The 2026–27 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Chris Kielsmeier, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as new members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season The Bobcats finished the 2025–26 season 11–19, 7–11 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. As an No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt tournament they lost in the third round to South Alabama.

This was the Bobcats' final season as members of the Sun Belt Conference, as they moved to the newly reformed Pac-12 Conference, starting in the 2026–27 season.

Antoine, Texas State's winningest head coach with 225 wins, announced on March 9, 2026 that she was stepping down after 15 seasons.On March 31, the Bobcats hired Cleveland State head coach Kielsmeier as her replacement.

Offseason Departures Texas State departures Takeira Ramey 1 G 5'7" Sophomore Stafford, VA Transferred to Loyola (MD) KP Parr 2 G 5'4" Sophomore Waco, TX Transferred to Northwestern State Myla Harbor 4 G/F 5'11" Junior Ferriday, LA Transferred Myri Walker 5 G 5'4" Senior Burleson, TX Graduated Angel Carroll 10 F 6'1" Freshman Waco, TX Transferred to Arkansas State Mia Galbraith 11 G 5'9" Sophomore Sunshine Coast, Australia Transferred to Northern Colorado Kyla McBride 12 F 6'0" Junior Magnolia, AR Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe Taleiyah Gibbs 13 G 6'0" Junior Charleston, SC TBD Kyaija Stewart 20 F 6'0" Junior Ithaca, NY Transferred to Presbyterian Deja Jones 22 G 5'9" Graduate Student San Antonio, TX Graduated

Incoming Texas State incoming transfers Aliyah Carter G 5'7" Junior Austin, TX Cal State Bakersfield Sofia Ceppellotti F 6'1" Junior Ruda, Italy North Alabama Cali Denson G 5'8" Junior Milwaukie, OR Oakland Lay Fantroy G 5'10" Senior Palestine, TX Delaware Crystal Henderson G 5'4" Senior Marietta, GA Georgia State Lucija Milkovic C 6'6" Senior Šibenik, Croatia Seattle Emma Pique G/F 5'11" Junior Barcelona, Spain Northwest College Makenna Shaffer-Lauer G 6'1" Senior Greeley, CO Weber State

Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.

Roster

Schedule and results

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