2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season team
The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The mountaineers will be led by 2nd year head coach Mark Kellogg and will play their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference .
Previous Season
The Mountaineers finished the 2023-24 season 25–8, 12–6 in Big 12[ 1] play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 6 seed, they beat the No. 11 seed Cincinnati , before losing to the No. 3 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinals.[ 2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Albany regional 2. They won their first round matchup against the 2023-24 Ivy League champions Princeton 63–53. They were then matched up against regional hosts No. 2 Iowa , where they lost 54–64.[ 3]
Offseason
Departures
West Virginia Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Messiah Hunter
13
F
6'2"
Jr
Hopewell, VA
Transferred to Seton Hall
Tavy Diggs
21
F
6'1"
GS Senior
Richardson, TX
Graduated
Lauren Fields
23
G
5'9"
GS Senior
Shawnee, OK
Graduated
Jayla Hemmingway
00
G
5'11"
Senior
Collierville, TN
Graduated
Ainhoa Holze
5
G
5'9"
Fr
Martigny, Switzerland
Unknown
Incoming
West Virginia Incoming Transfers
Name
Num
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Sydney Shaw
5
G
5'9"
Junior
Miami, FL
Auburn
Célia Riviére
37
F
6'3"
Junior
Paris, France
Northwest Florida State
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Destiny Agubata W
Corona, CA
Santiago High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 92
Jordan Thomas P
Carrollton, TX
Hebron High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 92
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
2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Sydney Woodley
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Paloma Valley High School Long Beach State
Menifee, CA
G
4
Destiny Agubata
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Santiago HS
Moreno Valley, CA
G
5
Sydney Shaw
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
DME Academy Auburn
Miami, FL
F
8
Danelle Arigbabu
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Berlin, Germany
G
10
Jordan Harrison
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Classen SAS Stephen F. Austin
Oklahoma Ciry, OK
G
11
JJ Quinerly
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Lake Taylor
Norfolk, VA
F
14
Kylee Blacksten
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS
Air Academy Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
F
17
Feryal Defne Atli
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Ari CollegeCankaya University
Mersin, Turkey
G
22
Zya Nugent
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Sr
Denison Stephen F. Austin
Denison, TX
F
23
Jordan Thomas
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Hebron HS
Carrollton, TX
G
24
Ashala Moseberry
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Jr
Madison East South Plains College
Madison, WI
G
32
Kyah Watson
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Sr
Stevens South Dakota
Rapid City, SD
F
33
Tirzah Moore
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
JonesOral Roberts
Oklahoma City, OK
F
37
Célia Riviére
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Lattes Montpellier Northwest Florida State
Paris, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 10/15/2024
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 5, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 16
Towson
W 85–41
1–0
23 – Harrison
9 – Watson
8 – Harrison
WVU Coliseum (2,079)Morgantown, WV
November 9, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 16
Niagara
W 110–41
2–0
21 – Harrison
13 – Watson
7 – Harrison
WVU Coliseum (3,166)Morgantown, WV
November 12, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 15
Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl
W 82–54
3–0
17 – Quinerly
8 – Watson
8 – Harrison
WVU Coliseum (3,614)Morgantown, WV
November 15, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 15
Texas A&M
W 83–62
4–0
27 – Quinerly
8 – Watson
8 – Harrison
WVU Coliseum (3,714)Morgantown, WV
November 19, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13
Bowling Green
W 78–47
5–0
20 – Harrison
8 – Watson
6 – Quinerly
WVU Coliseum (2,772)Morgantown, WV
November 22, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13
Lafayette
W 98–28
6–0
19 – Quinerly
6 –
5 –
WVU Coliseum (3,042)Morgantown, WV
November 29, 2024 *1:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 12
vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 89–54
7–0
22 – Quinerly
10 – Thomas
4 – Quinerly
Hertz Arena (277)Estero, FL
November 30, 2024 *5:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 12
vs. Boise State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 82–47
8–0
20 – Shaw
8 – Watson
5 – Harrison
Hertz Arena (314)Estero, FL
December 1, 2024 *7:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 12
vs. No. 5 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase championship game
L 73–78
8–1
29 – Quinnerly
5 – Watson
6 – Harrison
Hertz Arena (457)Estero, FL
December 6, 2024 *10:30 a.m., ESPN+
No. 15
East Tennessee State
W 85–40
9–1
17 – Harrison
8 – Watson
5 – Harrison
WVU Coliseum (8,489)Morgantown, WV
December 15, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15
at Temple
W 68–46
10–1
15 – Watson
10 – Watson
7 – Harrison
Liacouras Center (1,672)Philadelphia, PA
Big 12 Conference Regular Season
December 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 14
at Colorado
L 60–65
10–2 (0–1)
18 – Harrison
8 – Watson
5 – Harrison
CU Events Center (3,209)Boulder, CO
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
BYU
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colorado
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX
Iowa State
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona State
Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Oklahoma State
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Baylor
Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 17, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX
Kansas State
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at TCU
Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference 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
Eastern Time .
[ 4]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 16 15 13 12 15 15 14 18 Not released Coaches 15 13 12 10 14 13 14 18
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