2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team

2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	10–2 (1–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Lynne Roberts (10th season; first 4 games) Gavin Petersen (since 11/19/24)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Sullivan Morgan Bailey
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Kansas State	1	–	0		1.000			13	–	1		.929
No. 11 TCU	1	–	0		1.000			12	–	1		.923
Oklahoma State	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	1		.917
Texas Tech	1	–	0		1.000			12	–	2		.857
Baylor	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	2		.846
Colorado	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Utah	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Arizona	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	4		.714
Kansas	0	–	1		.000			10	–	2		.833
No. 18 West Virginia	0	–	1		.000			10	–	2		.833
BYU	0	–	1		.000			9	–	3		.750
Cincinnati	0	–	1		.000			8	–	3		.727
Iowa State	0	–	1		.000			9	–	5		.643
UCF	0	–	1		.000			7	–	4		.636
Arizona State	0	–	1		.000			5	–	7		.417
Houston	0	–	1		.000			4	–	8		.333
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, who were led by tenth year head coach Lynne Roberts through the first 4 games of the season before she left to take the Los Angeles Sparks head coaching job and associate head coach Gavin Petersen being named her replacement, play 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.^[1]

On November 19, it was announced that Lynne Roberts has accept the position to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.^[2]

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

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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

College recruiting information (2024)
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
	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
	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	W 72–71 ^OT	4–1	14 – Tied	10 – Ross	5 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,901) Salt Lake City, UT
November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 72–53	5–1	19 – Kneepkens	8 – Ross	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,102) Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Mississippi State Cayman Islands Classic	L 62–66	5–2	17 – Kneepkens	6 – Ross	4 – Vieira	John Gray Gymnasium (802) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Cayman Islands Classic	W 78–67	6–2	16 – Kneepkens	8 – Tied	5 – Vieira	John Gray Gymnasium (885) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Utah State	W 87–34	7–2	17 – McQueen	6 – Tied	6 – McQueen	Delta Center (3,949) Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	W 79–76	8–2	19 – Kneepkens	7 – Ross	6 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,062) Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN		at Washington	W 67–57	9–2	24 – Kneepkens	7 – Kneepkens	4 – Vieira	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,695) Seattle, WA
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m, ESPN+		Arizona State	W 102–82	10–2 (1–0)	24 – Kneepkens	9 – Tourè	8 – Vieira	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,787) Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 5, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas State						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 11, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		Houston						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Baylor						Foster Pavilion  Waco, TX
January 17, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU		at BYU Rivalry						Marriott Center  Provo, UT
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		Arizona						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 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		UCF						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnnati, OH
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		BYU Rivalry						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
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:^[3]

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

References

1. "The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah's Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference". Deseret News. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
2. "Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach". ESPN.com. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
3. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.