# 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Marisa Moseley and played their games at Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 14th place. They lost to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the second round to Penn State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Southern Indiana in the second round and Illinois State in the Super 16 before losing losing to Saint Louis in the Great 8.

## Offseason
### Departures

Wisconsin Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Brooke Schramek | 3 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
| Ana Gullen | 11 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Badalona, Spain | Transferred to Yale |
| Sania Copeland | 15 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Kansas City, KS | Transferred to Kansas |
| Sacia Vanderpool | 20 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Byron, MN | Transferred to North Dakota State |
| Tessa Towers | 22 | C | 6'5" | Freshman | Batavia, IL | Transferred to Ball State |
| Imbie Jones | 31 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Nevada |

### Incoming transfers

Wisconsin Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Carter McCray | 1 | C | 6'1" | Sophomore | Oberlin, OH | Northern Kentucky |
| Tess Myers | 3 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Lower Burrell, PA | Duquesne |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | UW–Stevens Point | W 72–41 | | 16 – Williams | 9 – McCray | 4 – Douglass | Kohl Center (2,953) Madison, WI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | Wright State | W 95–68 | 1–0 | 29 – Williams | 12 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Kohl Center (2,850) Madison, WI |
| November 10, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Georgetown | W 79–61 | 2–0 | 26 – Porter | 16 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Kohl Center (3,452) Madison, WI |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 57–79 | 2–1 | 19 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 4 – Tied | First Bank and Trust Arena (3,167) Brookings, SD |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Milwaukee | W 82–45 | 3–1 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Myers | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (3,410) Madison, WI |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | UIC | W 61–57 | 4–1 | 20 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 5 – Porter | Kohl Center (2,728) Madison, WI |
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Omaha | W 67–65 | 5–1 | 20 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Kohl Center (3,014) Madison, WI |
| November 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. San Diego State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 67–73 | 5–2 | 19 – Williams | 13 – McCray | 5 – Porter | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (250) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Providence Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 66–57 | 6–2 | 19 – McCray | 15 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (214) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. VCU Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 58–45 | 7–2 | 19 – McCray | 9 – Williams | 5 – Porter | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (121) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Rutgers | W 66–64 | 8–2 (1–0) | 20 – Williams | 13 – Williams | 7 – Porter | Kohl Center (3,266) Madison, WI |
| December 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Butler | W 71–64 $^{2OT}$ | 9–2 | 36 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 4 – Douglass | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,030) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | Albany | W 69–59 | 10–2 | 28 – Williams | 14 – McCray | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (5,820) Madison, WI |
| December 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 52–83 | 10–3 (1–1) | 13 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,212) Bloomington, IN |
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Minnesota | L 50–59 | 10–4 (1–2) | 16 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (4,480) Madison, WI |
| January 4, 2025 2:30 p.m., BTN | | at Oregon | L 52–68 | 10–5 (1–3) | 12 – Leuzinger | 8 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Matthew Knight Arena (5,847) Eugene, OR |
| January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Washington | L 58–79 | 10–6 (1–4) | 19 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 3 – Krahn | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,700) Seattle, WA |
| January 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 8 Maryland | L 68–83 | 10–7 (1–5) | 24 – Williams | 6 – McCray | 8 – Douglass | Kohl Center (4,115) Madison, WI |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 9 Ohio State | L 69–80 | 10–8 (1–6) | 20 – Williams | 17 – Williams | 6 – Williams | Kohl Center (2,820) Madison, WI |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | L 60–91 | 10–9 (1–7) | 20 – Williams | 8 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,571) Lincoln, NE |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 23 Minnesota | L 50–71 | 10–10 (1–8) | 16 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 7 – Porter | Williams Arena (7,554) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+ | | Michigan | W 82–75 | 11–10 (2–8) | 22 – Williams | 9 – McCray | 8 – Porter | Kohl Center (4,023) Madison, WI |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Purdue | L 71–84 | 11–11 (2–9) | 28 – Williams | 9 – McCray | 5 – Porter | Mackey Arena (5,012) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock | | No. 7 USC | L 64–86 | 11–12 (2–10) | 19 – Williams | 11 – McCray | 4 – Porter | Kohl Center (6,285) Madison, WI |
| February 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Illinois | L 51–74 | 11–13 (2–11) | 14 – Williams | 5 – Tied | 2 – Jimenez | Kohl Center (4,547) Madison, WI |
| February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 22 Michigan State | L 71–91 | 11–14 (2–12) | 23 – Williams | 12 – Williams | 7 – Porter | Breslin Center (2,275) East Lansing, MI |
| February 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | W 75–68 | 12–14 (3–12) | 23 – Williams | 10 – Williams | 12 – Porter | Bryce Jordan Center (4,188) State College, PA |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Northwestern | W 73–68 | 13–14 (4–12) | 22 – McCray | 11 – McCray | 8 – Porter | Kohl Center (4,390) Madison, WI |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 2 UCLA | L 61–91 | 13–15 (4–13) | 22 – Williams | 9 – McCray | 3 – Tied | Kohl Center (3,897) Madison, WI |
| March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Iowa | L 66–81 | 13–16 (4–14) | 18 – Williams | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock | (14) | vs. (11) Iowa First Round | L 54–81 | 13–17 | 22 – Williams | 5 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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