The 2026–27 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent the University of California, Berkeley during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears will be led by eighth-year head coach Charmin Smith, and will play their home games at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Golden Bears finished the 2025–26 season 21–15 overall and 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in tenth place in the conference. As the No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated No. 15 Wake Forest in the first round before falling in the second round to No. 7 Syracuse.
Following their tournament loss, the Golden Bears earned an at-large bid to the WBIT, their second appearance in program history and their first since the inaugural tournament in 2024. They were seeded No. 3 in the North Dakota State Bracket, where they defeated Santa Clara 72–68 and No. 2 Kansas State 83–75 in the first and second rounds respectively. They fell to eventual tournament winners, No. 4 Columbia, 68–74 in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures California departures Lola Donez 5 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Lahaina, HI Transferred to Fresno State Isis Johnson-Musah 6 Guard 5'10" Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Charlotte Grace McCallop 12 Guard 5'10" Freshman Kansas City, KS Transferred to Arkansas Claudia Langarita 22 Forward 6'4" Graduate student Barcelona, Spain Graduated Aliyahna Morris 25 Guard 5'5" Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA Transferred to Arizona Sakima Walker 35 Center 6'6" Graduate student Columbus, OH Graduated; went undrafted in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Minnesota Lynx
Incoming transfers California incoming transfers Shannon Dowell 1 Guard 5'10" Senior O'Fallon, IL Missouri Carly Amborn 11 Guard 6'2" Sophomore Larkspur, CA Stanford Albina Syla 12 Center 6'5" Junior Vantaa, Finland Rhode Island
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""| Regular season
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