2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore; Justine Raterman; Jillian Dunston;
Home arena	Crisler Center

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines will be led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her fourteenth year, and will play their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season will mark the program's 44th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2024–25 season with a 23–11 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the second round by Notre Dame.^[1]^[2] The Wolverines finished the year ranked No. 25 in the season-ending AP Poll.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

On April 8, 2025, Yulia Grabovskaia transferred to Washington.^[5]^[6] Michigan added two players via the transfer portal, Kendall Dudley from UCLA and Ashley Sofilkanich from Bucknell.^[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Yulia Grabovskaia	55	C	6'5"	Junior	Rostov-on-Don, RU	Transferred to Washington
Jordan Hobbs	10	G	6'3"	Senior	Springboro, OH	Graduated
Greta Kampschroeder	11	G	6'1"	Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kendall Dudley	F	6'2"	SO	Manassas Park, VA	UCLA
Ashley Sofilkanich	F	6'3"	JR	South Amboy, NJ	Bucknell

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
McKenzie Mathurin G	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	Broken Arrow High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Aug 7, 2024
McKenzie Mathurin G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Ciara Byars F	Paris, KY	George Rogers Clark High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Oct 23, 2024
Ciara Byars F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93)
Jessica Fields G	Kennesaw, GA	Mount Paran Christian School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Aug 11, 2024
Jessica Fields G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
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 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Olivia Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Benilde-St. Margaret's	New Hope, MN
G	2	Macy Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	East Grand Rapids	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	3	Mila Holloway	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Legacy Early College	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Brooke Quarles Daniels	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Oakland	Macomb, MI
G	12	Syla Swords	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran	Sudbury, ON
F	20	Alyssa Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Westfield	Westfield, IN
F	21	Ally VanTimmeren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Jenison	Allendale, MI
G/F	33	Te'Yala Delfosse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Ewing	Ewing, NJ
F	34	Aaiyanna Dunbar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN
F		Ciara Byars	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	George Rogers Clark	Paris, KY
F		Kendall Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	UCLA	Manassas Park, VA
F		Jessica Fields	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mount Paran Christian	Kennesaw, GA
G		McKenzie Mathurin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow, OK
F		Ashley Sofilkanich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Bucknell	South Amboy, NJ

Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Melanie Moore (Siena)
Justine Raterman (Dayton)
Jillian Dunston (Michigan)
Natalie Achonwa (Notre Dame)

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
Exhibition
		Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX	vs. UConn Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., FS1	vs. Syracuse Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
January 19, 2026* 2:30 p.m., FOX	vs. Vanderbilt Coretta Scott King Classic	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
	Illinois	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa, City, IA
	Maryland	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	Michigan State Rivalry	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Michigan Rivalry	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
	Minnesota	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	Nebraska	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
	at Ohio State Rivalry	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
	at Penn State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
	Purdue	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Rutgers	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
	UCLA	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	USC	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
	Wisconsin	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
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 Eastern Time. Source:^[8]

References

^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2025). "Wolverines Fall to Irish in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[2] McMann, Aaron (March 23, 2025). "Michigan bounced from NCAA Tournament in lopsided loss to Notre Dame". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[3] "AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll". AP News. April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[4] Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2025). "Michigan basketball makes season's final AP Top 25 poll". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[5] Koop, Trent (April 8, 2025). "Michigan basketball center transfers to Big Ten team". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[6] Kahn, Andrew (April 11, 2025). "Michigan basketball transfer staying in the Big Ten". MLive.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[7] VanMetre, Sarah (April 15, 2025). "Michigan Adds Dudley, Sofilkanich to 2025-26 Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[8] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

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