#36 Kansas Women's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Kansas Jayhawks
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #36
 
Conference Rank: #6 Big 12
 
 
2024-25 Record: 16-14, 6-12
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Brandon Schneider
Coach Record: 143-163 at Kansas, 545-301 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Carla Osma, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
S’Mya Nichols, Junior, Guard, 18.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.7 apg
Elle Evans, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Regan Williams, Sophomore, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Laia Conesa, Junior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.6 apg
Brittany Harshaw, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Sania Copeland, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg
Nadira Eltayeb, Senior, Center, 2.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Tatyonna Brown, Freshman, Forward
Jaliya Davis, Freshman, Forward
Libby Fandel, Freshman, Guard
Lilly Meister, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Indiana
Keeley Parks, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.7 (164th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.8 (231, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (125, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (270, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (140, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (37, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (82, 5)
Rebound Margin: -4.3 (301, 15)
Assists Per Game: 11.6(259, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (81, 5)