2025-26

The season began with one of the most significant changes in the club's history: the move from La Fonteta—home to the club's men's games since 1987 (and the women's team's regular venue since 2017)—to the nearby Roig Arena, marking a major step up in quality.

Head coach Rubén Burgos led the squad for a ninth consecutive year, supported by his coaching staff. Returning from the previous season were Cristina Ouviña—who rejoined the team later after completing her post-maternity recovery—along with Leticia Romero, Queralt Casas, Alina Iagupova, Leo Fiebich, Raquel Carrera, and Kayla Alexander.

Regarding new signings, homegrown players Awa Fam and Elena Buenavida returned from their loan spell at Lointek Gernika, while María Araújo arrived from Mersin and Marija Lekovic from Perfumerías Avenida. Tanaya Atkinson and Hind Ben Abdelkader joined on temporary contracts, alongside several young players—such as Paula Saravia and María Bleda—who would split their time between the affiliate team and first-team training. Natalia Rodríguez assisted during the preseason but did not make her official debut.

The official season kicked off in Huesca with the Endesa Super Cup. After defeating Perfumerías Avenida in the semifinals, the team fell to Casademont Zaragoza in the final, narrowly missing out on retaining the title.

During the first part of the season, the club demonstrated strong form in both the Liga Endesa and the EuroLeague Women, successfully advancing from the first to the second round of the latter competition.

The squad underwent some changes: first the arrival of Leo Fiebich from WNBA, more, with the departure of Tanaya Atkinson, and later with the contract extension of Hind Ben Abdelkader. A highlight of the season was the wonderful news of Cristina Ouviña’s return to the group following her maternity leave; her young child became a familiar face in the stands throughout the season. In addition, there is another arrival: American power forward Nia Coffey.

However, the second phase of the EuroLeague Women did not go as hoped, and Valencia Basket failed to qualify for the stage preceding the competition's Final Six.

Along the way, two roster changes were made in an effort to get the team back on track for the home stretch. Point guard Marija Lekovic and center Kayla Alexander left the club. They were replaced by experienced point guard Yvonne Anderson, versatile forward Kendra Chery, and charismatic center Khaalia Hillsman, who joined the squad for the final phase of the season.

Then came another major event of the season: the Queen's Cup, held in Tarragona. The Taronja squad began to play at their highest level of the year, delivering three outstanding performances to win all three rounds. They defeated Duran Maquinaria Ensino (featuring loanee Alica Flórez) in the opening round, the regular-season leaders Casademont Zaragoza in the semifinals, and Hozono Global Jairis—the defending champions who were aiming to repeat their title success after another magnificent run—in the final. The Taronja team triumphed 70–65 following a superb second-half performance.

Buoyed by this momentum, but without Nia Coffey, Rubén Burgos’s team finished the regular season in third place, heading into the title playoffs. In the quarterfinals—facing Duran Maquinaria Ensino once again in a home-and-away series—the Taronja side won both games.

A similar scenario unfolded in the semifinals against the formidable Spar Girona, though the margins were much tighter. The Taronja team won by a single point at home, despite not having home-court advantage. In the return leg, with the score extremely close, a block by Awa Fam on Coulibaly secured a valuable draw, effectively preserving the one-point lead from the first game. They were through to the final once again!

Awaiting them in the final was a formidable Casademont Zaragoza side, fresh off a third-place finish in the EuroLeague Women. In a best-of-three series, the Taronja team struck first with a victory in Zaragoza, driven by a superb collective effort led by the young Elena Buenavida. The highlight came in the second game—a tightly contested affair from start to finish—which was decided by a buzzer-beater from Yvonne Anderson that sent the Roig Arena into raptures, sealing a fourth consecutive Liga Endesa title.

The subsequent Liga Endesa victory by the men's team made Valencia Basket the first club to win both national league titles in the same year.

 The season marks the end of three significant tenures within the women's first team. Rubén Burgos is stepping down after nine years as head coach—a journey spanning from the Liga Femenina 2 to the capture of the team's first eleven titles. Two legendary club careers are also coming to a close: those of Queralt Casas (seven seasons, serving as captain from 2022 to 2026) and Cristina Ouviña (six seasons with the club, including a period of maternity leave from which she returned to win the 2026 Liga Femenina Endesa).