The 2026–27 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team will represent the University of Alabama during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by first-year head coach Pauline Love, will play their home games at the Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
The Crimson Tide finished the 2025–26 season 24–11 overall and 7–9 in SEC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated No. 14 Missouri and No. 6 Tennessee in the first and second rounds respectively, before losing to eventual SEC tournament winners No. 3 Texas in the quarterfinals.
They later received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Fort Worth #3 Regional. They defeated No. 11 Rhode Island in the first round before losing by one to Louisville in the second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Alabama Departures Eris Lester 4 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Virginia Reychel Douglas 5 Guard 6'0" Sophomore Raleigh, NC Transferred to Rice Waiata Jennings 7 Guard 5'9" Senior Rotorua, New Zealand Graduated Ta'Mia Scott 15 Guard 6'0" Senior Clarksville, TN Graduated; signed with the UpShot League's Savannah Steel Lourdes Da Silva Costa 17 Forward 6'3" Freshman Stockholm, Sweden Transferred to George Mason Diana Collins 20 Guard 5'9" Junior Lilburn, GA Transferred to Kentucky Essence Cody 21 Forward 6'4" Junior Valdosta, GA Transferred to Texas A&M Karly Weathers 22 Guard 5'11" Senior Loretto, TN Graduated Jessica Timmons 23 Guard 5'8" Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated; selected 40th overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2026 WNBA draft Joy Egbuna 25 Forward 6'3" Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Florida State Alancia Ramsey 32 Forward 6'0" Junior Delray Beach, FL Transferred to Pittsburgh
Incoming transfers Alabama incoming transfers Mykelle Richards 2 Forward 6'1" Junior San Bernardino, CA Long Beach State Alayna West 3 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Madison, WI DePaul Rickell Brown 4 Guard 5'6" Junior Sumter, SC Newberry (D-II) Aaliyah Roberson 7 Forward 6'2" Graduate Student San Antonio, TX TCU Kylie Torrence 10 Forward 6'2" Sophomore High Point, NC Cincinnati Brooke Coffey 12 Forward 6'1" Senior St. Charles, MO Lindenwood Amirah Anderson 21 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Stafford, VA Boston College Caitlin Staley 22 Forward 6'4" Senior Augusta, GA Charlotte Paris Bradley 23 Guard 5'9" Junior Carrollton, TX Louisiana Tech
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Rankings
See also 2026–27 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
References