2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKim Cameron
Assistant coaches
  • Maria Kasza
  • Bianca Smith
Home arenaBreslin Center
2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 0 0   0 0  
Indiana 0 0   0 0  
Iowa 0 0   0 0  
Maryland 0 0   0 0  
Michigan 0 0   0 0  
0 0   0 0  
Minnesota 0 0   0 0  
Nebraska 0 0   0 0  
Northwestern 0 0   0 0  
Ohio State 0 0   0 0  
Oregon 0 0   0 0  
Penn State 0 0   0 0  
Purdue 0 0   0 0  
Rutgers 0 0   0 0  
UCLA 0 0   0 0  
USC 0 0   0 0  
Washington 0 0   0 0  
Wisconsin 0 0   0 0  
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans are led by third-year head coach Robyn Fralick and play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2024–25 season 22–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Iowa in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed Spokane 1 region. They defeated Harvard in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Michigan State departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sinai Douglas 0 G 5'4" Freshman Toledo, OH Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Jaddan Simmons 1 G 5'9" Graduate Student Houston, TX Graduated
Helen Holley 10 F 6'1" Freshman Cleveland, OH Walk-on; transferred to San Diego
Jocelyn Tate 11 G/F 5'10" Senior Pickerington, OH Graduated
Mary Meng 21 C 6'5" Freshman Grafton, OH Transferred
Nyla Hampton 22 G 5'7" Graduate Student Huber Heights, OH Graduated
Julia Ayrault 40 G 6'2" Graduate Student Grosse Pointe, MI Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Phoenix Mercury

Incoming transfers

Michigan State incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rashunda Jones 2 G 5'8" Junior South Bend, IN Purdue
Jalyn Brown 23 G 6'0" Senior Baltimore, MD Arizona State
Marah Dykstra 32 F 6'2" Senior Vancouver, BC Montana State

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ode
G
Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Amy Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Anna Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (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 November 6, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lilly Williams
P
Farmington Hills, MI Homeschool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
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 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Ode 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
G 1 Rashunda Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Purdue South Bend, IN
G 2 Abbey Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr West Catholic Grand Rapids, MI
G 4 Theryn Hallock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Ohio State Dresden, OH
C 10 Inés Sotelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Duran Maquinaria Ensino Ourense, Spain
F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Bill Crothers Secondary Keswick, ON
F 14 Grace VanSlooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Oregon Toledo, OH
G 23 Jalyn Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Arizona State Baltimore, MD
G 24 Amy Terrian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
G 25 Anna Terrian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 32 Marah Dykstra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Montana State Vancouver, BC
F 33 Juliann Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jennings County North Vernon, IN
G 35 Kennedy Blair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Divine Child Dearborn, MI
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
Exhibition

       
 
Regular season

       
 

Illinois       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa, City, IA

Maryland       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Michigan
Rivalry
      Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

at Michigan
Rivalry
      Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Nebraska       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Northwestern       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Ohio State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA

at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Rutgers       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

UCLA       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

USC       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA

at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
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APNot released
Coaches

See also

References