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Women’s Basketball 2026-27 roster tracker and new Coach Pauline Love
Posted on 3/31/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 3/31/26 at 2:57 pm
2025-26 Roster
1 Ace Austin Fr. G
24 Leah Brooks So. G
11 Tianna Chambers Fr. G
21 Essence Cody Jr. F
17 Lourdes Da Silva Costa Fr. F
4 Eris Lester So. G
32 Alancia Ramsey Jr. F
2026 signees
None
Portal In
Pauline Love - new head coach
Portal Out
Kristy Curry - University of South Florida
20 Diana Collins Jr. G
5 Reychel Douglas R-So. G
25 Joy Egbuna Fr. F
31 Naomi Jones R-So. F
Exhausted eligibility
7 Waiata Jennings Sr. G
15 Ta'Mia Scott Sr. G
23 Jessica Timmons R-Sr. G
22 Karly Weathers Sr. G
1 Ace Austin Fr. G
24 Leah Brooks So. G
11 Tianna Chambers Fr. G
21 Essence Cody Jr. F
17 Lourdes Da Silva Costa Fr. F
4 Eris Lester So. G
32 Alancia Ramsey Jr. F
2026 signees
None
Portal In
Pauline Love - new head coach
Portal Out
Kristy Curry - University of South Florida
20 Diana Collins Jr. G
5 Reychel Douglas R-So. G
25 Joy Egbuna Fr. F
31 Naomi Jones R-So. F
Exhausted eligibility
7 Waiata Jennings Sr. G
15 Ta'Mia Scott Sr. G
23 Jessica Timmons R-Sr. G
22 Karly Weathers Sr. G
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 9:11 pm
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 3:10 pm to Alabama_Fan
I saw on Twitter that Douglas is transferring too.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 11:29 pm to Alabama_Fan
Kiss this program good bye if they hire that trash arse Troy coach.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:51 am to ChauvinisticPigAttit
Admittedly I don’t know many women’s basketball coaches outside the 5-6 usual top teams but what is everyone’s reason for the Troy coach being a bad hire ?
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:34 am to Bear88
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:00 pm to Panthers4life
Pauline Love is one of the best recruiters in the country. Nice hire! #RTR
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:37 pm to 4LifeTider
Follow Coach Pauline Love and SHOW HER SOME LOVE on Twitter and Instagram: @plove55
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 1:43 pm to Panthers4life
I like her a lot more than that Troy HC. Hopefully she does well here.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 1:59 pm to ChauvinisticPigAttit
Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:04 pm to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:06 pm to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:20 pm to Alabama_Fan
Great! She can recruit. That is a valuable asset to have. But can she coach? From what I can tell this is her first job as the head coach. You can recruit all day long, but if you don’t know how to coach it up its all for naught. Only time will tell. She may turn out to be the next Dawn Staley, but the hire is not exactly a splash.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:03 pm to phil4bama
I hope I'm wrong but I'm underwhelmed. I wish Byrne had forked over a little more gotten a proven winner.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:04 pm to Amarillo Tide
I’m with you Amarillo. Not exactly a Greg Byrne home run. Did we just go cheap?
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:10 pm to phil4bama
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Did we just go cheap?
We are literally 16/16 in spending on women’s hoops in the league. We are by definition cheap haha.
Hopefully she does well, Curry had the program in a good spot given the resources she was given. Here’s hoping Coach Love can do the same. Roll Tide
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:19 pm to Amarillo Tide
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hope I'm wrong but I'm underwhelmed. I wish Byrne had forked over a little more gotten a proven winner.
You’re not going to hire like that when you program loses 5 million a year. Not being a jerk about it but it has to make business sense
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:38 pm to labamafan
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NEWS: Alabama’s Naomi Jones plans to enter the transfer portal, her agent @Alec_Smalll of @risesportsmgmt told @On3.
The 6-4 sophomore averaged 4.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 1.8 bpg this season.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:40 pm to labamafan
Yep. It's women's college basketball. Spending big on a proven winner who consistently gets your program in the top 25 and makes a few deep runs in the tournament is still going to lose your athletics department money. You have to be a truly elite program, which means regularly being a top ~5 team in women's basketball, to have a shot at breaking even or coming close enough that the brand exposure justifies the deficit. The smart move is to rotate through up and comers and hope one develops into a championship caliber coach. Then you reassess spending.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:50 pm to Robot Santa
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Welcome Back Women's Basketball Head Coach Pauline Love!
Pauline Love has been named head coach of The University of Alabama women’s basketball program, UA Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced. Love will be formally introduced at a press conference on Thursday, April 2 at 10 a.m. CT.
Coach Love’s introductory press conference will be streamed live on RollTide.com and the Alabama Athletics YouTube, X and Facebook accounts. The press conference will also be simulcast on the Alabama Women’s Basketball Facebook page.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:05 pm to Robot Santa
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You have to be a truly elite program, which means regularly being a top ~5 team in women's basketball, to have a shot at breaking even or coming close
Not trying to be a smart arse, I truly don't know — does any women's basketball team, anywhere, at any level (including college and pro) make an annual profit?
I would think that close to 100% operate at a loss and are subsidized in some way.
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