The 2026–27 LSU Tigers women's basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, will play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
On August 24, head coach Kim Mulkey announced that junior forward Kate Koval had departed from the program and withdrawn from LSU due to personal reasons. This was heavily speculated to be due to the signing of Russian freshman Anna Minaeva, as Koval is Ukrainian. She later confirmed this as the reason for her departure in an Instagram post on September 2. Koval was granted a waiver by the NCAA and later committed to play for Baylor on September 12.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2025–26 season 29–6 overall and 12–4 in SEC play, to finish in fourth in the conference. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, where they routed No. 7 Oklahoma 112–78, with the Tigers scoring the second most points in an SEC tournament game, only surpassed by Tennessee's 118–44 win over Florida in the inaugural 1980 tournament. They then moved on to the semifinals, where they fell 77–83 to top-seeded South Carolina.
Following their elimination, the Tigers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 2 in the Sacramento #2 Regional. In the first and second rounds respectively, LSU defeated No. 15 Jacksonville 116–58 and No. 7 Texas Tech 101–47, the latter of which was the 16th game of the season for LSU where they scored 100 or more points, setting a Division I record. The Tigers then moved on to the Sweet Sixteen, where they were eliminated 85–87 by No. 3 seeded Duke from a game-winning three-pointer by Blue Devil guard Ashlon Jackson.
Offseason Departures LSU departures Amiya Joyner 1 Forward 6'2" Senior Farmville, NC Graduated, signed with the UpShot League's Greensboro Groove Bella Hines 3 Guard 5'10" Freshman Albuquerque, NM Transferred to TCU Flau'jae Johnson 4 Guard 5'10" Senior Savannah, GA Graduated, selected 8th overall by the Golden State Valkyries in the 2026 WNBA draft Divine Bourrage 6 Guard 5'11" Freshman Davenport, IA Transferred to Illinois Kate Koval 13 Forward 6'5" Junior Kyiv, Ukraine Left team, transferred to Baylor Izzy Besselman 14 Guard 5'10" Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated Kailyn Gilbert 16 Guard 5'8" Senior Tampa, FL Graduated, transferred to Texas A&M Jada Richard 30 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Opelousas, LA Transferred to Ole Miss
Incoming transfers LSU incoming transfers Laila Reynolds 00 Guard 6'1" Senior Prince George's County, MD Florida Jada Williams 8 Guard 5'8" Senior Kansas City, MO Iowa State Chloe Larry 21 Guard 5'8" Junior Bossier City, LA Tennessee Tech
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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