The 2026–27 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University for the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, led by seventh-year head coach Krista Gerlich, will play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas and compete as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Lady Raiders finished the 2025–26 season with their best record in over twenty years, going 26–8 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in a tie for fifth in the conference along with Oklahoma State. The team also earned their best start in program history, going 19–0, undefeated in non-conference play and winning their first six Big 12 games, before losing to Kansas State. On December 23, 2025, the Lady Raiders were ranked for the first time in the Associated Press poll since 2012, coming in at No. 21.
As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they were upset by No. 12 Kansas State 51–58 in the second round. The Lady Raiders led by as much as 14 points in the fourth, when Kansas State went on a 21–0 run for the comeback win.
Following the tournament elimination, the Lady Raiders earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, making their first appearance since 2013. They were seeded No. 7 in the Sacramento #2 Regional, where they defeated No. 10 Villanova 57–52 in the first round before suffering a 47–101 loss to No. 2 LSU in the second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Texas Tech departures Snudda Collins 0 Guard 6'1" Senior Brookhaven, MS Graduated Gemma Núñez 2 Guard 5'7" Senior Almeria, Spain Graduated Julie Nekolná 3 Forward 6'3" Junior Prague, Czech Republic Transferred to West Texas A&M (D-II) Denae Fritz 5 Guard 5'11" Senior Maryville, TN Exhausted eligibility Kalysta "Bird" Martin 7 Guard 6'2" Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to North Texas Adlee Blacklock 8 Guard 6'0" Senior Lubbock, TX Graduated Sidney Love 10 Guard 5'8" Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Sarengbe Sanogo 11 Forward/Center 6'3" Senior Paris, France Graduated Mariam Sanogo 17 Forward/Guard Senior 6'2" Paris, France Graduated Bailey Maupin 20 Guard 5'10" Senior Gruver, TX Graduated; went undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Golden State Valkyries Jada Malone 23 Forward 6'3" Senior Spring, TX Exhausted eligibility
Incoming transfers Texas Tech incoming transfers Destinee Hooks 3 Guard 5'9" Senior Indianapolis, IN New Mexico Jalayah Ingram 10 Guard 5'9" Senior Houston, TX UTRGV Kiki Smith 23 Guard 5'7" Senior Topeka, KS Purdue Tahys Da Silva 25 Guard 6'0" Junior Paris, France Salt Lake City CC (NJCAA) Rhema Collins 35 Forward 6'2" Senior Nassau, Bahamas FIU
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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