# 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The mountaineers will be led by 2nd year head coach Mark Kellogg and will play their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous Season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023-24 season 25–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 6 seed, they beat the No. 11 seed Cincinnati, before losing to the No. 3 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Albany regional 2. They won their first round matchup against the 2023-24 Ivy League champions Princeton 63–53. They were then matched up against regional hosts No. 2 Iowa, where they lost 54–64.

## Offseason
### Departures

West Virginia Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Messiah Hunter | 13 | F | 6'2" | Jr | Hopewell, VA | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Tavy Diggs | 21 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Richardson, TX | Graduated |
| Lauren Fields | 23 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Shawnee, OK | Graduated |
| Jayla Hemmingway | 00 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Collierville, TN | Graduated |
| Ainhoa Holze | 5 | G | 5'9" | Fr | Martigny, Switzerland | Unknown |

### Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sydney Shaw | 5 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Miami, FL | Auburn |
| Célia Riviére | 37 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Paris, France | Northwest Florida State |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Destiny Agubata W | Corona, CA | Santiago High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Jordan Thomas P | Carrollton, TX | Hebron High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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 February 20, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | Towson | W 85–41 | 1–0 | 23 – Harrison | 9 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (2,079) Morgantown, WV |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | Niagara | W 110–41 | 2–0 | 21 – Harrison | 13 – Watson | 7 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,166) Morgantown, WV |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | W 82–54 | 3–0 | 17 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,614) Morgantown, WV |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | Texas A&M | W 83–62 | 4–0 | 27 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,714) Morgantown, WV |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Bowling Green | W 78–47 | 5–0 | 20 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 6 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (2,772) Morgantown, WV |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Lafayette | W 98–28 | 6–0 | 19 – Quinerly | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,042) Morgantown, WV |
| November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 89–54 | 7–0 | 22 – Quinerly | 10 – Thomas | 4 – Quinerly | Hertz Arena (277) Estero, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. Boise State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 82–47 | 8–0 | 20 – Shaw | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | Hertz Arena (314) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. No. 5 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase championship game | L 73–78 | 8–1 | 29 – Quinnerly | 5 – Watson | 6 – Harrison | Hertz Arena (457) Estero, FL |
| December 6, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | East Tennessee State | W 85–40 | 9–1 | 17 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (8,489) Morgantown, WV |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 15 | at Temple | W 68–46 | 10–1 | 15 – Watson | 10 – Watson | 7 – Harrison | Liacouras Center (1,672) Philadelphia, PA |
| Big 12 Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at Colorado | L 60–65 | 10–2 (0–1) | 18 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | CU Events Center (3,209) Boulder, CO |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | UCF | W 80–58 | 11–2 (1–1) | 31 – Quinerly | 7 – Blacksten | 6 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (5,232) Morgantown, WV |
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | BYU | W 66–53 | 12–2 (2–1) | 19 – Quinerly | 9 – Watson | 5 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (4,066) Morgantown, WV |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 | at Texas Tech | W 89–53 | 13–2 (3–1) | 21 – Quinerly | 5 – Harrison | 4 – Quinerly | United Supermarkets Arena (4,222) Lubbock, TX |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 | at Oklahoma State | L 57–64 | 13–3 (3–2) | 16 – Blacksten | 7 – Tied | 5 – Harrison | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,992) Stillwater, OK |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | Colorado | W 73–46 | 14–3 (4–2) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Harrison | 4 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,153) Morgantown, WV |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX | No. 20 | Iowa State | W 82–68 | 15–3 (5–2) | 20 – Tied | 11 – Watson | 6 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (4,444) Morgantown, WV |
| January 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Arizona State | W 89–59 | 16–3 (6–2) | 29 – Quinerly | 11 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | Desert Financial Arena (1,571) Tempe, AZ |
| January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Arizona | L 62–77 | 16–4 (6–3) | 26 – Quinerly | 6 – Watson | 2 – Quinerly | McKale Center (7,773) Tucson, AZ |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 21 | No. 24 Oklahoma State | W 54–37 | 17–4 (7–3) | 18 – Shaw | 9 – Watson | 4 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (5,247) Morgantown, WV |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Kansas | W 76–43 | 18–4 (8–3) | 22 – Shaw | 7 – Blacksten | 3 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,258) Morgantown, WV |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at Houston | W 79–51 | 19–4 (9–3) | 20 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 6 – Quinerly | Fertitta Center (901) Houston, TX |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at No. 25 Baylor | L 65–75 | 19–5 (9–4) | 20 – Harrison | 9 – Watson | 4 – Tied | Foster Pavilion (3,441) Waco, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Cincinnati | W 69–50 | 20–5 (10–4) | 29 – Quinerly | 9 – Watson | 4 – Watson | WVU Coliseum (5,164) Morgantown, WV |
| February 17, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX | No. 17 | No. 12 Kansas State | W 70–57 | 21–5 (11–4) | 26 – Quinerly | 15 – Watson | 4 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (4,122) Morgantown, WV |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | at No. 10 TCU | L 50–71 | 21–6 (11–5) | 13 – Quinerly | 5 – Tied | 5 – Harrison | Schollmaier Arena (5,897) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Utah | W 75–46 | 22–6 (12–5) | 38 – Quinerly | 8 – Tied | 7 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (4,471) Morgantown, WV |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at Cincinnati | W 85–69 | 23–6 (13–5) | 31 – Quinnerly | 8 – Thomas | 7 – Quinnerly | Fifth Third Arena (1,957) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4) No. 16 | vs. (5) No. 20 Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 73–69 | 24–6 | 24 – Quinnerly | 7 – Watson | 2 – Quinnerly | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 8 TCU Semifinals | L 65–71 | 24–7 | 20 – Quinerly | 7 – Shaw | 4 – Harrison | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15т | |