2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 6–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | JC Carter |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The mountaineers will be led by 2nd year head coach Mark Kellogg and will play their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous Season
[edit]The Mountaineers finished the 2023-24 season 25–8, 12–6 in Big 12[1] play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 6 seed, they beat the No. 11 seed Cincinnati, before losing to the No. 3 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Albany regional 2. They won their first round matchup against the 2023-24 Ivy League champions Princeton 63–53. They were then matched up against regional hosts No. 2 Iowa, where they lost 54–64.[3]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Messiah Hunter | 13 | F | 6'2" | Jr | Hopewell, VA | Transferred to Seton Hall |
Tavy Diggs | 21 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Richardson, TX | Graduated |
Lauren Fields | 23 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Shawnee, OK | Graduated |
Jayla Hemmingway | 00 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Collierville, TN | Graduated |
Ainhoa Holze | 5 | G | 5'9" | Fr | Martigny, Switzerland | Unknown |
Incoming
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Sydney Shaw | 5 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Miami, FL | Auburn |
Célia Riviére | 37 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Paris, France | Northwest Florida State |
Recruiting
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Destiny Agubata W |
Corona, CA | Santiago High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Jordan Thomas P |
Carrollton, TX | Hebron High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule and Results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 16 | Towson | W 85–41 | 1–0 |
23 – Harrison | 9 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (2,079) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 16 | Niagara | W 110–41 | 2–0 |
21 – Harrison | 13 – Watson | 7 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,166) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 15 | Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl |
W 82–54 | 3–0 |
17 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,614) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 15 | Texas A&M | W 83–62 | 4–0 |
27 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,714) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 13 | Bowling Green | W 78–47 | 5–0 |
20 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 6 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (2,772) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 13 | Lafayette | W 98–28 | 6–0 |
19 – Quinerly | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,042) Morgantown, WV | |||
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
Hertz Arena Estero, FL | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 11 a.m./5 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Boise State/Southern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase |
Hertz Arena Estero, FL | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* 11 a.m./1:30 p.m./5 p.m./7:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Butler/New Mexico State/Santa Clara/Texas Gulf Coast Showcase |
Hertz Arena Estero, FL | |||||||||
December 6, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Temple | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PN | |||||||||
Big 12 Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX |
Iowa State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Oklahoma State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 17, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX |
Kansas State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
Big 12 Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
March 5/9, 2025 TBA |
vs. TBA | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. [4] |
Rankings
[edit]Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 16 | 15 | 13 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 15 | 13 | 12 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 WVU Women's Basketball schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament". big12sports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament". ncaa.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule 2024-25".