# 2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Gators finished the season 16–16 (5–11 SEC) to finish in eleventh in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to St. John's in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Florida Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aliyah Matharu | 2 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Baylor |
| Zippy Broughton | 4 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Wetumpka, Alabama | Graduated |
| Alberte Rimdal | 5 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Køge, Denmark | Transferred to Nebraska |
| Leilani Correa | 23 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Manchester, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Faith Dut | 25 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Vancouver, British Columbia | Graduated |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Liv McGill G | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Hopkins HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Me'Arah O'Neal G/F | Houston, Texas | Episcopal HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Kylee Kitts G/F | Oviedo, Florida | Hagerty HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb G | Bilbao, Spain | Segle XXI | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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 transfer

Florida Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Alexia Gassett | 3 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Louisville |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Flagler | W 85–46 | | 21 – Kyle | 11 – Warren | 7 – Salgues | O'Connell Center (445) Gainesville, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 82–54 | 1–0 | 21 – Warren | 7 – Gassett | 6 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,288) Gainesville, FL |
| November 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | W 102–67 | 2–0 | 21 – McGill | 12 – Kyle | 6 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,343) Gainesville, FL |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 104–35 | 3–0 | 21 – McGill | 12 – Kyle | 8 – McGill | O'Connell Center (991) Gainesville, FL |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Miami (FL) | L 73–83 | 3–1 | 25 – Warren | 8 – Kyle | 9 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,724) Gainesville, FL |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Florida State | L 74–98 | 3–2 | 28 – McGill | 11 – Kyle | 5 – McGill | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,894) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 28, 2024* 1:00 pm | | vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase | L 81–83 | 3–3 | 25 – Kyle | 9 – Kyle | 7 – Reynolds | McArthur Center (273) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm | | vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase | L 72–77 | 3–4 | 20 – McGill | 6 – Tied | 3 – Reynolds | McArthur Center (333) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Hofstra | W 75–48 | 4–4 | 15 – Kyle | 11 – Kyle | 5 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,322) Gainesville, FL |
| December 5, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge | W 77–64 | 5–4 | 21 – McGill | 10 – Kyle | 4 – Warren | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,475) Clemson, SC |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 82–63 | 6–4 | 16 – Kyle | 11 – Kyle | 9 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,732) Gainesville, FL |
| December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN | | Longwood | W 93–65 | 7–4 | 21 – McGill | 11 – Tied | 5 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,334) Gainesville, FL |
| December 18, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 19 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational | L 57–77 | 7–5 | 15 – McGill | 11 – Kyle | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC |
| December 21, 2024* 2:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 75–47 | 8–5 | 18 – Kyle | 10 – Gassett | 5 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,394) Gainesville, FL |
| December 29, 2024* 3:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 88–31 | 9–5 | 16 – Kyle | 11 – Kyle | 9 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,401) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Alabama | L 69–79 | 9–6 (0–1) | 18 – McGill | 13 – Kyle | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,516) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 5, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | W 73–57 | 10–6 (1–1) | 18 – Kyle | 6 – McGill | 6 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,656) Gainesville, FL |
| January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN | | No. 15 Kentucky | L 55–71 | 10–7 (1–2) | 15 – Reynolds | 9 – O'Neal | 3 – Warren | O'Connell Center (1,585) Gainesville, FL |
| January 12, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Missouri | W 93–67 | 11–7 (2–2) | 27 – Warren | 11 – McGill | 9 – McGill | Mizzou Arena (2,990) Columbia, MO |
| January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 69–94 | 11–8 (2–3) | 19 – Warren | 6 – Kyle | 5 – McGill | SJB Pavilion (2,884) Oxford, MS |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | No. 5 LSU | L 63–80 | 11–9 (2–4) | 21 – McGill | 7 – Tied | 6 – McGill | O'Connell Center (6,568) Gainesville, FL |
| January 26, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Auburn | L 51–74 | 11–10 (2–5) | 11 – Tied | 7 – Kyle | 4 – McGill | Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 23 Vanderbilt | L 86–99 | 11–11 (2–6) | 23 – Kyle | 12 – Kyle | 4 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,709) Gainesville, FL |
| February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 108–78 | 12–11 (3–6) | 18 – McGill | 12 – Kyle | 11 – McGill | Bud Walton Arena (2,243) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | | No. 23 Alabama | L 66–84 | 12–12 (3–7) | 22 – McGill | 10 – Warren | 6 – McGill | O'Connell Center (1,485) Gainesville, FL |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 4 South Carolina | L 63–101 | 12–13 (3–8) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Gassett | 4 – McGill | Colonial Life Arena (16,708) Columbia, SC |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Mississippi State | W 69–66 | 13–13 (4–8) | 20 – McGill | 6 – Kyle | 5 – Reynolds | O'Connell Center (2,044) Gainesville, FL |
| February 20, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M | W 74–52 | 14–13 (5–8) | 18 – McGill | 9 – Reynolds | 6 – Reynolds | Reed Arena (3,116) College Station, TX |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | No. 15 Tennessee | L 78–86 | 14–14 (5–9) | 19 – Kyle | 10 – Kyle | 5 – McGill | O'Connell Center (2,267) Gainesville, FL |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 13 Oklahoma | L 65–89 | 14–15 (5–10) | 14 – McGill | 8 – Kyle | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,928) Gainesville, FL |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 1 Texas | L 46–72 | 14–16 (5–11) | 12 – Kyle | 7 – McGill | 4 – McGill | Moody Center (10,580) Austin, TX |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Auburn First Round | W 60–50 | 15–16 | 16 – Kyle | 11 – Kyle | 8 – McGill | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC |
| March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 19 Alabama Second Round | W 63–61 | 16–16 | 29 – McGill | 9 – O'Neal | 4 – McGill | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 9 LSU Quarterfinals | L 87–101 | 16–17 | 16 – McGill | 11 – Kyle | 6 – McGill | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,439) Greenville, SC |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | Northern Iowa First Round | | | | | | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||