2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons will be led by third-year head coach Megan Gebbia, and will compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikki Flores (3rd season)
  • Emily Stallings (3rd season)
  • Millette Green (3rd season)
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 0   0 0  
California 0 0   0 0  
Clemson 0 0   0 0  
No. 11 Duke 0 0   0 0  
No. 19 Florida State 0 0   0 0  
Georgia Tech 0 0   0 0  
No. 17 Louisville 0 0   0 0  
Miami (FL) 0 0   0 0  
No. 9 NC State 0 0   0 0  
No. 15 North Carolina 0 0   0 0  
No. 6 Notre Dame 0 0   0 0  
Pittsburgh 0 0   0 0  
SMU 0 0   0 0  
Stanford 0 0   0 0  
Syracuse 0 0   0 0  
Virginia 0 0   0 0  
Virginia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Wake Forest 0 0   0 0  
2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 7–25 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eleventh seed with Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. Their seven overall wins was their lowest win total since the 1999–2000 season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaia Harrison 2 G 5'7" Graduate Student Baldwin, New York Graduated
Aliah McWhorter 4 G 6'1" Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Transferred to Ohio[1]
Kate Deeble 12 G 5'8"   Freshman Brisbane, Australia Left to play for
Gold Coast Rollers
Alexandra Scruggs 32 G 5'10" Graduate Student Fayetteville, North Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Emily Johns 44 F 6'1" Graduate Student Washington Township, New Jersey American[2]

Recruiting class

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Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kennedy Moore
F
Kalispell, Montana Flathead 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Apr 17, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Aurora Sørbye
G
Bergen, Norway Metis Sports Athlete 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 8, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

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2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Colgan Woodbridge, VA
G 1 Makaela Quimby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So McDonogh Owings Mills, MD
G 2 Aurora Sørbye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Metis Sports Athlete Bergen, Norway
G 5 Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Winston-Salem Christian Wilkesboro, NC
G 11 Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
G 14 Rylie Theuerkauf 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Tenafly Tenafly, NJ
F 15 Kennedy Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Flathead Kalispell, MT
G 21 Elise Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wakefield Raleigh, NC
G 22 Madisyn Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Panther Creek Morrisville, NC
F 25 DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Lithia Springs Douglasville, GA
F 44 Emily Johns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Washington Township
American
Washington Township, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 5, 2024

Schedule

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Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Queens       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 7, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte       Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Villanova       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Winthrop       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
George Mason       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Davidson       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 27, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Fairfield       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Gardner–Webb       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 4, 2024*
11:30 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2024*
8:00 p.m.
at St. John's       Carnesecca Arena 
New York City, NY
December 15, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Greensboro       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 5, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Notre Dame       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Stanford       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
California       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
SMU       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 23, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State       Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament

vs.        Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". ohiobobcats.com. University of Ohio Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Deacs Add Graduate Transfer Forward for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2024.