The 2026–27 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second-year head coach Matthew Mitchell, will play their home games at the Fertitta Center and compete as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2025–26 season 7–23 overall and 1–17 in Big 12 play, to finish last in the conference for the second straight season. Their only conference win came on February 1, when the Cougars defeated Cincinnati 72–70 with a game-winning three pointer at the buzzer from guard Kyndall Hunter. As the No. 16 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost 66–76 to No. 9 BYU in the first round to end their season.

Offseason Departures Houston departures TK Pitts 0 Guard 6'1" Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated Brianna Peguero 1 Guard 5'7" Graduate Student Houston, TX Graduated Kierra Merchant 2 Guard 5'9" Junior Houston, TX Transferred to UTSA Kateri Poole 5 Guard 5'8" Graduate Student The Bronx, NY Transferred to Arkansas Kyndall Hunter 7 Guard 5'7" Senior Houston, TX Transferred to Purdue Summer Bostock 8 Guard 6'1" Junior Toronto, ON Transferred to Northeastern Amari Bartlett 12 Forward 6'3" Graduate Student Cleveland, TX Graduated Jade Jones 14 Forward 5'10" Freshman Palm Beach, FL Transferred to Cincinnati Amirah Abdur-Rahim 23 Forward 6'3" Graduate Student Marietta, GA Graduated Shun'teria Anumele 24 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Alabama A&M

Incoming transfers Houston incoming transfers Esmeralda Enriquez 0 Guard 5'8" Junior Yakima, WA Eastern Arizona College (NJCAA) Justice Carlton 11 Forward 6'1" Junior Katy, TX Texas Kaelyn Hamilton 12 Guard 5'9" Junior McKinney, TX San Diego State Raegan McCowan 21 Guard 6'0" Senior Lebanon, MO Western Illinois Janiyah Williams 22 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Edmond, OK Oregon Elodie Lutbert 27 Center 6'6" Sophomore Sainte-Luce, Martinique Tarleton State

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=""| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=""| Big 12 regular season

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