The 2026–27 FIU Panthers women's basketball team will represent Florida International University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley, will play their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2025–26 season 21–12 and 12–6 in C-USA play to finish second in the conference. In the Conference USA tournament, they won against No. 7 Jacksonville State before being upset in the semifinals by No. 6 Missouri State, who went on to win the tournament.
As a 2-seed team that did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT, they received an automatic bid to the WNIT. They defeated Stetson 76–73 in Round 1, then were eliminated in Round 2 by Abilene Christian.
Offseason Departures FIU departures Denika Lightbourne 0 Guard 5'9" Junior Nassau, Bahamas Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast Judit Valero 1 Guard 5'11" Junior Barcelona, Spain Transferred to Butler Parris Atkins 10 Guard 5'8" Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated Astou Ndiaye 12 Forward 6'1" Freshman Thiès, Senegal Transferred to Bryant Astrid Mukulumpe 13 Forward 6'4" Sophomore Orléans, France Transferred to Tarleton State Ndate Ndiaye 14 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Thiès, Senegal Transferred to Bryant Rhema Collins 23 Guard 6'2" Junior Nassau, Bahamas Transferred to Texas Tech Selene Romero 24 Forward 6'5" Sophomore Guanajuato, Mexico Transferred to Long Beach State Isamery Telleria 30 Guard 5'9" Graduate student San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic Graduated Claudia Marina 44 Forward 5'11" Sophomore Madrid, Spain Transferred to Merrimack
Incoming transfers FIU incoming transfers Mable Doumbia TBD Guard 6'0" Junior Bamako, Mali Arizona Western (NJCAA) Chloe Emanga TBD Guard 5'9" Sophomore Marbach am Neckar, Germany Seattle Frode Flos van der Schans TBD Forward 6'4" senior Amsterdam, Netherlands Chattanooga Shorna Preston TBD Forward 6'1" Senior Gold Coast, Australia Pepperdine Mio Sakano TBD Guard 5'10" Senior Yamanashi, Japan Miami (OH) Malia Tharpe TBD Forward 6'0" Senior Cottesloe, Australia San Diego BreAunna Ward TBD Guard 5'10" Sophomore St. Louis, MO Evansville
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| C-USA regular season
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