# 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 12–20 (4–12 SEC) to finish in twelfth in the SEC. Head coach Kyra Elzy was fired following the season and Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks was hired as her successor.

## Offseason
### Departures

Kentucky Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brooklynn Miles | 0 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Frankfort, Kentucky | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Jordy Griggs | 3 | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Moreno Valley, California | Transferred to Clemson |
| Eniya Russell | 4 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Ajae Petty | 13 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Amiya Jenkins | 20 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Lexington, Kentucky | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Nyah Leveretter | 21 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Blythewood, South Carolina | Transferred to Georgia |
| Maddie Scherr | 22 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Florence, Kentucky | Transferred to TCU |
| Emma King | 34 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Stanford, Kentucky | Graduated |
| Janae Walker | 44 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Tyrone, Georgia | Transferred to Rutgers |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Lexi Blue G | Orlando, Florida | Lake Highland Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Tanah Becker G | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Clara Silva C | Faro, Portugal | Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Kentucky Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jordan Obi | 0 | G | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Hartford, Connecticut | Penn |
| Georgia Amoore | 3 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Ballarat, Australia | Virginia Tech |
| Teonni Key | 7 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Cary, North Carolina | North Carolina |
| Dazia Lawrence | 10 | G | 5'8" | RS Senior | Greenville, North Carolina | Charlotte |
| Gabby Brooks | 11 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Virginia Tech |
| Dominika Paurová | 12 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | Oregon State |
| Clara Strack | 13 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Buffalo, New York | Virginia Tech |
| Amelia Hassett | 32 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Albury, Australia | Eastern Florida State College |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 22 | USC Upstate | W 98–43 | 1–0 | 22 – Strack | 9 – Tied | 10 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,007) Lexington, KY |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 22 | Northern Kentucky | W 70–41 | 2–0 | 18 – Silva | 16 – Hassett | 8 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,188) Lexington, KY |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 20 | Wofford | W 76–42 | 3–0 | 19 – Lawrence | 15 – Strack | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (3,844) Lexington, KY |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 20 | No. 18 Louisville Rivalry | W 71–61 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | 19 – Amoore | 13 – Hassett | 9 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (6,117) Lexington, KY |
| November 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 79–67 | 5–0 | 23 – Amoore | 10 – Key | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,156) Lexington, KY |
| November 26, 2024* 4:30 pm, BallerTV | No. 14 | vs. Arizona State Music City Classic | W 77–61 | 6–0 | 24 – Strack | 13 – Key | 9 – Amoore | Trojan Fieldhouse (611) Nashville, TN |
| November 27, 2024* 8:30 pm, BallerTV | No. 14 | vs. No. 19 Illinois Music City Classic | W 76–53 | 7–0 | 25 – Strack | 15 – Strack | 8 – Amoore | Trojan Fieldhouse (368) Nashville, TN |
| December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at No. 16 North Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge | L 53–72 | 7–1 | 17 – Lawrence | 13 – Hassett | 8 – Amoore | Carmichael Arena (2,816) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 9, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 16 | Queens | W 87–45 | 8–1 | 20 – Amoore | 13 – Key | 5 – Lawrence | Memorial Coliseum (4,193) Lexington, KY |
| December 14, 2024* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | at Purdue | W 82–52 | 9–1 | 22 – Hassett | 12 – Strack | 6 – Lawrence | Mackey Arena (5,108) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 16 | Belmont | W 84–78 | 10–1 | 23 – Amoore | 11 – Hassett | 5 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (3,887) Lexington, KY |
| December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 16 | Western Kentucky | W 88–70 | 11–1 | 21 – Tied | 12 – Tied | 9 – Strack | Memorial Coliseum (5,700) Lexington, KY |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 91–69 | 12–1 (1–0) | 28 – Lawrence | 13 – Key | 9 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,493) Lexington, KY |
| January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 16 | at Vanderbilt | W 96–78 | 13–1 (2–0) | 24 – Amoore | 15 – Strack | 5 – Hassett | Memorial Gymnasium (8,501) Nashville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | at Florida | W 71–55 | 14–1 (3–0) | 18 – Amoore | 8 – Strack | 4 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,585) Gainesville, FL |
| January 12, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | Auburn | W 80–61 | 15–1 (4–0) | 21 – Tied | 7 – Key | 11 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,579) Lexington, KY |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 12 | at Georgia | W 78–64 | 16–1 (5–0) | 25 – Strack | 12 – Strack | 8 – Amoore | Stegeman Coliseum (3,071) Athens, GA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 11 | at Texas A&M | L 55–61 | 16–2 (5–1) | 20 – Key | 9 – Key | 5 – Amoore | Reed Arena (3,044) College Station, TX |
| January 26, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN | No. 11 | Arkansas | W 89–69 | 17–2 (6–1) | 19 – Amoore | 11 – Key | 8 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,870) Lexington, KY |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 12 | No. 22 Alabama | W 65–56 | 18–2 (7–1) | 16 – Amoore | 13 – Strack | 9 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY |
| February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 12 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | W 95–86 | 19–2 (8–1) | 43 – Amoore | 6 – Tied | 8 – Amoore | Lloyd Noble Center (6,008) Norman, OK |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Ole Miss | L 57–66 | 19–3 (8–2) | 18 – Key | 10 – Tied | 5 – Amoore | SJB Pavilion (2,875) Oxford, MS |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 3 Texas | L 49–67 | 19–4 (8–3) | 14 – Amoore | 10 – Key | 3 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (5,424) Lexington, KY |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 8 | Georgia | W 84–55 | 20–4 (9–3) | 21 – Amoore | 14 – Key | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (5,625) Lexington, KY |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN+ | No. 14 | at Missouri | W 73–65 | 21–4 (10–3) | 22 – Strack | 12 – Strack | 5 – Amoore | Mizzou Arena (2,601) Columbia, MO |
| February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 8 LSU | L 58–65 | 21–5 (10–4) | 16 – Amoore | 9 – Strack | 5 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Lexington, KY |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | No. 11 Tennessee Rivalry | W 82–58 | 22–5 (11–4) | 23 – Strack | 15 – Strack | 7 – Amoore | Memorial Coliseum (5,951) Lexington, KY |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 66–78 | 22–6 (11–5) | 23 – Strack | 8 – Strack | 4 – Strack | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN | (4) No. 12 | vs. (5) No. 10 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | L 65–69 | 22–7 | 29 – Amoore | 16 – Strack | 7 – Amoore | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN | (4 S4) No. 13 | (13 S4) Liberty First round | | | | | | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| *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 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| Coaches | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13т | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |