# 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by interim head coach Deanna Richard, play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.
After coaching the first nine games of the season, on December 9, 2024, head coach Jeff Tungate announced that he would be retiring, effective immediately, after undergoing numerous back and neck injuries, with associate head coach Deanna Richard being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

## Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 11–15, 7–11 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2024* 3:00 pm, YouTube | | at Rochester Christian | W 91–66 | – | Garth Pleasant Arena (674) Rochester Hills, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2024* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | | at Michigan State | L 42–107 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (2,549) East Lansing, MI |
| November 8, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Cleary | W 95–51 | 1–1 | OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 54–58 | 1–2 | Christl Arena (462) West Point, NY |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Michigan | L 42–88 | 1–3 | Crisler Center (2,643) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | L 62–73 | 1–4 | OU Credit Union O'rena (244) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 76–65 | 2–4 | McGuirk Arena (1,042) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 29, 2024* 11:00 am, Baller TV | | vs. Richmond Coast 2 Coast Classic | L 49–76 | 2–5 | Ocean Center (75) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, Baller TV | | vs. Old Dominion Coast 2 Coast Classic | L 56–64 | 2–6 | Ocean Center (115) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 84–70 | 3–6 (1–0) | OU Credit Union O'rena (629) Auburn Hills, MI |
| December 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 55–53 | 4–6 (2–0) | UPMC Events Center (249) Moon Township, PA |
| December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Indiana | L 55–90 | 4–7 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,378) Bloomington, IN |
| December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 86–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (3–0) | Truist Arena (1,664) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 71–68 | 6–7 (4–0) | OU Credit Union O'rena (510) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 37–77 | 6–8 (4–1) | OU Credit Union O'rena (507) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IU Indy | L 73–79 | 6–9 (4–2) | OU Credit Union O'rena (401) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy Metro Series | L 59–67 | 6–10 (4–3) | Calihan Hall (757) Detroit, MI |
| January 16, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (5–3) | Klotsche Center (2,091) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 39–69 | 7–11 (5–4) | Kress Events Center (1,969) Green Bay, WI |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 63–73 | 7–12 (5–5) | OU Credit Union O'rena (704) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 56–73 | 7–13 (5–6) | Beeghly Center (1,888) Youngstown, OH |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD | | Detroit Mercy Metro Series | W 77–63 | 8–13 (6–6) | OU Credit Union O'rena (841) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 46–75 | 8–14 (6–7) | Gates Sports Center (514) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 58–79 | 8–15 (6–8) | Wolstein Center (317) Cleveland, OH |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD | | Green Bay | L 39–75 | 8–16 (6–9) | OU Credit Union O'rena (273) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 49–61 | 8–17 (6–10) | OU Credit Union O'rena (522) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 53–60 | 8–18 (6–11) | Nutter Center (1,094) Fairborn, OH |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 51–52 | 8–19 (6–12) | OU Credit Union O'rena (521) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | L 65–80 | 8–20 (6–13) | The Jungle (431) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 58–61 | 8–21 (6–14) | OU Credit Union O'rena (505) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at IU Indy First Round | W 62–56 | 9–21 | The Jungle (498) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (1) Green Bay Quarterfinals | L 55–84 | 9–22 | Kress Events Center (2,273) Green Bay, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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