# 2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers will be led by third-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT. As a fourth seed they defeated High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Mir McLean | 10 | G/F | 5'11" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Maryland |
| Kaydan Lawson | 14 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Camryn Taylor | 20 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Peoria, Illinois | Graduated |
| Alexia Smith | 23 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Columbus, Ohio | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Cady Pauley | 32 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Milan, Missouri | Transferred to Missouri State |
| Sam Brunelle | 33 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Ruckersville, Virginia | Graduated |
| London Clarkson | 34 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Pflugerville, Texas | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Rylee Grays | 2 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Pearland, Texas | North Carolina |
| Hawa Doumbouya | 7 | C | 6'7" | Sophomore | Bronx, New York | Maryland |
| Casey Valenti-Paea | 10 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Melbourne, Australia | Long Beach State |
| Latasha Lattimore | 35 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Toronto, Canada | Miami (FL) |

### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Payton Dunbar G | Narrows, Virginia | Jefferson Christian | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Breona Hurd F | Waynesville, Missouri | Waynesville | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Kamryn Kitchen G | Charlotte, North Carolina | Independence | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Barton | W 104–46 | – | – | – | – | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | American | W 104–68 | 1–0 | 21 – Johnson | 13 – Lauterbach | 9 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (3,974) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 8, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 10 Oklahoma | L 51–95 | 1–1 | 15 – Hurd | 5 – Tied | 4 – Johnson | Lloyd Noble Center (4,012) Norman, OK |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Radford | W 83–41 | 2–1 | 17 – Johnson | 10 – Lattimore | 6 – Clark | John Paul Jones Arena (3,754) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | La Salle | W 76–47 | 3–1 | 20 – Johnson | 12 – Lattimore | 4 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (4,054) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Alabama State | W 85–50 | 4–1 | 22 – Johnson | 13 – Lattimore | 7 – Vaughn | John Paul Jones Arena (3,675) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Bethune–Cookman | W 82–48 | 5–1 | 20 – McGhee | 13 – Lattimore | 9 – Vaughn | John Paul Jones Arena (3,883) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Green Bay Puerto Rico Shootout | W 66–61 | 6–1 | 17 – Johnson | 9 – Lauterbach | 4 – Vaughn | Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Washington State Puerto Rico Shootout | L 74–75 | 6–2 | 20 – Johnson | 10 – Lattimore | 5 – Johnson | Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 30, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Wyoming Puerto Rico Shootout | L 66–71 | 6–3 | 26 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250) San Juan, PR |
| December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge | L 57–66 | 6–4 | 22 – Johnson | 13 – Johnson | 5 – Vaughn | John Paul Jones Arena (3,994) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | L 57–72 | 6–5 (0–1) | 23 – Lattimore | 9 – Lattimore | 4 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (3,948) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 80–64 | 7–5 | 24 – Johnson | 15 – Lattimore | 6 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (3,681) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | W 74–66 | 8–5 | 18 – Lattimore | 10 – Lattimore | 9 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (4,286) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 54–95 | 8–6 (0–2) | 12 – Johnson | 7 – Hurd | 3 – Tied | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wake Forest | W 69–46 | 9–6 (1–2) | 16 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (4,105) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 67–60 | 10–6 (2–2) | 28 – Johnson | 11 – Lattimore | 6 – Johnson | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,821) Clemson, SC |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 14 Duke | L 55–60 | 10–7 (2–3) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Lattimore | 6 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (5,203) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech Rivalry | W 73–65 | 11–7 (3–3) | 24 – Lattimore | 15 – Lattimore | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (5,473) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | | at No. 21 NC State | L 68–73 | 11–8 (3–4) | 21 – Lattimore | 9 – Lattimore | 5 – Clark | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 18 Georgia Tech | L 62–75 | 11–9 (3–5) | 22 – Johnson | 10 – Lattimore | 5 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (4,022) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | | Louisville | L 65–68 | 11–10 (3–6) | 19 – Clark | 7 – Clark | 8 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (5,551) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 74–77 | 11–11 (3–7) | 25 – Lattimore | 11 – Johnson | 7 – Clark | Watsco Center (1,925) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | W 70–67 | 12–11 (4–7) | 26 – Lattimore | 6 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | JMA Wireless Dome (3,994) Syracuse, NY |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 22 Florida State | L 68–101 | 12–12 (4–8) | 16 – Tied | 9 – Noyan | 6 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (4,198) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech Rivalry | L 62–87 | 12–13 (4–9) | 16 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (5,639) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | W 80–67 | 13–13 (5–9) | 30 – Lattimore | 11 – Tied | 11 – Johnson | Peterson Events Center (1,041) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | California | L 70–76 | 13–14 (5–10) | 24 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (5,496) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Stanford | W 89–69 | 14–14 (6–10) | 33 – Johnson | 12 – Lattimore | 12 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (4,797) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at SMU | W 63–51 | 15–14 (7–10) | 16 – Hurd | 10 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | Moody Coliseum (1,251) University Park, TX |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | | at No. 8 North Carolina | W 78–75 | 16–14 (8–10) | 23 – Lattimore | 9 – Johnson | 11 – Johnson | Carmichael Arena (4,414) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (10) | vs. (15) Pittsburgh First Round | W 64–50 | 17–14 | 17 – Johnson | 11 – Lattimore | 7 – Johnson | Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC |
| March 6, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | (10) | vs. (7) California Second Round | L 58–75 | 17–15 | 18 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Clark | Greensboro Coliseum (5,828) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||