The 2026–27 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by second-year head coach Jill Pizzotti, will play their home games at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois and compete as a member of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

In their first season under Jill M. Pizzotti, the Blue Demons finished the 2025–26 season a program-worst 8–24 overall and 5–15 in Big East play, finishing tenth in the conference. As the No. 10 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost 55–69 in the first round to No. 7 Providence in the first round to end their season.

Offseason Departures DePaul departures Aizhanique Mayo 1 Guard 5'9" Junior Bridgeport, CT Transferred to Tulane Alayna West 3 Guard 5'10" Freshman Madison, WI Transferred to Alabama Meg Newman 9 Forward 6'2" Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Katelynn Oxley 10 Forward 6'4" Graduate Student Lincoln, NE Graduated Sumer Lee 11 Guard 5'8" Junior Toronto, Ontario Transferred to Cal Poly Shakira McCline 20 Guard 5'6" Junior East St. Louis, IL Transferred to Southern Illinois Natiah Nelson 21 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Perrysburg, OH Transferred to Toledo Faith Okorie 22 Forward 6'0" Sophomore Chicago, IL Entered transfer portal Michelle Ojo 23 Forward 6'0" Graduate Student Virginia Beach, VA Graduated Kate Novik 33 Guard 6'0" Junior Grodno, Belarus Transferred to South Florida Justis Odom 35 Forward 6'2" Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers DePaul incoming transfers Louis Volker 1 Forward 6'1" Graduate Student Purcellville, VA George Mason Nyah Lowery 15 Guard 6'0" Senior Sacramento, CA Pacific Kaliyah Dillard 22 Forward 6'0" Senior Las Vegas, NV San Jose State Zoey Ward 30 Forward 6'0" Senior Gastonia, NC Iona Doyinsola Lijirin 33 Forward 6'3" Senior Ondo State, Nigeria Wagner Emily Bojan 34 Guard 5'11" 5th Year Chicago, IL Wisconsin (softball)

Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.

Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season

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