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2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–13 (3–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candice M. Jackson
  • Caroline McCombs
  • Rodney Hill
  • Taja Cole
Home arenaNeville Arena
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 12 – 1   .923 26 – 2   .929
No. 4 Texas 10 – 3   .769 25 – 3   .893
No. 5 Vanderbilt 10 – 3   .769 24 – 3   .889
No. 7 LSU 9 – 4   .692 23 – 4   .852
No. 17 Ole Miss 8 – 5   .615 21 – 7   .750
No. 11 Oklahoma 8 – 5   .615 20 – 6   .769
No. 21 Tennessee 8 – 5   .615 16 – 9   .640
No. 16 Kentucky 7 – 6   .538 20 – 7   .741
No. 25 Alabama 6 – 7   .462 20 – 7   .741
No. 24 Georgia 6 – 7   .462 20 – 7   .741
Mississippi State 5 – 8   .385 18 – 9   .667
Florida 4 – 9   .308 16 – 12   .571
Missouri 4 – 9   .308 16 – 12   .571
Texas A&M 4 – 9   .308 11 – 11   .500
Auburn 3 – 10   .231 14 – 13   .519
Arkansas 0 – 13   .000 11 – 17   .393
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of February 19, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Larry Vickers, play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 12–18, 3–13 SEC play to finish in a 4 way for last place in the SEC. As an No. 14 seed in the SEC Tournament they lost in the first round to Florida.

Auburn fired Harris on March 6, 2025, after 4 seasons and a 58–63 record.[1] Norfolk State head coach Vickers was hired by the Tigers on March 23.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Auburn Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Taliah Scott 0 G 5'9" Sophomore Orange, FL Transferred to Baylor
Celia Sumbane 1 F 6'2" Senior Maputo, Mozambique Graduated
Jordan Hunter 2 G 5'8" Freshman Trussville, AL Transferred to Memphis
DeYona Gaston 5 F 6'2" Graduate Student Pearland, TX Graduated
Yakiya Milton 7 F 6'4" Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Transferred to USC
Yuting Deng 9 G 6'0" Freshman Hunan, China Transferred to Baylor
Mar'shaun Bostic 12 G 5'8" Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Taylen Collins 14 F 6'1" Graduate Student Muldrow, OK Graduated
Oyindamola Akinbolawa 20 C 6'5" Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Syracuse
Audia Young 21 G 5'9" Redshirt Sophomore Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Xavier
Savannah Scott 30 C 6'4" Sophomore Conway, AR Transferred to UCF
Timya Thurman 32 C 6'5" Sophomore Linden, AL Transferred to Southern Miss

Incoming transfers

Auburn incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Angena Belloso 0 G 5'11" Senior Montgat, Spain FIU
Mya Petticord 1 G 5'9" Senior Detroit, MI Rutgers
Ja'Mia Harris 2 G 5'11" Redshirt Junior Lancaster, TX Texas State
Khady Leye 6 F 6'2" Sophomore Louga, Senegal Towson
A'riel Jackson 7 G 5'9" Senior Brooklyn, NY Cincinnati
Arek Anguoi 23 C 6'8" Redshirt Freshman Juba, South Sudan UCF
Clara Koulibaly 30 F 6'3" Junior Montreal, QC Gulf Coast State College
Quanirah Montague 35 F 6'5" Junior Atlantic City, NJ Mississippi State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Harrissoum Coulibaly
G 		Petersburg, VA Shining Stars Sports Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Zaniyah Williams
PG 		Suffolk, VA Montverde Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (92)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Angena Belloso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mireia CE
St. Francis Brooklyn 		Montgat, Spain
G 1 Mya Petticord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Arbor Prep
Rutgers 		Detroit, MI
G 2 Ja'Mia Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr DeSoto HS
Texas State 		Lacaster, TX
G 3 Harissoum Coulibaly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Shining Stars Sports Academy (VA) Paris, France
G 4 Kaitlyn Duhon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Summer Creek HS Houston, TX
F 6 Khady Leye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So SPIRE Academy
Towson 		Louga, Senegal
G 7 A'riel Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS
Cincinnati 		Brooklyn, NY
G 10 Sania Richardson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Ada HS Ada, OK
G/F 11 Syriah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Auburn HS Auburn, AL
C 23 Arek Angui 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) RS Fr Greenforest HS
UCF 		Juba, South Sudan
F 30 Clara Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Montreal, QC
F 35 Quanirah Montague 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Atlantic City HS
Mississippi State 		Atlantic City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte W 71–58  1–0
  19 – Tied   8 – Harris   4 – Duhon  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,226)
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 82–41  2–0
  21 – Petticord   8 – Angui   4 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,770)
Auburn, AL
November 10, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 64–57  3–0
  18 – Petticord   7 – Harris   4 – Jackson  Neville Arena (2,832)
Auburn, AL
November 13, 2025*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 110–50  4–0
  20 – Leye   11 – Angui   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (5,769)
Auburn, AL
November 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 69–65  5–0
  19 – Coulibaly   10 – Leye   3 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,765)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Rutgers W 51–46  6–0
  14 – Leye   6 – Tied   1 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,706)
Auburn, AL
November 24, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UTSA
Hoopfest Basketball Women’s Challenge 		W 59–42  7–0
  14 – Petticord   6 – Duhon   3 – Coulibaly  Comerica Center (259)
Frisco, TX
November 26, 2025*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. California
Hoopfest Basketball Women’s Challenge 		W 58–50  8–0
  17 – Jackson   5 – Tied   3 – Leye  Comerica Center (162)
Frisco, TX
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Oregon L 53–58  8–1
  13 – Petticord   6 – Jackson   4 – Harris  Neville Arena (3,115)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 60–66 OT 8–2
  20 – Darius   13 – Izoje   3 – Darius  JMA Wireless Dome (2,166)
Syracuse, NY
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seton Hall L 63–69  8–3
  20 – Duhon   8 – Duhon   4 – Jackson  Walsh Gymnasium (838)
South Orange, NJ
December 16, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee W 68–52  9–3
  16 – Coulibaly   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Murphy Center (3,012)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 62–50  10–3
  15 – Leye   5 – Leye   3 – Petticord  Neville Arena (2,670)
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Jackson State W 64–48  11–3
  21 – Petticord   6 – Leye   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (3,177)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Mississippi State L 53–75  11–4
(0–1) 		 14 – Coulibaly   7 – Montague   2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (3,710)
Starkville, MS
January 4, 2026
3:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 23 Tennessee L 56–73  11–5
(0–2) 		 14 – Leye   6 – Leye   3 – Jackson  Neville Arena (3,669)
Auburn, AL
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 2 Texas L 36–97  11–6
(0–3) 		 11 – Coulibaly   3 – Tied   2 – Richardson  Moody Center (8,929)
Austin, TX
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Florida
We Back Pat 		W 60–50  12–6
(1–3) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Harris   4 – Tied  Neville Arena (4,095)
Auburn, AL
January 15, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 21 Alabama
We Back Pat 		W 58–54  13–6
(2–3) 		 16 – Leye   9 – Leye   3 – Richardson  Neville Arena (3,464)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 5 Vanderbilt L 53–81  13–7
(2–4) 		 13 – Coulibaly   5 – Angui   4 – Richardson  Memorial Gymnasium (3,241)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 16 Oklahoma L 65–72  13–8
(2–5) 		 19 – Jackson   8 – Duhon   5 – Jackson  Neville Arena (3,049)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 South Carolina L 51–81  13–9
(2–6) 		 11 – Daniels   7 – Leye   2 – Harris  Neville Arena (4,099)
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		vs. No. 13 Ole Miss L 45–71  13–10
(2–7) 		 11 – Coulibaly   4 – Duhon   2 – Tied  Legacy Arena[a] (3,787)
Birmingham, AL
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Florida L 53–61  13–11
(2–8) 		 18 – Harris   7 – Harris   6 – Richardson  O'Connell Center (1,752)
Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 5 LSU
Play4Kay 		L 44–77  13–12
(2–9) 		 13 – Coulibaly   10 – Koulibaly   4 – Coulibaly  Neville Arena (5,810)
Auburn, AL
February 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M L 63–81  13–13
(2–10) 		 23 – Duhon   6 – Duhon   3 – Petticord  Reed Arena (2,913)
College Station, TX
February 19, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Missouri
Play4Kay 		W 71–58  14–13
(3–10) 		 19 – Duhon   7 – Duhon   4 – Belloso  Mizzou Arena (2,804)
Columbia, MO
February 23, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN 		Georgia       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Kentucky       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
March 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBA 		vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

Notes

  1. ^ The game against Ole Miss was moved to Birmingham, Alabama, because of ongoing winter storm impacts in Oxford, Mississippi.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————————*—
Coaches—————RV———RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Auburn announces change in women's basketball leadership" (Press release). Auburn Tigers. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Larry Vickers named Auburn women's basketball head coach" (Press release). Auburn Tigers. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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