2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Gavin Petersen (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Sullivan Morgan Bailey
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 West Virginia	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
BYU	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
No. 10 Kansas State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
No. 19 TCU	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
UCF	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Arizona	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Colorado	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 8 Iowa State	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Kansas	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Utah	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 18 Baylor	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Houston	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by first year head coach Gavin Petersen, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and compete as first year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tied for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga to end their season.

This was also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.

On November 19, it was announced that Lynne Roberts has accept the position to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.

Offseason

Departures

Utah Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Isabel Palmer	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Newcastle, Australia	Graduated
Lani White	3	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Virginia Tech
Daniela Falcon Hernandez	11	F	6'2"	Freshman	Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain	Transferred to UC Irvine
Dasia Young	34	F	5'11"	Senior	Jonesboro, AR	Graduated
Alissa Pili	35	F	6'2"	Senior	Anchorage, AK	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 8th overall by Minnesota Lynx

Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chyra Evans	12	F	6'2"	Junior	Newcastle, Australia	Michigan
Mayé Touré	21	F	6'2"	Graduate student	Athis-Mons, France	Rhode Island

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brooke Walker PG	Andover, KS	Andover High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Kylie Ray G	La Crescenta, CA	Crescenta Valley High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
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 22, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Leonna Sneed PG	San Antonio, TX	Karen Wagner High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Avery Hjelmstad G	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Inês Vieira 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Quinta Lombos Madeira Island, Portugal G 3 Brooke Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Andover HS Andover, KS G 5 Gianna Kneepkens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Duluth Marshall HS Duluth, MN G 6 Kylie Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Crescenta Valley HS La Crescenta, CA G 10 Grace Foster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Willetton Perth, Australia F 12 Chyra Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Lake Ginninderra Michigan Newcastle, Australia F 15 Alyssa Blanck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Olympus HS BYU Holladay, UT F 20 Reese Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD F 21 Mayé Touré 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Lycée Alain Fournier Rhode Island Athis-Mons, France F 22 Jenna Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wayzata HS Medina, MN G 23 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Beaver Dam HS Wisconsin Beaver Dam, WI G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North Summit High School Henefer, UT C 25 Néné Sow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Sr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Brussels, Belgium F 44 Samantha Crispe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Arapahoe HS Boston University Castle Pines, CO	Head coach Gavin Petersen (Hawaiʻi) Assistant coach(es) Jordan Sullivan (Montana) Morgan Bailey (BYU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 105–52	1–0	18 – Kneepkens	7 – Ross	7 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
November 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 86–46	2–0	22 – Tourè	5 – Tied	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,154) Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	L 69–71	2–1	15 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,114) Evanston, IL
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	W 118–50	3–1	24 – Kneepkens	8 – Tied	7 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,129) Salt Lake City, UT
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Mississippi State Cayman Islands Classic						John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas State						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Baylor						Foster Pavilion  Waco, TX
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA		vs. TBA						T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—

See also

• 2024–25 Utah Utes men's basketball team