2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–1 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tricia Cullop (1st season)
Associate head coach	Fitzroy Anthony Jessie Ivey (10th 1st season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Page (1st season) Murriel Page (1st season)
Home arena	Watsco Center

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Georgia Tech	1	–	0		1.000			12	–	0		1.000
No. 24 California	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	1		.917
Miami (FL)	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	1		.900
No. 9 Duke	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Florida State	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
No. 3 Notre Dame	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	2		.818
No. 21 NC State	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	3		.727
Clemson	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	3		.700
Boston College	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	4		.692
No. 19 North Carolina	0	–	1		.000			11	–	2		.846
Stanford	0	–	1		.000			8	–	3		.727
Virginia Tech	0	–	1		.000			8	–	3		.727
Virginia	0	–	1		.000			7	–	5		.583
Louisville	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
SMU	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
Wake Forest	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
Pittsburgh	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
Syracuse	0	–	1		.000			5	–	6		.455
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represent the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes are led by first-year head coach Tricia Cullop and play their home games at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Cullop will replace nineteenth-year head coach Katie Meier who announced her retirement on March 22, 2024.^[1][2]

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season 19–12 overall and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed North Carolina in the second round^[3] before losing to first-seeded Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.^[4] On Selection Sunday, the Hurricanes were not picked to be a part of the field for the 2024 NCAA tournament, and were left out by the selection committee. The team declined an invite to the inaugural WBIT, ending their season.^[5]

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaida Patrick	5	G	5' 10"	Graduate student	West Haverstraw, NY	Graduated
Ja'Leah Williams	12	G	5' 9"	Junior	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred to Louisville[6]
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5' 6"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to St. John's[7]
Ally Stedman	21	G	5' 9"	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to UCF[8]
Shayeann Day-Wilson	30	G	5' 6"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to LSU[9]
Lazaria Spearman	32	F	6' 4"	Sophomore	Dacula, GA	Transferred to Tennessee[10]
Latasha Lattimore	35	F	6' 4"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Virginia[11]
Kyla Oldacre	44	F	6' 6"	Sophomore	Mason, OH	Transferred to Texas[12]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Darrione Rogers	8	G	5' 11"	Graduate student	Chicago, IL	Mississippi State[13]
Haley Cavinder	14	G	5' 6"	Graduate student	Gilbert, AZ	No team[14]
Hanna Cavinder	15	G	5' 6"	Graduate student	Gilbert, AZ	No team[15]
Daniela Abies	16	F	6' 0"	Junior	Málaga, Spain	Wichita State[16]
Natalija Marshall	21	F	6' 5"	Graduate student	Queens, NY	Notre Dame[17]
Cameron Williams	44	F	6' 3"	Graduate student	Chicago, IL	Michigan[18]

Recruiting class

Source:^[19]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahnay Adams PG	New Bedford, MA	Tilton School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Leah Harmon PG	Paterson, NJ	IMG Academy	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Simone Pelish G	Poughkeepsie, NY	Our Lady of Lourdes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Jun 24, 2023
	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:

Roster

2024–25 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Aurora Almón 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr The Webb Schools Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 1 Lemyah Hylton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Southwest Academy Girls Prep Arizona London, ON G 4 Jasmyne Roberts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bishop Kenny Jacksonville, FL G 5 Ahnay Adams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Tilton School New Bedford, MA G 8 Darrione Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Lake Park Mississippi State Chicago, IL G 14 Haley Cavinder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Gilbert Fresno State Gilbert, AZ G 15 Hanna Cavinder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Gilbert Fresno State Gilbert, AZ F 16 Daniela Abies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Salesianos San Bartolomé Wichita State Málaga, Spain F 21 Natalija Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Christ the King Notre Dame Queens, NY G 22 Simone Pelish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Our Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, NY G 42 Leah Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr IMG Academy Paterson, NJ F 44 Cameron Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Whitney Young Michigan Chicago, IL F 54 Sophia Zulich 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Crestwood Prep Denver Greater Sudbury, ON	Head coach Tricia Cullop (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Fitzroy Anthony (Palm Beach Atlantic) Jessie Ivey (West Florida) Danielle Page (Nebraska) Murriel Page (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 23, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 89–30	—	13 – Tied	10 – Hal. Cavinder	5 – Rogers	Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Stetson	W 78–53	1–0	16 – Roberts	12 – Marshall	5 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (5,532) Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Jacksonville	W 74–71	2–0	24 – Marshall	6 – Marshall	7 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (1,907) Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		at Florida	W 83–73	3–0	31 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,724) Gainesville, FL
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		FIU	W 79–51	4–0	12 – Rogers	8 – Roberts	6 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,270) Coral Gables, FL
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Campbell	W 71–66	5–0	20 – Williams	7 – Tied	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,259) Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Charlotte Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 79–63	6–0	22 – Williams	10 – Tied	9 – Han. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,205) Coral Gables, FL
December 1, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX		Quinnipiac Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 83–74	7–0	30 – Hal. Cavinder	9 – Williams	9 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,080) Coral Gables, FL
December 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCN		Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge	L 70–88	7–1	19 – Roberts	5 – Williams	5 – Hal. Cavinder	Watsco Center (2,107) Coral Gables, FL
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Bethune–Cookman	W 81–63	8–1	20 – Marshall	10 – Williams	6 – Roberts	Watsco Center (2,735) Coral Gables, FL
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 62–52	9–1 (1–0)	22 – Hal. Cavinder	11 – Hal. Cavinder	6 – Han. Cavinder	Peterson Events Center (340) Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2024* 1:30 a.m.		vs. Nevada Maui Classic						Seabury Hall  Makawao, HI
December 21, 2024* 12:00 a.m.		vs. Oregon State Maui Classic						Seabury Hall  Makawao, HI
December 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
January 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		SMU						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State						Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW		Florida State						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Notre Dame						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at California						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
ACC women's tournament
		vs.						Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[20]

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	20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes

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