2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–7 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCJ Jones (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tori Jankoska (3rd season)
  • Alysiah Bond (3rd season)
  • Janko Popovic (2nd season)
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 5 – 0   1.000 14 – 2   .875
Louisville 5 – 1   .833 12 – 5   .706
No. 18 California 4 – 1   .800 16 – 2   .889
No. 16 Duke 4 – 1   .800 13 – 4   .765
No. 21 NC State 4 – 1   .800 12 – 4   .750
No. 17 Georgia Tech 3 – 2   .600 15 – 2   .882
No. 14 North Carolina 3 – 2   .600 15 – 3   .833
Florida State 3 – 2   .600 13 – 4   .765
Virginia Tech 3 – 2   .600 12 – 4   .750
Clemson 3 – 3   .500 10 – 7   .588
SMU 2 – 3   .400 10 – 7   .588
Virginia 2 – 3   .400 10 – 7   .588
Miami (FL) 1 – 4   .200 11 – 5   .688
Stanford 1 – 4   .200 9 – 7   .563
Boston College 1 – 4   .200 10 – 8   .556
Pittsburgh 1 – 4   .200 9 – 9   .500
Syracuse 1 – 4   .200 7 – 9   .438
Wake Forest 0 – 5   .000 7 – 9   .438
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of January 12, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers will be led by third-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT.[1] As a fourth seed they defeated High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mir McLean 10 G/F 5'11" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Maryland[2]
Kaydan Lawson 14 G 6'0" Senior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Seton Hall[3]
Camryn Taylor 20 F 6'2" Graduate Student Peoria, Illinois Graduated
Alexia Smith 23 G 5'8" Senior Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Oklahoma State[4]
Cady Pauley 32 G 5'11" Sophomore Milan, Missouri Transferred to Missouri State[5]
Sam Brunelle 33 F 6'2" Graduate Student Ruckersville, Virginia Graduated
London Clarkson 34 F 6'2" Graduate Student Pflugerville, Texas Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rylee Grays 2 F 6'4" Sophomore Pearland, Texas North Carolina[6]
Hawa Doumbouya 7 C 6'7" Sophomore Bronx, New York Maryland[7]
Casey Valenti-Paea 10 G 5'9" Graduate Student Melbourne, Australia Long Beach State[8]
Latasha Lattimore 35 F 6'4" Senior Toronto, Canada Miami (FL)[9]

Recruiting class

Source:[10]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Dunbar
G 		Narrows, Virginia Jefferson Christian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Jul 18, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Breona Hurd
F 		Waynesville, Missouri Waynesville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 4, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kamryn Kitchen
G 		Charlotte, North Carolina Independence 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Jun 5, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia McGhee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IMG Academy Louisa, VA
G 1 Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran
Arizona 		New York, NY
F 2 Rylee Grays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Pearland
North Carolina 		Pearland, TX
G 4 Jillian Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr East Grand Rapids
Northwestern 		Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Yonta Vaughn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop McNamara District Heights, MD
C 7 Hawa Doumbouya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Maryland 		Bronx, NY
F 8 Edessa Noyan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
G 10 Casey Valenti-Paea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Maribryon College
Long Beach State 		Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Kamryn Kitchen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Independence Charlotte, NC
G 21 Kymora Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA
G 23 Payton Dunbar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jefferson Christian Narrows, VA
F 32 Breona Hurd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Waynesville Waynesville, MO
F 35 Latasha Lattimore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Royal Crown Academic School
Miami (FL) 		Toronto, Canada
C 41 Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) GS Appleton West
Kansas State 		Appleton, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Barton W 104–46  –
   –      –      –    John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		American W 104–68  1–0
  21 – Johnson   13 – Lauterbach   9 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,974)
Charlottesville, VA
November 8, 2024*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 10 Oklahoma L 51–95  1–1
  15 – Hurd   5 – Tied   4 – Johnson  Lloyd Noble Center (4,012)
Norman, OK
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Radford W 83–41  2–1
  17 – Johnson   10 – Lattimore   6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (3,754)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		La Salle W 76–47  3–1
  20 – Johnson   12 – Lattimore   4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (4,054)
Charlottesville, VA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Alabama State W 85–50  4–1
  22 – Johnson   13 – Lattimore   7 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,675)
Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bethune–Cookman W 82–48  5–1
  20 – McGhee   13 – Lattimore   9 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,883)
Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Green Bay
Puerto Rico Shootout 		W 66–61  6–1
  17 – Johnson   9 – Lauterbach   4 – Vaughn  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Washington State
Puerto Rico Shootout 		L 74–75  6–2
  20 – Johnson   10 – Lattimore   5 – Johnson  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Wyoming
Puerto Rico Shootout 		L 66–71  6–3
  26 – Johnson   9 – Johnson   4 – Johnson  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Auburn
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 57–66  6–4
  22 – Johnson   13 – Johnson   5 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,994)
Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College L 57–72  6–5
(0–1) 		 23 – Lattimore   9 – Lattimore   4 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,948)
Charlottesville, VA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Maryland-Eastern Shore W 80–64  7–5
  24 – Johnson   15 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,681)
Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 74–66  8–5
  18 – Lattimore   10 – Lattimore   9 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,286)
Charlottesville, VA
December 29, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 3 Notre Dame L 54–95  8–6
(0–2) 		 12 – Johnson   7 – Hurd   3 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest W 69–46  9–6
(1–2) 		 16 – Johnson   7 – Tied   8 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,105)
Charlottesville, VA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson W 67–60  10–6
(2–2) 		 28 – Johnson   11 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,821)
Clemson, SC
January 12, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Duke L 55–60  10–7
(2–3) 		 14 – Tied   7 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (5,203)
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		      Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 21 NC State       Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		Louisville       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		      John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh       Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		California       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Stanford       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at North Carolina       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
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.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

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