2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
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2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 9–3 (0–1 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Lee Cummard (6th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Marriott Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Kansas State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 TCU | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 West Virginia | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents Brigham Young University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Amber Whiting and play their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas. They were received at-large bid to the WBIT where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Nani Falatea | 3 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Oregon[1] |
Ali'a Matavao | 4 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
Kailey Woolston | 10 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Highland, UT | LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26) |
Kaylee Smiler | 11 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Hamilton, New Zealand | Graduated |
Lauren Gustin | 12 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Salem, UT | Graduated |
McKinley Willardson | 15 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Corona, CA | LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26) |
Marina Mata | 20 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Barbastro, Spain | Signed to play professionally in Spain with Cadi La Seu |
Rose Bubakar | 24 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Frederick, MD | Transferred to Weber State |
Incoming
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kemery Martín | 15 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Sandy, UT | California |
Marya Hudgins | 23 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Aurora, CO | Santa Clara |
Hattie Ogden | 33 | G/F | 6'2" | Junior | Magrath, AB | Buffalo |
Kendra Gillispie | 35 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | Arkansas State |
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Delaney Gibb PG |
Raymond, AB | Raymond High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2025
[edit]College recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Sydney Benally PG |
Albuquerque, NM | Sandia High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Westminster | W 105–37 | 22 – Whiting | 6 – Tied | 5 – Congdon | Marriott Center (2,789) Provo, UT | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho | W 67–62 | 1–0 |
17 – Gibb | 9 – Hudgins | 5 – Tied | Marriott Center (2,876) Provo, UT | ||||
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wyoming | W 76–63 | 2–0 |
22 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gibb | Marriott Center (1,396) Provo, UT | ||||
November 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado State | W 69–55 | 3–0 |
19 – Gibb | 8 – Whiting | 4 – Whiting | Marriott Center (5,154) Provo, UT | ||||
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | W 77–68 | 4–0 |
22 – Gibb | 10 – Whiting | 3 – Whiting | Reed Gym (2,133) Pocatello, ID | ||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese | W 85–64 | 5–0 |
18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 7 – Gibb | Marriott Center (1,488) Provo, UT | ||||
November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | L 60–67 OT | 5–1 |
16 – Calvert | 10 – Calvert | 6 – Tied | Marriott Center (1,158) Provo, UT | ||||
November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Rice Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 63–51 | 6–1 |
20 – Gibb | 8 – Whiting | 5 – Gibb | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 22 Iowa Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
L 48–68 | 6–2 |
13 – Congdon | 5 – Whiting | 2 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTEP | W 81–68 | 7–2 |
27 – Calvert | 7 – Calvert | 7 – Whiting | Don Haskins Center (1,459) El Paso, TX | ||||
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | W 76–36 | 8–2 |
20 – Davenport | 10 – Whiting | 5 – Whiting | Marriott Center (2,112) Provo, UT | ||||
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State | W 72–57 | 9–2 |
26 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 4 – Gibb | Beasley Coliseum (901) Pullman, WA | ||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arizona | L 53–57 | 9–3 (0–1) |
23 – Gibb | 8 – Gibb | 5 – Whiting | Marriott Center (2,075) Provo, UT | ||||
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas State | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iowa | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU |
Utah Rivalry |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Oklahoma State | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
February 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arizona State | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Rivalry |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
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 Mountain Time. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Payne, Jackson (April 29, 2024). "This former BYU women's basketball star is headed to Oregon". Deseret News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. BYU Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.