# 2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represent Texas Tech University for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for eleventh place. As the 12-seed, they beat 13-seed Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. They lost in the second round to 5-seed Baylor. They were not invited to a postseason tournament, ending their season with the Big 12 Tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Texas Tech Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jazion Jackson | 1 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Arizona State |
| JoJo Nworie | 4 | F/C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Colorado |
| Rhyle McKinney | 5 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Argyle, TX | Graduated |
| Saga Ukkonen | 11 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Helsinki, Finland | Transferred to Fresno State |
| Elina Arike | 13 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | Transferred to Middle Tennessee |
| Ashley Chevalier | 25 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Chatsworth, CA | Transferred to Houston |
| Jazmaine Lewis | 42 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |

### Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jalynn Bristow | 1 | G/F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Holliday, TX | Iowa State |
| Denae Fritz | 5 | G | 5'11" | Graduate | Maryville, TN | Baylor |
| Adlee Blacklock | 8 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Lubbock, TX | Oregon State |
| Sarengbe Sanogo | 11 | F/C | 6'3" | Junior | Paris, France | Odessa College |
| Ivana Krajina | 13 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Kaštel Novi, Croatia | Odessa College |
| Maya Peat | 54 | C | 6'6" | Graduate | Chandler, AZ | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kalysta Martin G | San Antonio, TX | Providence Catholic School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | June 30, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| 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 4, 2024. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Height | Weight |
| | N/A | 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 78–48 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,584) Lubbock, TX |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 63–40 | 2–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,609) Lubbock, TX |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico | W 75–68 | 3–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,690) Lubbock, TX |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State | W 56–52 | 4–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,467) Lubbock, TX |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 66–40 | 5–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,907) Lubbock, TX |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 78–70 | 6–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,130) Lubbock, TX |
| November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Tournament | L 62–70 | 6–1 | Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,825) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Gonzaga Paradise Jam Tournament | W 67–49 | 7–1 | Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,725) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., TBA | | vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam Tournament | W 72–69 | 8–1 | Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 78–68 | 9–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,231) Lubbock, TX |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at SMU | L 57–61 | 9–2 | Moody Coliseum (1,834) University Park, TX |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | W 75–72 | 10–2 | Bud Walton Arena (2,511) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 73–67 | 11–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (13,106) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston | W 74–59 | 12–2 (1–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,227) Lubbock, TX |
| January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | L 61–79 | 12–3 (1–1) | Desert Financial Arena (1,277) Tempe, AZ |
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 57–77 | 12–4 (1–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,042) Manhattan, KS |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 West Virginia | L 53–89 | 12–5 (1–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,222) Lubbock, TX |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 TCU | L 43–69 | 12–6 (1–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,465) Lubbock, TX |
| January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 58–71 | 12–7 (1–5) | Hilton Coliseum (9,137) Ames, IA |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | BYU | W 70–65 | 13–7 (2–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,008) Lubbock, TX |
| January 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 62–44 | 14–7 (3–5) | Fertitta Center (611) Houston, TX |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | L 68–71 | 14–8 (3–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,468) Lubbock, TX |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 50–57 | 14–9 (3–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,076) Lawrence, KS |
| February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Colorado | L 51–67 | 14–10 (3–8) | CU Events Center (4,953) Boulder, CO |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah | L 64–70 | 14–11 (3–9) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,986) Lubbock, TX |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 9 TCU | L 42–63 | 14–12 (3–10) | Schollmaier Arena (5,478) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 25 Baylor | L 60–66 | 14–13 (3–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,648) Lubbock, TX |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | L 56–59 | 14–14 (3–12) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,920) Lubbock, TX |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 60–61 | 14–15 (3–13) | Addition Financial Arena (1,207) Orlando, FL |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA | | at Arizona | L 57–66 | 14–16 (3–14) | McKale Center (6,911) Tucson, AZ |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 15–16 (4–14) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,452) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Kansas First Round | W 57–53 | 16–16 | T-Mobile Center (4,374) Kansas City, MO |
| March 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (6) Utah Second Round | W 75–64 | 17–16 | T-Mobile Center (4,582) Kansas City, MO |
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (3) No. 21 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 59–62 | 17–17 | T-Mobile Center (5,681) Kansas City, MO |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | (4) Wyoming First Round | | | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||