2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball
2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	13–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (5th season);
Associate head coach	Bob Starkey
Assistant coaches	Daphne Mitchell; Gary Redus II; Kaylin Rice; Seimone Augustus;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

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 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fifth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 31–6, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Florida in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated San Diego State and Florida State in the first and second rounds, NC State in the sweet sixteen before losing to UCLA in the elite eight.

Offseason

Departures

LSU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mjracle Sheppard	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Kent, WA	Transferred to California
Amani Bartlett	2	F	6'3"	Senior	Cleveland, TX	Transferred to Houston
Sa'Myah Smith	5	F	6'2"	Sophomore	DeSoto, TX	Transferred to Virginia
Jersey Wolfenbarger	8	G/F	6'5"	Junior	Fort Smith, AR	Transferred to Tennessee
Last-Tear Poa	13	G	5'11"	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Arizona State
Aalyah Del Rosario	23	C	6'6"	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Aneesah Morrow	24	G	6'1"	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 7th overall by Connecticut Sun
Shayeann Day-Wilson	50	G	5'6"	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated

Incoming transfers

LSU Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Amiya Joyner	1	F	6'2"	Senior	Farmville, NC	East Carolina
Kate Koval	13	F	6'5"	Sophomore	Kyiv, Ukraine	Notre Dame
MiLaysia Fulwiley	23	G	5'10"	Junior	Columbia, SC	South Carolina^[1]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Grace Knox W	Etiwanda, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Grace Knox W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97)
ZaKiyah Johnson G	Shelbyville, KY	Sacred Heart Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
ZaKiyah Johnson G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97)
Divine Bourrage G	Davenport, IA	Davenport North High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Divine Bourrage G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
Isabella Hines G	Albuquerque, NM	Eldorado High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Isabella Hines G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 29, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Amiya Joyner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Farmville Central HS East Carolina	Farmville, NC
F	2	Grace Knox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Etiwanda HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	Bella Hines	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Eldorado HS	Albuquerque, NM
G	4	Flau'jae Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Sprayberry HS	Savannah, GA
G	6	Divine Bourrage	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Davenport North HS	Davenport, IA
G	11	ZaKiyah Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sacred Heart Academy	Shelbyville, KY
G	12	Mikaylah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Parkway HS	Bossier City, LA
F	13	Kate Koval	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran HS Notre Dame	Kyiv, Ukraine
G	14	Izzy Besselman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Episcopal School	Baton Rouge, LA
F	15	Meghan Yarnevich	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	The Bullis School	Potomac, MD
G	16	Kailyn Gilbert	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	IMG Academy Arizona	Tampa, FL
G	23	MiLaysia Fulwiley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	W.J. Keenan HS South Carolina	Columbia, SC
G	30	Jada Richard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA

Head coach

Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech)
Gary Redus II (South Alabama)
Kaylin Rice (Baylor)
Seimone Augustus (LSU)

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
Exhibition
October 23, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Mississippi College	W 148–46		25 – Z. Johnson	10 – Tied	7 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Langston	W 121–41		24 – Joyner	11 – Tied	5 – Bourrage	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,387) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Houston Christian	W 108–55	1–0	21 – Fulwiley	11 – Z. Johnson	7 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,431) Baton Rouge, LA
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Southeastern Louisiana	W 115–26	2–0	17 – F. Johnson	9 – Koval	5 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,540) Baton Rouge, LA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at Georgia Southern	W 118–70	3–0	19 – Tied	14 – Koval	7 – Richard	Hill Convocation Center (5,322) Statesboro, GA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Charlotte	W 117–59	4–0	22 – Fulwiley	12 – Koval	3 – Richard	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,348) Baton Rouge, LA
November 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	at Tulane	W 101–71	5–0	22 – F. Johnson	7 – Joyner	6 – Fulwiley	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621) New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Alcorn State	W 112–49	6–0	18 – Tied	12 – Koval	5 – Hines	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,575) Baton Rouge, LA
November 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	vs. Marist Paradise Jam Reef Division semifinals	W 113–53	7–0	19 – Z. Johnson	10 – Tied	4 – Bourrage	Sports and Fitness Center (2,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam Reef Division Championship Game	W 112–35	8–0	16 – F. Johnson	12 – Joyner	5 – Fulwiley	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) St. Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	W 93–77	9–0	18 – F. Johnson	5 – Tied	7 – Williams	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,871) Durham, NC
December 7, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at New Orleans	W 126–62	10–0	22 – Koval	12 – Knox	8 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (1,588) New Orleans, LA
December 13, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Louisiana Tech Compete 4 Cause Classic	W 87–61	11–0	19 – Williams	10 – F. Johnson	8 – Richard	Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA
December 16, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 5	Morgan State	W 91–33	12–0	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Fulwiley	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,743) Baton Rouge, LA
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	UT Arlington	W 110–45	13–0	25 – Knox	12 – Knox	4 – F. Johnson	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,163) Baton Rouge, LA
December 28, 2025* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	Alabama State						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Kentucky						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 8, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Texas						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN		Florida						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2026 11:00 a.m., SECN		Alabama						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 5, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 8, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 14, 2026 7:30 p.m., ABC		South Carolina						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 22, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
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. ^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Coaches	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

References

^ Andrews, Kendra (April 25, 2025). "MiLaysia Fulwiley joining LSU after two years at South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". LSU Tigers. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[1] Andrews, Kendra (April 25, 2025). "MiLaysia Fulwiley joining LSU after two years at South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

[2] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". LSU Tigers. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References