# 2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

The 2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Amber Whiting and played their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Despite making the postseason in two of their first three years under Whiting, she was fired as head coach on March 8, following a first-round exit against UCF in the Big 12 tournament.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas. They were received at-large bid to the WBIT where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.

## Offseason
### Departures

BYU Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Nani Falatea | 3 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | Transferred to Oregon |
| Ali'a Matavao | 4 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
| Kailey Woolston | 10 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Highland, UT | LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26) |
| Kaylee Smiler | 11 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Hamilton, New Zealand | Graduated |
| Lauren Gustin | 12 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Salem, UT | Graduated |
| McKinley Willardson | 15 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Corona, CA | LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26) |
| Marina Mata | 20 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Barbastro, Spain | Signed to play professionally in Spain with Cadi La Seu |
| Rose Bubakar | 24 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Frederick, MD | Transferred to Weber State |

### Incoming

BYU Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kemery Martín | 15 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Sandy, UT | California |
| Marya Hudgins | 23 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Aurora, CO | Santa Clara |
| Hattie Ogden | 33 | G/F | 6'2" | Junior | Magrath, AB | Buffalo |
| Kendra Gillispie | 35 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | Arkansas State |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Delaney Gibb PG | Raymond, AB | Raymond High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| 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 December 9, 2024. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sydney Benally PG | Albuquerque, NM | Sandia High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Westminster | W 105–37 | | 22 – Whiting | 6 – Tied | 5 – Congdon | Marriott Center (2,789) Provo, UT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 67–62 | 1–0 | 17 – Gibb | 9 – Hudgins | 5 – Tied | Marriott Center (2,876) Provo, UT |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wyoming | W 76–63 | 2–0 | 22 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gibb | Marriott Center (1,396) Provo, UT |
| November 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado State | W 69–55 | 3–0 | 19 – Gibb | 8 – Whiting | 4 – Whiting | Marriott Center (5,154) Provo, UT |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 77–68 | 4–0 | 22 – Gibb | 10 – Whiting | 3 – Whiting | Reed Gym (2,133) Pocatello, ID |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 85–64 | 5–0 | 18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 7 – Gibb | Marriott Center (1,488) Provo, UT |
| November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 60–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 16 – Calvert | 10 – Calvert | 6 – Tied | Marriott Center (1,158) Provo, UT |
| November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Rice Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 63–51 | 6–1 | 20 – Gibb | 8 – Whiting | 5 – Gibb | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 22 Iowa Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 48–68 | 6–2 | 13 – Congdon | 5 – Whiting | 2 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP | W 81–68 | 7–2 | 27 – Calvert | 7 – Calvert | 7 – Whiting | Don Haskins Center (1,459) El Paso, TX |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 76–36 | 8–2 | 20 – Davenport | 10 – Whiting | 5 – Whiting | Marriott Center (2,112) Provo, UT |
| December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Washington State | W 72–57 | 9–2 | 26 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 4 – Gibb | Beasley Coliseum (901) Pullman, WA |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona | L 53–57 | 9–3 (0–1) | 23 – Gibb | 8 – Gibb | 5 – Whiting | Marriott Center (2,075) Provo, UT |
| January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 63–72 | 9–4 (0–2) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Gibb | 5 – Congdon | Fifth Third Arena (2,587) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 18 West Virginia | L 53–66 | 9–5 (0–3) | 16 – Congdon | 13 – Calvert | 3 – Whiting | WVU Coliseum (4,066) Morgantown, WV |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston | W 89–75 | 10–5 (1–3) | 21 – Calvert | 10 – Barber | 7 – Congdon | Marriott Center (1,492) Provo, UT |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 12 Kansas State | L 65–92 | 10–6 (1–4) | 18 – Gibb | 7 – Gibb | 5 – Gibb | Marriott Center (2,517) Provo, UT |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 65–70 | 10–7 (1–5) | 22 – Gibb | 8 – Calvert | 3 – Gibb | United Supermarkets Arena (4,008) Lubbock, TX |
| January 22, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 59–82 | 10–8 (1–6) | 18 – Gibb | 6 – Whiting | 4 – Gibb | Hilton Coliseum (9,701) Ames, IA |
| January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | Utah Rivalry | L 76–81 | 10–9 (1–7) | 21 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Marriott Center (4,889) Provo, UT |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | L 66–67 | 10–10 (1–8) | 19 – Gibb | 11 – Calvert | 4 – Calvert | Marriott Center (2,020) Provo, UT |
| February 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | W 77–67 | 11–10 (2–8) | 22 – Calvert | 12 – Barber | 6 – Whiting | Desert Financial Arena (2,590) Tempe, AZ |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 73–66 | 12–10 (3–8) | 19 – Gibb | 11 – Barber | 5 – Tied | Marriott Center (2,153) Provo, UT |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 71–83 | 12–11 (3–9) | 21 – Gibb | 6 – Tied | 5 – Gibb | Foster Pavilion (3,960) Waco, TX |
| February 11, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 11 TCU | L 47–79 | 12–12 (3–10) | 16 – Calvert | 6 – Calvert | 6 – Whiting | Schollmaier Arena (2,483) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 20 Oklahoma State | W 68–64 | 13–12 (4–10) | 19 – Calvert | 7 – Tied | 6 – Gibb | Marriott Center (2,939) Provo, UT |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona | L 57–65 | 13–13 (4–11) | 16 – Gibb | 10 – Barber | 5 – Gibb | McKale Center (6,957) Tucson, AZ |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona State | L 73–85 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (4–12) | 25 – Gibb | 11 – Gibb | 7 – Gibb | Marriott Center (3,037) Provo, UT |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | L 66–71 | 13–15 (4–13) | 24 – Whiting | 8 – Gibb | 6 – Gibb | Marriott Center (2,149) Provo, UT |
| March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Rivalry | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (4–14) | 36 – Gibb | 10 – Gibb | 5 – Gibb | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,242) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) UCF First Round | L 69–81 | 13–17 | 15 – Gibb | 5 – Tied | 4 – Congdon | T-Mobile Center (4,617) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

## Awards

In March 2025, Delaney Gibb was unanimously voted the Big 12 Conference's Freshman of the Year, becoming the sixth BYU Cougar to earn conference Freshman or Newcomer of the Year honors.