The 2026–27 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team will represent the University of Idaho during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Arthur Moreira, will play their home games at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho, and compete as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2025–26 season finished the season a program-best 29–6 overall and 17–1 in Big Sky play, to finish as regular season champions for the first time since 2019. The team's only conference loss came on January 10, when they lost 66–99 to Montana State on the road.

As the top seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated No. 9 Weber State 66–52 and No. 5 Sacramento State 59–51 in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively to advance to the championship game. The Vandals went on to defeat No. 2 Montana State 60–57 to capture the Big Sky title and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, both for the first time since 2016.

In the tournament, the Vandals were seeded No. 13 in the Sacramento #4 Regional. They lost 59–89 to No. 4 seeded Oklahoma in the first round to end their season.

Offseason Departures Idaho departures Sarah Brans 2 Forward 6'1" Senior Dublin, CA Graduated Kyra Gardner 3 Guard 5'11" Senior Raymond, WA Graduated Sofia Ekh 6 Guard 5'9" Freshman Västerås, Sweden Transferred to Charleston Southern Debra dos Santos 9 Forward 6'0" 5th Year Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Exhausted eligibility Lorena Barbosa 10 Forward 6'5" 5th Year Itatiba, Brazil Exhausted eligibility Anja Bukvic 12 Guard 5'10" Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated, transferred to Northeastern Catelyn Deaver 13 Forward 6'0" Senior Sumner, WA Graduated Niveya Henley 21 Guard 6'0" 5th Year Seattle, WA Exhausted eligibility Mary McMorris 24 Guard 5'6" Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated

Incoming transfers Idaho incoming transfers Keanna Salave'a 8 Forward 6'2" Senior Vancouver, WA Sacramento State Alexia Dagba 12 Forward 6'1" Junior Recife, Brazil Georgetown Fatumata Djalo 13 Guard 5'9" Junior Aveiro, Portugal Monmouth Aniyah Riddell 24 Forward 6'0" Junior Phoenix, AZ Central Arizona College (NJCAA) Brynna Pukis 32 Guard 5'6" Sophomore Snohomish, WA Long Beach State

Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season

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