# 2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fourth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previouss season

The Tigers finished the season 31–6 (13–3 SEC) to finish in second place. The Tigers advanced to the 2024 SEC women's basketball tournament championship game but lost to eventual National Champions No. 1 South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Albany 2 region. They defeated (14 A2) Rice in the first round, (11 A2) Middle Tennessee in the Second round, (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen, and lost in the Elite Eight to (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa.

## Offseason
### Departures

LSU Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Angelica Velez | 1 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | The Bronx, NY | Transferred to Syracuse |
| Angel Reese | 10 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Baltimore, MD | 2024 WNBA draft; Selected 7th overall by the Chicago Sky |
| Hailey Van Lith | 11 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Wenatchee, WA | Transferred to TCU |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jada Richard G | Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

LSU Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Mjracle Shepparrd | 1 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Kent, WA | Mississippi State |
| Jersey Wolfenbarger | 8 | G/F | 6'5" | Junior | Fort Smith, AR | Arkansas |
| Kailyn Gilbert | 16 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Tampa Bay, FL | Arizona |
| Shayeann Day-Wilson | 50 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Toronto, ON | Miami (FL) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Xavier New Orleans | W 114–53 | | 30 – Johnson | 10 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,964) Baton Rouge, LA |
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | LSU–Alexandria | W 117–37 | | 29 – Johnson | 12 – Morrow | 5 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,184) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Eastern Kentucky | W 95–44 | 1–0 | 25 – Johnson | 11 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,822) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Northwestern State | W 95–36 | 2–0 | 24 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,226) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Charleston Southern | W 117–44 | 3–0 | 25 – Williams | 20 – Morrow | 9 – Gilbert | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,095) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Murray State | W 74–60 | 4–0 | 25 – Johnson | 14 – Morrow | 8 – Day-Wilson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,181) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Troy | W 98–59 | 5–0 | 27 – Johnson | 13 – Morrow | 5 – Johnson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,735) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | Tulane | W 85–74 | 6–0 | 25 – Johnson | 16 – Morrow | 5 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,005) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 7 | vs. Washington Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals | W 68–67 | 7–0 | 19 – Tied | 15 – Smith | 7 – Day-Wilson | Baha Mar Convention Center (297) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 7 | vs. No. 20 NC State Pink Flamingo Championship finals | W 82–65 | 8–0 | 24 – Williams | 15 – Morrow | 9 – Day-Wilson | Baha Mar Convention Center (327) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 7 | North Carolina Central | W 131–44 | 9–0 | 22 – Johnson | 11 – Morrow | 4 – Day-Wilson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,245) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | Stanford ACC–SEC Challenge | W 94–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–0 | 32 – Williams | 16 – Morrow | 6 – Johnson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,317) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 | vs. Grambling State | W 100–54 | 11–0 | 26 – Morrow | 16 – Morrow | 5 – Williams | Brookshire Grocery Arena (8,299) Bossier City, LA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 4 | Louisiana | W 85–57 | 12–0 | 18 – Wolfenbarger | 15 – Tied | 4 – Poa | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,328) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 5 | vs. Seton Hall Basketball HOF Women's Showcase | W 91–64 | 13–0 | 24 – Morrow | 19 – Morrow | 5 – Williams | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,650) Uncasville, CT |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at UIC | W 91–73 | 14–0 | 23 – Johnson | 13 – Morrow | 7 – Williams | Credit Union 1 Arena (4,322) Chicago, IL |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 6 | Albany | W 83–61 | 15–0 | 20 – Morrow | 18 – Morrow | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,171) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 6 | at Arkansas | W 98–64 | 16–0 (1–0) | 16 – Gilbert | 10 – Tied | 8 – Day-Wilson | Bud Walton Arena (3,985) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 6 | Auburn | W 73–63 | 17–0 (2–0) | 21 – Morrow | 14 – Morrow | 4 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,302) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 9, 2025 5:30 p.m., SECN+ | No. 6 | at No. 16 Tennessee | W 89–87 | 18–0 (3–0) | 23 – Morrow | 21 – Morrow | 3 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,220) Knoxville, TN |
| January 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 5 | Vanderbilt | W 83–77 | 19–0 (4–0) | 25 – Johnson | 15 – Morrow | 5 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,201) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN | No. 5 | at Florida | W 80–63 | 20–0 (5–0) | 22 – Williams | 10 – Morrow | 2 – Tied | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (6,568) Gainesville, FL |
| January 24, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 56–66 | 20–1 (5–1) | 15 – Morrow | 16 – Morrow | 5 – Day-Wilson | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| January 26, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 5 | Texas A&M | W 64–51 | 21–1 (6–1) | 22 – Johnson | 9 – Morrow | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,061) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 7 | No. 13 Oklahoma | W 107–100 | 22–1 (7–1) | 37 – Williams | 12 – Morrow | 9 – Day-Wilson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,637) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | Mississippi State | W 81–67 | 23–1 (8–1) | 22 – Williams | 20 – Morrow | 4 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,275) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | No. 6 | at Missouri | W 71–60 | 24–1 (9–1) | 19 – Johnson | 14 – Morrow | 5 – Williams | Mizzou Arena (3,943) Columbia, MO |
| February 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 6 | No. 19 Tennessee | W 82–77 | 25–1 (10–1) | 23 – Gilbert | 14 – Morrow | 7 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,154) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ABC | No. 5 | at No. 3 Texas | L 58–65 | 25–2 (10–2) | 18 – Williams | 20 – Morrow | 3 – Poa | Moody Center (10,542) Austin, TX |
| February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | Georgia | W 79–63 | 26–2 (11–2) | 21 – Johnson | 12 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,229) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 | at No. 14 Kentucky | W 65–58 | 27–2 (12–2) | 24 – Williams | 13 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Lexington, KY |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | at No. 20 Alabama | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 27–3 (12–3) | 22 – Williams | 9 – Morrow | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (3,318) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | Ole Miss | L 77–85 | 27–4 (12–4) | 28 – Morrow | 12 – Morrow | 5 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,543) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., SECN | (3) No. 9 | vs. (11) Florida Quarterfinals | W 101–87 | 28–4 | 36 – Morrow | 14 – Morrow | 8 – Williams | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,439) Greenville, SC |
| March 8, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) No. 9 | vs. (2) No. 1 Texas Semifinals | L 49–56 | 28–5 | 11 – Williams | 7 – Smith | 4 – Williams | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,275) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central 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 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |