Virginia Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Virginia Cavaliers
 
ACC (19-11, 11-7)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/8 Notre Dame (81-70), 2/22 at Louisville (74-72)
Bad Losses: 11/13 UMBC (56-61), 2/12 at California (58-64)
Coach: Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
 
Probable Starters:
Tabitha Amanze, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Sa’Myah Smith, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.3 apg
Kymora Johnson, Junior, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 spg
Paris Clark, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 3.0 apg, 4.6 rpg
Romi Levy, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Breona Hurd, Sophomore, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Caitlin Weimar, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Gabby White, Freshman, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.0 apg, 3.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (39th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.3 (181, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (56, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (74, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (158, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (121, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.0 (197, 12)
Rebound Margin: 9.5 (12, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.2 (26, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (69, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024WBIFirst Round win over High Point
2024WBISecond Round loss to Villanova
2018NCAARound of 64 win over California
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to South Carolina
2016NITFirst Round win over VCU
2016NITSecond Round win over Rutgers
2016NITThird Round loss to Hofstra
2015NITFirst Round loss to Old Dominion
2012NITFirst Round win over Howard
2012NITSecond Round win over Richmond
2012NITThird Round win over Appalachian State
2012NITQuarterfinal loss to James Madison
2011NITRound of 64 win over Morgan State
2011NITRound of 32 win over Loyola-Maryland
2011NITRegional Semifinal win over Boston College
2011NITRegional Final loss to Charlotte
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Green Bay
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Marist
2009NCAARound of 32 loss to California
2008NCAARound of 64 win over UCSB
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to Old Dominion
2007NITSecond Round win over Charlotte
2007NITThird Round win over South Florida
2007NITFourth Round loss to Wisconsin
 
*all team stats through 3/5