Purdue Women's Basketball 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker
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With Purdue's 2025-26 season in the books, it's time to turn attention to the offseason. That means keeping an eye on transfer portal movement as the Boilermakers work on constructing the roster for next year.
Throughout the offseason, Purdue Boilermakers On SI will continue to keep an eye on any transfer portal movement involving Purdue women's basketball. That includes both incoming and outgoing players. Check in frequently for the latest updates throughout the offseason.
Players can officially open the NCAA transfer portal beginning on April 6, 2026. The last day a player can enter their name into the portal is April 20, 2026.
Incoming transfer players
Here is a list of the incoming players Purdue will welcome as members of the 2026-27 roster via the NCAA transfer portal.
Player | Class (2026-27) | Height (Position) | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|
Averi Aaron | Junior | 6-foot-1 (forward) | Louisiana Tech |
Hannah Wickstrom | Junior | 5-foot-10 (guard) | UC-Riverside |
Jelena Bulajic | Sophomore | 5-foot-10 (guard) | USF |
Aysia Proctor | Senior | 5-foot-8 (guard) | North Texas |
Kyndall Hunter | Senior | 5-foot-7 (guard) | Houston |
Anjela Minja | Junior | 6-foot-5 (center) | Gulf Coast State |
Departing players
Here is a list of the players of the players from Purdue's 2025-26 roster who are entering, or plan to enter, the NCAA transfer portal.
Player | Class | Height (Position) | New school |
|---|---|---|---|
Lana McCarthy | Sophomore | 6-foot-4 (forward) | Fairfield |
Kendall Puryear | Sophomore | 6-foot-4 (forward) | USF |
Nya Smith | Sophomore | 5-foot-9 (guard) | Georgia |
Kiki Smith | Junior | 5-foot-7 (guard) | Texas Tech |
Taylor Feldman | Senior | 5-foot-8 (guard) | High Point |
Tara Daye | Junior | 5-foot-10 (guard) | Rutgers |
Hila Karsh | Freshman | 5-foot-8 (guard) | Xavier |
Purdue bringing in three-person recruiting class
Purdue is bringing in three recruits in its 2026 recruiting class, all international players: Maya Zilbershlag, Keona Douwstra and Katarina Sediva.
Although all three have the potential to play key roles for the Boilermakers immediately, Purdue will likely need to do some work in the transfer portal to continue to build its roster.
Coach Katie Gearlds and her staff were active in the portal last year, with only three players returning from the 2024-25 squad. Purdue is probably hoping to not have to replace nearly as many players as it did during the last offseason, but there's already at least some turnover from the 2025-26 squad.
Like every other school, Purdue must wait until April 6 until it can start looking at players to add to the roster for the upcoming season.
Purdue's 2025-26 season
Last season had some highs and lows for Purdue. The Boilermakers finished the year with a 13-17 record, with their season ending in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Boilermakers did improve their win total from the 2024-25 campaign and also made the Big Ten Tournament after missing the field in the previous year. Additionally, Purdue defeated Indiana after suffering a 13-game losing streak to the Hoosiers.
Purdue also upset No. 23 Washington at Mackey Arena, the team's first win over a ranked opponent in three seasons.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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