Kellie Harper, Head Coach | Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball
Kellie Harper, Head Coach | Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball
The Southeastern Conference has released the 2026 women’s basketball schedule, detailing Missouri’s 16-game league slate. The announcement includes matchups against 10 teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season.
Missouri will start its conference campaign at home on January 1 against Texas, which played in the national championship game last year. The Tigers will then travel to Kentucky on January 4 and Vanderbilt on January 8 before returning to host Alabama on January 12 and Arkansas on January 15.
After an away game at Florida on January 18, Missouri closes out the month with consecutive home contests versus Ole Miss (January 22) and Texas A&M (January 25). February begins with a road trip to Mississippi State (February 1), followed by a second matchup against Arkansas (February 5).
The team will play Georgia at home on February 8, travel to Tennessee on February 12, then return for a home game against Auburn on February 19. The final two games of February are away fixtures at LSU (February 22) and South Carolina (February 26). Missouri wraps up its regular season at home against Oklahoma on March 1.
The SEC Tournament is scheduled for March 4-6 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. This marks the ninth straight year the tournament will be held at this venue.
"In March, Kellie Harper became the fifth coach in Mizzou program history. In 20 seasons as a Division I head coach, Harper has led her teams to a 393-260 record with nine NCAA Tournament berths. She has piloted her squads to 15 top-three league finishes and four conference tournament championships. Including her playing career at Tennessee, Harper has 11 seasons of SEC experience. In 2022-23, Harper led the Lady Volunteers to the NCAA Sweet 16 for a second consecutive season."
Grace Slaughter is set to begin her junior year after being named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the previous season. She averaged 15 points per game and contributed an average of 3.6 rebounds.
Missouri’s roster features seven transfer additions: Chloe Sotell from Pepperdine, Jayla Smith from Purdue, Lisa Thompson from Rutgers, Sydney Mains from Florida Atlantic, Shannon Dowell from Illinois State, Jordana Reisma from Cleveland State, Saniah Tyler from Kentucky; as well as freshman Reka Toman.
The television schedule for women’s basketball games and specific dates and times will be announced later.
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