# 2024–25 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2024–25 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by fifth-year head coach Lindy La Rocque, play their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Rebels finished the 2023–24 season 30–3, 17–1 in Mountain West play, to finish as Mountain West regular season champions. They defeated Fresno State, Colorado State, and San Diego State to win their third straight Mountain West tournament championship, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received the #10 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they would fall to #7 region seed Creighton in the first round.

## Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. UNLV was picked to finish first in the Mountain West regular season.

### Preseason rankings

Mountain West preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UNLV | 298 (21) |
| 2 | Wyoming | 251 (3) |
| 3 | Colorado State | 248 (4) |
| 4 | Boise State | 221 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 218 (2) |
| 6 | New Mexico | 172 |
| 7 | Nevada | 125 |
| 8 | Air Force | 116 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 109 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 60 |
| 11 | Utah State | 41 |
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### Preseason All-Mountain West Team

Preseason All-Mountain West Team :
| Player | Position | Year |
| Alyssa Brown | Forward | Senior |
| Kiara Jackson | Guard | Senior |
| Amarachi Kimpson | Guard | Sophomore |
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## 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 pm | | Point Loma | W 94–63 | – | 14 – Tied | 12 – Roland | 5 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (572) Paradise, NV |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Loyola Marymount | W 73–57 | 1–0 | 16 – Alexander | 10 – Roland | 6 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, MWN/SSSEN | | Northern Arizona | W 85–71 | 2–0 | 19 – Kimpson | 16 – Roland | 6 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center (803) Paradise, NV |
| November 12, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arizona | L 66–75 | 2–1 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Roland | 5 – Jackson | McKale Center (7,221) Tucson, AZ |
| November 15, 2024* 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Stonehill | W 93–57 | 3–1 | 20 – Spencer | 9 – Brown | 7 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (835) Paradise, NV |
| November 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | San Diego | W 88–54 | 4–1 | 15 – Roland | 9 – Roland | 4 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (848) Paradise, NV |
| November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | No. 9 Oklahoma | L 58–88 | 4–2 | 20 – Jackson | 10 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (2,753) Paradise, NV |
| November 27, 2024* 12:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | UCF UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | W 71–52 | 5–2 | 19 – Brackens | 14 – Brackens | 9 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2024* 2:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | East Carolina UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–49 | 6–2 | 17 – Brackens | 5 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center (906) Paradise, NV |
| December 8, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 64–71 | 6–3 | 18 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | Foster Pavilion (3,972) Waco, TX |
| December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at DePaul | W 80–61 | 7–3 | 25 – Alexander | 8 – Kimpson | 4 – Brown | Wintrust Arena (1,547) Chicago, IL |
| December 18, 2024* 9:00 am, B1G+ | | at Northwestern | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | 28 – Kimpson | 8 – Brackens | 5 – Brackens | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,092) Evanston, IL |
| December 21, 2024* 2:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | UC Riverside | W 80–57 | 8–4 | 13 – Kimpson | 7 – Roland | 5 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center (936) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Fresno State | W 78–53 | 9–4 (1–0) | 15 – Brackens | 8 – Tied | 6 – Brown | Cox Pavilion (1,008) Paradise, NV |
| January 1, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN | | at San Jose State | W 90–70 | 10–4 (2–0) | 20 – Tied | 10 – Brown | 5 – Jackson | Provident Credit Union Event Center (356) San Jose, CA |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 pm, MWN | | at Boise State | W 61–57 | 11–4 (3–0) | 18 – Jackson | 9 – Brown | 3 – Jackson | ExtraMile Arena (1,946) Boise, ID |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Colorado State | W 70–61 | 12–4 (4–0) | 21 – Alexander | 5 – Tied | 5 – Kimpson | Cox Pavilion (875) Paradise, NV |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at New Mexico | W 88–73 | 13–4 (5–0) | 20 – Brackens | 15 – Brown | 9 – Jackson | The Pit (5,767) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Air Force | W 84–51 | 14–4 (6–0) | 19 – Kimpson | 12 – Brown | 4 – Kimpson | Cox Pavilion (957) Paradise, NV |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wyoming | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (7–0) | 22 – Kimpson | 13 – Brown | 4 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (1,410) Paradise, NV |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, MWN | | at Fresno State | W 73–48 | 16–4 (8–0) | 16 – Roland | 7 – Roland | 5 – Jackson | Save Mart Center (1,029) Fresno, CA |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN | | at San Diego State | L 58–59 | 16–5 (8–1) | 13 – James | 8 – Brown | 6 – Jackson | Viejas Arena (2,154) San Diego, CA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Nevada | W 68–59 | 17–5 (9–1) | 17 – Roland | 9 – Roland | 11 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (1,961) Paradise, NV |
| February 5, 2025 5:00 pm, MWN | | at Utah State | W 89–51 | 18–5 (10–1) | 16 – Roland | 7 – Tied | 7 – Jackson | Smith Spectrum (544) Logan, UT |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | New Mexico | W 90–65 | 19–5 (11–1) | 15 – Alexander | 9 – Roland | 4 – Tied | Cox Pavilion (1,376) Paradise, NV |
| February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | San Diego State | W 75–65 | 20–5 (12–1) | 27 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 9 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (928) Paradise, NV |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN | | at Nevada | W 64–50 | 21–5 (13–1) | 18 – Alexander | 7 – Roland | 3 – Jackson | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| February 22, 2025 12:00 pm, MWN | | at Colorado State | W 69–65 | 22–5 (14–1) | 18 – Brackens | 10 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Moby Arena (2,559) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | Boise State | W 83–53 | 23–5 (15–1) | 23 – Kimpson | 10 – Brown | 4 – Tied | Cox Pavilion (1,234) Paradise, NV |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN | | San Jose State | W 89–56 | 24–5 (16–1) | 24 – Roland | 13 – Brown | 6 – Jackson | Cox Pavilion (2,141) Paradise, NV |
| March 5, 2025 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Wyoming | L 66–71 | 24–6 (16–2) | 24 – Kimpson | 10 – Brown | 2 – Kimpson | Arena-Auditorium (3,601) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2025 12:00 pm, MWN | (1) | (8) Boise State Quarterfinals | W 80–70 | 25–6 | 29 – Kimpson | 10 – Brown | 3 – Alexander | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2025 5:00 pm, MWN | (1) | (4) San Diego State Semifinals | L 59–71 | 25–7 | 15 – Brown | 10 – Brackens | 6 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | Hawai'i First Round | | | | | | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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