# 2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

The 2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by first-year head coach Renee Jimenez, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Long Beach State in the first round of the Big West tournament.
On March 20, 2024, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced that she would be retiring, ending her lengthy coaching career, after leading the Gauchos for nine seasons. On April 17, it was announced that Cal State San Marcos head coach Renee Jimenez would be stepping down from her position as head coach, in order to take the same position at UC Santa Barbara.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | W 70–26 | 1–0 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Rockwood | 5 – Pietsch | The Thunderdome (378) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 9, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at San Francisco | L 37–59 | 1–1 | 16 – Marin | 5 – Borter | 1 – Pietsch | Sobrato Center (516) San Francisco, CA |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Nevada | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 31 – Marin | 11 – Rockwood | 3 – Burke | The Thunderdome (492) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | San Jose State | W 86–76 | 2–2 | 31 – Marin | 6 – Burke | 3 – Tied | The Thunderdome (501) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal Lutheran | W 96–60 | 3–2 | 19 – Marin | 7 – Rockwood | 5 – Burke | The Thunderdome (489) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | San Diego | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | 21 – Burke | 7 – Burke | 5 – Marin | The Thunderdome (592) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon GCU Thanksgiving Classic | L 58–69 | 4–3 | 15 – Marin | 9 – Rockwood | 2 – Burke | Global Credit Union Arena (482) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 30, 2024* 11:00 am, GCU Lopes Live | vs. Seattle GCU Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–62 | 5–3 | 22 – Borter | 8 – Rockwood | 4 – Pietsch | Global Credit Union Arena (131) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | W 80–66 | 6–3 (1–0) | 29 – Marin | 8 – Rockwood | 4 – Marin | LionTree Arena (362) La Jolla, CA |
| December 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Davis | L 50–72 | 6–4 (1–1) | 12 – Marin | 7 – Williams | 2 – Marin | The Thunderdome (450) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Pacific | W 63–50 | 7–4 | 18 – Burke | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | The Thunderdome (444) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington | L 46–54 | 7–5 | 11 – Burke | 9 – Burke | 2 – Grant | Reese Court (496) Cheney, WA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hawai'i | W 72–62 | 8–5 (2–1) | 14 – Williams | 9 – Burke | 3 – Tied | The Thunderdome (622) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–57 | 9–5 (3–1) | 20 – Marin | 11 – Burke | 2 – Burke | Icardo Center (269) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry | L 50–51 | 9–6 (3–2) | 11 – Burke | 9 – Borter | 3 – Choice | The Thunderdome (596) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Riverside | L 52–62 | 9–7 (3–3) | 16 – Borter | 4 – Borter | 3 – Burke | SRC Arena (203) Riverside, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Davis | W 63–50 | 10–7 (4–3) | 19 – Grant | 9 – Burke | 3 – Marin | University Credit Union Center (816) Davis, CA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC San Diego | L 43–62 | 10–8 (4–4) | 13 – Marin | 6 – Tied | 2 – Burke | The Thunderdome (572) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 30, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | | | | | | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | | | | | | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Bakersfield | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 8, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hawai'i | | | | | | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Irvine | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Riverside | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Long Beach State | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry | | | | | | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Northridge | | | | | | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | | | | | | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+ | vs. | | | | | | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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