The 2026–27 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth-year head coach Robyn Fralick, will play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2025–26 season 23–9 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play, to finish seventh in the conference. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost 69–71 to No. 10 Illinois in the second round.
Following the loss, the Spartans earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 5 in the Sacramento #4 Regional. They narrowly avoided an upset to No. 12 Colorado State in the first round, winning 65–62. They were then eliminated in the second round by No. 4 Oklahoma to end their season.
Offseason Departures Michigan State departures Jordan Ode 0 Guard 6'0" Freshman Maple Grove, MN Transferred to Georgia Tech Rashunda Jones 1 Guard 5'8" Junior South Bend, IN Transferred to Arizona State Abbey Kimball 2 Guard 5'10" Senior Grand Rapids, MI Graduated Emma Shumate 5 Guard 6'1" Senior Dresden, OH Graduated Inés Sotelo 10 Forward 6'3" Sophomore Ourense, Spain Transferred to Stanford Grace VanSlooten 14 Forward 6'3" Senior Toledo, OH Graduated; drafted 39th overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2026 WNBA draft Jalyn Brown 23 Guard 6'1" Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated; went undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm Marah Dykstra 32 Forward 6'2" Senior Vancouver, BC Graduated Juliann Woodard 33 Forward 6'0" Sophomore North Vernon, IN Transferred to High Point
Incoming transfers Michigan State incoming transfers Carter McCray 1 Forward 6'1" Senior Oberlin, OH West Virginia Anna Wypych 2 Guard 6'0" Sophomore Rockford, MI Butler Alie Bisballe 10 Forward 6'4" Junior Lake City, MI Wisconsin Uche Kaine 13 Forward 6'0" Sophomore Asaba, Nigeria South Georgia Technical (NJCAA) Tabitha Betson 17 Forward 6'2" Junior Melbourne, Australia Colorado
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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