The 2026–27 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange will be led by fifth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, and will play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Orange finished the 2025–26 season 24–9 overall and 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference with Notre Dame and Virginia Tech. As the No. 7 seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the second round, where they defeated No. 10 California. They then fell to No. 2 Louisville in the semifinals.
Following their ACC tournament elimination, the Orange received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 8 in the Fort Worth #1 Regional. In the first round, they defeated No. 8 Iowa State 70–58 to move on to the second round. However, they could not go on to the Sweet Sixteen, as they fell to top-seeded and undefeated UConn 45–98 to end their season. The 53-point loss to the Huskies was the team's worst NCAA tournament loss in program history.
Offseason Departures Syracuse departures Aurora Almón 0 Forward 6'4" Sophomore Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Transferred to Florida Journey Thompson 2 Forward 6'3" Senior McMurray, PA Graduated Sophie Burrows 4 Guard 6'2" Junior Lower Plenty, Australia Transferred to North Carolina Laila Phelia 5 Guard 6'0" Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated; went unselected in the 2026 WNBA draft, signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream Camdyn Nelson 13 Guard 5'8" Freshman Greenwich, CT Transferred to Northwestern Madeline Potts 17 Guard 6'0" Sophomore Doncaster, Australia Transferred to Saint Joseph's Dominique Darius 20 Guard 5'10" Graduate Student Jacksonville, FL Exhausted eligibility Justus Fitzgerald 22 Forward 6'1" Freshman Roswell, GA Transferred to Hampton Oyindamola Akinbolawa 25 Center 6'5" Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Jasmyn Cooper 30 Forward 6'1" Freshman North Easton, MA Transferred to Northwestern
Incoming transfers Syracuse incoming transfers Tyi Skinner 0 Guard 5'5" 5th year Washington, D.C. SMU Jaleesa Molina 8 Forward 6'3" Senior The Hague, Netherlands Temple Emely Rodriguez 21 Guard 6'0" Junior La Romana, Dominican Republic Iowa Sarah Rambus 23 Forward 6'3" Senior Flint, MI Oregon
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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