# 2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by third-year head coach Jacie Hoyt and play their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2023–24 season 14–16, 7–11 in Big 12 play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round to TCU in the Big 12 women's tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Quincy Noble | 0 | G | 5' 10" | GS Senior | McKinney, TX | Graduated |
| Ale'Jah Douglas | 1 | G | 5' 6" | Senior | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Kennedy Fauntleroy | 2 | G | 5' 7" | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, MD | Transferred to Arizona State |
| Chandler Prater | 5 | G | 5' 11" | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Lior Garzon | 12 | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Ra'anana, Israel | Transferred to Colorado |
| Hannah Gusters | 21 | C | 6' 5" | Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to UCF |
| Mia Galbraith | 22 | G | 5' 9" | Freshman | Sunshine Coast, Australia | Transferred to Texas State |
| Brianna Jackson | 23 | F | 6' 3" | GS Senior | Virginia Beach, VA | Transferred to Troy |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Micah Gray | 3 | G | 5' 8" | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK | Seton Hall |
| Stacie Jones | 20 | F | 6' 1" | GS Senior | Kathleen, GA | Mercer |
| Macey Huard | 22 | G | 6' 2" | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, CO | Montana |
| Alexia Smith | 25 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Columbus, OH | Virginia |
| Ténin Magassa | 34 | C | 6' 5" | GS Senior | Morsang-sur-Orge, France | Rhode Island |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jadyn Wooten PG | Leawood, KS | Blue Valley High School | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Lena Girardi G | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Grandview Prep School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 |||||||
| 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | Southern Nazarene | W 81–46 | | – | – | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 96–43 | 1–0 | 31 – Huard | 10 – Huard | 7 – Asl | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,558) Stillwater, OK |
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 89–68 | 2–0 | 25 – Gray | 8 – Heard | 6 – Heard | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,991) Stillwater, OK |
| November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 87–57 | 3–0 | 33 – Asi | 6 – tied | 5 – Smith | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,675) Stillwater, OK |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 64–62 | 4–0 | 14 – tied | 12 – Heard | 3 – Heard | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,176) Stillwater, OK |
| November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 89–58 | 5–0 | 19 – Gray | 8 – tied | 4 – Asi | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,714) Stillwater, OK |
| November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 113–50 | 6–0 | 36 – Gray | 11 – Heard | 7 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080) Stillwater, OK |
| November 29, 2024* 4:45 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Arkansas Daytona Beach Classic | W 70–56 | 7–0 | 16 – tied | 12 – Heard | 4 – Wooten | Ocean Center (145) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 4:45 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Richmond Daytona Beach Classic | L 53–57 | 7–1 | 20 – Wooten | 7 – Heard | 4 – Wooten | Ocean Center (120) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 93–39 | 8–1 | 29 – Heard | 10 – tied | 6 – Smith | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,777) Stillwater, OK |
| December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 125–49 | 9–1 | 32 – Heard | 10 – tied | 6 – tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,932) Stillwater, OK |
| December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 92–41 | 10–1 | 18 – Jones | 14 – Jones | 6 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,020) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Iowa State | W 81–75 | 11–1 (1–0) | 24 – Gray | 7 – Smith | 5 – Asi | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,003) Stillwater, OK |
| January 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Baylor | W 84–61 | 12–1 (2–0) | 16 – Magassa | 7 – Asi | 4 – tied | Foster Pavilion (3,546) Waco, TX |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | L 66–75 | 12–2 (2–1) | 24 – Heard | 11 – Heard | 4 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,390) Stillwater, OK |
| January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 64–48 | 13–2 (3–1) | 21 – Heard | 13 – Heard | 4 – Heard | Fifth Third Arena (701) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 West Virginia | W 64–57 | 14–2 (4–1) | 18 – Heard | 12 – Smith | 3 – tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,992) Stillwater, OK |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24т | at Houston | L 76–79 | 14–3 (4–2) | 17 – Heard | 9 – Egharevba | 4 – Wooten | Fertitta Center (613) Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24т | at UCF | W 72–58 | 15–3 (5–2) | 23 – Heard | 10 – Heard | 5 – Smith | Addition Financial Arena (3,002) Orlando, FL |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 9 TCU | W 60–59 | 16–3 (6–2) | 17 – Heard | 6 – Heard | 4 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,477) Stillwater, OK |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 71–68 | 17–3 (7–2) | 34 – Heard | 7 – tied | 4 – Wooten | United Supermarkets Arena (4,468) Lubbock, TX |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24 | Arizona State | W 83–71 | 18–3 (8–2) | 28 – Heard | 10 – Heard | 7 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,508) Stillwater, OK |
| February 1, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 24 | at No. 21 West Virginia | L 37–54 | 18–4 (8–3) | 15 – Smith | 11 – Smith | 2 – Asi | WVU Coliseum (5,247) Morgantown, WV |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | No. 12 Kansas State | W 85–55 | 19–4 (9–3) | 24 – Asi | 11 – Heard | 6 – Asi | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,178) Stillwater, OK |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | Arizona | W 83–64 | 20–4 (10–3) | 20 – Gray | 9 – Heard | 5 – Wooten | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,675) Stillwater, OK |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | at BYU | L 64–68 | 20–5 (10–4) | 13 – Tied | 7 – Magassa | 3 – Asi | Marriott Center (2,939) Provo, UT |
| February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Utah | W 68–64 | 21–5 (11–4) | 18 – Gray | 11 – Egharevba | 4 – Asi | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,882) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24 | Colorado | W 82–65 | 22–5 (12–4) | 26 – Heard | 7 – Heard | 4 – Asi | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,367) Stillwater, OK |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | Cincinnati | W 74–64 | 23–5 (13–4) | 15 – Asi | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,039) Stillwater, OK |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | at Kansas | W 57–51 | 24–5 (14–4) | 20 – Magassa | 16 – Magassa | 2 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (4,838) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) No. 21 | vs. (14) Texas Tech Quarterfinals | W 62–59 | 25–5 | 34 – Heard | 13 – Heard | 4 – Wooten | T-Mobile Center (5,681) Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) No. 21 | vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor Semifinals | L 74–84 | 25–6 | 25 – Heard | 12 – Heard | 6 – Asi | T-Mobile Center (5,699) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24т | RV | 24 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |