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The 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by ninth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This is the Wildcats' 51st season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 1st season as a member of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Salvo Coppa (9th season)
  • Bett Shelby (2nd season)
  • Anthony Turner (2nd season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
No. 10 Kansas State 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
No. 8 Iowa State 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
Colorado 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
Arizona 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
UCF 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
No. 17 Baylor 0 – 0   – 1 – 1   .500
No. 15 West Virginia 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
TCU 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
Arizona State 0 – 0   – 1 – 1   .500
BYU 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
Kansas 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
Houston 0 – 0   – 0 – 2   .000
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 18–16, 8–10 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2024 NCAA tournament where they defeated Auburn in the First Four before losing to Syracuse in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Esmery Martínez 12 F 6'2" Graduate Student Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic Completed college eligibility
Helena Pueyo 13 G 6'0" Graduate Student Palma de Mallorca, Spain Completed college eligibility
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Outgoing Transfers

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Arizona Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown New School Source
Courtney Blakely 1 G 5'8" Junior Gary, IN Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Kailyn Gilbert 15 G 5'8" Sophomore Tampa, FL Transferred to LSU
Salimatou Kourouma 24 G/F 5'11"   Senior Kati, Mali Transferred to Oregon
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Acquisitions

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Incoming Transfers

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Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible Source
Sahnya Jah 11 F 6'0" Sophomore Alexandria, VA South Carolina 3
Paulina Paris 23 G 5'9' Junior Congers, NY North Carolina 2
Jorynn Ross 24 F 6'3" Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Pepperdine 3
Ajae Yoakum 5 F 6'0" Graduate student Portland, OR FIU 1
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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Katarina Kneževic
F 		Belgrade, Serbia Spar Gran Canaria 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Mar 13, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mailien Rolf
G 		Roßdorf, Germany Rhein-Main Baskets 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Mar 14, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lauryn Swann
G 		Queens, NY Long Island Lutheran High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Feb 3, 2024 
Recruiting 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 November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

Preseason

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Preseason rankings

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Big 12 media poll (Coaches)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kansas State 211 (7)
2 Iowa State 209 (6)
3 Baylor 194 (2)
4 TCU 185
5 West Virginia 184 (1)
6 Utah 149
7 Arizona 136
8 Kansas 128
9 Colorado 113
10 Texas Tech 84
11 Oklahoma State 80
12 BYU 59
13 Cincinnati 56
14 UCF 54
15 Arizona State 51
16 Houston 27

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Roster

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2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lauryn Swann 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran HS Queens, NY
G 2 Jada Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So La Jolla County Day Kansas City, MO
G 4 Skylar Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL
F 5 Ajae Yoakum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Benson Polytechnic HS
FIU 		Portland, OR
F 10 Erin Tack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kelso HS Kelso, WA
F 11 Sahnya Jah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montverde Academy
South Carolina 		Alexandria, VA
F 12 Montaya Dew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Centennial Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Mailien Rolf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bertolt-Brecht-Schule
Rhein-Main Baskets 		Roßdorf, Germany
F 14 Brooklyn Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Whitfield School St. Louis, MO
G 23 Paulina Paris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saddle River Day School
North Carolina 		Congers, NY
F 24 Jorynn Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Summer Creek HS
Pepperdine 		Milwaukee, WI
F 25 Breya Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So La Jolla County Day Chula Vista, CA
F 33 Isis Beh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Murray
West Virginia 		Murray, UT
F 34 Katarina Kneževic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spar Gran Canaria Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Texas A&M W 84–59 
 15 – Williams   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  McKale Center (6,486)
Tucson, AZ
October 29, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State LA W 82–53 
 16 – Jones   7 – Jah   5 – Williams  McKale Center (6,533)
Tucson, AZ
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 73–54  1–0
  10 – Tied   10 – Cunningham   3 – Jones  McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
November 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 62–39  2–0
  16 – Jones   9 – Rolf   4 – Williams  McKale Center (6,751)
Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego       LionTree Arena (-)
La Jolla, CA
November 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNLV       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Chicago State       Jones Convocation Center (-)
Chicago, Illinois
November 20, 2024*
6:00 0.m., TBD 		at Northern Arizona       Rolle Activity Center (-)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 23, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2024*
2:30 p.m., TruTV 		vs. Vanderbilt
Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals 		      Acrisure Arena (-)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024*
TBD, TruTV 		vs. Michigan State/California
Acrisure Holiday Invitational 		      Acrisure Arena (-)
Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle U       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
December 10, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
December 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at BYU       Marriott Center (-)
Provo, UT
December 31, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF       Addition Financial Arena (-)
Orlando, FL
January 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Baylor       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iowa State       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
January 16, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State       Bramlage Coliseum (-)
Manhattan, KS
January 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas       Allen Fieldhouse (-)
Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center (-)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado       CU Events Center (-)
Boulder, CO
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2025
TBD, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State       Gallagher-Iba Arena (-)
Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		TCU       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston       Fertitta Center (-)
Houston, TX
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech       McKale Center (-)
Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena (-)
Tempe, AZ
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 5, 2025
TBD, TBD 		vs. TBD
First Round 		      T-Mobile Center (-)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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AP—Not released
Coaches—

Media coverage

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Radio

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TV

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Arizona will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25". University of Arizona. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards & Poll Revealed". October 3, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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