2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daniel Boice
  • Susie Gardner
  • Rhyne Howard
  • Cynthia Jordan
  • Jackie Moore
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Alabama 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
Auburn 0 0   0 0  
Florida 0 0   0 0  
Georgia 0 0   0 0  
No. 22 Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
No. 7 LSU 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Missouri 0 0   0 0  
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 0   0 0  
No. 20 Ole Miss 0 0   0 0  
No. 1 South Carolina 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
No. 4 Texas 0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M 0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt 0 0   0 0  
2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Gators finished the season 16–16 (5–11 SEC) to finish in eleventh in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to St. John's in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Florida Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Aliyah Matharu 2 G 5'7" Senior Washington, D.C. Entered transfer portal [1]
Zippy Broughton 4 G 5'7" Senior Wetumpka, Alabama Graduated
Alberte Rimdal 5 G 5'9" Junior Køge, Denmark Transferred to Nebraska [2]
Leilani Correa 23 G 6'0" Senior Manchester, New Jersey Graduated
Faith Dut 25 F 6'4" Senior Vancouver, British Columbia Graduated

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
Liv McGill
G
Minneapolis, Minnesota Hopkins HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Me'Arah O'Neal
G/F
Houston, Texas Episcopal HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Kylee Kitts
G/F
Oviedo, Florida Hagerty HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb
G
Bilbao, Spain Segle XXI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Incoming transfer

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Florida Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Alexia Gassett 3 F 6'2" Junior Reynoldsburg, Ohio Louisville
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Roster

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2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 3 Alexia Gassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS
Louisville
Reynoldsburg, OH
G/F 5 Kylee Kitts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hagerty HS Oviedo, FL
G 6 Kenza Salgues 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr INSEP
Miami (FL)
Montpellier, France
G/F 8 Me'Arah O'Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Episcopal HS Houston, TX
F 9 Alexia Dizeko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr ECCG de Martigny
South Georgia Technical College
Sion, Switzerland
G 12 Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Segle XXI Bilbao, Spain
G 13 Laila Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Shabach Christian Academy Prince George's County, MD
G 20 Jeriah Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr LaGrange HS Lake Charles, LA
F 21 Eriny Kindred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Del Valle HS
Texas A&M
Del Valle, TX
F 22 Paige Clausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Barron G. Collier HS Naples, FL
G 23 Liv McGill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN
C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Marion HS
Purdue
Marion, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 pm
Flagler       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Florida Atlantic       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 7, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+
Florida A&M       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Chicago State       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2024*
 SECN+
Miami (FL)       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2024*
1:00 pm
vs. Tulane
St. Pete Showcase
      McArthur Center 
St. Petersburg, FL
November 29, 2024*
3:00 pm
vs. James Madison
St. Pete Showcase
      McArthur Center 
St. Petersburg, FL
December 2, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Hofstra       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2024*
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Marshall       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 15, 2024*
12:00 pm, SECN
Longwood       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. North Carolina
Jumpman Invitational
      Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024*
2:45 pm, SECN+
North Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2024*
3:45 pm, SECN+
Alabama State       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2025
12:00 pm, SECN
Georgia       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, SECN
Kentucky       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2025
7:30 pm, SECN+
at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2025
9:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN
LSU       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN+
Vanderbilt       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN
Alabama       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+
Mississippi State       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2025
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 23, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN+
Oklahoma       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida's Aliyah Matharu enters transfer portal". on3.com. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Huskers Add Danish National Team Member Rimdal". huskers.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Florida Basketball Welcomes Alexia Gassett to 2024-25 Roster". floridagators.com. May 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "SEC Women's Basketball Slate Announced". floridagators.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.