2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (0–0 Big 12) |
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| Associate head coach | Damitria Buchanan |
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| Home arena | Fertitta Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 13 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 13 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, are led by first-year head coach Matthew Mitchell and play their home games at the Fertitta Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2024–25 season 5–25, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Colorado in the Big 12 women's tournament.
Hughey announced his resignation from Houston on March 6, 2025, after 11 seasons.[1] The Cougars hired former Kentucky head coach Mitchell as his replacement on March 27.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Leilani Augmon | 0 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Gia Cooke | 3 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Clinton, MD | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Maliyah Johnson | 5 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Columbus, OH | Graduated |
| Laila Blair | 14 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Tatiana Arevalo | 20 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Frisco, TX | Walk-on; TBD |
| Kiera Edmonds | 21 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Boston College |
| Avalon Miller | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Salt Lake City, UT | Graduated |
| Eylia Love | 24 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Ashley Chevalier | 25 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Chatsworth, CA | Graduated |
| Peyton McFarland | 42 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Boise, ID | Graduated |
Incoming
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| TK Pitts | 0 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Tulsa, OK | SMU |
| Briana Peguero | 1 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Troy |
| Kyndall Hunter | 7 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Houston, TX | Texas A&M |
| Amani Bartlett | 12 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Cleveland, TX | LSU |
| Amirah Abdur-Rahim | 23 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Marietta, GA | Texas A&M |
| Shun'teria Anumele | 24 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Saint Louis |
| Jorynn Ross | 26 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Arizona |
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2025.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 76–59 | 1-0 |
16 – Abdur-Rahim | 9 – Jones | 4 – Poole | Fertitta Center (1,025) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 52–48 | 2–0 |
21 – Merchant | 11 – Abdur-Rahim | 5 – Peguero | Fertitta Center (1,161) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice Rivalry |
L 56–70 | 2–1 |
12 – Tied | 14 – Merchant | 2 – Tied | Fertitta Center (1,104) Houston, TX | ||||
| November 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 78–82 | 2–2 |
20 – Hunter | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 20, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
High Point | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| November 28, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloCollege |
vs. Arkansas State Nassau Championship Goombay Division semifinals |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| November 30, 2025* 10:00 a.m./12:30 p.m., FloCollege |
vs. Kent State/Tulsa Nassau Championship Goombay Division finals/3rd place |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| December 13, 2025* 8:00 p.m., MW Network |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| December 16, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Montana | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
| December 21, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iowa State | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas State | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 13, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Tech | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Big 12 Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4–8, 2026 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Hughey Resigns as Houston Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Matthew Mitchell Named Houston Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Houston Cougars. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com.