The 2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by fourth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were twelfth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
The Orange began the season with four straight victories before heading to Uncasville, Connecticut to participate in the Hall of Fame Women's Showcase. There, they defeated Utah before losing their first game of the season against sixth-ranked Michigan. The team defeated Auburn 66–60 in the ACC–SEC Challenge and won their opening ACC game over SMU as part of a six-game winning streak. The streak was broken as Syracuse lost to Duke by twenty points to close the 2025 calendar year. The Orange began 2026 by going 5–1 over their first six games, with their only loss coming against Virginia Tech. The highlight of the five wins was a triple overtime over California. Syrcause went 3–2 over their next five games, earning two road victories at Boston College and Miami, but losing to North Carolina in overtime and sixth-ranked Louisville. The Orange again went 3–2 over their final five games, defeating Clemson by four points and losing to NC State and Notre Dame.
The Orange finished the season 24–9 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the second round, where they faced tenth seed California. The Orange won by eleven points, but did not continue to advance, as they lost in the quarterfinals to second seed and twelfth-ranked Louisville. They earned an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament, where they were the ninth seed in the Forth Worth 1 regional. The Orange defeated ninth-seed Iowa State in the first round before falling to top seed and top ranked UConn in a rivalry game in the second round.
Previous season
The Orange finished the season 12–18 overall and 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced twelfth seed Boston College in a rematch of the regular season finale. The Orange lost the rematch 76–73 after splitting the season series 1–1. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.
Off-season
Departures
Departures 5 G 6'0" Brisbane, Australia Graduated 11 G 5'7" Chandler, Arizona Graduated 21 F 6'0" Rochester, New York Graduated 22 F 6'3" Buffalo, New York Graduated 24 G 5'8" Dayton, Ohio Graduated 34 C 6'4" Vitória, Brazil Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 0 F 6'4" Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Miami (FL) 5 G 6'0" Cincinnati, Ohio Texas 20 G 5'10" Jacksonville, Florida USC 25 C 6'5" Lagos, Nigeria Auburn
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Roster
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