2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Hicks; Radvile Autukaite; Josh Petersen;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 23–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed Spokane 4 region. They defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Kansas State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Kentucky Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Saniah Tyler	2	G	5'6"	Junior	Florissant, MO	Transferred to Missouri
Georgia Amoore	3	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Ballarat, Australia	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 3rd overall by Washington Mystics
Cassidy Rowe	5	G	5'5"	Junior	Virgie, KY	Left the team
Tanah Becker	8	G	6'1"	Freshman	Winnipeg, MB	Transferred to George Washington
Dazia Lawrence	10	G	5'8"	Senior	Greenville, NC	Graduated
Clara Silva	17	C	6'7"	Freshman	Faro, Portugal	Transferred to TCU

Incoming transfers

Kentucky Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tonie Morgan	5	G	5'9"	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Georgia Tech
Asia Boone	12	G	5'8"	Junior	San Diego, CA	Liberty
Josie Gilvin	33	G	6'0"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Western Kentucky

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Kaelyn Carroll W	Marion, MA	Tabor Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Kaelyn Carroll W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
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 August 8, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maddyn Greenway PG	Plymouth, MN	Providence Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Maddyn Greenway PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
Savvy Swords W	Brookville, NY	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Savvy Swords W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (96)
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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Obi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Choate Rosemary Hall Penn	Hartford, CT
G	4	Lexi Blue	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, FL
G	5	Tonie Morgan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Florida High Georgia Tech	Tallahassee, FL
F	7	Teonni Key	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Cary HS North Carolina	Cary, NC
G	8	Asia Boone	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	IMG Academy Liberty	San Diego, CA
G	11	Gabby Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Blacksburg HS Virginia Tech	Harrisonburg, VA
G	12	Dominika Paurová	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	DME Academy Oregon State	Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
C	13	Clara Strack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Hamburg HS Virginia Tech	Buffalo, NY
C	15	Elsa Vadfors	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr		Hudiksvall, Sweden
F	20	Kaelyn Carroll	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Tabor Academy	Dedham, MA
F	32	Amelia Hassett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Tumut HS Eastern Florida State College	Albury, Australia
G	33	Josie Gilvin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Sacred Heart Academy Western Kentucky	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Kenny Brooks (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsey Hicks (Purdue)
Radvile Autukaite (Reinhardt)
Josh Petersen (Florida State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* TBA	Morehead State	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
November 6, 2025* TBA	Monmouth	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
November 9, 2025* TBA	at Buffalo	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
November 12, 2025* TBA	USC Upstate	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
November 18, 2025* TBA	Purdue	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
November 26, 2025* TBA	vs. Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
November 28, 2025* TBA	vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Shootout	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
December 3, 2025* TBA	at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2025* TBA	Central Michigan	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 14, 2025* TBA	at Belmont	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
December 19, 2025* TBA	Wright State	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 28, 2025* TBA	Hofstra	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026 TBA	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2026 TBA	Missouri	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 8, 2026 TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2026 TBA	Oklahoma	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 15, 2026 TBA	Florida	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 18, 2026 TBA	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 22, 2026 TBA	at Tennessee Rivalry	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2026 TBA	Georgia	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 1, 2026 TBA	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2026 TBA	Vanderbilt	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 9, 2026 TBA	at Texas	Moody Coliseum Austin, TX
February 12, 2026 TBA	Texas A&M	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 15, 2026 TBA	Ole Miss	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 22, 2026 TBA	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 26, 2026 TBA	at Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
March 1, 2026 TBA	South Carolina	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
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 Eastern Time. ^[1]

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																					Not released
Coaches

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Coliseum (1971–2023, 2024–present) Rupp Arena (select games 2006–present, temporary 2023–24) Clive M. Beck Center (temporary 2023–24) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Indiana Louisville Tennessee
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References