Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider will be joined by S'Mya Nichols, Jaliya Davis and Regan Williams at 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball Media Day, which will be held at the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri next Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Kansas women's basketball is set to play three Big 12 Conference games on national television, including two at Allen Fieldhouse for the upcoming 2026-27 season as the league television selections were announced Tuesday.
The Kansas Jayhawk duo of sophomore forward Jaliya Davis and senior guard S'Mya Nichols have been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Women's Basketball team, while KU is picked fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll. The preseason team and poll, as voted on by the conference head coaches, were announced Thursday by the league office.
The Big 12 Conference unveiled Thursday the 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Women's Basketball league schedule, which begins on Saturday, Dec. 19 and continues through the end of the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 28.
Legendary Kansas women's basketball coach Marian E. Washington will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team. The Class of 2026 induction is set for Saturday, August 15, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
