# 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by third-year head coach Coquese Washington, and played their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 15th place. As the No. 15 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Nebraska in the first round.

## Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Rutgers Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jillian Hueter | 0 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Clifton Park, NY | Transferred to Fairfield |
| Kaylene Smikle | 2 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Farmingdale, NY | Transferred to Maryland |
| Erica Lafayette | 20 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Kassondra Brown | 22 | C | 6'2" | Graduate student | Abington, PA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Rutgers Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| JoJo Lacey | 14 | G | 6'1" | Graduate student | Douglassville, PA | Boston College |
| Janae Walker | 44 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Tyrone, GA | Kentucky |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kiyomi McMiller PG | Burlington, NJ | Life Center Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| 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 13, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Caldwell | W 101–48 | | 24 – Adams | 12 – Adams | 3 – Petticord | Jersey Mike's Arena (517) Piscataway, NJ |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Manhattan | W 85–79 | 1–0 | 21 – Cornwell | 15 – Cornwell | 3 – Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,517) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Cornell | W 72–61 | 2–0 | 30 – Adams | 15 – Adams | 8 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,263) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | NJIT | W 84–74 | 3–0 | 36 – Adams | 22 – Adams | 4 – Petticord | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | Iona | W 81–53 | 4–0 | 28 – Adams | 11 – Adams | 4 – Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Virginia Tech | L 80–91 | 4–1 | 24 – McMiller | 6 – Tied | 4 – Thompson | Cassell Coliseum (4,644) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Princeton Rivalry | L 49–66 | 4–2 | 27 – McMiller | 10 – Tied | 3 – Thompson | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,281) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Marquette Battle on the Banks | L 57–59 | 4–3 | 19 – McMiller | 10 – Cornwell | 2 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Georgia Southern Battle on the Banks | W 77–60 | 5–3 | 25 – McMiller | 11 – Tied | 6 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 8, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Wisconsin | L 64–66 | 5–4 (0–1) | 23 – Adams | 11 – Cornwell | 4 – McMiller | Kohl Center (3,266) Madison, WI |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 83–58 | 6–4 | 30 – McMiller | 11 – Tied | 5 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,681) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Wagner | W 86–48 | 7–4 | 24 – McMiller | 13 – Adams | 6 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,463) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Lafayette | W 72–65 | 8–4 | 31 – McMiller | 8 – Cornwell | 6 – Lacey | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,858) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 10 Ohio State | L 63–77 | 8–5 (0–2) | 31 – Adams | 17 – Adams | 3 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,929) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 8 Maryland | L 61–78 | 8–6 (0–3) | 15 – Adams | 9 – Adams | 3 – Sidibe | Xfinity Center (5,434) College Park, MD |
| January 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 4 USC | L 42–92 | 8–7 (0–4) | 14 – Lacey | 10 – Adams | 3 – Adams | Jersey Mike's Arena (7,356) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | L 50–76 | 8–8 (0–5) | 28 – Adams | 12 – Adams | 5 – Petticord | Williams Arena (2,924) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Nebraska | L 62–69 | 8–9 (0–6) | 33 – McMiller | 10 – Adams | 2 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,016) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 22 Michigan State | L 60–70 | 8–10 (0–7) | 15 – Adams | 15 – Cornwell | 3 – Adams | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,585) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan | L 71–87 | 8–11 (0–8) | 27 – Lacey | 11 – Adams | 5 – Sidibe | Crisler Center (4,683) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 1 UCLA | L 66–84 | 8–12 (0–9) | 17 – McMiller | 13 – Adams | 4 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,138) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | W 77–73 | 9–12 (1–9) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Cornwell | 4 – McMiller | Bryce Jordan Center (2,438) State College, PA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Illinois | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (1–10) | 22 – McMiller | 7 – McMiller | 4 – McMiller | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,016) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 60–81 | 9–14 (1–11) | 24 – Adams | 11 – Lacey | 2 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,418) Bloomington, IN |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Purdue | W 78–69 | 10–14 (2–11) | 22 – Lacey | 11 – Adams | 4 – Lacey | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,882) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., B1G+ | | at Iowa | L 43–55 | 10–15 (2–12) | 11 – Lacey | 9 – Lacey | 3 – Adams | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | L 59–69 | 10–16 (2–13) | 16 – Sidibe | 13 – Cornwell | 4 – Sidibe | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,327) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Washington | L 65–83 | 10–17 (2–14) | 19 – Adams | 6 – Adams | 3 – Sidibe | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,947) Seattle, WA |
| February 23, 2025 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Oregon | L 58–77 | 10–18 (2–15) | 20 – Adams | 10 – Adams | 3 – Perkins | Matthew Knight Arena (6,181) Eugene, OR |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Penn State | W 75–70 | 11–18 (3–15) | 19 – Adams | 14 – Adams | 7 – Adams | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,729) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten women's tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock | (15) | vs. (10) Nebraska First Round | L 60–84 | 11–19 | 25 – Adams | 10 – Adams | 3 – Tied | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m. | | Army/Bryant Second Round | | | | | | TBD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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