2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKim Cameron
Assistant coaches
  • Maria Kasza
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
No. 25 Indiana 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Iowa 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 18 Maryland 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Michigan State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Minnesota 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 23 Nebraska 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 14 Ohio State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Penn State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Purdue 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Rutgers 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 5 UCLA 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 3 USC 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Washington 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Wisconsin 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Illinois 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 1   .000
Northwestern 0 – 0   – 0 – 1   .000
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 6, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Robyn Fralick, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 22–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michgian State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an No. 8 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

Michigan State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
DeeDee Hagemann 0 G 5'7" Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Memphis[1]
Tory Ozment 1 G/F 6'1" Graduate student Buford, GA Graduated
Gabby Elliott 3 G 5'10" Senior Detroit, MI Transferred to Penn State
Bree Robinson 10 G 5'8" Freshman Mississauga, ON Transferred to James Madison
Moira Joiner 22 G 5'10" Graduate student Saginaw, MI Graduated
Lauren Ross 24 G 5'10" Redshirt Junior Muskegon, MI Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

Michigan State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Jaddan Simmons 1 G 5'9" Graduate student Green Bay, WI Arizona State[2]
Emma Shumate 5 G 6'1" Redshirt Junior Dresden, OH Ohio State[3]
Grace VanSlooten 14 F 6'3" Junior Toledo, OH Oregon[4]
Nyla Hampton 22 G 5'7" Senior Huber Heights, OH Ball State[2]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juliann Woodard
F 		North Vernon, IN Jennings County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Sinai Douglas
PG 		Toledo, OH Start High School 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 6, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ode
G 		Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Amy Terrian
PG 		Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Terrian
PG 		Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

2026 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2026 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lilly Williams
P 		Farmington Hills, MI Homeschool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
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 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sinai Douglas 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Toledo Start Toledo, OH
G 1 Jaddan Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Arizona State Houston, TX
G 2 Abbey Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr West Catholic Grand Rapids, MI
G 4 Theryn Hallock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Ohio State Dresden, OH
F 10 Helen Holley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gilmour Academy Cleveland, OH
G/F 11 Jocelyn Tate 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bowling Green Pickerington, OH
F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Keswick, ON
F 14 Grace VanSlooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Oregon Toledo, OH
C 15 Inés Sotelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Duran Maquinaria Ensino Ourense, Spain
C 21 Mary Meng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Midview Grafton, OH
G 22 Nyla Hampton (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Wayne Huber Heights, OH
F 33 Juliann Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jennings County North Vernon, IN
G 35 Kennedy Blair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Divine Child Dearborn, MI
G 40 Julia Ayrault (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Grosse Pointe Gross Pointe, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Wayne State W 101–40 
 16 – Tied   9 – Kimball   8 – Ayrault  Breslin Center (2,626)
East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Oakland W 107–42  1–0
  15 – VanSlooten   9 – VanSlooten   6 – Simmons  Breslin Center (2,549)
East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Yale       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
November 11, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Eastern Michigan       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Eastern Kentucky       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Detroit Mercy       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024*
2:00 p.m., TruTV 		vs. California
Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals 		      Acrisure Arena 
Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., TruTV 		vs. Vanderbilt/Arizona
Acrisure Holiday Invitational 		      Acrisure Arena 
Palm Desert, CA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		DePaul       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
December 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Iowa       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
December 19, 2024*
12:00 p.m., Baller TV 		vs. Montana
West Palm Beach Classic 		      Rubin Arena 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2024*
4:30 p.m., Baller TV 		vs. Alabama
West Palm Beach Classic 		      Rubin Arena 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Purdue       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Washington       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
January 19, 2025
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
January 22, 2025
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Penn State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan
Rivalry 		      Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		Oregon       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Northwestern       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1 		Michigan
Rivalry 		      Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Wisconsin       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2025
9:00 p.m., BTN 		at UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2025
9:30 p.m., Peacock 		at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN 		Indiana       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Ohio State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Minnesota       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 5–9, 2025
TBA 		vs. TBA       Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
Coaches—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

See Also

References

  1. ^ Munz, Jason; Dylan, Jonah (August 13, 2014). "All-Big Ten transfer guard DeeDee Hagemann commits to Memphis women's basketball, Alex Simmons". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Calloway, Brian (April 27, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball State". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands high-impact transfer in Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.