# 2024–25 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represents the University of Oregon during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks are led by eleventh-year head coach Kelly Graves, and play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon as a first-year member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Ducks finished the 2023–24 season at 11–21, 2–16 in Pac-12 play, to finish in last place. As the 12th seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament, they lost to 5th seed Colorado by the score of 79–30 in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Ula Chamberlin | 0 | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Medford, OR | Graduated |
| Kennedy Basham | 1 | F | 6' 7" | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Arizona State |
| Chance Gray | 2 | G | 5' 9" | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Priscilla Williams | 4 | G | 6' 2" | Sophomore | Branson, MO | Transferred to Jacksonville |
| Bella Hamel | 21 | G | 5' 9" | Junior | Hillsboro, OR | TBD |
| Grace VanSlooten | 40 | F | 6' 3" | Sophomore | Toledo, OH | Transferred to Michigan State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Alexis Whitfield | 1 | F | 6' 2" | GS Senior | West Hills, CA | UC Santa Barbara |
| Nani Falatea | 3 | G | 5' 9" | Junior | Salt Lake City, UT | BYU |
| Amina Muhammad | 5 | F | 6' 4" | Junior | DeSoto, TX | Texas |
| Elisa Mevius | 8 | G | 5' 10" | Junior | Rendsburg, Germany | Siena |
| Peyton Scott | 10 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Lynchburg, OH | Miami (OH) |
| Salimatou Kourouma | 12 | G/F | 5' 11" | GS Senior | Kati, Mali | Arizona |
| Ari Long | 14 | G | 6' 0" | Sophomore | Moreno Valley, CA | Washington |
| Deja Kelly | 25 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | San Antonio, TX | North Carolina |

### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Katie Fiso PG | Seattle, WA | Garfield High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| 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 November 12, 2023. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Janiyah Williams G | Edmond, OK | Edmond Memorial High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Warner Pacific | W 110–21 | | 18 – Mevius | 8 – Etute | – | Matthew Knight Arena (4,152) Eugene, OR |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | California Baptist | W 93–63 | 1–0 | 16 – Scott | 8 – Whitfield | 8 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (4,141) Eugene, OR |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Nevada | W 76–58 | 2–0 | 21 – Kelly | 7 – Muhammad | 3 – tied | Matthew Knight Arena (4,253) Eugene, OR |
| November 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 12 Baylor | W 76–74 | 3–0 | 20 – Kelly | 9 – Kelly | 6 – Mevius | Matthew Knight Arena (6,372) Eugene, OR |
| November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | No. 25 | North Texas | W 66–35 | 4–0 | 11 – tied | 7 – Mevius | 4 – Scott | Matthew Knight Arena (4,344) Eugene, OR |
| November 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Grand Canyon | W 70–54 | 5–0 | 17 – Scott | 11 – Kelly | 4 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (4,518) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Auburn | W 70–68 | 6–0 | 14 – Kyei | 11 – Kyei | 6 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (5,067) Eugene, OR |
| November 25, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV | No. 21 | vs. Georgia Tech Hawaii North Shore Showcase | L 58–74 | 6–1 | 10 – Kelly | 8 – Kyei | 2 – tied | George Q. Cannon Activities Center (1,800) Lāʻie, HI |
| November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV | No. 21 | vs. South Dakota State Hawaii North Shore Showcase | L 70–75 | 6–2 | 19 – Kelly | 8 – Muhammad | 2 – tied | George Q. Cannon Activities Center Lāʻie, HI |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Washington State | W 85–70 | 7–2 | 23 – Scott | 10 – Kyei | 6 – Mevius | Matthew Knight Arena (4,756) Eugene, OR |
| December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 6 USC | L 53–66 | 7–3 (0–1) | 16 – Kelly | 7 – Kyei | 2 – tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,246) Eugene, OR |
| December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Air Force | W 98–36 | 8–3 | 14 – Kyei | 8 – Kelly | 8 – Mevius | Matthew Knight Arena (4,551) Eugene, OR |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | UC Irvine | W 71–43 | 9–3 | 11 – Fiso | 9 – Kyei | 6 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (4,508) Eugene, OR |
| December 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Illinois | L 59–64 | 9–4 (0–2) | 17 – Falatea | 6 – Etute | 1 – tied | State Farm Center (4,914) Champaign, IL |
| December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | W 85–65 | 10–4 (1–2) | 14 – Scott | 9 – Kyei | 8 – Kelly | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,377) Evanston, IL |
| January 4, 2025 12:30 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 68–52 | 11–4 (2–2) | 14 – Mevius | 6 – Kelly | 4 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (5,847) Eugene, OR |
| January 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | W 63–61 | 12–4 (3–2) | 15 – Kelly | 8 – Kyei | 5 – Mevius | Bryce Jordan Center (1,701) State College, PA |
| January 12, 2025 10:00 a.m., B1G+ | | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 60–69 | 12–5 (3–3) | 11 – tied | 8 – tied | 3 – tied | Value City Arena (8,664) Columbus, OH |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Purdue | W 69–53 | 13–5 (4–3) | 15 – Kelly | 9 – Kyei | 6 – Mevius | Matthew Knight Arena (4,944) Eugene, OR |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Iowa | W 50–49 | 14–5 (5–3) | 12 – Kyei | 6 – Kelly | 3 – tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,307) Eugene, OR |
| January 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Indiana | W 54–47 | 15–5 (6–3) | 14 – Scott | 8 – Etute | 5 – Kelly | Matthew Knight Arena (5,572) Eugene, OR |
| January 30, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 16 Michigan State | W 63–59 | 16–5 (7–3) | 12 – Scott | 10 – Kyei | 5 – Tied | Breslin Center (3,521) East Lansing, MI |
| February 2, 2025 9:00 a.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan | L 48–80 | 16–6 (7–4) | 11 – Tied | 8 – Kyei | 3 – Kyei | Crisler Center (4,306) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 16 Maryland | L 61–79 | 16–7 (7–5) | 14 – Etute | 7 – Etute | 3 – Falatea | Matthew Knight Arena (5,156) Eugene, OR |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 1 UCLA | L 52–62 | 16–8 (7–6) | 19 – Falatea | 7 – Muhammad | 3 – Kyei | Matthew Knight Arena (6,534) Eugene, OR |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Washington | W 68–67 | 17–8 (8–6) | 21 – Kelly | 5 – Tied | 4 – Falatea | Matthew Knight Arena (4,720) Eugene, OR |
| February 16, 2025 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | W 76–70 | 18–8 (9–6) | 20 – Kelly | 8 – Kyei | 7 – Kelly | Williams Arena (6,487) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 19, 2025 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Nebraska | L 90–94 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (9–7) | 22 – Kelly | 9 – Kyei | 6 – Kelly | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,257) Lincoln, NE |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Rutgers | W 77–58 | 19–9 (10–7) | 20 – Kyei | 25 – Kyei | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (6,181) Eugene, OR |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Washington | L 56–64 | 19–10 (10–8) | 22 – Kelly | 7 – Etute | 3 – Scott | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,813) Seattle, WA |
| Big Ten women's tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN | (8) | vs. (9) Indiana Second round | L 62–78 | 19–11 | 16 – Scott | 8 – Scott | 5 – Kelly | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
Source:

## 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 | — | 25 | 23 | 21 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |