# 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Gabby Hutcherson | 0 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Westerville, Ohio | Transferred to Duquesne |
| Liatu King | 2 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Notre Dame |
| Jasmine Timmerson | 3 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Wexford, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Davidson |
| Jala Jordan | 14 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Rapuluchi Ayodele | 15 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Móstoles, Spain | Transferred to Tennessee |
| Ioanna Chatzileonti | 18 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brooklynn Miles | 0 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Frankfort, Kentucky | Kentucky |
| Amiya Jenkins | 2 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky |
| Makayla Elmore | 3 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Fostoria, Ohio | Clemson |
| Khadija Faye | 15 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Dakar, Senegal | Texas |
| Mikayla Johnson | 23 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Anchorage, Alaska | Colorado |

### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Audrey Biggs G | Catlettsburg, Kentucky | Boyd County | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kiara Williams F | Palm Bay, Florida | Palm Bay | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Pitt-Johnstown | W 106–37 | – | 26 – Jenkins | – | 8 – Miles | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Canisius | W 78–36 | 1–0 | 25 – Faye | 12 – Faye | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (306) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Bucknell | W 64–61 | 2–0 | 19 – Jenkins | 7 – Faye | 4 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (347) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 15 West Virginia Backyard Brawl | L 54–82 | 2–1 | 14 – Faye | 12 – Faye | 2 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,614) Morgantown, WV |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 61–56 | 3–1 | 15 – Battle | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Battle | Binghamton University Events Center (1,207) Vestal, NY |
| November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Delaware State | W 80–45 | 4–1 | 21 – Faye | 14 – Faye | 9 – Miles | Petersen Events Center (2,622) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Robert Morris | W 64–51 | 5–1 | 25 – Faye | 15 – Faye | 5 – Malcolm | Petersen Events Center (219) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Kansas Paradise Jam | L 53–59 | 5–2 | 14 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Auburn Paradise Jam | L 50–82 | 5–3 | 10 – Elmore | 6 – Elmore | 1 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam | L 74–90 | 5–4 | 26 – Perkins | 8 – Elmore | 4 – Biggs | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Duquesne City Game | L 69–73 | 5–5 | 23 – Faye | 15 – Faye | 5 – Battle | Petersen Events Center (551) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Saint Peter's | W 59–51 | 6–5 | 24 – Faye | 14 – Elmore | 4 – Miles | Petersen Events Center (128) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Miami (FL) | L 55–62 | 6–6 (0–1) | 21 – Faye | 14 – Faye | 4 – Elmore | Petersen Events Center (340) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX | | New Hampshire | W 94–34 | 7–6 | 21 – Johnson | 9 – Faye | 8 – Miles | Petersen Events Center (157) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 61–52 | 8–6 | 19 – Faye | 15 – Elmore | 4 – Miles | Burns Arena (358) St. George, UT |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 13 Georgia Tech | L 61–100 | 8–7 (0–2) | 22 – Faye | 6 – Faye | 5 – Miles | McCamish Pavilion (2,151) Atlanta, GA |
| January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 14 Duke | L 31–69 | 8–8 (0–3) | 17 – Faye | 5 – Elmore | 3 – Miles | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,550) Durham, NC |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Louisville | L 55–65 | 8–9 (0–4) | 16 – Faye | 9 – Elmore | 4 – Battle | Petersen Events Center (357) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | SMU | W 72–59 | 9–9 (1–4) | 22 – Johnson | 13 – Elmore | 8 – Miles | Petersen Events Center (290) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 21 NC State | L 67–83 | 9–10 (1–5) | 28 – Faye | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 North Carolina | L 58–75 | 9–11 (1–6) | 18 – Johnson | 10 – Tied | 7 – Washenitz | Petersen Events Center (800) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia Tech | L 57–84 | 9–12 (1–7) | 11 – Tied | 7 – Elmore | 5 – Washenitz | Petersen Events Center (196) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 30, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Stanford | L 46–58 | 9–13 (1–8) | 21 – Faye | 15 – Faye | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,807) Stanford, CA |
| February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 19 California | L 53–84 | 9–14 (1–9) | 20 – Washenitz | 6 – Faye | 5 – Washenitz | Haas Pavilion (2,733) Berkeley, CA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 79–66 | 10–14 (2–9) | 19 – Faye | 13 – Elmore | 5 – Elmore | Petersen Events Center (292) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at SMU | W 58–57 | 11–14 (3–9) | 22 – Faye | 17 – Faye | 5 – Miles | Moody Coliseum (1,623) University Park, TX |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 57–88 | 11–15 (3–10) | 23 – Faye | 16 – Faye | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (1,774) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | L 67–80 | 11–16 (3–11) | 27 – Johnson | 13 – Faye | 5 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (1,041) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 55–69 | 11–17 (3–12) | 21 – Faye | 14 – Faye | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,818) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | W 72–59 | 12–17 (4–12) | 21 – Faye | 10 – Faye | 4 – Washenitz | Petersen Events Center (700) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 65–83 | 12–18 (4–13) | 25 – Faye | 10 – Faye | 6 – Washenitz | JMA Wireless Dome (2,667) Syracuse, NY |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | W 79–63 | 13–18 (5–13) | 31 – Faye | 9 – Faye | 6 – Miles | LJVM Coliseum (1,393) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (15) | vs. (10) Virginia First Round | L 50–64 | 13–19 | 15 – Faye | 11 – Faye | 4 – Miles | Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||