The 2026–27 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team will represent Sam Houston State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats will be led by eighth-year head coach Ravon Justice, and will play their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as third-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2025–26 season 18–13 and 11–7 in C-USA play to finish fourth in the conference. They were eliminated from the C-USA tournament in a 57–89 blowout loss to No. 5 Liberty in the quarterfinals.

Following their tournament elimination, the Bearkats later earned an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they narrowly lost in the first round to Portland.

Offseason Departures Sam Houston departures Kaylie Carr 1 Guard 5'10" Freshman Oxford, MS Transferred to Prairie View A&M Kelis Grant 3 Guard 5'7" Junior Cedar Hill, TX Transferred to Jacksonville Fanta Kone 4 Guard 5'7" Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated Aysia Ward-Strong 5 Guard 5'10" Graduate student Dallas, TX Graduated/Exhausted eligibility Annika Corcoran 7 Guard 5'5" Graduate student Chardon, OH Transferred to Cleveland State Alaisha Brown 10 Guard-Forward 5'10" Junior Arlington, TX TBD; entered transfer portal Nyla Inmon 15 Forward 6'0" Senior Tyler, TX Graduated Blessing Okoh 21 Forward 6'0 Graduate student Houston, TX Graduated Bryana Block 23 Guard 5'6" Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred to Mississippi Valley State Whitney Dunn 24 Guard 5'9" Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Lea Salinas Beamen 25 Center 6'4" Senior Brentwood, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers Sam Houston incoming transfers Taylor Spencer 0 Guard 5'7" Junior Cleveland, TX Blinn (NJCAA) Mar'Cyah Willis 1 Guard 5'7" Junior Waco, TX Tarleton State Ruke Ogbevire 3 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Houston, TX Penn Hannah Wallace 5 Guard 6'1" Junior Saint Louis, MO Saint Louis Kylah McCullers 6 Guard 5'7" Senior Madison, WI Mississippi Valley State Leanna Pabst 7 Guard 5'7" Junior Ocala, FL Tallahassee State (NJCAA) Maci Quiller 10 Guard/Forward 5'11" Senior Pflugerville, TX Texas Southern Alani Owens 21 Guard 5'8" Junior Conroe, TX Montevallo (D-II) Laila Harrison 30 Guard/Forward 6'1" Junior Cincinnati, OH Bowling Green Lanaijha Johnson 32 Forward 6'0" Junior Center, TX McLennan (NJCAA)

Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| C-USA regular season

References