The 2026–27 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team will be coached by seventh-year head coach Vic Schaefer, and will play their home games at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2025–26 season 35–4 overall and 13–3 in SEC play, to finish in a tie for second place with Vanderbilt. As the No. 3 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated No. 11 Alabama and No. 7 Ole Miss in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively, before beating top-seeded and three-consecutive champions South Carolina in the championship game to win the SEC title for the first time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
For the second consecutive year, the Longhorns were the No. 1 seed, this time in the Fort Worth #3 Regional. They defeated No. 16 Missouri State and No. 8 Oregon in the first and second rounds, as well as No. 5 Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen and No. 2 TCU in the Elite Eight to capture the regional title. They advanced to the Final Four for the second straight year, making it the first time since 1987 that they had made it to back-to-back Final Fours. They lost to eventual national champion UCLA 44–51 to end their season.
Offseason Departures Texas departures Kyla Oldacre 00 Center 6'6" Senior Mason, OH Graduated; undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Dallas Wings Rori Harmon 3 Guard 5'6" Graduate student Houston, TX Graduated; selected 34th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2026 WNBA draft Jordan Lee 7 Guard 6'0" Sophomore Stockton, CA Transferred to South Carolina Justice Carlton 11 Forward 6'1" Sophomore Katy, TX Transferred to Houston Ashton Judd 21 Guard 6'1" Senior West Plains, MO Graduated Aaliyah Crump 23 Guard 6'1" Freshman Shakopee, MN Transferred to Duke Teya Sidberry 32 Forward 6'1" Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Incoming transfers Texas incoming transfers Zya Vann 9 Guard 5'9" Junior Edmond, OK Oklahoma Jada Bediako 14 Forward 6'3" Senior Brampton, ON Marquette
Recruiting class
2027 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Rankings
See also 2026–27 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
References