The 2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by fifth-year head coach Katie Gearlds and played their home games at Mackey Arena where they are a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Boilermakers finished the 2024–25 season 10–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 15th place. Due to tiebreaking rules, they failed to qualify for the Big Ten women's tournament.
Offseason Departures Purdue DeparturesNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure Amiyah Reynolds 1 G 6'0" Sophomore South Bend, IN Transferred to UT Arlington Rashunda Jones 2 G 5'8" Sophomore South Bend, IN Transferred to Michigan State Jayla Smith 3 G 6'0" Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Missouri Destini Lombard 4 G 5'9" Graduate Student New Iberia, LA Graduated Mahri Petree 7 G 6'0" Graduate Student Detroit, MI Graduated Jordyn Poole 10 G 5'7" Freshman Fort Wayne, IN Transferred to Dayton Mila Reynolds 15 F 6'3" Junior South Bend, IN Transferred to UT Arlington Sophie Swanson 31 G 5'10" Sophomore Barrington, IL Transferred to Virginia Tech Alaina Harper 32 F 6'3" Junior Hartland, WI Retired from basketball due to injury Reagan Bass 34 F 6'1" Senior Strongsville, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Purdue incoming transfersNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School Taylor Henderson 2 G 5'11" Junior Charlotte, NC UNC Wilmington Nya Smith 3 G 5'9" Sophomore Roswell, GA UNC Greensboro Taylor Feldman 5 G 5'8" Senior Tustin, CA Northern Arizona Saige Stahl 13 F 6'1" Junior Seymour, IN Indiana State Kiki Smith 23 G 5'7" Junior Topeka, KS Arkansas Tara Daye 44 G 5'10" Junior Newark, NJ St. John's
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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