2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record9–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Radvile Autukaite
  • Kendall Dillard
  • Ciara Gregory
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Josh Petersen
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 LSU 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000
No. 19 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 8 – 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Alabama 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 16 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 3 South Carolina 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 6 Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 8 – 1   .889
Missouri 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Auburn 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
No. 22т Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Florida 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Georgia 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 14, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 12–20 (4–12 SEC) to finish in twelfth in the SEC. Head coach Kyra Elzy was fired following the season and Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks was hired as her successor.

Offseason

Departures

Kentucky Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Brooklynn Miles 0 G 5'5" Junior Frankfort, Kentucky Transferred to Pittsburgh [1]
Jordy Griggs 3 G 6'2" Freshman Moreno Valley, California Transferred to Clemson [2]
Eniya Russell 4 G 6'0" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Mississippi State [3]
Ajae Petty 13 F 6'3" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Ohio State [4]
Amiya Jenkins 20 G 5'10" Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky Transferred to Pittsburgh [5]
Nyah Leveretter 21 F 6'2" Senior Blythewood, South Carolina Transferred to Georgia [6]
Maddie Scherr 22 G 5'10" Senior Florence, Kentucky Transferred to TCU [7]
Emma King 34 G 5'10" Graduate Student Stanford, Kentucky Graduated
Janae Walker 44 F 6'3" Freshman Tyrone, Georgia Transferred to Rutgers [8]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lexi Blue
G 		Orlando, Florida Lake Highland Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Tanah Becker
G 		Winnipeg, Manitoba Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Clara Silva
C 		Faro, Portugal Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
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:

Incoming transfers

Kentucky Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Jordan Obi 0 G 6'1" Graduate Student Hartford, Connecticut Penn
Georgia Amoore 3 G 5'6" Graduate Student Ballarat, Australia Virginia Tech
Teonni Key 7 F 6'4" Junior Cary, North Carolina North Carolina
Dazia Lawrence 10 G 5'8" RS Senior Greenville, North Carolina Charlotte
Gabby Brooks 11 G 5'10" Sophomore Harrisonburg, Virginia Virginia Tech
Dominika Paurová 12 G 6'1" Sophomore Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Oregon State
Clara Strack 13 C 6'5" Sophomore Buffalo, New York Virginia Tech
Amelia Hassett 32 F 6'3" Junior Albury, Australia Eastern Florida State College
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Roster

2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Obi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Choate Rosemary Hall
Penn 		Hartford, CT
G 2 Saniah Tyler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO
G 3 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Loreto College, Victoria
Virginia Tech 		Ballarat, Australia
G 4 Lexi Blue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 5 Cassidy Rowe 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Shelby Valley HS Virgie, KY
F 7 Teonni Key 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Cary HS
North Carolina 		Cary, NC
G 8 Tanah Becker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Winnipeg, MB
G 10 Dazia Lawrence 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Mallard Creek HS
Charlotte 		Greenville, NC
G 11 Gabby Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Blacksburg HS
Virginia Tech 		Harrisonburg, VA
G 12 Dominika Paurová 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So DME Academy
Oregon State 		Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
C 13 Clara Strack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hamburg HS
Virginia Tech 		Buffalo, NY
C 17 Clara Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides Faro, Portugal
F 32 Amelia Hassett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Tumut HS
Eastern Florida State College 		Albury, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 22 USC Upstate W 98–43  1–0
  22 – Strack   9 – Tied   10 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,007)
Lexington, KY
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 22 Northern Kentucky W 70–41  2–0
  18 – Silva   16 – Hassett   8 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,188)
Lexington, KY
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 20 Wofford W 76–42  3–0
  19 – Lawrence   15 – Strack   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (3,844)
Lexington, KY
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 20 No. 18 Louisville
Rivalry 		W 71–61 OT 4–0
  19 – Amoore   13 – Hassett   9 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (6,117)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne W 79–67  5–0
  23 – Amoore   10 – Key   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,156)
Lexington, KY
November 26, 2024*
4:30 pm, BallerTV 		No. 14 vs. Arizona State
Music City Classic 		W 77–61  6–0
  24 – Strack   13 – Key   9 – Amoore  Trojan Fieldhouse (611)
Nashville, TN
November 27, 2024*
8:30 pm, BallerTV 		No. 14 vs. No. 19 Illinois
Music City Classic 		W 76–53  7–0
  25 – Strack   15 – Strack   8 – Amoore  Trojan Fieldhouse (368)
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 at No. 16 North Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 53–72  7–1
  17 – Lawrence   13 – Hassett   8 – Amoore  Carmichael Arena (2,816)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 16 Queens W 87–45  8–1
  20 – Amoore   13 – Key   5 – Lawrence  Memorial Coliseum (4,193)
Lexington, KY
December 14, 2024*
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 16 at Purdue W 82–52  9–1
  22 – Hassett   12 – Strack   6 – Lawrence  Mackey Arena (5,108)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Belmont       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 28, 2024*
4:00 pm, SECN+ 		Western Kentucky       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Mississippi State       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt       Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN 		Auburn       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 26, 2025
12:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		Alabama       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2025
4:00 pm, SECN 		at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 10, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Texas       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Georgia       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 23, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN 		LSU       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee
Rivalry 		      Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN 		at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ "Panthers Add Transfer Guard Brooklynn Miles". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Former Kentucky women's basketball freshman off to the ACC". kentucky.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Eniya Russell transferring to Mississippi State after Kentucky, South Carolina stints". clarionledger.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ajae Petty commits to Ohio State". thelantern.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Amiya Jenkins Joins Pitt Transfer Class". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Georgia Inks Nyah Leveretter". pittsburghpanthers.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball: Kentucky transfer Maddie Scherr commits to TCU". frogsowar.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Janae Walker". scarletknights.com. May 2, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kentucky Women's Basketball Signs 6-1 Guard Dominika Paurová". floridagators.com. June 7, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Reveals 2024-25 Nonconference & Southeastern Conference Schedule". ukathletics.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.