# 2024–25 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington and first year as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they lost in the first round to Oregon. They were invited to the WBIT but lost in the first round to Georgetown.
This was also the last season that Washington played in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference on August 1, 2024.

## Offseason
### Departures

Washington Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Lauren Schwartz | 2 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Union, KY | Graduated |
| Jayda Noble | 3 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Spokane, WA | Transferred to California |
| Ari Long | 13 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Moreno Valley, CA | Transferred to Oregon |
| Nia Lowery | 15 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming

Washington Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brenna McDonald | 20 | F | 6'3" | GS Senior | Natick, MA | Yale |
| Tayra Eke | 32 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Madrid, Spain | Eastern Michigan |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Devin Coppinger G | Everson, WA | Nooksack Valley | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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 September 28, 2024. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Brynn McGaughy F | Eagle, ID | Eagle High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Brynleigh Martin G | Springboro, OH | Springboro High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| Nina Cain W | Sacramento, CA | C. K. McClatchy High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Seattle | W 95–53 | 1–0 | 18 – Ladine | 8 – McDonald | 7 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,711) Seattle, WA |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Pacific | W 81–50 | 2–0 | 17 – Sellers | 7 – Stines | 5 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,717) Seattle, WA |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Siena | W 94–51 | 3–0 | 21 – Ladine | 9 – Eke | 5 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,137) Seattle, WA |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Eastern Washington | W 83–59 | 4–0 | 21 – Sellers | 11 – Ladine | 5 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,925) Seattle, WA |
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 68–82 | 4–1 | 22 – Sellers | 7 – Stines | 2 – Tied | Dahlberg Arena (2,145) Missoula, MT |
| November 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 62–58 | 5–1 | 20 – Ladine | 9 – Daniels | 5 – Daniels | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,575) Seattle, WA |
| November 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 65–50 | 6–1 | 16 – Sellers | 14 – Eke | 3 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,665) Seattle, WA |
| November 25, 2024* 10:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 7 LSU Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals | L 67–68 | 6–2 | 24 – Sellers | 9 – Tied | 5 – Stines | Baha Mar Convention Center (297) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2024* 8:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Southern Pink Flamingo Championship 3rd place game | W 61–43 | 7–2 | 18 – Stines | 11 – Eke | 6 – Stines | Baha Mar Convention Center (327) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 1 UCLA | L 62–73 | 7–3 (0–1) | 19 – Ladine | 8 – Stines | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,453) Seattle, WA |
| December 14, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN | | Utah | L 57–67 | 7–4 | 30 – Sellers | 9 – Eke | 3 – Eke | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,695) Seattle, WA |
| December 18, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | North Dakota State Husky Classic | W 64–51 | 8–4 | 18 – Sellers | 11 – Eke | 5 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,738) Seattle, WA |
| December 19, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Furman Husky Classic | W 71–43 | 9–4 | 15 – Coppinger | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,780) Seattle, WA |
| December 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Northwestern | W 90–71 | 10–4 (1–1) | 40 – Ladine | 15 – Daniels | 7 – Sellers | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,439) Evanston, IL |
| December 31, 2024 10:00 a.m., BTN | | at Illinois | W 84–75 | 11–4 (2–1) | 24 – Sellers | 12 – Daniels | 8 – Sellers | State Farm Center (4,272) Champaign, IL |
| January 7, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 79–58 | 12–4 (3–1) | 23 – Ladine | 11 – Williams | 9 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,700) Seattle, WA |
| January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | at No. 20 Michigan State | L 68–80 | 12–5 (3–2) | 21 – Sellers | 11 – Daniels | 4 – Eke | Breslin Center (4,192) East Lansing, MI |
| January 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan | L 69–82 | 12–6 (3–3) | 30 – Sellers | 5 – Tied | 2 – Stines | Crisler Center (2,687) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Purdue | W 87–58 | 13–6 (4–3) | 24 – Sellers | 10 – Daniels | 6 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,010) Seattle, WA |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock | | Iowa | L 61–85 | 13–7 (4–4) | 24 – Ladine | 4 – McDonald | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,380) Seattle, WA |
| January 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Indiana | L 70–73 | 13–8 (4–5) | 21 – Daniels | 5 – Tied | 6 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,219) Seattle, WA |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 56–66 | 13–9 (4–6) | 17 – Stines | 11 – Ladine | 4 – Tied | Value City Arena (8,602) Columbus, OH |
| February 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | W 82–71 | 14–9 (5–6) | 28 – Stines | 7 – Stines | 5 – Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (2,035) State College, PA |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 16 Maryland | L 73–81 | 14–10 (5–7) | 23 – Ladine | 10 – Daniels | 5 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,819) Seattle, WA |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Oregon | L 67–68 | 14–11 (5–8) | 21 – Sellers | 7 – Ladine | 5 – Sellers | Matthew Knight Arena (4,720) Eugene, OR |
| February 16, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 6 USC | L 64–69 | 14–12 (5–9) | 24 – Sellers | 10 – Stines | 3 – Sellers | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,913) Seattle, WA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Rutgers | W 83–65 | 15–12 (6–9) | 28 – Ladine | 8 – Daniels | 7 – Stines | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,947) Seattle, WA |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Nebraska | W 83–62 | 16–12 (7–9) | 28 – Ladine | 10 – Daniels | 5 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,476) Lincoln, NE |
| February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | W 72–62 | 17–12 (8–9) | 26 – Ladine | 10 – Daniels | 5 – Stines | Williams Arena (4,297) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Oregon | W 64–56 | 18–12 (9–9) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,813) Seattle, WA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 12:30 p.m., Peacock | (12) | vs. (13) Minnesota First Round | W 79–65 | 19–12 | 21 – Ladine | 8 – Ladine | 6 – Stines | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 5, 2025 11:30 a.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (5) Michigan Second Round | L 58–66 | 19–13 | 22 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 7 – Sellers | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (11 B2) | vs. (11 B2) Columbia First Four | | | | | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |