (1st season)
  • Jenna Knudson (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 TCU15–3 .83332–6  .842
No. 18 West Virginia †14–4 .77828–7  .800
No. 23 Baylor13–5 .72225–9  .735
Oklahoma State12–6 .66724–10  .706
Texas Tech12–6 .66726–8  .765
Colorado11–7 .61122–12  .647
Iowa State10–8 .55622–10  .688
Utah10–8 .55619–13  .594
BYU9–9 .50026–12  .684
Arizona State9–9 .50024–11  .686
Kansas8–10 .44422–14  .611
Kansas State8–10 .44419–18  .514
Cincinnati6–12 .33311–20  .355
UCF3–15 .16711–19  .367
Arizona3–15 .16712–18  .400
Houston1–17 .0567–23  .233
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 19–14, 10–8 in Big 12 play. The Wildcats lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Colorado. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the WBIT as a No. 2 seed in the James Madison bracket, where they were upset by Northern Arizona in the first round.

Offseason

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Barnes left Arizona on April 5, 2025, after 9 seasons for SMU.[1] Buffalo head coach Burke was hired by the Wildcats on April 9.[2]

Departures

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Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lauryn Swann1G5'7"FreshmanQueens, NYTransferred to Rutgers
Jada Williams2G5'8"SophomoreKansas City, MOTransferred to Iowa State
Skylar Jones4G6'0"SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Louisville
Ajae Yoakum5F6'0"Graduate StudentPortland, ORTransferred to Portland State
Erin Tack10F6'1"JuniorKelso, WATransferred back to Arizona Track and field
Sahnya Jah11F6'0"SophomoreAlexandria, VATransferred to SMU
Mailien Rolf13G5'10"FreshmanRoßdorf, GermanyTransferred to SMU
Brooklyn Rhodes14F6'0"SophomoreSt. Louis, MOTransferred
Paulina Paris23G5'9"JuniorCongers, NYTransferred
Jorynn Ross24F6'3"SophomoreMilwaukee, WITransferred to Houston
Breya Cunningham25F6'4"SophomoreChula Vista, CATransferred to Texas
Isis Beh33F6'3"Redshirt SeniorMurray, UTTransferred
Katarina Kneževic34F6'0"FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred to SMU

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Mickayla Perdue0G5'7"Graduate StudentSpringfield, OHCleveland State
Kamryn Kitchen1G5'9"SophomoreCharlotte, NCVirginia
Sumayah Sugapong3G5'7"JuniorSan Diego, CAUC San Diego
Noelani Cornfield4G5'6"Graduate StudentGowanda, NYBuffalo
Freddie Wallace10F6'2"SeniorLincoln, NEKansas
Tanyuel Welch11G5'10"Redshirt JuniorIndianapolis, INMemphis
Nora Francois13C6'2"Graduate StudentMinneapolis, MNNew Orleans
Adde Adebanjo14F6'3"SophomoreLagos, NigeriaYamanashi Gakuin
Achol Magot20C6'7"JuniorTucson, AZTexas Tech

2025 recruiting class

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2025.

2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jasleen Green
G		 Plantation, FL American Heritage High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (93)
Makayla Presser-Palmer
G		 Springfield, PA Northwestern High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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:

Preseason

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Preseason rankings

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Big 12 media poll (Coaches)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1TCU219 (10)
2Iowa State202 (2)
3Baylor200 (2)
4Oklahoma State186 (2)
5West Virginia161
6Kansas156
7Kansas State211 (7)
8Utah115
9Colorado114
10BYU85
11Arizona State84
12Cincinnati82
13Texas Tech63
14Arizona47
15Houston41
16UCF22

Source:[3]

Big 12 media poll (Media)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1TCU219 (10)
2Iowa State202 (2)
3Baylor200 (2)
4Oklahoma State186 (2)
5West Virginia161
6Kansas State211 (7)
7Kansas156
8Utah115
9Colorado114
10BYU85
11Arizona State84
12Cincinnati82
13Texas Tech63
14Arizona47
15UCF41
16Houston22

Source:[4]

Roster

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2025–26 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Mickayla Perdue 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSSpringfield
Cleveland State		 Springfield, OH
G 1 Kamryn Kitchen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoIndependence
Virginia		 Charlotte, NC
G 3 Sumayah Sugapong 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLa Jolla Country Day
UC San Diego		 San Diego, CA
G 4 Noelani Cornfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrLake Shore
Buffalo		 Gowanda, NY
G 5 Molly Ladwing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSkutt Catholic Omaha, NE
G 8 Mireia Jurado 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSegle XXI Avinyó, Spain
F 10 Fredriecka Wallace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLincoln Southwest
Kansas		 Lincoln, NE
G 11 Tanyuel Welch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrNorth Central
Memphis		 Indianapolis, IN
F 12 Montaya Dew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrCentennial Las Vegas, NV
C 13 Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSMinnetonka
New Orleans		 Minneapolis, MN
F 14 Adde Adebanjo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoJapan Aviation Academy
Yamanashi Gakuin		 Lagos, Nigeria
C 20 Achol Magot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SoSouthern Arizona Volunteers Prep
Texas Tech		 Tucson, AZ
F 33 Daniah Trammell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWinton Woods Cincinnati, OH
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
Exhibition
October 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 West Texas A&M L 57–60 
 14 – Cornfield  8 – Welch  4 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,163)
Tucson, AZ
October 30, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Los Angeles W 59–43 
 13 – Cornfield  9 – Francois  3 – Tied  McKale Center (5,028)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Riverside W 62–59  1−0
  17 – Perdue  6 – Sugapong  8 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,216)
Tucson, AZ
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Irvine W 75–61  2–0
  31 – Perdue  9 – Francois  12 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,268)
Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Grambling State W 85–64  3–0
  15 – Tied  8 – Tied  10 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,465)
Tucson, AZ
November 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northern Arizona W 87–76  4–0
  27 – Perdue  4 – Ladwig  5 – Sugapong  McKale Center (5,613)
Tucson, AZ
November 25, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northern Colorado W 84–58  5–0
  22 – Trammell  10 – Sugapong  7 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,251)
Tucson, AZ
November 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield W 78–63  6–0
  22 – Cornfield  6 – Tied  9 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,328)
Tucson, AZ
December 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Southern L 57–63  6–1
  17 – Perdue  11 – Francois  6 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,245)
Tucson, AZ
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 New Mexico L 69–72  6–2
  20 – Cornfield  7 – Welch  7 – Cornfield  McKale Center (6,014)
Tucson, AZ
December 10, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 Eastern Kentucky W 87–83  7–2
  27 – Perdue  4 – Cornfield  8 – Cornfield  McKale Center (7,780)
Tucson, AZ
December 15, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Chicago State W 89–70  8–2
  34 – Perdue  10 – Welch  7 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,219)
Tucson, AZ
December 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bellarmine W 105−59  9−2
  18 – Welch  11 – Adebanjo  8 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,124)
Tucson, AZ
Big 12 regular season
December 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah L 62−63  9−3
(0−1)		  16 – Perdue  20 – Cornfield  4 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,580)
Tucson, AZ
December 31, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Colorado L 56–75  9–4
(0–2)		  22 – Perdue  8 – Welch  3 – Cornfield  CU Events Center (2,045)
Boulder, CO
January 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 21 Texas Tech L 49–80  9–5
(0–3)		  19 – Welch  9 – Welch  3 – Cornfield  United Supermarkets Arena (6,053)
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 BYU W 75–72  10–5
(1–3)		  21 – Francois  14 – Welch  10 – Cornfield  McKale Center (6,504)
Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UCF L 55–58  10–6
(1–4)		  10 – Tied  10 – Francois  7 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,426)
Tucson, AZ
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 10 TCU L 62–78  10–7
(1–5)		  17 – Sugapong  7 – Magot  5 – Cornfield  Schollmaier Arena (3,578)
Fort Worth, TX
January 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kansas L 69–80  10–8
(1–6)		  17 – Sugapong  7 – Cornfield  10 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,503)
Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., FS1		 at Iowa State L 65–90  10–9
(1–7)		  19 – Cornfield  8 – Francois  2 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (10,165)
Ames, IA
January 28, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Arizona State L 61–68  10–10
(1–8)		  19 – Cornfield  6 – Jurado  6 – Cornfield  Desert Financial Arena (6,121)
Tempe, AZ
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Oklahoma State L 69–88  10–11
(1–9)		  25 – Sugapong  4 – Tied  5 – Cornfield  McKale Center (7,802)
Tucson, AZ
February 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kansas State W 72–62  11–11
(2–9)		  21 – Cornfield  13 – Sugapong  4 – Tied  McKale Center (5,646)
Tucson, AZ
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 20 West Virginia L 68–87  11–12
(2–10)		  17 – Welch  6 – Tied  6 – Cornfield  Hope Coliseum (4,160)
Morgantown, WV
February 10, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cincinnati L 61–77  11–13
(2–11)		  20 – Sugapong  7 – Welch  6 – Welch  Fifth Third Arena (1,748)
Cincinnati, OH
February 14, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 Arizona State L 69–75  11–14
(2–12)		  24 – Brackens  11 – Carrera  6 – LoVett  McKale Center (8,766)
Tucson, AZ
February 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Colorado L 70–78  11–15
(2–13)		  25 – Cornfield  5 – Welch  8 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,393)
Tucson, AZ
February 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 15 Baylor L 60–74  11–16
(2–14)		  11 – Tied  9 – Welch  4 – Francois  Foster Pavilion (3,840)
Waco, TX
February 24, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Houston W 75–67  12–16
(3–14)		  20 – Sugapong  7 – Francois  9 – Cornfield  McKale Center (5,576)
Tucson, AZ
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Utah L 67–81  12–17
(3–15)		  31 – Sugapong  5 – Tied  9 – Cornfield  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,760)
Salt Lake City, UT
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 4, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (15) vs. (10) Arizona State
First Round		 L 51–54  12–18
  12 – Tied  7 – Francois  4 – Cornfield  T-Mobile Center (4,144)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP————————Not released
Coaches————————

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Barnes Named Head Women's Basketball Coach At SMU" (Press release). SMU Mustangs. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Arizona Names Burke Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Arizona Wildcats. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Audi Crooks, Olivia Miles and Dee Alexander Headline 2025-26 Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". October 9, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Big 12 Women's Basketball Media Preseason Poll Revealed". October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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