The 2026–27 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent the University of Georgia during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs will be led by first-year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, will play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2025–26 season 22–10 overall and 8–8 in SEC play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth in the conference alongside Tennessee, Ole Miss and Kentucky. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, where they lost to No. 9 Kentucky in the second round.
Following the loss, the Lady Bulldogs earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 7 in the Sacramento #4 Regional. They lost in overtime to No. 10 Virginia in the first round.
On April 4, 2026, it was announced by the school that head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson had agreed to mutually part ways after four seasons, posting a 69–59 record but only one finish above .500 in the SEC. A day later, McNeese head coach Ayla Guzzardo was announced as the fourth head coach in program history.
Offseason Departures Georgia Departures Trinity Turner 0 Guard 5'6" Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to Baylor Jocelyn Faison 1 Guard 6'1" Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Iowa Savannah Henderson 2 Guard 6'3" Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Florida State Dani Carnegie 3 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Mount Vernon, NY Transferred to Iowa Miyah Verse 4 Forward 6'1" Sophomore Dayton, OH Transferred to Texas A&M Zhen Craft 8 Forward 6'2" Freshman Waldorf, MD Transferred to Tennessee Enjulina Gonzalez 11 Guard 5'9" Junior Miami, FL Transferred to Penn State Rylie Theuerkauf 14 Guard 5'9" Junior Tenafly, NJ Transferred to Tennessee Aicha Ndour 21 Center 6'6" Graduate Student Somone, Senegal Exhausted eligibility Mia Woolfolk 33 Forward 6'3" Sophomore Midlothian, VA Transferred to Vanderbilt
Incoming transfers Georgia incoming transfers Milan Brown 0 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Baltimore, MD Wake Forest Jailyn Banks 1 Guard 5'9" Senior Spring Hill, TN Belmont Harmonie Ware 2 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Cleveland, TN Arkansas Nya Smith 3 Guard 5'9" Junior Roswell, GA Purdue Tyreona Sibley 7 Guard 5'8" Junior Baton Rouge, LA McNeese Jordan Thomas 12 Forward 6'3" Junior Carrollton, TX West Virginia Jordana Codio 13 Guard/Forward 6'1" Graduate Student Winter Garden, FL Seton Hall Blessing Adebanjo 14 Forward 6'3" Junior Lagos, Nigeria Arizona Faith Wylder 23 Center 6'6" Junior New York, NY Mississippi State Dakota Warner 24 Forward 5'11" Sophomore Bossier City, LA McNeese
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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