2025–26 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (0–1 Big Ten) |
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| Associate head coach | Jodie Berry |
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| Home arena | Matthew Knight Arena |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Janiyah Williams G |
Edmond, OK | Edmond Memorial High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94) | ||||||
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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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| 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 | |||||||||
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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 | RV | — | RV | |||||||||||||
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2025.