The 2026–27 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will be led by second-year head coach Adia Barnes, and will play their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2025–26 season 9–21 overall and 2–16 in ACC play, to finish sixteenth in the conference. They failed to qualify for the ACC tournament for the second straight year since joining the conference in 2024.
Offseason Departures SMU departures Ayanna Thompson 1 Guard 6'1" Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated Tyi Skinner 3 Guard 5'5" Graduate student Washington, D.C. Transferred to Syracuse Anaya Brown 4 Forward 6'1" Senior Lexington, KY Graduated Jazzy Gipson 6 Forward 6'0" Freshman Albuquerque, NM Transferred to Florida Atlantic Grace Hall 7 Forward 6'2" Senior Homewood, IL Graduated Sahnya Jah 11 Forward 6'0" Junior Alexandria, VA Transferred to Cincinnati Kyla Deck 12 Guard 5'9" Senior Frisco, TX Graduated Jzaniya Harriel 21 Guard 5'10" Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Elizaveta Filchagina 22 Forward 6'2" Freshman Moscow, Russia Transferred to Washington State Paulina Paris 23 Guard 5'9" Senior Congers, NY Graduated Miriam Ibezim 33 Forward 6'2" Senior Rochester, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers SMU incoming transfers Izela Arenas 0 Guard 5'8" Junior Los Angeles, CA Kansas Theresa Hagans Jr. 1 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Utica, NY Pittsburgh Kinsea Grimes 12 Forward 6'0" Sophomore Mansfield, TX Coastal Carolina Grace Ezebilo 22 Forward 6'1" Senior Anambra, Nigeria Charleston
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""| Regular season
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