2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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Home arena | Petersen Events Center |
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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
editThe Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.
Off-season
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Gabby Hutcherson | 0 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Westerville, Ohio | Transferred to Duquesne[1] |
Liatu King | 2 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Notre Dame[2] |
Jasmine Timmerson | 3 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Wexford, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Davidson[3] |
Jala Jordan | 14 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
Rapuluchi Ayodele | 15 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Móstoles, Spain | Transferred to Tennessee[4] |
Ioanna Chatzileonti | 18 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Brooklynn Miles | 0 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Frankfort, Kentucky | Kentucky[5] |
Amiya Jenkins | 2 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky[6] |
Makayla Elmore | 3 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Fostoria, Ohio | Clemson[7] |
Khadija Faye | 15 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Dakar, Senegal | Texas[8] |
Mikayla Johnson | 23 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Anchorage, Alaska | Colorado[9] |
Recruiting class
editSource:[10]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Audrey Biggs G |
Catlettsburg, Kentucky | Boyd County | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Jun 27, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kiara Williams F |
Palm Bay, Florida | Palm Bay | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Sep 19, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||||
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Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
ACCNX |
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||||
ACC Women's tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||||||
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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References
edit- ^ Schnable, Abby (May 1, 2024). "College sports notes: Former Pitt player Gabby Hutcherson transfers to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Completes 2024-25 Signee Class With Addition of Jasmine Timmerson". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Cora (June 18, 2024). "Kim Caldwell adds fifth transfer to Lady Vols basketball with Pitt forward Rapuluchi Ayodele". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 20, 2024). "Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard Brooklynn Miles is headed to the ACC". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Makauskas, Caroline (May 21, 2024). "A second former UK guard will transfer to Pittsburgh women's basketball". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward MaKayla Elmore". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Dominic (May 1, 2024). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Texas Transfer F". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.