UK women's basketball roster 2026-27, early look at Kenny Brooks' team
Kentucky women's basketball lost to Texas in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, but here's an early look at Kenny Brooks' 2026-27 Kentucky Wildcats roster.
Year 2 of the Kenny Brooks era with Kentucky basketball met its end Saturday. UK, the No. 5 seed in Region 3 of the NCAA Tournament , couldn't topple top-seeded Texas in the Sweet 16, as the Longhorns earned a 76-54 victory at Dickies Arena .
The Wildcats now turn their attention to the 2026-27 campaign. Here's a look at Kentucky 's upcoming offseason, as well as what its 2026-27 roster might look like: Which Kentucky women's basketball players could leave? UK has five players who have exhausted their college eligibility: Josie Gilvin , Amelia Hassett , Teonni Key , Tonie Morgan and Jordan Obi .
Hassett, Key and Morgan constituted three-fifths of the starting lineup. Obi was a primary member of the rotation (appearing in all 36 games, with 25 starts). Gilvin, who transferred in from Western Kentucky, played in 24 games as a reserve but averaged less than 7 minutes per outing.
The other four were major contributors. Morgan, the team's PG1, set a single-season program record for assists (286), which doubled as the third-most by any SEC player in one campaign. Her 8 assists per game entering Saturday ranked second nationally to Northwestern's Caroline Lau at 8.
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