2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Salvo Coppa (1st season)
  • Bett Shelby (1st season)
  • Anthony Turner (1st season)
  • Kamiko Williams (1st season)
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Louisville 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 3   .786
NC State 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667
Syracuse 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 1   .909
Stanford 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 2   .818
No. 20 Notre Dame 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Virginia 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727
Duke 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 6   .455
Virginia Tech 1 – 1   .500 10 – 3   .769
Wake Forest 1 – 1   .500 10 – 3   .769
Clemson 1 – 1   .500 8 – 4   .667
Miami (FL) 1 – 1   .500 7 – 4   .636
No. 18 North Carolina 0 – 1   .000 10 – 3   .769
California 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667
Pittsburgh 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
SMU 0 – 1   .000 5 – 6   .455
Boston College 0 – 1   .000 4 – 9   .308
Florida State 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308
Georgia Tech 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 18, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by first-year head coach Adia Barnes and play their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.[a] They compete as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Barnes began her first season as head coach after prior head coach Toyelle Wilson was fired after the previous season.[1][2]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The Mustangs finished the season 10–20 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventeenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zanai Jones 1 G 5'5" Graduate Student Jersey City, New Jersey Graduated
TK Pitts 2 G 6'1" Junior Lubbock, Texas Transferred to Houston[3]
Nya Robertson 3 G 5'7" Junior Fort Worth, Texas Transferred to Tennessee[4]
Kaysia Woods 4 G 6'0" Senior Lincoln, Nebraska Graduated
Ella Brow 5 G 5'8" Junior Palm Beach, New South Wales Transferred to Baylor[5]
Kayanna Cox 12 G 5'10" Freshman Tenaha, Texas Transferred to UCF[6]
Sandra Magolico 13 F 6'2" Senior Maputo, Mozambique Graduated
Nicole Rodriguez 17 G 5'8" Graduate Student Eastvale, California Graduated
Kylie Marshall 22 G 5'11" Sophomore Mansfield, Texas Transferred to James Madison[7]
Donavia Hall 24 G 5'10" Junior Plano, Texas —
Brianna McLeod 25 C 6'3" Junior Brampton, Canada Transferred to James Madison[7]
Chantae Embry 33 F 6'1" Senior Norman, Oklahoma Graduated
Jessica Peterson 35 C 6'2" Senior Rancho Cucamonga, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Ayanna Thompson 1 G 6'1" Senior DeSoto, Texas Ole Miss[8]
Zahra King 2 G 5'10" Sophomore Brooklyn, New York California[9]
Tyi Skinner 3 G 5'5" Graduate Student Washington, D.C. Arizona State[10]
Anaya Brown 4 F 6'1" Senior Lexington, Kentucky UT Martin[11]
Grace Hall 7 F 6'2" Senior Homewood, Illinois Penn State[12]
Sahnya Jah 11 F 6'0" Junior Alexandria, Virginia Arizona[13]
Kyla Deck 12 G 5'9" Senior Frisco, Texas North Texas[14]
Mailien Rolf 13 G 5'10" Sophomore Roßdorf, Germany Arizona[15]
Elise Hill 20 G 5'7" Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa[9]
Jzaniya Harriel 21 G 5'10" Senior Sacramento, California Stanford[16]
Paulina Paris 23 G 5'9" Senior Congers, New York Arizona[17]
Miriam Ibezim 33 F 6'2" Senior Rochester, New York Oakland[14]

Recruiting

Source:[18]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Elizaveta Filchagina
G 		Moscow, Russia Spartak Saint Petersburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jun 17, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Jazzy Gipson
F 		Albuquerque, New Mexico Duncanville 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Apr 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Roxy White
F 		Frankfort, Illinois Example Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Apr 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
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:

Roster

2025–26 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ayanna Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr DeSoto
Ole Miss 		DeSoto, TX
G 2 Zahra King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westtown
California 		Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Tyi Skinner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS TPLS Christian Academy
Arizona State 		Washington, D.C.
F 4 Anaya Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lafayette
UT Martin 		Lexington, KY
F 6 Jazzy Gipson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Duncanville Albuquerque, NM
F 7 Grace Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Penn State Homewood, IL
F 11 Sahnya Jah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Montverde Academy
Arizona 		Alexandria, VA
G 12 Kyla Deck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lone Star
North Texas 		Frisco, TX
G 13 Mailien Rolf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bertolt-Brecht-Schule
Arizona 		Roßdorf, Germany
G 20 Elise Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holland Hall
Tulsa 		Tulsa, OK
G 21 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Antelope
Stanford 		Sacramento, CA
F 22 Elizaveta Filchagina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Spartak Saint Petersburg Moscow, Russia
G 23 Paulina Paris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Saddle River Day School
Arizona 		Congers, NY
F 33 Miriam Ibezim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Gates Chili
Oakland 		Rochester, NY
F 42 Roxy White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Example Academy Frankfort, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Sources:[19]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		West Texas A&M W 81–69  —
   –      –      –    Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
October 27, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		Cal State Los Angeles       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Grambling State W 96–70  1–0
  19 – Jah   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,594)
University Park, TX
November 8, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Kansas State L 44–46  1–1
  9 – King   7 – Jah   3 – Deck  Moody Coliseum (1,233)
University Park, TX
November 13, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 60–91  1–2
  15 – Skinner   5 – Ibezim   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (3,425)
Lubbock, TX
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 60–76  1–3
  19 – King   5 – Tied   3 – Deck  Global Credit Union Arena (812)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Texas L 55–58  1–4
  12 – Paris   14 – Ibezim   3 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,206)
University Park, TX
November 25, 2025*
1:15 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Saint Louis
Music City Classic 		L 67–70  1–5
  15 – Brown   7 – Brown   3 – Skiner  Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (240)
Nashville, TN
November 26, 2025*
3:30 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Winthrop
Music City Classic 		W 84–61  2–5
  27 – Skinner   5 – Hall   3 – Tied  Trevecca Trojan Fieldhouse (208)
Nashville, TN
December 1, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Southern Miss W 83–70  3–5
  23 – King   10 – Ibezim   5 – Skinner  Moody Coliseum (1,056)
University Park, TX
December 4, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Arkansas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 78–63  4–5
  22 – Jah   10 – Ibezim   10 – Skinner  Moody Coliseum (1,378)
University Park, TX
December 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse L 69–78  4–6
(0–1) 		 22 – Jah   9 – Jah   2 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,211)
University Park, TX
December 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 57–49  5–6
  16 – Jah   8 – Ibezim   4 – Deck  Moody Coliseum (1,175)
University Park, TX
December 19, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Southern       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 11, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State       Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 25, 2026
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL)       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at North Carolina       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2026
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 22, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 26, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 1, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
ACC women's tournament
*
 vs.        Gas South Arena 
Duluth, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Footnotes

  1. ^ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

References

  1. ^ Assimakopoulos, Lia (March 30, 2025). "SMU parts ways with women's basketball coach Toyelle Wilson". msn.com. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Adia Barnes leaves alma mater Arizona for SMU head coaching job". ESPN. Associated Press. April 5, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Guard TK Pitts". uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. April 18, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  4. ^ Cornelius, Maria (April 13, 2025). "Nya Robertson commits to Lady Vols". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, Zach (April 28, 2025). "Baylor adds former SMU guard Ella Brow from transfer portal". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Blouin, Drew (July 16, 2025). "Ranking All 16 Women's Big 12 Transfer Classes". Hoops HQ. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Women's Basketball Lands Pair of SMU Transfers". jmusports.com. James Madison University Athletics. May 12, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  8. ^ Nagy, Zack (April 18, 2025). "Former Ole Miss Women's Basketball Guard Reveals Transfer Destination to ACC School". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Creme, Charlie (April 30, 2025). "Women's NCAA basketball: Top 10 transfer portal winners". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  10. ^ London, Dushawn (April 21, 2025). "Top-20 transfer Tyi Skinner commits to SMU". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "Transfer Portal Commitment: SMU Secures High-Impact Forward Anaya Brown from UT Martin". BTN Scouting. August 10, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  12. ^ Lister, Joe (April 6, 2025). "Report: Former Lady Lions Forward Grace Hall To Transfer To SMU". Onward State. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  13. ^ Fowler, Chapel (April 21, 2025). "Former South Carolina WBB player Sahnya Jah transferring to ACC school". The State. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  14. ^ a b Blouin, Drew (July 6, 2025). "Ranking All the Women's ACC Transfer Classes". Hoops HQ. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  15. ^ Goodman, Talia (September 25, 2025). "Intel: SMU guard Mailien Rolf to redshirt". On3. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  16. ^ Grausz, Dylan (April 11, 2025). "Former Stanford Women's Basketball Star Commits to SMU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  17. ^ @TaliaGoodmanWBB (April 6, 2025). "NEWS: Paulina Paris has officially transferred to SMU, sources told @On3sports" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "SMU Mustangs". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  19. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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