# 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, who were led by tenth year head coach Lynne Roberts through the first 4 games of the season before she left to take the Los Angeles Sparks head coaching job and associate head coach Gavin Petersen being named her replacement, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and compete as first year members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tied for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga to end their season.
This was also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.
On November 19, it was announced that Lynne Roberts has accept the position to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Petersen was named head coach three days later on November 22, 2024.

## Offseason
### Departures

Utah Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Isabel Palmer | 1 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Newcastle, Australia | Graduated |
| Lani White | 3 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Irvine, CA | Transferred to Virginia Tech |
| Daniela Falcon Hernandez | 11 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain | Transferred to UC Irvine |
| Dasia Young | 34 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Jonesboro, AR | Graduated |
| Alissa Pili | 35 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Anchorage, AK | Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 8th overall by Minnesota Lynx |

### Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chyra Evans | 12 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Newcastle, Australia | Michigan |
| Mayé Touré | 21 | F | 6'2" | Graduate student | Athis-Mons, France | Rhode Island |

### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Brooke Walker PG | Andover, KS | Andover High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Kylie Ray G | La Crescenta, CA | Crescenta Valley High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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 22, 2024. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Leonna Sneed PG | San Antonio, TX | Karen Wagner High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Avery Hjelmstad G | Edmond, OK | Edmond Memorial High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 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 22, 2024. |||||||

## 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 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 105–52 | 1–0 | 18 – Kneepkens | 7 – Ross | 7 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 86–46 | 2–0 | 22 – Tourè | 5 – Tied | 8 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,154) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | L 69–71 | 2–1 | 15 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,114) Evanston, IL |
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 118–50 | 3–1 | 24 – Kneepkens | 8 – Tied | 7 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,129) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Ross | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,901) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 72–53 | 5–1 | 19 – Kneepkens | 8 – Ross | 8 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,102) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Mississippi State Cayman Islands Classic | L 62–66 | 5–2 | 17 – Kneepkens | 6 – Ross | 4 – Vieira | John Gray Gymnasium (802) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Cayman Islands Classic | W 78–67 | 6–2 | 16 – Kneepkens | 8 – Tied | 5 – Vieira | John Gray Gymnasium (885) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Utah State | W 87–34 | 7–2 | 17 – McQueen | 6 – Tied | 6 – McQueen | Delta Center (3,949) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Princeton | W 79–76 | 8–2 | 19 – Kneepkens | 7 – Ross | 6 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,062) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN | | at Washington | W 67–57 | 9–2 | 24 – Kneepkens | 7 – Kneepkens | 4 – Vieira | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,695) Seattle, WA |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m, ESPN+ | | Arizona State | W 102–82 | 10–2 (1–0) | 24 – Kneepkens | 9 – Tourè | 8 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,787) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona | W 69–48 | 11–2 (2–0) | 18 – Kneepkens | 11 – Ross | 11 – Vieira | McKale Center (6,958) Tucson, AZ |
| January 5, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Iowa State | W 75–67 | 12–2 (3–0) | 24 – Toure | 9 – Toure | 6 – Johnson | Hilton Coliseum (9,251) Ames, IA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 22 | No. 12 Kansas State | L 47–71 | 12–3 (3–1) | 12 – Kneepkens | 7 – Tourè | 3 – Johnson | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,746) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 22 | Houston | W 69–42 | 13–3 (4–1) | 22 – Toure | 12 – Toure | 7 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,326) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | at Baylor | L 61–70 | 13–4 (4–2) | 17 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Vieira | Foster Pavilion (3,216) Waco, TX |
| January 17, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | at No. 10 TCU | L 73–81 | 13–5 (4–3) | 26 – Kneepkens | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Schollmaier Arena (2,735) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | W 79–61 | 14–5 (5–3) | 30 – Kneepkens | 10 – Kneepkens | 8 – Kneepkens | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,531) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at BYU Rivalry | W 81–76 | 15–5 (6–3) | 32 – Kneepkens | 8 – Tied | 4 – Vieira | Marriott Center (4,889) Provo, UT |
| January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Arizona | W 67–58 | 16–5 (7–3) | 28 – Kneepkens | 11 – Toure | 4 – Johnson | Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,431) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 70–64 | 17–5 (8–3) | 20 – Johnson | 11 – Toure | 5 – Kneepkens | United Supermarkets Arena (3,986) Lubbock, TX |
| February 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 95–51 | 18–5 (9–3) | 32 – Kneepkens | 11 – Toure | 7 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,909) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | W 77–60 | 19–5 (10–3) | 16 – Kneepkens | 6 – Toure | 5 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,756) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | W 98–62 | 20–5 (11–3) | 24 – Kneepkens | 12 – Kneepkens | 6 – Johnson | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 64–68 | 20–6 (11–4) | 16 – Kneepkens | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,882) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 92–65 | 21–6 (12–4) | 25 – Kneepkens | 6 – Toure | 5 – Vieira | Fifth Third Arena (2,015) Cincinnnati, OH |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 18 West Virginia | L 46–75 | 21–7 (12–5) | 12 – Toure | 9 – Toure | 2 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (4,471) Morgantown, WV |
| March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | BYU Rivalry | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 (13–5) | 24 – Tourè | 14 – Tourè | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,242) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (14) Texas Tech Second Round | L 64–75 | 22–8 | 23 – Kneepkens | 6 – Kneepkens | 6 – Kneepkens | T-Mobile Center (4,582) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournment - Birmingham Regional 2 |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (8 B2) | vs. (9 B2) Indiana Round of 64 | | | | | | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| 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 | — | | | | | RV | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | | | | | RV | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | |