2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
| 2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (0–0 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Ebony Gilliam |
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| Home arena | Bramlage Coliseum |
| 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 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represent Kansas State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 12th-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 28–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tied for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated UCF in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed as the Spokane region 4 where they defeated Fairfield and Kentucky in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 2002, where they lost to USC.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Zyanna Walker | 1 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Colorado |
| Temira Poindexter | 2 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Sapulpa, OK | Graduated |
| Jaelyn Glenn | 3 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Serena Sundell | 4 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Maryville, MO | Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 26th overall by Seattle Storm |
| Brylee Glenn | 5 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Kennedy Taylor | 12 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Shawnee Mission, KS | Graduated |
| Eliza Maupin | 21 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Webster Groves, MO | Transferred to Nebraska |
| Gisela Sanchez | 30 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Barcelona, Spain | Transferred to Notre Dame |
| Imani Lester | 32 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to Rutgers |
| Finley Ohnstad | 33 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Elko New Market, MN | Transferred to North Dakota |
| Ayoka Lee | 50 | C | 6'6" | Graduate Student | Byron, MN | Graduated |
Incoming
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Izela Arenas | 0 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Porter Ranch, CA | Louisvile[1] |
| Ramiya White | 22 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Virginia Tech |
| Jenessa Cotton | 24 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Orange, CA | Duke[2] |
| Tess Heal | 34 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Stanford |
Recruiting Classes
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jordan Speiser G |
Warrenton, MO | Lutheran High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (96) | ||||||
| Aniya Foy G |
Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Mar 30, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (94) | ||||||
| Brandie Harrod G |
Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City North High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Apr 6, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (93) | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | W 78–57 | 22 – Arenas | 9 – Sides | 6 – Sides | EECU Center (1,312) Stephenville, TX | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Omaha | W 100–35 | 1–0 |
18 – Arenas | 8 – Cotton | 12 – Sides | Bramlage Coliseum (3,207) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at SMU | W 46–44 | 2–0 |
8 – Tied | 11 – Claessens | 4 – Garcia | Moody Coliseum (1,233) Dallas, TX | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 89–61 | 3–0 |
20 – Sides | 10 – Speiser | 5 – Sides | Bramlage Coliseum (3,204) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Dakota | L 71–72 | 3–1 |
19 – Sides | 8 – Sides | 6 – Garcia | Bramlage Coliseum (2,996) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M | L 72–77 | 3–2 |
15 – Heal | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (3,676) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | W 81–59 | 4–2 |
13 – Speiser | 10 – Speiser | 6 – Sides | Bramlage Coliseum (3,079) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | L 44–47 | 4–3 |
21 – Claessens | 9 – Claessens | 7 – Garcia | Kress Events Center (1,995) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 27, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
W 95–92 | 5–3 |
30 – Sides | 9 – Harrod | 8 – Garcia | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 12 North Carolina Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 73–85 | 5–4 |
15 – Arenas | 10 – Cotton | 3 – Garcia | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. South Dakota State Cancún Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 70–82 | 5–5 |
27 – Sides | 5 – Sides | 7 – Garcia | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (230) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. No. 13 Ole Miss Bill Snyder Classic |
W 61–60 | 6–5 |
19 – Speiser | 7 – Sides | 2 – Tied | St. Joseph Civic Arena (1,681) St. Joseph, MO | ||||
| December 10, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
San Diego State | L 53–64 | 6–6 |
16 – Sides | 9 – Harrod | 5 – Sides | Bramlage Coliseum (6,824) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Creighton | W 75–71 | 7–6 |
21 – Claessens | 6 – Tied | 6 – Garcia | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,254) Omaha, NE | ||||
| Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
| December 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 9 TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
West Virginia | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| January 25, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| February 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| February 10, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| February 23, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
Iowa State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
| Big 12 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. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| 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 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 25 | RV | — | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "K-State adds Louisville transfer Izela Arenas". KAKE. Kansas State University Athletics. April 19, 2025. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Green, Arne (May 17, 2025). "Kansas State women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie adds Duke transfer to 2025-26 roster". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". K-State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2025.