Coach Robin Pingeton likes potential of Wisconsin women’s basketball
Pingeton, who comes to the Badgers after spending the past 15 seasons at Missouri, spoke to reporters Tuesday at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin will begin its Big Ten schedule at home against Michigan State.The Badgers will have a challenging last three games against USC, UCLA and Iowa.This will be Robin Pingeton’s first season as the head coach of Wisconsin women’s basketball.
Robin Pingeton’s first Big Ten schedule as Wisconsin women’s basketball coach will begin and end with some of the conference’s more challenging foes.
Wisconsin’s Big Ten opener will be Dec. 7 at home against Michigan State — a team that won 11 conference games last year. The Badgers’ first road game will be Dec. 29 at Maryland — a team that has not missed the NCAA tournament since 2010.
The Badgers’ last three Big Ten games, meanwhile, will be Feb. 19 at USC, Feb. 22 at UCLA and March 1 at home against Iowa. All three teams went to last year’s NCAA tournament, and UCLA was a Final Four team.
Pingeton arrived at Wisconsin after 15 seasons at Missouri, where she went 250-218 overall and 95-148 in SEC play. She will be looking to improve a team that went 4-14 in Big Ten play last year.
Here is Wisconsin’s full schedule:
Wisconsin women’s basketball’s full 2025-26 schedule
Big Ten regular-season games are in bold:
Oct. 27 vs. UW-River Falls (exhibition)Nov. 5 vs. OaklandNov. 8 at MarquetteNov. 10 vs. UW-MilwaukeeNov. 12 vs. Bowling GreenNov. 16 vs. Green BayNov. 19 at UICNov. 23 vs. Detroit MercyNov. 28 vs. Ole Miss (Daytona Beach Classic)Nov. 29 vs. JMU (Daytona Beach Classic)Dec. 7 vs. Michigan StateDec. 10 vs. San DiegoDec. 21 vs. IU IndyDec. 29 at MarylandJan. 1 at RutgersJan. 4 vs. Penn StateJan. 8 vs. PurdueJan. 11 at MichiganJan. 15 at NorthwesternJan. 18 vs. OregonJan. 21 vs. NebraskaJan. 25 at MinnesotaJan. 29 at Ohio StateFeb. 4 vs. IndianaFeb. 8 vs. WashingtonFeb. 11 at IllinoisFeb. 15 vs. MinnesotaFeb. 19 at USCFeb. 22 at UCLAMarch 1 vs. IowaMarch 4-8 in Big Ten women’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis (only top 15 teams in conference earn berths)