2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–2 (0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJodie Berry
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthew Knight Arena
2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 1 0   1.000 13 0   1.000
No. 20 Nebraska 1 0   1.000 12 0   1.000
Illinois 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
No. 19 Ohio State 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
No. 4 UCLA 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
No. 6 Michigan 1 0   1.000 10 1   .909
No. 14 Iowa 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 17 USC 1 0   1.000 9 3   .750
Wisconsin 1 0   1.000 9 3   .750
No. 24 Michigan State 0 1   .000 11 1   .917
Oregon 0 1   .000 12 2   .857
Indiana 0 1   .000 11 2   .846
Washington 0 1   .000 10 2   .833
Minnesota 0 1   .000 9 3   .750
Purdue 0 1   .000 8 4   .667
Rutgers 0 1   .000 8 4   .667
Penn State 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Northwestern 0 1   .000 6 6   .500
2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks are led by twelfth-year head coach Kelly Graves, and play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon as a second-year member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2024–25 season at 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a 3 way tied for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the Big Ten women's tournament, they lost in the second round to Indiana. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed Birmingham 2 region. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alexis Whitfield 1 F 6'2" GS Senior West Hills, CA Graduated
Nani Falatea 4 G 5'9" Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Peyton Scott 10 G 5'8" GS Senior Lynchburg, OH Graduated
Salimatou Kourouma 12 F 5'11" GS Senior Kati, Mali Graduated
Phillipina Kyei 15 C 6'8" Senior Calgary, AB Graduated
Deja Kelly 25 G 5'8" GS Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated/undrafted in 2025 WNBA draft; signed with the Las Vegas Aces

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Astera Tuhina 0 G 5'9" Senior Pristina, Kosovo Washington State
Mia Jacobs 1 F 6'2" Senior Perth, Australia Fresno State
Avary Cain 42 G 6'1" Sophomore Santa Maria, CA UCLA

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Janiyah Williams
G
Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (94)
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 November 5, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Washington State Pristina, Kosovo
F 1 Mia Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Fresno State Perth, Australia
G 2 Katie Fiso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Garfield HS Seattle, WA
G 3 Sofia Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Jesuit HS Portland, OR
F 5 Amina Muhammad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Texas DeSoto, TX
G 8 Elisa Mevius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Siena Rendsburg, Germany
G/F 11 Sammie Wagner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
G 14 Ari Long 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Washington Moreno Valley, CA
F 21 Filippa Tilliander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Norrköping Dolphins Malmö, Sweden
G 22 Janiyah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Edmond Memorial HS Edmond, OK
F 23 Sarah Rambus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr IMG Academy Flint, MI
G 25 Sara Barhoum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clackamas HS Clackamas, OR
F 35 Ehis Etute 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So T71 Dudelange Dudelange, Luxembourg
G 42 Avary Cain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So UCLA Santa Maria, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Western Oregon W 113–36 
 28  Rambus   9  Etute   9  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,354)
Eugene, OR
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+
West Georgia W 100–59  1–0
 16  Jacobs   7  Muhammad   10  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,404)
Eugene, OR
November 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Montana W 90–47  2–0
 12  Etute   7  Etute   5  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,296)
Eugene, OR
November 11, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Grand Canyon W 84–66  3–0
 26  Jacobs   5  Etute   10  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (5,177)
Eugene, OR
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Army W 80–55  4–0
 17  Jacobs   5  Tied   10  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,646)
Eugene, OR
November 19, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State W 86–59  5–0
 22  Fiso   13  Etute   8  Fiso  Beasley Coliseum (920)
Pullman, WA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Utah State W 70–34  6–0
 13  Tied   7  Jacobs   6  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,645)
Eugene, OR
November 25, 2025*
11:30 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Saint Mary's
Hoopfest Women's Challenge
W 71–53  7–0
 15  Tied   5  Rambus   10  Fiso  Comerica Center (257)
Frisco, TX
November 27, 2025*
9:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Old Dominion
Hoopfest Women's Challenge
W 84–46  8–0
 18  Tuhina   8  Etute   4  Tied  Comerica Center (125)
Frisco, TX
November 30, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Auburn W 58–53  9–0
 24  Fiso   15  Etute   2  Tied  Neville Arena (3,115)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Oregon State
Rivalry
W 96–73  10–0
 23  Fiso   6  Jacobs   14  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (5,282)
Eugene, OR
December 7, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 4 UCLA L 59–80  10–1
(0–1)
 14  Tied   9  Etute   7  Fiso  Pauley Pavilion (3,889)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2025*
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Montana State W 69–44  11–1
 15  Bell   12  Etute   5  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (4,169)
Eugene, OR
December 18, 2025*
11:00 a.m., B1G+
Portland W 85–59  12–1
 21  Jacobs   10  Jacobs   11  Fiso  Matthew Knight Arena (6,279)
Eugene, OR
December 21, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Stanford
Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic
L 53–64  12–2
 14  Fiso   11  Jacobs   3  Fiso  Chase Center 
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
Michigan       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Northwestern       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., BTN
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Michigan State       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2026
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Minnesota       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Penn State       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., B1G+
at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
January 31, 2026
TBA, BTN
at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
February 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Illinois       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 8, 2026
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Ohio State       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., B1G+
Nebraska       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
February 22, 2026
10:00 a.m., BTN
at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 25, 2026
4:00 p.m., B1G+
at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 1, 2026
TBA, BTN/B1G+
Washington       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Big Ten women's tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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See also

References

  1. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2025.