The 2026–27 Baylor Bears women's basketball team will represent Baylor University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears will be led by fifth-year head coach Nicki Collen, and play their home games at the Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2025–26 season 25–9 overall and 13–5 in Big 12 play, to finish third in the conference. As the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, where they lost to No. 6 Colorado.
Following the tournament loss, the Bears earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 6 in the Sacramento #2 Regional. They narrowly defeated No. 11 Nebraska 67–62 in the first round before falling to No. 3 Duke in the second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Baylor Departures Kiersten Johnson 2 Forward 6'4" Senior Duncanville, TX Graduated Jana Van Gytenbeek 4 Guard 5'7" Graduate Student Greenwood Village, CO Graduated Darianna Littlepage-Buggs 5 Guard/Forward 6'1" Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated; selected 30th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2026 WNBA draft Yuting Deng 7 Guard 6'2" Sophomore Hunan, China Transferred to Oklahoma State Kiera Pemberton 9 Forward 6'1" Junior Langley, BC Transferred to San Diego Bella Fontleroy 22 Guard/Forward 6'0" Senior Springfield, MO Graduated; went undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream
Incoming transfers Baylor incoming transfers Skylar Jones 4 Guard 6'0" Senior Chicago, IL Louisville Kate Koval 13 Forward 6'5" Junior Kyiv, Ukraine LSU Reece Ross 20 Forward 6'1" Senior Rapid City, SD Utah Tianna Thompson 35 Guard 5'10" Junior Atlanta, GA Ole Miss Trinity Turner 55 Guard 5'6" Junior Orlando, FL Georgia
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster Note: Years are listed according to new NCAA five-in-five eligibility regulations.
Schedule and results
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