2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kelsi Musick (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Lacey Goldwire; Nick Bradford; Alex Furr; Brad Johnson;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	14	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Texas	0	–	0	–	14	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 5 LSU	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 8т Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 15 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	12	–	2	.857
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
Florida	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
Missouri	0	–	0	–	11	–	3	.786
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Auburn	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
No. 23 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by first-year head coach Kelsi Musick, play their home games at Bud Walton Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 2024–25 season 10–22, 3–13 SEC play to finish in a 4 way for last place in the SEC. As an No. 13 seed in the SEC Tournament they lost in the first round to Georgia.

Head coach Mike Neighbors announced his resignation from Arkansas on March 11, 2025, after 8 seasons and a 148–114 record.^[1] The Razorbacks hired Oral Roberts head coach Musick on March 21.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Arkansas Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Phoenix Stotijn	1	G	5'9"	Freshman	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Transferred to Indiana
Kiki Smith	2	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Topeka, KS	Transferred to Purdue
Izzy Higginbottom	3	G	5'7"	Senior	Batesville, AR	Graduated
Pinja Paananen	16	F	6'2"	Freshman	Laukaa, Finland	Transferred to Sacramento State
Karley Johnson	20	G	5'9"	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred to Grand Canyon
Loren Lindsey	21	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Fayetteville, AR	TBD
Vera Ojenuwa	22	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Delta State, Nigeria	Transferred to Georgia
Carly Keats	23	G	5'8"	Junior	Choctaw, MS	Transferred to Southern Miss

Incoming transfers

Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Maria Anis Rodriguez	1	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Barcelona, Spain	Oklahoma State
Taleyah Jones	10	G	5'10"	Senior	Broken Arrow, OK	Oral Roberts
Wyvette Mayberry	11	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Tulsa, OK	Kansas
Ashlynn Chlarson	21	C	6'3"	Junior	Pima, AZ	Eastern Arizona College
Emily Robinson	23	F	5'10"	Junior	Bokchito, OK	Oral Roberts

2025 recruiting class

There are no recruiting class of 2025

Roster

2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Maria Anis Rodriguez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	INS Joaquim Oklahoma State	Barcelona, Spain
G	3	Harmonie Ware	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bradley Central HS	Cleveland, TN
F	7	Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Segle XXI	Granada, Spain
G	10	Taleyah Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Broken Arrow HS Oral Roberts	Broken Arrow, OK
G	11	Wyvette Mayberry	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Booker T. Washington HS Kansas	Tulsa, OK
G	15	Jada Bates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	McEachern HS	Powder Springs, GA
C	21	Ashlynn Chlarson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Pima HS Eastern Arizona College	Pima, AZ
G	22	Bonnie Deas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Centre of Excellence	Frankston, Australia
G	23	Emily Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Caddo HS Oral Roberts	Bokchito, OK
G	24	Aisha Hassan	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Covent of the Scared Heart	Alexandria, Egypt
C	25	Danika Galea	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Elite Basket Roma	St. Paul's Bay, Malta
F	34	Jenna Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Farmington HS	Farmington, AR
G	44	Maryn Archer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Derby HS	Derby, KS

Head coach

Kelsi Musick (Cameron)

Assistant coach(es)

Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)
Nick Bradford (Kansas)
Alex Furr (Fresno State)
Brad Johnson (Arkansas Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 100–42		21 – Jones	10 – Lawrence	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	W 93–81	1–0	25 – Deas	12 – Jones	6 – Jones	Bud Walton Arena (2,111) Fayetteville, AR
November 7, 2025* 10:30 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 101–49	2–0	26 – Lawrence	11 – Deas	6 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (13,032) Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN	Central Arkansas	W 89–77 ^OT	3–0	18 – Deas	12 – Deas	3 – Jones	Bud Walton Arena (1,981) Fayetteville, AR
November 13, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–60	4–0	21 – Jones	9 – Anais Rodriguez	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (1,977) Fayetteville, AR
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 68–80	4–1	20 – Jones	9 – Deas	2 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (4,559) Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Little Rock	W 96–57	5–1	19 – Jones	15 – Deas	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,113) Fayetteville, AR
November 25, 2025* 5:45 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Drake Music City Classic	W 79–72	6–1	15 – Jones	13 – Deas	4 – Robinson	Trojan Fieldhouse (251) Nashville, TN
November 26, 2025* 5:45 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Southern Illinois Music City Classic	W 73–63	7–1	23 – Jones	8 – Deas	6 – Anais Rodriguez	Trojan Fieldhouse (222) Nashville, TN
November 30, 2025* 12:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Harvard	L 51–69	7–2	19 – Jones	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,310) Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU ACC–SEC Challenge	L 63–78	7–3	14 – Ware	14 – Deas	5 – Mayberry	Moody Coliseum (1,378) Dallas, TX
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Jackson State	W 77–46	8–3	24 – Ware	11 – Deas	5 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,249) Fayetteville, AR
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State	W 73–58	9–3	17 – Lawrence	8 – Tied	3 – Mayberry	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,862) Springfield, MO
December 17, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Kansas City	W 92–77	10–3	24 – Jones	16 – Deas	7 – Deas	Bud Walton Arena (2,036) Fayetteville, AR
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	W 82–73	11–3	24 – Lawrence	13 – Deas	4 – Ware	Bud Walton Arena (2,253) Fayetteville, AR
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Arkansas State						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Vanderbilt						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	South Carolina						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 15, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 22, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Georgia						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN	Texas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Missouri						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 16, 2026 6:30 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Texas A&M						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA	vs.						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]

References

^ "Coach Mike Neighbors steps down as Arkansas Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
^ Parkinson, Kyle (March 21, 2025). "Musick named Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

[1] "Coach Mike Neighbors steps down as Arkansas Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.

[Musick-2] Parkinson, Kyle (March 21, 2025). "Musick named Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

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Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Venues	Barnhill Arena (1976–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References