# 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by fifth-year head coach Kara Lawson and play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Camilla Emsbo | 21 | F | 6'5" | Graduate Student | Lakewood, Colorado | Graduated |
| Kennedy Brown | 42 | C | 6'6" | Senior | Derby, Kansas | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Riley Nelson | 11 | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Clarksburg, Maryland | Maryland |

### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jenessa Cotton F | Orange, California | Mater Dei | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Toby Fournier F | Toronto, Canada | Crestwood Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Olivia Martin G | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Quince Orchard | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Arianna Roberson C | San Antonio, Texas | Clark | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| 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 |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | Radford | W 89–36 | 1–0 | 13 – Wood | 9 – Donovan | 3 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,137) Durham, NC |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Liberty | W 83–67 | 2–0 | 22 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Liberty Arena (2,845) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 11 | at No. 18 Maryland | L 80–85 | 2–1 | 15 – Fournier | 10 – Donovan | 4 – Tied | Xfinity Center (9,042) College Park, MD |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | Dayton | W 84–49 | 3–1 | 17 – Wood | 9 – Donovan | 4 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,976) Durham, NC |
| November 17, 2024* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN | No. 16 | at South Dakota State | W 75–71 | 4–1 | 23 – Donovan | 15 – Donovan | 4 – Tied | First Bank and Trust Arena (4,582) Brookings, SD |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at Belmont | W 79–47 | 5–1 | 25 – Fournier | 13 – Wood | 4 – Wood | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147) Durham, NC |
| November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 13 | vs. No. 9 Kansas State Ball Dawgs Classic Semifinal | W 73–62 | 6–1 | 30 – Jackson | 8 – Thomas | 7 – Mair | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 13 | vs. No. 8 Oklahoma Ball Dawgs Classic championship game | W 109–99 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | 35 – Richardson | 5 – Donovan | 9 – Mair | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | Columbia | W 77–61 | 8–1 | 19 – Richardson | 7 – Tied | 6 – de Jesus | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,228) Durham, NC |
| December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 3 South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge | L 70–81 | 8–2 | 14 – Tied | 8 – Donovan | 5 – Donovan | Colonial Life Arena (15,677) Columbia, SC |
| December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 8 | Virginia Tech | W 81–59 | 9–2 (1–0) | 27 – Fournier | 12 – Okananwa | 7 – Richardson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328) Durham, NC |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 9 | Wofford | W 93–58 | 10–2 | 23 – Fournier | 11 – Donovan | 10 – Richardson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,768) Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 9 | at South Florida | L 56–65 | 10–3 | 11 – Fournier | 9 – Okananwa | 4 – Tied | Yuengling Center (5,735) Tampa, FL |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | at Boston College | W 86–59 | 11–3 (2–0) | 14 – Tied | 10 – Donovan | 4 – Mair | Conte Forum (2,273) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | Pittsburgh | W 69–31 | 12–3 (3–0) | 13 – Richardson | 7 – Wood | 3 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,550) Durham, NC |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at No. 19 North Carolina Rivalry | L 46–53 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (3–1) | 10 – Jackson | 11 – Donovan | 2 – Mair | Carmichael Arena (4,296) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at Virginia | W 60–55 | 13–4 (4–1) | 17 – Okananwa | 7 – Tied | 6 – Mair | John Paul Jones Arena (5,203) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | No. 18 California | W 72–38 | 14–4 (5–1) | 23 – Fournier | 11 – Fournier | 5 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,428) Durham, NC |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 16 | Stanford | W 74–49 | 15–4 (6–1) | 16 – Jackson | 10 – Thomas | 6 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,701) Durham, NC |
| January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at SMU | W 81–46 | 16–4 (7–1) | 24 – Fournier | 10 – Donovan | 4 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,496) University Park, TX |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | at No. 18 Georgia Tech | W 55–50 | 17–4 (8–1) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 5 – Mair | McCamish Pavilion (4,301) Atlanta, GA |
| February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at No. 14 NC State Rivalry | L 83–89 | 17–5 (8–2) | 23 – Jackson | 10 – Tied | 6 – Donovan | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,500) Durham, NC |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Clemson | W 74–55 | 18–5 (9–2) | 20 – Fournier | 5 – Tied | 4 – Jackson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,471) Durham, NC |
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Miami (FL) | W 90–49 | 19–5 (10–2) | 24 – Fournier | 8 – Donovan | 5 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,003) Durham, NC |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 13 | at Wake Forest Rivalry | W 72–47 | 20–5 (11–2) | 17 – Fournier | 6 – Thomas | 7 – Jackson | LJVM Coliseum (1,343) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 11 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | L 49–64 | 20–6 (11–3) | 15 – Mair | 7 – Donovan | 2 – Tied | Purcell Pavilion (9,063) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | Louisville | L 62–70 | 20–7 (11–4) | 17 – Okananwa | 7 – Tied | 4 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,153) Durham, NC |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | No. 11 | Syracuse | W 80–49 | 21–7 (12–4) | 22 – Fournier | 7 – Donovan | 5 – Richardson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,078) Durham, NC |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | No. 8 North Carolina Rivalry | W 68–53 | 22–7 (13–4) | 23 – Richardson | 10 – Fournier | 6 – Mair | Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,010) Durham, NC |
| March 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 24 Florida State | W 71–57 | 23–7 (14–4) | 28 – Fournier | 10 – Okananwa | 5 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,829) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 7:30 p.m., ACCN | (3) No. 11 | vs. (6) Louisville Quarterfinals | W 61–48 | 24–7 | 13 – Okananwa | 8 – Fournier | 4 – Mair | Greensboro Coliseum (7,108) Greensboro, NC |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) No. 11 | vs. (2) No. 6 Notre Dame Semifinals | W 61–56 | 25–7 | 14 – Okananwa | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (10,894) Greensboro, NC |
| March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) No. 11 | vs. (1) No. 7 NC State Final | W 76–62 | 26–7 | 22 – Tied | 10 – Okananwa | 4 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (11,823) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2 B) No. 7 | (15 B) Lehigh Round of 64 | | | | | | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham2. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | 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 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
| Coaches | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |