The 2026–27 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Kenny Brooks, will primarily play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky with 2 games at Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2025–26 season 25–11 overall and 8–8 in SEC play, to finish ninth in the conference. As the No. 9 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated No. 16 Arkansas and No. 8 Georgia in the first and second rounds before losing to top-seeded South Carolina in the quarterfinals.
They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, seeded No. 5 in the Fort Worth #3 Regional. They defeated No. 12 James Madison and came out with a one-point victory over No. 4 West Virginia in the first and second rounds respectively, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2016. They then lost to fellow SEC member and top-seeded Texas to end their season.
Offseason Departures Kentucky departures Jordan Obi 0 Guard 6'1" Graduate student Hartford, CT Graduated; selected 44th overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2026 WNBA draft Lexi Blue 4 Guard 6'2" Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to Northwestern Tonie Morgan 5 Guard 5'9" Senior Tallahassee, FL Graduated; selected 32nd overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2026 WNBA draft Teonni Key 7 Forward 6'5" Senior Cary, NC Graduated; selected 22nd overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA draft Elsa Vadfors 15 Center 6'5" Freshman Hudiksvall, Sweden Transferred to East Tennessee State Kaelyn Carroll 20 Forward 6'3" Freshman Dedham, MA Transferred to Washington Amelia Hassett 32 Forward 6'3" Senior Albury, Australia Graduated; selected 35th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2026 WNBA draft Josie Gilvin 33 Guard 6'0" Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Incoming transfers Kentucky incoming transfers Me'Arah O'Neal 2 Guard/Forward 6'4" Junior Houston, TX Florida Jemma Amoore 4 Guard 5'4" Junior Ballarat, Australia IU Indy Diana Collins 20 Guard 5'9 Senior Lilburn, GA Alabama Ayanna Patterson 34 Forward 6'2" Junior Fort Wayne, IN UConn
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
See also 2026–27 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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