# 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by eight-year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Bud Walton Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the season 18–15 (6–10 SEC) to finish in a tie for ninth place in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Arkansas Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Taliah Scott | 0 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Orange Park, Florida | Transferred to Auburn |
| Samara Spencer | 2 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Transferred to Tennessee |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 4 | G | 6'2" | RS Sophomore | Middletown, Maryland | Transferred to Maryland |
| Bea Franklin | 8 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Seattle, Washington | Drafted by Chicago Red Stars |
| Sasha Goforth | 13 | G | 6'1" | RS Junior | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Became graduate assistant |
| Maryam Dauda | 30 | F | 6'4" | RS Sophomore | Bentonville, Arkansas | Transferred to South Carolina |
| Makayla Daniels | 43 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Frederick, Maryland | Graduated |
| Emrie Ellis | 55 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Vanoss, Oklahoma | Left team |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Phoenix Stotijn G | Amsterdam, Netherlands | BC Triple Threat | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jada Bates G | Powder Springs, Georgia | McEachern HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Pinja Paananen F | Laukaa, Finland | Jyväskylä Basketball Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Danika Galea C | St. Paul's Bay, Malta | Elite Basket Roma | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Arkansas Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kiki Smith | 2 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Topeka, Kansas | Hutchinson Community College |
| Izzy Higginbottom | 3 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Batesville, Arkansas | Arkansas State |
| Vera Ojenuwa | 22 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Delta State, Nigeria | Barton Community College |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| October 18, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | Northeastern State | W 88–54 | | 26 – Higginbottom | 13 – Ojenuwa | 9 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | Fairfield | L 67–81 | 0–1 | 22 – Higginbottom | 10 – Lawrence | 3 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (2,034) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 8, 2024* 10:30 am, SECN+ | | East Texas A&M | W 84–65 | 1–1 | 22 – Smith | 10 – Lawrence | 3 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (12,267) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 71–60 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 24 – Higginbottom | 11 – Ojenuwa | 6 – Higginbottom | Jack Stephens Center (1,254) Little Rock, AR |
| November 14, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | UT Arlington | W 93–65 | 3–1 | 29 – Higginbottom | 12 – Lawrence | 6 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (2,221) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 17, 2024* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 5 UCLA | L 52–101 | 3–2 | 15 – Higginbottom | 5 – Tied | 3 – Higginbottom | Pauley Pavilion (2,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN | | Oral Roberts | L 73–94 | 3–3 | 27 – Higginbottom | 11 – Ojenuwa | 5 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (2,277) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Arkansas State | W 76–60 | 4–3 | 20 – Ojenuwa | 10 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (2,548) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 29, 2024* 4:45 pm | | vs. Oklahoma State Daytona Beach Classic | L 56–70 | 4–4 | 26 – Higginbottom | 11 – Lawrence | 3 – Higginbottom | Ocean Center (145) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 12:15 pm | | vs. Bowling Green Daytona Beach Classic | L 78–79 | 4–5 | 26 – Higginbottom | 7 – Johnson | 9 – Higginbottom | Ocean Center (105) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN | | Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge | W 75–64 | 5–5 | 38 – Higginbottom | 10 – Ojenuwa | 3 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (2,252) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 84–45 | 6–5 | 19 – Keats | 14 – Ojenuwa | 4 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (2,609) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Texas Tech | L 72–75 | 6–6 | 26 – Higginbottom | 11 – Ojenuwa | 3 – Keats | Bud Walton Arena (2,511) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 18, 2024* 8:30 pm | | vs. Liberty Cherokee Invitational Semifinal | L 61–75 | 6–7 | 24 – Higginbottom | 6 – Tied | 3 – Higginbottom | Harrah's Cherokee (719) Cherokee, NC |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm | | vs. Troy Cherokee Invitational third place game | L 69–77 | 6–8 | 19 – Higginbottom | 9 – Cerqueira | 7 – Higginbottom | Harrah's Cherokee (563) Cherokee, NC |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 87–70 | 7–8 | 26 – Higginbottom | 10 – Cerqueira | 5 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (2,976) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 6 LSU | L 64–98 | 7–9 (0–1) | 27 – Higginbottom | 8 – Ojenuwa | 3 – Smith | Bud Walton Arena (3,985) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 5 Texas | L 56–90 | 7–10 (0–2) | 23 – Higginbottom | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Moody Center (8,113) Austin, TX |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Auburn | W 59–58 | 8–10 (1–2) | 36 – Higginbottom | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Neville Arena (2,791) Auburn, AL |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN | | No. 16 Tennessee | L 63–93 | 8–11 (1–3) | 26 – Higginbottom | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (3,072) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 19, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN | | No. 19 Alabama | L 62–94 | 8–12 (1–4) | 23 – Smith | 6 – Cerqueira | 4 – Stotijn | Bud Walton Arena (3,093) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 60–101 | 8–13 (1–5) | 16 – Keats | 8 – Tied | 4 – Higginbottom | Memorial Gymnasium (3,500) Nashville, TN |
| January 26, 2025 11:00 am, SECN | | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 69–89 | 8–14 (1–6) | 32 – Higginbottom | 6 – Lawrence | 3 – Higginbottom | Memorial Coliseum (4,870) Lexington, KY |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | Texas A&M | W 72–51 | 9–14 (2–6) | 33 – Higginbottom | 10 – Higginbottom | 7 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (2,558) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 3, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN | | Florida | L 78–108 | 9–15 (2–7) | 40 – Higginbottom | 7 – Tied | 4 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (2,243) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 55–78 | 9–16 (2–8) | 26 – Higginbottom | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,588) Starkville, MS |
| February 9, 2025 11:00 am, SECN | | at Georgia | L 61–62 | 9–17 (2–9) | 24 – Higginbottom | 7 – Ojenuwa | 4 – Higginbottom | Stegeman Coliseum (3,034) Athens, GA |
| February 13, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | Ole Miss | L 50–89 | 9–18 (2–10) | 18 – Higginbottom | 7 – Ojenuwa | 3 – Stotijn | Bud Walton Arena (2,625) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 55–95 | 9–19 (2–11) | 18 – Smith | 5 – Cerqueira | 5 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (16,638) Columbia, SC |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 54–94 | 9–20 (2–12) | 22 – Higginbottom | 8 – Higginbottom | 4 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (4,124) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | Missouri | L 73–75 | 9–21 (2–13) | 32 – Higginbottom | 9 – Higginbottom | 5 – Higginbottom | Bud Walton Arena (3,878) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | W 80–72 | 10–21 (3–13) | 27 – Higginbottom | 7 – Cerqueira | 5 – Higginbottom | Reed Arena (3,636) College Station, TX |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 12:30 pm, SECN | (13) | vs. (12) Georgia First Round | L 74–79 | 10–22 | 38 – Higginbottom | 10 – Cerqueira | 5 – Stotijn | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,082) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||