The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 14–1 (3–0 SEC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 LSU | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Texas | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 South Carolina | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Kentucky | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | – | 1 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Alabama | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Tennessee | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oklahoma | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of January 9, 2025 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Wildcats finished the season 12–20 (4–12 SEC) to finish in twelfth in the SEC. Head coach Kyra Elzy was fired following the season and Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks was hired as her successor.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes | Ref |
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Brooklynn Miles | 0 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Frankfort, Kentucky | Transferred to Pittsburgh | [1] |
Jordy Griggs | 3 | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Moreno Valley, California | Transferred to Clemson | [2] |
Eniya Russell | 4 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Mississippi State | [3] |
Ajae Petty | 13 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Ohio State | [4] |
Amiya Jenkins | 20 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Lexington, Kentucky | Transferred to Pittsburgh | [5] |
Nyah Leveretter | 21 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Blythewood, South Carolina | Transferred to Georgia | [6] |
Maddie Scherr | 22 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Florence, Kentucky | Transferred to TCU | [7] |
Emma King | 34 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Stanford, Kentucky | Graduated | |
Janae Walker | 44 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Tyrone, Georgia | Transferred to Rutgers | [8] |
2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lexi Blue G |
Orlando, Florida | Lake Highland Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Tanah Becker G |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Clara Silva C |
Faro, Portugal | Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jordan Obi | 0 | G | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Hartford, Connecticut | Penn |
Georgia Amoore | 3 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Ballarat, Australia | Virginia Tech |
Teonni Key | 7 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Cary, North Carolina | North Carolina |
Dazia Lawrence | 10 | G | 5'8" | RS Senior | Greenville, North Carolina | Charlotte |
Gabby Brooks | 11 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Virginia Tech |
Dominika Paurová | 12 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | Oregon State |
Clara Strack | 13 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Buffalo, New York | Virginia Tech |
Amelia Hassett | 32 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Albury, Australia | Eastern Florida State College |
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Roster
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Schedule
editDate 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 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 22 | USC Upstate | W 98–43 | 1–0 |
22 – Strack | 9 – Tied | 10 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,007) Lexington, KY | |||
November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 22 | Northern Kentucky | W 70–41 | 2–0 |
18 – Silva | 16 – Hassett | 8 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,188) Lexington, KY | |||
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 20 | Wofford | W 76–42 | 3–0 |
19 – Lawrence | 15 – Strack | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (3,844) Lexington, KY | |||
November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 20 | No. 18 Louisville Rivalry |
W 71–61 OT | 4–0 |
19 – Amoore | 13 – Hassett | 9 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (6,117) Lexington, KY | |||
November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 15 | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 79–67 | 5–0 |
23 – Amoore | 10 – Key | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,156) Lexington, KY | |||
November 26, 2024* 4:30 pm, BallerTV |
No. 14 | vs. Arizona State Music City Classic |
W 77–61 | 6–0 |
24 – Strack | 13 – Key | 9 – Amoore | Trojan Fieldhouse (611) Nashville, TN | |||
November 27, 2024* 8:30 pm, BallerTV |
No. 14 | vs. No. 19 Illinois Music City Classic |
W 76–53 | 7–0 |
25 – Strack | 15 – Strack | 8 – Amoore | Trojan Fieldhouse (368) Nashville, TN | |||
December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 | at No. 16 North Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 53–72 | 7–1 |
17 – Lawrence | 13 – Hassett | 8 – Amoore | Carmichael Arena (2,816) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 9, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 16 | Queens | W 87–45 | 8–1 |
20 – Amoore | 13 – Key | 5 – Lawrence | Memorial Coliseum (4,193) Lexington, KY | |||
December 14, 2024* 5:00 pm, BTN |
No. 16 | at Purdue | W 82–52 | 9–1 |
22 – Hassett | 12 – Strack | 6 – Lawrence | Mackey Arena (5,108) West Lafayette, IN | |||
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 16 | Belmont | W 84–78 | 10–1 |
23 – Amoore | 11 – Hassett | 5 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (3,887) Lexington, KY | |||
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 16 | Western Kentucky | W 88–70 | 11–1 |
21 – Tied | 12 – Tied | 9 – Strack | Memorial Coliseum (5,700) Lexington, KY | |||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 91–69 | 12–1 (1–0) |
28 – Lawrence | 13 – Key | 9 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,493) Lexington, KY | |||
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 16 | at Vanderbilt | W 96–78 | 13–1 (2–0) |
24 – Amoore | 15 – Strack | 5 – Hassett | Memorial Gymnasium (8,501) Nashville, TN | |||
January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN |
No. 15 | at Florida | W 71–55 | 14–1 (3–0) |
18 – Amoore | 8 – Strack | 4 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,585) Gainesville, FL | |||
January 12, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 15 | Auburn | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||||
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
January 26, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN |
Arkansas | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN |
Alabama | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN |
at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||||
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Texas | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
Georgia | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN+ |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN |
LSU | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN |
Tennessee Rivalry |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 5–9, 2025 |
vs. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. [10] |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||
Coaches | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Panthers Add Transfer Guard Brooklynn Miles". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Former Kentucky women's basketball freshman off to the ACC". kentucky.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Eniya Russell transferring to Mississippi State after Kentucky, South Carolina stints". clarionledger.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ajae Petty commits to Ohio State". thelantern.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Amiya Jenkins Joins Pitt Transfer Class". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia Inks Nyah Leveretter". pittsburghpanthers.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball: Kentucky transfer Maddie Scherr commits to TCU". frogsowar.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Janae Walker". scarletknights.com. May 2, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kentucky Women's Basketball Signs 6-1 Guard Dominika Paurová". floridagators.com. June 7, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kentucky Reveals 2024-25 Nonconference & Southeastern Conference Schedule". ukathletics.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.