# 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by ninth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This is the Wildcats' 51st season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 1st season as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 18–16, 8–10 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2024 NCAA tournament where they defeated Auburn in the First Four before losing to Syracuse in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Esmery Martínez | 12 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic | Completed college eligibility |
| Helena Pueyo | 13 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Completed college eligibility |
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#### Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outgoing Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | New School |
| Courtney Blakely | 1 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Gary, IN | Transferred to Middle Tennessee |
| Kailyn Gilbert | 15 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Tampa, FL | Transferred to LSU |
| Salimatou Kourouma | 24 | G/F | 5'11" | Senior | Kati, Mali | Transferred to Oregon |
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### Acquisitions
#### Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining |
| Sahnya Jah | 11 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Alexandria, VA | South Carolina | 3 |
| Paulina Paris | 23 | G | 5'9' | Junior | Congers, NY | North Carolina | 2 |
| Jorynn Ross | 24 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Milwaukee, WI | Pepperdine | 3 |
| Ajae Yoakum | 5 | F | 6'0" | Graduate student | Portland, OR | FIU | 1 |
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#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Katarina Kneževic F | Belgrade, Serbia | Spar Gran Canaria | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mailien Rolf G | Roßdorf, Germany | Rhein-Main Baskets | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lauryn Swann G | Queens, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | Feb 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| 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 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024. ||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason rankings

Big 12 media poll (Coaches) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kansas State | 211 (7) |
| 2 | Iowa State | 209 (6) |
| 3 | Baylor | 194 (2) |
| 4 | TCU | 185 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 184 (1) |
| 6 | Utah | 149 |
| 7 | Arizona | 136 |
| 8 | Kansas | 128 |
| 9 | Colorado | 113 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 84 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 80 |
| 12 | BYU | 59 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 56 |
| 14 | UCF | 54 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 51 |
| 16 | Houston | 27 |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Texas A&M | W 84–59 | | 15 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (6,486) Tucson, AZ |
| October 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State LA | W 82–53 | | 16 – Jones | 7 – Jah | 5 – Williams | McKale Center (6,533) Tucson, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 73–54 | 1–0 | 10 – Tied | 10 – Cunningham | 3 – Jones | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 62–39 | 2–0 | 16 – Jones | 9 – Rolf | 4 – Williams | McKale Center (6,751) Tucson, AZ |
| November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 65–54 | 3–0 | 16 – Cunningham | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – Paris | LionTree Arena (754) San Diego, CA |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNLV | W 75–66 | 4–0 | 19 – Swann | 9 – Cunningham | 5 – Jones | McKale Center (7,221) Tucson, AZ |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Chicago State | W 84–48 | 5–0 | 14 – Cunningham | 10 – Rolf | 3 – Tied | Jones Convocation Center (333) Chicago, IL |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 75–92 | 5–1 | 20 – Paris | 8 – Paris | 3 – Paris | Rolle Activity Center (487) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 84–60 | 6–1 | 17 – Swann | 8 – Cunningham | 3 – Dew | McKale Center (7,609) Tucson, AZ |
| November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m., TruTV | | vs. Vanderbilt Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals | L 60–71 | 6–2 | 20 – Williams | 9 – Cunningham | 3 – Paris | Acrisure Arena (450) Thousand Palms, CA |
| November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., TruTV | | vs. California Acrisure Holiday Invitational 3rd place game | L 62–74 | 6–3 | 18 – Williams | 5 – Jah | 2 – Tied | Acrisure Arena (325) Thousand Palms, CA |
| December 2, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 78–43 | 7–3 | 22 – Paris | 11 – Dew | 8 – Paris | McKale Center (6,191) Tucson, AZ |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 66–69 | 7–4 | 20 – Cunningham | 6 – Tied | 4 – Williams | McKale Center (6,292) Tucson, AZ |
| December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–39 | 8–4 | 13 – Tied | 6 – Kneževic | 4 – Williams | McKale Center (6,243) Tucson, AZ |
| December 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 87–66 | 9–4 | 24 – Williams | 10 – Jah | 7 – Williams | McKale Center (6,197) Tucson, AZ |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | W 57–53 | 10–4 (1–0) | 21 – Cunningham | 8 – Cunningham | 3 – Dew | Marriott Center (2,075) Provo, UT |
| December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah | L 48–69 | 10–5 (1–1) | 22 – Swann | 5 – Paris | 3 – Williams | McKale Center (6,958) Tucson, AZ |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 75–53 | 11–5 (2–1) | 17 – Jones | 7 – Rolf | 4 – Williams | Addition Financial Arena (1,385) Orlando, FL |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Baylor | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (2–2) | 18 – Beh | 12 – Cunningham | 6 – Rolf | McKale Center (2,075) Tucson, AZ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iowa State | L 58–79 | 11–7 (2–3) | 17 – Williams | 8 – Cunningham | 4 – Williams | McKale Center (7,246) Tucson, AZ |
| January 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 11 Kansas State | L 47–62 | 11–8 (2–4) | 16 – Beh | 10 – Cunningham | 2 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (4,356) Manhattan, KS |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | W 74–59 | 12–8 (3–4) | 17 – Swann | 10 – Beh | 5 – Williams | Allen Fieldhouse (4,049) Lawrence, KS |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 72–62 | 13–8 (4–4) | 16 – Jones | 15 – Cunningham | 4 – Williams | McKale Center (6,371) Tucson, AZ |
| January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 16 West Virginia | W 77–62 | 14–8 (5–4) | 18 – Cunningham | 9 – Cunningham | 5 – Paris | McKale Center (7,773) Tucson, AZ |
| January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Utah | L 58–67 | 14–9 (5–5) | 25 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,431) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 47–56 | 14–10 (5–6) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Rolf | 3 – Beh | CU Events Center (2,748) Boulder, CO |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona State | W 66–59 | 15–10 (6–6) | 18 – Williams | 8 – Cunningham | 5 – Beh | McKale Center (8,370) Tucson, AZ |
| February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Oklahoma State | L 64–83 | 15–11 (6–7) | 24 – Beh | 6 – Jones | 5 – Paris | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,675) Stillwater, OK |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 TCU | L 73–85 | 15–12 (6–8) | 30 – Jones | 5 – Jones | 6 – Paris | McKale Center (7,672) Tucson, AZ |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | BYU | W 65–57 | 16–12 (7–8) | 13 – Beh | 8 – Cunningham | 3 – Jones | McKale Center (6,957) Tucson, AZ |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (8–8) | 18 – Tied | 15 – Cunningham | 3 – Tied | Fertitta Center (1,198) Houston, TX |
| February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 66–57 | 18–12 (9–8) | 15 – Beh | 8 – Dew | 4 – Paris | McKale Center (6,911) Tucson, AZ |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | W 71–59 | 19–12 (10–8) | 18 – Swann | 8 – Tied | 5 – Paris | Desert Financial Arena (3,136) Tempe, AZ |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Colorado First Round | L 58–61 | 19–13 | 17 – Jones | 14 – Beh | 5 – Williams | T-Mobile Center (4,265) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Media coverage
### Radio

* ESPN Tucson - 1490 AM & 104.09 FM (ESPN Radio) and Nationwide - Dish Network, Sirius XM, Varsity Network and iHeartRadio)
* KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
* KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
* KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
* KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
* KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
* KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
* KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
* KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
* KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
* XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)
* KTZR (1450 AM) - (FoxSports 1450) - (Tucson, AZ)

### TV

* CBS Family – KOLD (CBS), CBSN
* ABC/ESPN Family – KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
* FOX Family – KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
* NBC Family – KVOA, NBC Sports, NBCSN
* PBS - KUAT
* Univision/Telemundo/Estrella TV - KUVE/KHRR/KUDF-LP (Spanish)