The 2026–27 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team will represent the College of Charleston during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Amanda Butler, will play their home games at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2025–26 season 27–6 overall and 16–2 in CAA play, to finish as conference regular season champions for the first time in program history, alongside their best season record in program history.
As the top seed in the CAA tournament, they narrowly avoided an upset to No. 8 William & Mary as they won 58–55 in the quarterfinals. They defeated No. 4 Stony Brook in the semifinals and No. 10 Hofstra in the championship game to take their first ever conference title and NCAA tournament bid.
The Cougars were seeded No. 14 in the Sacramento #2 Regional, where they lost in the first round to No. 3 seeded Duke 64–81 to end their season.
On March 23, 2026, three days after their NCAA tournament elimination, it was announced that head coach Robin Harmony would be stepping down from the program after seven seasons to accept a head coaching job at Pittsburgh. On April 1, Louisville assistant coach Amanda Butler was announced as the program's ninth head coach.
Offseason Departures Charleston departures Taylor Barbot 0 Guard 5'9" Junior Floral Park, NY Transferred to Pittsburgh Leah Philpotts 1 Guard 5'8" Sophomore New Haven, CT Transferred to Stony Brook Marissa Brown 3 Guard 6'0" Senior Fort Walton Beach, FL Graduated Taryn Barbot 5 Guard 5'10" Junior Floral Park, NY Transferred to Pittsburgh Sophia Tougas 6 Guard 6'1" Senior Glens Falls, NY Graduated Jami Hill 7 Guard 5'11" Junior Kingston, RI Transferred to Pittsburgh Naylee Cortes 9 Wing 5'10" Senior Bogotá, Colombia Transferred to UNC Wilmington Alana Philpotts 10 Guard 5'8" Freshman New Haven, CT Transferred to Stony Brook Danielle McTeer 11 Forward 6'0" Senior Hampton, VA Graduated Chynell Mitchell 21 Forward 6'1" Graduate student Austin, TX Entered transfer portal Grace Ezebilo 22 Forward 6'1" Junior Nando, Nigeria Transferred to SMU
Incoming transfers Charleston incoming transfers Abby Jegede 2 Guard 5'10" Senior Toronto, Ontario Tulsa Mia James 3 Guard 5'4" Sophomore Dacula, GA George Washington Isla Juffermans 13 Forward 6'4" Sophomore Coffs Harbour, Australia Louisville
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for the class of 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
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