The 2026–27 Florida Gators women's basketball team will represent the University of Florida during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by first-year head coach Tammi Reiss, play their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, and will compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
The Gators finished the 2025–26 season 18–15 overall and 5–11 in SEC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated No. 13 Mississippi State in the first round before losing in the second round to No. 5 Oklahoma to end their season.
On March 9, 2026, it was announced that the program had parted ways with head coach Kelly Rae Finley after five seasons, in which she went 93–75. On March 23, Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss was announced as the team's new head coach. In the 2025–26 season, Reiss led the Rams to a 28–5 record, alongside a regular season title, their first A-10 championship in program history and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1996.
Offseason Departures Florida departures Sarah Deng 0 Guard 5'10" Junior Adelaide, Australia Transferred to Loyola Marymount Nyadieng Yiech 2 Forward 6'3" Freshman Calgary, AB Transferred to Grand Canyon Knisha Godfrey 4 Guard 5'9" Senior Columbus, OH Transferred to Ole Miss Emilija Dakic 7 Guard/Forward 6'4" Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Iowa State Me'Arah O'Neal 8 Guard/Forward 6'4" Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Kentucky Alexia Dizeko 9 Forward 5'11" Graduate student Sion, Switzerland Graduated Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb 12 Guard 6'1" Sophomore Bilbao, Spain Transferred to Providence Laila Reynolds 13 Guard 6'1" Junior Prince George's County, MD Transferred to LSU Caterina Piatti 14 Center 6'4" Freshman Scandiano, Italy Transferred to Virginia Liv McGill 23 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Minneapolis, MN Transferred to Oklahoma State
Incoming transfers Florida incoming transfers Aurora Almón 0 Forward 6'4" Junior Santo Domingo, DR Syracuse Ja'Niya Broome 2 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Hamilton, GA South Georgia Technical (NJCAA) Moriah Murray 3 Guard 5'8" Senior Dunmore, PA Penn State Jordan Jones 4 Guard 6'0" Graduate student Cheyenne, WY Arizona State Skye Owen 5 Guard 5'7" Senior Staten Island, NY St. John's Taliyah Parker 21 Guard 6'1" Junior Oklahoma City, OK TCU Vivian Iwuchukwu 22 Forward 6'3" Junior Imo State, Nigeria USC Vanessa Harris 23 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Glenarden, MD Rhode Island Mallory Miller 24 Forward 6'4" Junior Aberdeen, SD Butler Kiyomi McMiller 32 Guard 5'8" Junior Silver Spring, MD Penn State
Recruiting class There was no recruiting class for the class of 2026.
Roster
Schedule and results
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See also 2026–27 Florida Gators men's basketball team
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