A month after the Georgetown University women’s basketball team’s season ended in a Big East Tournament quarterfinals loss to the University of Connecticut, the transfer portal opened — triggering a series of departures that have left the Hoyas facing a major roster reset.
Nine Georgetown players have entered the portal, with departure news beginning March 3 when senior guard Victoria Rivera announced her transfer. Eight players remain in the portal after sophomore guard Destiny Agubata withdrew her name.
Georgetown’s 2025-26 roster featured 15 players. With the graduation of senior guard Modesti McConnell, graduate guard Laila Jewett and graduate forwards Brianna Scott and Chetanna Nweke, the Hoyas were already losing key contributors.
If all players currently in the portal depart, the Hoyas would return just three players from last season’s roster: Agubata, rising-senior guard Khia Miller and rising-senior forward Brianna Byars.
Head Coach Darnell Haney and his staff must reconstruct nearly their entire rotation, losing four graduates and eight other players in the portal that combined for a total of 4,129 minutes this season — a steep task to replace.
In the backcourt, with Agubata and Miller projected as the only returning guards, the Hoyas will need to add multiple backcourt pieces. The loss of sophomore guard Khadee Hession, a former Big East all-freshman team selection, takes away one of the program’s most promising young talents. Hession was a key rotation piece this season, averaging 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.1 minutes per game.
The departures of twins Summer and Indya Davis further thins Georgetown’s guard depth. Summer Davis averaged 16.6 minutes, 5.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game, while Indya Davis contributed an average of 6.6 minutes and 3 points per game.
Agubata’s decision to withdraw from the portal stands out amidst the turnover. After transferring to Georgetown from West Virginia University ahead of the 2025-2026 season, she started 20 of 31 games played for the Hoyas — averaging 8.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.3 assists — highlighted by a career-high 24 points in a Jan. 10 80-77 loss to DePaul University (8-24, 5-15 Big East). Her retention provides one of the sparse sources of continuity and gives Georgetown a strong player to build around.
Beyond guards, the transfer will significantly impact the rotation of forwards. The graduation of Scott, who started in all 29 games she played for the Hoyas this season, averaging 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds, already left a hole in the frontcourt that is further complicated by portal entrants.
Junior forward Cristen Carter, who announced her portal entry April 1, played 14.5 minutes per game, averaging 4.6 points and 4.1 rebounds — the team’s fourth highest. Additionally, while not key contributors, sophomore Alexia Araujo-Dagba and first-year Braelynn Barnett’s departures diminish the frontcourt’s bench depth.
Byars, who averaged 20.4 minutes, 3.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 31 games, will be the only returning forward next season, meaning the Hoyas will need to use the portal to build around her.
Georgetown’s incoming class appears limited, with incoming first-year forward Stella Lockhart as the only known high school commit for next season, so the Hoyas will likely rely on the transfer portal to rebuild their rotation. This approach would mirror the most recent off-season, when seven of Georgetown’s eight roster additions were transfers.
The scale of Georgetown’s roster turnover reflects broader changes across college basketball, where players’ freedom to transfer has made significant offseason movement the norm.
The Hoyas are facing a pivotal offseason as Haney begins his third season at the helm and looks to improve upon his 2025-26 record, losing 14-17 (6-14 Big East). With the transfer portal window open until April 20, Georgetown’s roster remains fluid, and additional portal entries or withdrawals are still possible. How Georgetown navigates the portal in the coming weeks will be crucial in determining the trajectory of the 2026-2027 season.
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