The 2026–27 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Kellogg, will play their home games at the Hope Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2025–26 season 28–7 overall and 14–4 in Big 12 play, to finish second in the conference. Their 28 wins was their third most in program history, and their most in a season since the 2009–10 season (29).
As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated No. 10 Arizona State before defeating No. 6 Colorado 48–47 in the semifinals. Finally, they defeated reigning Big 12 champions and top-seeded TCU in the championship game 62–53, winning the Big 12 title for the second time in program history and their first since 2017.
In the NCAA tournament, the Mountaineers were seeded No. 4 in the Fort Worth #3 Regional. They defeated No. 13 Miami (OH) in the first round, before falling to No. 5 Kentucky in the second round 73–74 to end their season.
Offseason Departures West Virginia departures Carter McCray 1 Forward 6'1" Junior Oberlin, OH Transferred to Michigan State Sydney Woodley 2 Guard 5'8" Senior Menifee, CA Graduated Sydney Shaw 5 Guard 5'9" Senior Miami, FL Graduated; signed with the UpShot League's Savannah Steel Jordan Harrison 10 Guard 5'6" Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated; went undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Portland Fire Riley Makalusky 21 Forward 6'2" Junior Fishers, IN Transferred to Tennessee Kierra Wheeler 22 Forward 6'1" Graduate student Minneapolis, MN Graduated Jordan Thomas 23 Forward 6'3" Sophomore Carrollton, TX Transferred to Georgia Loghan Johnson 25 Guard 5'10" Junior Houston, TX Transferred to UNC Wilmington Célia Rivière 37 Forward 6'3" Senior Paris, France Graduated
Incoming transfers West Virginia incoming transfers Nylah Wilson 1 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Richmond, VA Pittsburgh Kennedy Harris 2 Guard 5'7" Senior Hampton, VA George Mason Hawa Doumbouya 7 Forward/center 6'7" Junior The Bronx, NY VCU Khyala Ngodu 8 Center 6'3" Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL UCF Skylar Forbes 11 Forward 6'3" Senior Markham, Ontario Marquette Marya Hudgins 23 Guard 6'0" Senior Aurora, CO BYU Divine Tumba 24 Forward 6'2" Freshman Longueuil, Quebec Pittsburgh Alexis Bordas 30 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Wheeling, WV Duquesne Zahirah Walton 35 Guard/Forward 6'0" Senior Seattle, WA George Mason
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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