The 2025–26 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team currently represents Texas Tech University for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, led by sixth-year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Texas Tech began the season unranked and were picked 13th out of 16 teams in the Big 12 Conference's preseason media poll. Instead, the Lady Raiders had their best season in over 21 years. They started out 19–0, including a win over #15 Baylor, and entered the rankings for the first time since the 2011–12 season; this was their best start to a season in program history. Texas Tech finished the regular season 25–6 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 play; their 12 conference wins were the most since 2005. Seniors Bailey Maupin and Snudda Collins were named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Second Team respectively, and Collins was also named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year. For her efforts in revitalizing the Lady Raider basketball program, head coach Krista Gerlich was voted Big 12 Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the regular season. In the NCAA tournament, Texas Tech was selected as a 7-seed in the Sacramento #2 regional. They defeated 10-seed Villanova in the First Round, which was their first NCAA tournament win since 2005.
Previous season The Lady Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 19–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for twelfth place. As No. 14 seed in the Big 12 tournament they defeated Kansas and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing in the quarterfinals to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT in the Virginia Tech bracket. They defeated Wyoming and Alabama in the first and second rounds and Texas Tech in the quarterfinals before losing to Minnesota in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Texas Tech departures Kilah Freelon 2 G/F 6'1" Junior Denver, CO Transferred to Virginia Tech Jasmine Shavers 3 G 5'8" Junior Mesquite, TX Transferred to Florida State Achol Magot 10 C 6'7" Sophomore Tucson, AZ Transferred to Arizona State Jordyn Merritt 12 G/F 6'3" Graduate student Plano, TX Graduated Ivana Krajina 13 G 5'11" Junior Kaštel Novi, Croatia Transferred to LMU Loghan Johnson 23 G 5'10" Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to West Virginia Jada Wynn 24 G 6'1" Junior Yorba Linda, CA Transferred to UC Irvine Kelly Mora 30 G 6'1" Sophomore Lubbock, TX Transferred Maya Peat 54 C 6'6" Graduate student Lubbock, TX Graduated
Incoming Texas Tech incoming transfers Snudda Collins 0 F 6'1" Graduate student Brookhaven, MS Ole Miss Gemma Núñez 2 G 5'7" Senior Almería, Spain Campbell Julie Nekolná 3 F 6'3" Junior Prague, Czech Republic Shelton State Community College Sidney Love 10 G 5'8" Senior Cibolo, TX UTSA Mariam Sanogo 17 F 6'2" Senior Paris, France Canisius Jada Malone 23 F 6'3" Senior Spring, TX Texas A&M
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2025.
Recruiting class of 2026
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
See also 2025–26 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
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