2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tasha Pointer; John Hampton; Nneka Enemkpali; Jeanine Wasielewski; Johnetta Hayes;
Home arena	Jersey Mike's Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Maryland	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Oregon	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 3 USC	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Purdue	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Indiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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^[1]
Kaylene Smikle	2	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Farmingdale, NY	Transferred to Maryland^[2]
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kiyomi McMiller PG	Burlington, NJ	Life Center Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Kiyomi McMiller PG	Recruiting 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.

Roster

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Destiny Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	North Carolina	Manchester, NJ
G	2	Lisa Thompson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Example Academy	Joliet, IL
G	3	Mya Petticord	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Texas A&M	Detroit, MI
G/F	4	Antonia Bates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Rutgers Prep	Easton, PA
G	5	Deja Young (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Teaneck High School	Teaneck, NJ
G	11	Awa Sidibe	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Salt Lake Community College	Bamako, Mali
G	14	JoJo Lacey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Boston College	Douglassville, PA
F	22	Zachara Perkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Summer Creek High School	Houston, TX
G	32	Kiyomi McMiller	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Life Center Academy	Silver Spring, MD
G	33	Kennedy Brandt (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn, IL
F	44	Janae Walker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Kentucky	Tyrone, GA
C	54	Chyna Cornwell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Newton-Conover High School	Conover, NC

Head coach

Coquese Washington (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Pointer (Rutgers)
John Hampton (Mansfield)
Nneka Enemkpali (Texas)
Jeanine Wasielewski (Northwestern)
Johnetta Hayes (Rice)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Ohio State						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	USC						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Nebraska						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Michigan State						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Illinois						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Feburary 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., B1G+	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., B1G+	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Big Ten women's tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA	vs. TBA						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]

References

^ Kelly, Michael (April 25, 2024). "Shenendehowa graduate Jillian Huerter transferring from Rutgers to Fairfield". Times Union. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ Chandler, Joey (April 17, 2024). "Ex-Rutgers star Kaylene Smikle signs with rival Big Ten program". NJ.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

[1] Kelly, Michael (April 25, 2024). "Shenendehowa graduate Jillian Huerter transferring from Rutgers to Fairfield". Times Union. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[2] Chandler, Joey (April 17, 2024). "Ex-Rutgers star Kaylene Smikle signs with rival Big Ten program". NJ.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

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