# 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her thirteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marks the program's 43rd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season with a 20–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They were ranked the No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round by Kansas in overtime.

## Offseason

On May 21, 2024, Justine Raterman was named an assistant coach at Michigan, replacing the departing Harry Rafferty.
Michigan had six players enter the transfer portal, the most notable transfer was All-Big Ten first-team junior guard, Laila Phelia. Michigan signed the ESPN-ranked number 4 recruiting class consisting of five incoming freshmen, the highest-ranked class in program history.

### Departures

Michigan Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Elissa Brett | 0 | G | 6'0" | Graduate | Adelaide, SA | Graduated |
| Lauren Hansen | 1 | G | 5'9" | Graduate | Long Island, NY | Graduated |
| Laila Phelia | 5 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Texas |
| Taylor Woodson | 21 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | Minnetonka, MN | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Chyra Evans | 22 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Newcastle, NSW | Transferred to Utah |
| Whitney Sollom | 25 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Hartland, MI | Graduated |
| Elise Stuck | 30 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Charlevoix, MI | Transferred to Ball State |
| Taylor Williams | 33 | F | 6'2" | Graduate | New Baltimore, MI | Transferred to Northwestern |
| Cameron Williams | 44 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Miami |

### Acquisitions

Michigan incoming transfers :
| Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brooke Q. Daniels | G | 5'7" | JR | Macomb, MI | Oakland |
| Iuliia Grabovskaia | C | 6'5" | JR | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Middle Tennessee |
| Ally VanTimmeren | F | 6'2" | GS | Allendale, MI | Boston College |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Syla Swords G | Sudbury, Ontario | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Olivia Olson G | New Hope, MN | Benilde-St. Margaret's | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Mila Holloway G | Charlotte, NC | Legacy Early College | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Aaiyanna Dunbar F | Murfreesboro, TN | Blackman | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Te'Yala Delfosse F | Ewing, NJ | Ewing | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| 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 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | | Northwood | W 81–52 | – | Crisler Center (1,034) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., TNT | | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Hall of Fame Series | L 62–68 | 0–1 | T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Lehigh | W 86–55 | 1–1 | Crisler Center (2,747) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Central Michigan | W 99–62 | 2–1 | Crisler Center (2,423) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Oakland | W 88–42 | 3–1 | Crisler Center (2,643) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 20, 2024* 5:30 p.m., B1G+ | | LIU | W 96–31 | 4–1 | Crisler Center (2,012) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Long Beach State | W 111–56 | 5–1 | Crisler Center (2,753) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., WSN | | vs. Belmont Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals | W 68–58 | 6–1 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (787) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m., WSN | | vs. Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division championship | W 76–65 | 7–1 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Northwestern | W 60–54 | 8–1 (1–0) | Crisler Center (3,636) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 20 | Detroit | W 100–54 | 9–1 | Crisler Center (3,423) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 17, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma Jumpman Invitational | L 62–72 | 9–2 | Spectrum Center (16,058) Charlotte, NC |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | at Akron | W 96–55 | 10–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,156) Akron, OH |
| December 29, 2024 10:00 p.m., BTN | No. 23 | at No. 4 USC | L 58–78 | 10–3 (1–1) | Galen Center (8,043) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN | No. 24 | at No. 1 UCLA | L 70–86 | 10–4 (1–2) | Pauley Pavilion (4,566) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 25 | No. 9 Ohio State Rivalry | L 77–84 | 10–5 (1–3) | Crisler Center (5,112) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 25 | at Purdue | W 87–60 | 11–5 (2–3) | Mackey Arena (9,231) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Washington | W 82–69 | 12–5 (3–3) | Crisler Center (2,687) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Rutgers | W 87–71 | 13–5 (4–3) | Crisler Center (4,683) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | at No. 23 Minnesota | W 70–65 | 14–5 (5–3) | Williams Arena (4,344) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 24 | No. 21 Michigan State Rivalry | L 58–88 | 14–6 (5–4) | Crisler Center (10,873) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 29, 2025 7:30 p.m., B1G+ | | at Wisconsin | L 75–82 | 14–7 (5–5) | Kohl Center (4,023) Madison, WI |
| February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Oregon | W 80–48 | 15–7 (6–5) | Crisler Center (4,306) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Nebraska | W 78–60 | 16–7 (7–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,617) Lincoln, NE |
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 20 Michigan State Rivalry | W 71–61 | 17–7 (8–5) | Breslin Student Events Center (11,043) East Lansing, MI |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Indiana | W 70–67 | 18–7 (9–5) | Crisler Center (2,677) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 21 Maryland | L 77–85 | 18–8 (9–6) | Xfinity Center (7,049) College Park, MD |
| February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 78–68 | 19–8 (10–6) | Crisler Center (4,758) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Iowa | L 66–79 | 19–9 (10–7) | Crisler Center (4,082) Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 2, 2025 1:30 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | W 78–69 | 20–9 (11–7) | State Farm Center (6,889) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 2:30 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (12) Washington Second round | W 66–58 | 21–9 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,028) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2025 2:20 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (4) No. 15 Maryland Quarterfinals | W 98–71 | 22–9 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,352) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 2 USC Semifinals | L 70–82 | 22–10 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,805) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (6 B3) | vs. (11 B3) Iowa State/Princeton First round | | | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B3=Birmingham 3. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||

## Awards and honors

Weekly awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Syla Swords | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | November 11, 2024 |
| Mila Holloway | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | November 18, 2024 |
| Syla Swords | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | December 2, 2024 |
| Olivia Olson | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | December 9, 2024 |
| Olivia Olson | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | February 3, 2025 |
| Syla Swords | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | February 10, 2025 |
| Player | Award |
| Olivia Olson | Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year |
| Olivia Olson | Second-team All-Big Ten |
| Syla Swords | Second-team All-Big Ten |
| Olivia Olson | Big Ten All-Freshman team |
| Syla Swords | Big Ten All-Freshman team |
| Jordan Hobbs | All-Big Ten honorable mention |
| Mila Holloway | All-Big Ten honorable mention |
| Syla Swords | Big Ten All-Tournament team |
| Syla Swords | Freshman All-American team (ESPN) |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | |