The 2026–27 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team will represent the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by second-year head coach Missy Bilderback, will play their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and compete as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Lady Eagles finished the 2025–26 season 15–16 overall and 8–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish seventh in the conference. As the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe 72–89 in the third round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Southern Miss departures Anaisha Carriere 0 Guard/Forward 6'3" Sophomore Gulfport, MS TBD; not listed on roster Jakayla Johnson 3 Guard 5'9" Graduate student Clinton, MS Graduated Brikayla Gray 6 Guard 5'8" Graduate student New Hebron, MS Graduated Meloney Thomas 8 Guard 5'8" Graduate student Philadelphia, MS Graduated Morgan Sieper 12 Guard 6'0" Junior Tampa, FL Transferred to Tennessee Tech Je'Mya Evans 20 Forward 6'0" Senior Gulfport, MS Graduated Carly Keats 21 Guard 5'7" Senior Philadelphia, MS Graduated Sakyia White 22 Forward 6'1" Graduate student Tuscaloosa, AL Graduated Hayleigh Breland 23 Guard 5'8" Senior Wiggins, MS Graduated
Incoming transfers Southern Miss incoming transfers Chrysta Narcisse 3 Guard 5'8" Junior Lafayette, LA South Alabama Kennedy Langham 4 Guard 5'8" Senior Harvest, AL Butler Nadia Norfleet 5 Guard 5'5" Sophomore Tupelo, MS Shelton State CC (NJCAA) Bruna da Silva 9 Guard 5'9" Junior São Paulo, Brazil Eastern Florida State (NJCAA) Nakiyah Allen 11 Guard 5'10" Senior Boyce, LA Old Dominion Kylie Marshall 22 Guard 6'0" Senior Mansfield, TX James Madison Mariah Clayton 23 Forward 5'9" Junior Mesquite, TX Old Dominion
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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