# 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are led by 2nd year head coach Mark Kellogg and play their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous Season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023-24 season 25–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 6 seed, they beat the No. 11 seed Cincinnati, before losing to the No. 3 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Albany regional 2. They won their first round matchup against the 2023-24 Ivy League champions Princeton 63–53. They were then matched up against regional hosts No. 2 Iowa, where they lost 54–64.

## Offseason
### Departures

West Virginia Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Messiah Hunter | 13 | F | 6'2" | Jr | Hopewell, VA | Transferred to Seton Hall |
| Tavy Diggs | 21 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Richardson, TX | Graduated |
| Lauren Fields | 23 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Shawnee, OK | Graduated |
| Jayla Hemmingway | 00 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Collierville, TN | Graduated |
| Ainhoa Holze | 5 | G | 5'9" | Fr | Martigny, Switzerland | Unknown |

### Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sydney Shaw | 5 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Miami, FL | Auburn |
| Célia Riviére | 37 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Paris, France | Northwest Florida State |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Destiny Agubata W | Corona, CA | Santiago High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Jordan Thomas P | Carrollton, TX | Hebron High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. ||||||

## 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 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | Towson | W 85–41 | 1–0 | 23 – Harrison | 9 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (2,079) Morgantown, WV |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | Niagara | W 110–41 | 2–0 | 21 – Harrison | 13 – Watson | 7 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,166) Morgantown, WV |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | W 82–54 | 3–0 | 17 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,614) Morgantown, WV |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | Texas A&M | W 83–62 | 4–0 | 27 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,714) Morgantown, WV |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Bowling Green | W 78–47 | 5–0 | 20 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 6 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (2,772) Morgantown, WV |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Lafayette | W 98–28 | 6–0 | 19 – Quinerly | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,042) Morgantown, WV |
| November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 89–54 | 7–0 | 22 – Quinerly | 10 – Thomas | 4 – Quinerly | Hertz Arena (277) Estero, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. Boise State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 82–47 | 8–0 | 20 – Shaw | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | Hertz Arena (314) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloSports | No. 12 | vs. No. 5 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase championship game | L 73–78 | 8–1 | 29 – Quinnerly | 5 – Watson | 6 – Harrison | Hertz Arena (457) Estero, FL |
| December 6, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | East Tennessee State | W 85–40 | 9–1 | 17 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (8,489) Morgantown, WV |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 15 | at Temple | W 68–46 | 10–1 | 15 – Watson | 10 – Watson | 7 – Harrison | Liacouras Center (1,672) Philadelphia, PA |
| Big 12 Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at Colorado | L 60–65 | 10–2 (0–1) | 18 – Harrison | 8 – Watson | 5 – Harrison | CU Events Center (3,209) Boulder, CO |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | UCF | W 80–58 | 11–2 (1–1) | 31 – Quinerly | 7 – Blacksten | 6 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (5,232) Morgantown, WV |
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | BYU | W 66–53 | 12–2 (2–1) | 19 – Quinerly | 9 – Watson | 5 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (4,066) Morgantown, WV |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 | at Texas Tech | W 89–53 | 13–2 (3–1) | 21 – Quinerly | 5 – Harrison | 4 – Quinerly | United Supermarkets Arena (4,222) Lubbock, TX |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 | at Oklahoma State | L 57–64 | 13–3 (3–2) | 16 – Blacksten | 7 – Tied | 5 – Harrison | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,992) Stillwater, OK |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | Colorado | W 73–46 | 14–3 (4–2) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Harrison | 4 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (3,153) Morgantown, WV |
| January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX | No. 20 | Iowa State | W 82–68 | 15–3 (5–2) | 20 – Tied | 11 – Watson | 6 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (4,444) Morgantown, WV |
| January 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Arizona State | W 89–59 | 16–3 (6–2) | 29 – Quinerly | 11 – Watson | 8 – Harrison | Desert Financial Arena (1,571) Tempe, AZ |
| January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Arizona | L 62–77 | 16–4 (6–3) | 26 – Quinerly | 6 – Watson | 2 – Quinerly | McKale Center (7,773) Tucson, AZ |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 21 | No. 24 Oklahoma State | W 54–37 | 17–4 (7–3) | 18 – Shaw | 9 – Watson | 4 – Quinerly | WVU Coliseum (5,247) Morgantown, WV |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Kansas | W 76–43 | 18–4 (8–3) | 22 – Shaw | 7 – Blacksten | 3 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (3,258) Morgantown, WV |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at Houston | W 79–51 | 19–4 (9–3) | 20 – Quinerly | 8 – Watson | 6 – Quinerly | Fertitta Center (901) Houston, TX |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at No. 25 Baylor | L 65–75 | 19–5 (9–4) | 20 – Harrison | 9 – Watson | 4 – Tied | Foster Pavilion (3,441) Waco, TX |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Cincinnati | W 69–50 | 20–5 (10–4) | 29 – Quinerly | 9 – Watson | 4 – Watson | WVU Coliseum (5,164) Morgantown, WV |
| February 17, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX | No. 17 | No. 12 Kansas State | W 70–57 | 21–5 (11–4) | 26 – Quinerly | 15 – Watson | 4 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (4,122) Morgantown, WV |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | at No. 10 TCU | L 50–71 | 21–6 (11–5) | 13 – Quinerly | 5 – Tied | 5 – Harrison | Schollmaier Arena (5,897) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Utah | W 75–46 | 22–6 (12–5) | 38 – Quinerly | 8 – Tied | 7 – Harrison | WVU Coliseum (4,471) Morgantown, WV |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at Cincinnati | W 85–69 | 23–6 (13–5) | 31 – Quinnerly | 8 – Thomas | 7 – Quinnerly | Fifth Third Arena (1,957) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4) No. 16 | vs. (5) No. 20 Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 73–69 | 24–6 | 24 – Quinnerly | 7 – Watson | 2 – Quinnerly | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 8 TCU Semifinals | L 65–71 | 24–7 | 20 – Quinerly | 7 – Shaw | 4 – Harrison | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15т | |