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2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

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2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15–5 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Sullivan
  • Morgan Bailey
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Kansas State 8 1   .889 20 2   .909
No. 9 TCU 8 1   .889 20 2   .909
Baylor 7 2   .778 17 5   .773
No. 24 Oklahoma State 8 3   .727 18 4   .818
No. 21 West Virginia 7 3   .700 17 4   .810
Utah 7 3   .700 16 5   .762
Iowa State 6 4   .600 15 8   .652
Colorado 5 4   .556 14 6   .700
Cincinnati 5 4   .556 13 6   .684
Arizona 5 5   .500 14 9   .609
Kansas 4 6   .400 14 7   .667
Texas Tech 3 7   .300 14 9   .609
BYU 2 8   .200 11 10   .524
Arizona State 2 9   .182 8 15   .348
UCF 1 9   .100 8 12   .400
Houston 1 10   .091 5 17   .227
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of February 1, 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brooke Walker
PG
Andover, KS Andover High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Kylie Ray
G
La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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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  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Avery Hjelmstad
G
Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
at BYU
Rivalry
      Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 31, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1
Arizona       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech       United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
UCF       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colorado       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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See also

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References

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