2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	3–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Ashley Odom; Plenette Pierson; Erik DeRoo; Jordan Vessels; Mitch Vanya;
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represent Texas Tech University for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for eleventh place. As the 12-seed, they beat 13-seed Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. They lost in the second round to 5-seed Baylor. They were not invited to a postseason tournament, ending their season with the Big 12 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Texas Tech Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jazion Jackson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Arizona State
JoJo Nworie	4	F/C	6'5"	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Colorado
Rhyle McKinney	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Argyle, TX	Graduated
Saga Ukkonen	11	G	5'9"	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Fresno State
Elina Arike	13	F	6'2"	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Ashley Chevalier	25	G	5'7"	Junior	Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Houston
Jazmaine Lewis	42	C	6'4"	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated

Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jalynn Bristow	1	G/F	6'2"	Sophomore	Holliday, TX	Iowa State
Denae Fritz	5	G	5'11"	Graduate	Maryville, TN	Baylor
Adlee Blacklock	8	G	6'0"	Junior	Lubbock, TX	Oregon State
Sarengbe Sanogo	11	F/C	6'3"	Junior	Paris, France	Odessa College
Ivana Krajina	13	G	5'11"	Junior	Kaštel Novi, Croatia	Odessa College
Maya Peat	54	C	6'6"	Graduate	Chandler, AZ	Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalysta Martin G	San Antonio, TX	Providence Catholic School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	June 30, 2023^[1]
Kalysta Martin G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
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 4, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Jalynn Bristow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Holliday HS Iowa State	Holliday, TX
G/F	2	Kilah Freelon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Mullen HS	Denver, CO
G	3	Jasmine Shavers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Dr. John Horn HS Mississippi State	Mesquite, TX
G	5	Denae Fritz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Maryville HS Baylor	Maryville, TN
G	7	Bird Martin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Providence Catholic School	San Antonio, TX
G	8	Adlee Blacklock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lubbock-Cooper HS Oregon State	Lubbock, TX
C	10	Achol Magot	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	So	Southern Arizona Volunteers Prep	Tucson, AZ
F/C	11	Sarengbe Sanogo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Northwest Kansas Technical College Odessa College	Paris, France
G/F	12	Jordyn Merritt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Plano HS Florida	Plano, TX
G	13	Ivana Krajina	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Odessa College	Kaštel Novi, Croatia
G	20	Bailey Maupin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Gruver HS	Gruver, TX
G	23	Loghan Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Houston Christian HS	Houston, TX
G	24	Jada Wynn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Troy HS Colorado	Yorba Linda, CA
G	30	Kelly Mora	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Monterey HS	Lubbock, TX
C	54	Maya Peat	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		Chandler HS Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Chandler, AZ

Head coach

Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashley Odom (Lamar)
Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech)
Erik Deroo (Fresno State)
Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M)
Mitch Vanya (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 78–48	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,584) Lubbock, TX
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 63–40	2–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,609) Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico	W 75–68	3–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,690) Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Washington State			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2024* 8:00 p.m., TBA	vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 8:00 p.m., TBA	vs. Gonzaga Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 5:30 p.m., TBA	vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU			Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	Lamar			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., TBA	at Arizona State			Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State			Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	West Virginia			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., TBA	TCU			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 18, 2025 TBD, ESPN+	BYU			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston			Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma State			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Colorado			CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Baylor			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cincinnati			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF			Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2025 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 Central Time. ^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Kalysta 'Bird' Martin verbally commits to Texas Tech". Graham Media Group. July 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[1] "Kalysta 'Bird' Martin verbally commits to Texas Tech". Graham Media Group. July 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[3] "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[4] "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule

See also

References