The 2026–27 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team will represent Kennesaw State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Tianni Kelly, will play their home games at the Conocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia, as a member of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2025–26 season 13–17 and 6–12 in C-USA play to finish ninth in the conference. They were eliminated by No. 8 Delaware in the first round of the Conference USA tournament. They did not qualify for any other postseason tournaments.
On March 11, 2026, university athletic director Milton Overton announced that head coach Octavia Blue had concluded her tenure after five seasons, and that a national search for a new head coach would begin immediately. On March 30, Overton announced that Chattanooga assistant coach Tianni Kelly had been named the program's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Kennesaw State departures Kailyn Fields 0 Guard 5'6" Junior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Radford Marihya Hart 1 Guard 5'8" Junior Memphis, TN Transferred to Indianapolis (D-II) Trynce Taylor 2 Forward 6'1" Sophomore Alpharetta, GA Transferred to James Madison Fanta Daffe 4 Forward 5'10" Graduate student Paris, France Graduated Gabriela Bendeck-Giron 10 Guard 5'4" Senior Barranquilla, Colombia Graduated Keyarah Berry 21 Guard 5'9" Graduate student Rockmart, GA Graduated Latazia Williamson 22 Forward 6'1" Junior Nashville, TN Transferred to South Dakota TaTianna Stovall 23 Forward 6'1" Freshman Cleveland, TN Transferred to Chattanooga Mame Kane 33 Center 6'6" Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Texas Southern
Incoming transfers Kennesaw State incoming transfers Riley Talbert 3 Guard 5'10" Junior Amelia Island, FL UAB Lamarah Cleaves 7 Forward 6'0" Junior Tupelo, MS Jones (NJCAA) Toni Warren 10 Forward 5'11" Junior Canton, GA Wofford Camryn Register 11 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Lawrenceville, GA Samford Arissa Jenkins 14 Guard 5'10" Junior Haines City, FL Shelton State (NJCAA) Cameron Wade 22 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Valdosta, GA Augusta (D-II) Tracy Bershers 24 Forward 6'2" Graduate student Fort Smith, AR Minnesota Kayla Sullivan 25 Forward 5'11" Senior St. Louis, MO Valparaiso
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| C-USA regular season
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