2025–26 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

2025–26 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
2025–26 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Joni Taylor (4th season);
Associate head coach	Chelsea Newton
Assistant coaches	Robert Mosley; Alex Varlan; Alexis Hyder;
Home arena	Reed Arena

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Texas	0	–	0	–	13	–	0	1.000
No. 5 LSU	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 13 Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 8 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 14 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Florida	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
No. 17 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Auburn	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth-year head coach Joni Taylor, play their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2024–25 season 10–19, 3–13 SEC play to finish in a 4 way for last place in the SEC. As an No. 16 seed in the SEC Tournament they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

Offseason

Departures

Texas A&M departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Erica Moon	3	G	5'6"	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Georgia Tech
Aicha Coulibaly	5	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Bamako, Mali	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 22nd overall by Chicago Sky
Kyndall Hunter	7	G	5'7"	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Houston
Jada Malone	13	F	6'3"	Junior	Spring, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Solè Williams	15	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Florida State
Taliyah Parker	21	G	6'1"	Freshman	Grand Prairie, TX	Transferred to TCU
Amirah Abdur-Rahim	23	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Marietta, GA	Transferred to Houston
Sahara Jones	24	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	San Antonio, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Texas A&M incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ny'Ceara Pryor	1	G	5'3"	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Sacred Heart
Jordan Weberster	6	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Dallas, TX	Kansas
Pien Steenbergen	7	G	6'1"	Junior	Berlicum, Netherlands	Liberty
Lemyah Hylton	10	G	5'11"	Senior	London, ON	Miami (FL)
Emerald Parker	24	C	6'3"	Sophomore	Ruston, LA	Little Rock
Salese Blow	25	G	5'10"	Junior	Murphy, TX	Wichita State^[1]
Fatmata Janneh	44	F	6'2"	Junior	London, England	Saint Peter's^[2]

2025 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Ny'Ceara Pryor	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Western HS Sacred Heart	Baltimore, MD
G	4	Chaney Spencer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lake Creek HS	Montgomery, TX
F	5	Vanessa Saidu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Robbinsdale Cooper HS	Minneapolis, MN
G	6	Jordan Webster	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Prestonwood Christian Academy Kansas	Dallas, TX
G	7	Pien Steenbergen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Calandlyceum Liberty	Berlicum, Netherlands
G	10	Lemyah Hylton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Southwest Academy Girls Prep Miami (FL)	London, ON
G	11	Talia Kavoka	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr		Évry-Courcouronnes, France
F	15	Ibifaa Azogu	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bridgeland HS	Cypress, TX
G	20	Janae Kent	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Oak Forest HS LSU	Oak Forest, IL
G	23	Gianna Gentry	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Shadow Creek HS	Pearland, TX
C	24	Emerald Parker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Carroll HS Little Rock	Ruston, LA
G	25	Salese Blow	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Plano Sr. HS Wichita State	Murphy, TX
F	26	Anita Franchini	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr		Verona, Italy
F	32	Lauren Ware	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Century HS Arizona	Bismarck, ND
F	44	Fatmata Janneh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Barking Abbey Sixth Form Saint Peter's	London, England

Head coach

Joni Taylor (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsea Newton (Rutgers)
Robert Mosley (Miles)
Alex Varlan (Tennessee)
Alexis Hyder (LSU)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 81–43	1–0	16 – Pryor	10 – Janneh	8 – Pryor	Reed Arena (2,785) College Station, TX
November 13, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Tarleton State	W 79–64	2–0	18 – Blow	11 – Janneh	8 – Pryor	Reed Arena (7,851) College Station, TX
November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State	W 77–72	3–0	24 – Pryor	7 – Ware	6 – Pryor	Bramlage Coliseum (3,676) Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2025* 10:30 p.m., BallerTV	vs. VCU Hawaii North Shore Showcase	W 78–66	4–0	18 – Pryor	15 – Janneh	11 – Pryor	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (370) Lāʻie, HI
November 24, 2025* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. UT Arlington Hawaii North Shore Showcase	L 60–61	4–1	11 – tied	10 – Janneh	3 – tied	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (349) Lāʻie, HI
November 25, 2025* 6:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Colorado Hawaii North Shore Showcase	W 59-46	5-1	23 – Pryor	15 – Janneh	6 – Pryor	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (359) Lāʻie, HI
December 3, 2025* 6:15 p.m., SECN	Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	W 72-63	6-1	17 – Pryor	13 – Ware	10 – Pryor	Reed Arena (3,626) College Station, TX
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	West Virginia	L 45-63	6-2	12 – Janneh	10 – Janneh	5 – Pryor	Reed Arena (3,498) College Station, TX
December 21, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Prairie View A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Oklahoma						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Vanderbilt						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 18, 2026 3:00 p.m., SECN	at Texas Lone Star Showdown						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN	LSU						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 25, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	South Carolina						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 8, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN	Alabama						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 12, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN	at Kentucky						Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 15, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 19, 2026 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Mississippi State						Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, 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.

Sources:^[3]

References

^ Shaw, Tyler (May 14, 2025). "Texas A&M adds Wichita State transfer Salese Blow". KBTX. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
^ Shaw, Tyler (April 22, 2025). "Texas A&M women's basketball adds Saint Peter's transfer". KBTX. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com. Retrieved September 27, 2025.

[1] Shaw, Tyler (May 14, 2025). "Texas A&M adds Wichita State transfer Salese Blow". KBTX. Retrieved September 27, 2025.

[2] Shaw, Tyler (April 22, 2025). "Texas A&M women's basketball adds Saint Peter's transfer". KBTX. Retrieved September 27, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com. Retrieved September 27, 2025.

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Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
Venues	G. Rollie White Coliseum (1974–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches Gary Blair
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References