The 2026–27 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers will be led by fourth-year head coach Aaron Roussell, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2025–26 season 22–11 overall and 11–7 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eighth in the conference with Clemson. They lost to the Tigers 50–63 in the second round of the ACC tournament.

Following their tournament elimination, the Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2018. They were placed into the First Four as one of the two No. 10 seeds in the Sacramento #4 Regional, where they won against Arizona State 57–55 to advance to the field of 64. In the first round, they defeated No. 7 Georgia 82–73 in overtime, before pulling off the only official upset of the tournament by defeating No. 2 Iowa 83–75 in double overtime to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen since 2000, and becoming the only team in NCAA women's basketball tournament history to do so from the First Four. Their cinderella run came to an end as the Cavaliers lost 69–79 to No. 3 TCU. On April 6, following the exit, the Cavaliers came in at No. 19 on the Associated Press Top 25 poll, their first ranking since 2011.

On April 5, 2026, head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was fired after four seasons with the program. This came after an internal investigation into Agugua-Hamilton, in which she was alleged to have mistreated staff and players and fostered a "nightmarish" culture within the team. The university and Agugua-Hamilton reached a settlement in July.

On April 7, the school announced the hiring of Richmond women's basketball head coach Aaron Roussell to lead the program. Roussell coached the Spiders for seven seasons, leading them to a 148–72 record and three consecutive NCAA tournaments.

Offseason Departures Virginia departures Paris Clark 1 Guard 5'8" Senior The Bronx, NY Graduated Raiane Dias Dos Santos 2 Guard 5'9" Junior São Paulo, Brazil Transferred to Stony Brook Gabby White 3 Guard 5'10" Freshman Chapel Hill, NC Transferred to North Carolina Jillian Brown 4 Guard 5'11" Graduate student Grand Rapids, MI Graduated Sa'Myah Smith 5 Forward 6'2" Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred to Oklahoma Caitlin Weimar 12 Forward 6'4" Graduate student Cortlandt Manor, NY Graduated Romi Levy 23 Guard 6'3" Graduate student Herzliya, Israel Graduated Danielle Arigbabu 28 Forward 6'4" Graduate student Berlin, Germany Graduated

Incoming transfers Virginia incoming transfers Eris Lester 4 Guard 5'11" Junior Jacksonville, FL Alabama Mary-Anna Asare 10 Guard 5'8" Graduate student Pickering, ON VCU Caterina Piatti 12 Forward 6'4" Sophomore Scandiano, Italy Florida Janaé Walker 44 Forward 6'3" Senior Tyrone, GA Rutgers

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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