2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball
2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–5 (11–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Lynne Roberts (10th season; first 4 games); Gavin Petersen (since 11/19/24);
Assistant coaches	Jordan Sullivan; Morgan Bailey;
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	24	–	3	.889
No. 10 TCU	12	–	2	.857	24	–	3	.889
No. 19 Baylor	12	–	2	.857	22	–	5	.815
Utah	11	–	3	.786	20	–	5	.800
No. 24 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	20	–	5	.800
No. 17 West Virginia	10	–	4	.714	20	–	5	.800
Iowa State	9	–	5	.643	18	–	9	.667
Colorado	8	–	6	.571	17	–	8	.680
Arizona	6	–	8	.429	15	–	12	.556
Cincinnati	6	–	8	.429	14	–	10	.583
Kansas	4	–	10	.286	14	–	11	.560
BYU	4	–	10	.286	13	–	12	.520
Texas Tech	3	–	11	.214	14	–	13	.519
UCF	2	–	12	.143	9	–	15	.375
Arizona State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	18	.308
Houston	1	–	13	.071	5	–	20	.200

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of February 16, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, who were led by tenth year head coach Lynne Roberts through the first 4 games of the season before she left to take the Los Angeles Sparks head coaching job and associate head coach Gavin Petersen being named her replacement, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and compete as first year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tied for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga to end their season.

This was also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

On November 19, it was announced that Lynne Roberts has accept the position to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.^[2] Petersen was named head coach three days later on November 22, 2024.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Utah Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Isabel Palmer	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Newcastle, Australia	Graduated
Lani White	3	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Virginia Tech
Daniela Falcon Hernandez	11	F	6'2"	Freshman	Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain	Transferred to UC Irvine
Dasia Young	34	F	5'11"	Senior	Jonesboro, AR	Graduated
Alissa Pili	35	F	6'2"	Senior	Anchorage, AK	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 8th overall by Minnesota Lynx

Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chyra Evans	12	F	6'2"	Junior	Newcastle, Australia	Michigan
Mayé Touré	21	F	6'2"	Graduate student	Athis-Mons, France	Rhode Island

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Brooke Walker PG	Andover, KS	Andover High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Brooke Walker PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Kylie Ray G	La Crescenta, CA	Crescenta Valley High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Kylie Ray G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Leonna Sneed PG	San Antonio, TX	Karen Wagner High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Leonna Sneed PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Avery Hjelmstad G	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Avery Hjelmstad G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Inês Vieira	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Quinta Lombos	Madeira Island, Portugal
G	3	Brooke Walker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Andover HS	Andover, KS
G	5	Gianna Kneepkens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Duluth Marshall HS	Duluth, MN
G	6	Kylie Ray	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Crescenta Valley HS	La Crescenta, CA
G	10	Grace Foster	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Willetton	Perth, Australia
F	12	Chyra Evans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Lake Ginninderra Michigan	Newcastle, Australia
F	15	Alyssa Blanck	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Olympus HS BYU	Holladay, UT
F	20	Reese Ross	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	St. Thomas More HS	Rapid City, SD
F	21	Mayé Touré	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Lycée Alain Fournier Rhode Island	Athis-Mons, France
F	22	Jenna Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Wayzata HS	Medina, MN
G	23	Maty Wilke	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Beaver Dam HS Wisconsin	Beaver Dam, WI
G	24	Kennady McQueen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	North Summit High School	Henefer, UT
C	25	Néné Sow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Sr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	Brussels, Belgium
F	44	Samantha Crispe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Arapahoe HS Boston University	Castle Pines, CO

Head coach

Gavin Petersen (Hawaiʻi)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Sullivan (Montana)
Morgan Bailey (BYU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 105–52	1–0	18 – Kneepkens	7 – Ross	7 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 86–46	2–0	22 – Tourè	5 – Tied	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,154) Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	L 69–71	2–1	15 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,114) Evanston, IL
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	W 118–50	3–1	24 – Kneepkens	8 – Tied	7 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,129) Salt Lake City, UT
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 72–71 ^OT	4–1	14 – Tied	10 – Ross	5 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,901) Salt Lake City, UT
November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 72–53	5–1	19 – Kneepkens	8 – Ross	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,102) Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Mississippi State Cayman Islands Classic	L 62–66	5–2	17 – Kneepkens	6 – Ross	4 – Vieira	John Gray Gymnasium (802) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Cayman Islands Classic	W 78–67	6–2	16 – Kneepkens	8 – Tied	5 – Vieira	John Gray Gymnasium (885) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Utah State	W 87–34	7–2	17 – McQueen	6 – Tied	6 – McQueen	Delta Center (3,949) Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	W 79–76	8–2	19 – Kneepkens	7 – Ross	6 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,062) Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN		at Washington	W 67–57	9–2	24 – Kneepkens	7 – Kneepkens	4 – Vieira	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,695) Seattle, WA
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m, ESPN+		Arizona State	W 102–82	10–2 (1–0)	24 – Kneepkens	9 – Tourè	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,787) Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona	W 69–48	11–2 (2–0)	18 – Kneepkens	11 – Ross	11 – Vieira	McKale Center (6,958) Tucson, AZ
January 5, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Iowa State	W 75–67	12–2 (3–0)	24 – Toure	9 – Toure	6 – Johnson	Hilton Coliseum (9,251) Ames, IA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 22	No. 12 Kansas State	L 47–71	12–3 (3–1)	12 – Kneepkens	7 – Tourè	3 – Johnson	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,746) Salt Lake City, UT
January 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 22	Houston	W 69–42	13–3 (4–1)	22 – Toure	12 – Toure	7 – Kneepkens	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,326) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	at Baylor	L 61–70	13–4 (4–2)	17 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Vieira	Foster Pavilion (3,216) Waco, TX
January 17, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	at No. 10 TCU	L 73–81	13–5 (4–3)	26 – Kneepkens	8 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Schollmaier Arena (2,735) Fort Worth, TX
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas	W 79–61	14–5 (5–3)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU		at BYU Rivalry	W 81–76	15–5 (6–3)	–	–	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		Arizona	W 67–58	16–5 (7–3)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	W 70–64	17–5 (8–3)	–	–	–	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	W 95–51	18–5 (9–3)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado	W 77–60	19–5 (10–3)	–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State	W 98–62	20–5 (11–3)	–	–	–	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 24 Oklahoma State						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnnati, OH
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		BYU Rivalry						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Big 12 Women's 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.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—					RV	22	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—					RV	22	23	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah's Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference". Deseret News. August 5, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ "Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach". ESPN.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ "What new Utah women's basketball coach Gavin Petersen said about the task of taking over for Lynne Roberts in-season". Deseret News. November 22, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[1] "The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah's Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference". Deseret News. August 5, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[2] "Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach". ESPN.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[3] "What new Utah women's basketball coach Gavin Petersen said about the task of taking over for Lynne Roberts in-season". Deseret News. November 22, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

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Recruiting class of 2024

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Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References