2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by ninth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This is the Wildcats' 51st season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 1st season as a member of the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15–12 (6–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Adia Barnes (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Salvo Coppa (9th season) Bett Shelby (2nd season) Anthony Turner (2nd season)
Home arena	McKale Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 TCU	13	–	2		.867			25	–	3		.893
No. 19 Baylor	13	–	2		.867			23	–	5		.821
No. 12 Kansas State	12	–	3		.800			24	–	4		.857
No. 24 Oklahoma State	11	–	4		.733			21	–	5		.808
No. 17 West Virginia	11	–	4		.733			21	–	5		.808
Utah	11	–	4		.733			20	–	6		.769
Iowa State	10	–	5		.667			19	–	9		.679
Colorado	8	–	7		.533			17	–	9		.654
Arizona	7	–	8		.467			16	–	12		.571
Cincinnati	7	–	8		.467			15	–	10		.600
Kansas	5	–	10		.333			15	–	11		.577
BYU	4	–	11		.267			13	–	13		.500
Texas Tech	3	–	12		.200			14	–	14		.500
UCF	2	–	13		.133			9	–	16		.360
Arizona State	2	–	13		.133			8	–	19		.296
Houston	1	–	14		.067			5	–	21		.192
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of February 19, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 18–16, 8–10 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2024 NCAA tournament where they defeated Auburn in the First Four before losing to Syracuse in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Esmery Martínez	12	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic	Completed college eligibility
Helena Pueyo	13	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	Completed college eligibility
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Outgoing Transfers

Arizona Outgoing Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	New School	Source
Courtney Blakely	1	G	5'8"	Junior	Gary, IN	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Kailyn Gilbert	15	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Transferred to LSU
Salimatou Kourouma	24	G/F	5'11"	Senior	Kati, Mali	Transferred to Oregon
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Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible	Source
Sahnya Jah	11	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Alexandria, VA	South Carolina	3
Paulina Paris	23	G	5'9'	Junior	Congers, NY	North Carolina	2
Jorynn Ross	24	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Pepperdine	3
Ajae Yoakum	5	F	6'0"	Graduate student	Portland, OR	FIU	1
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2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Katarina Kneževic F	Belgrade, Serbia	Spar Gran Canaria	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Mar 13, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mailien Rolf G	Roßdorf, Germany	Rhein-Main Baskets	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Mar 14, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lauryn Swann G	Queens, NY	Long Island Lutheran High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Feb 3, 2024
	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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Big 12 media poll (Coaches)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kansas State	211 (7)
2	Iowa State	209 (6)
3	Baylor	194 (2)
4	TCU	185
5	West Virginia	184 (1)
6	Utah	149
7	Arizona	136
8	Kansas	128
9	Colorado	113
10	Texas Tech	84
11	Oklahoma State	80
12	BYU	59
13	Cincinnati	56
14	UCF	54
15	Arizona State	51
16	Houston	27

Source:^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauryn Swann 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran HS Queens, NY G 2 Jada Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So La Jolla County Day Kansas City, MO G 4 Skylar Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL F 5 Ajae Yoakum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Benson Polytechnic HS FIU Portland, OR F 10 Erin Tack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kelso HS Kelso, WA F 11 Sahnya Jah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montverde Academy South Carolina Alexandria, VA F 12 Montaya Dew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Centennial Las Vegas, NV G 13 Mailien Rolf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bertolt-Brecht-Schule Rhein-Main Baskets Roßdorf, Germany F 14 Brooklyn Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Whitfield School St. Louis, MO G 23 Paulina Paris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saddle River Day School North Carolina Congers, NY F 24 Jorynn Ross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Summer Creek HS Pepperdine Milwaukee, WI F 25 Breya Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So La Jolla County Day Chula Vista, CA F 33 Isis Beh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Murray West Virginia Murray, UT F 34 Katarina Kneževic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spar Gran Canaria Belgrade, Serbia	Head coach Adia Barnes (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Salvo Coppa (IULM) Bett Shelby (Greensboro) Anthony Turner (Colorado) 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
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Texas A&M	W 84–59		15 – Williams	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	McKale Center (6,486) Tucson, AZ
October 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State LA	W 82–53		16 – Jones	7 – Jah	5 – Williams	McKale Center (6,533) Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 73–54	1–0	10 – Tied	10 – Cunningham	3 – Jones	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 62–39	2–0	16 – Jones	9 – Rolf	4 – Williams	McKale Center (6,751) Tucson, AZ
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 65–54	3–0	16 – Cunningham	9 – Cunningham	3 – Paris	LionTree Arena (754) San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNLV	W 75–66	4–0	19 – Swann	9 – Cunningham	5 – Jones	McKale Center (7,221) Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Chicago State	W 84–48	5–0	14 – Cunningham	10 – Rolf	3 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (333) Chicago, IL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 75–92	5–1	20 – Paris	8 – Paris	3 – Paris	Rolle Activity Center (487) Flagstaff, AZ
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grambling State	W 84–60	6–1	17 – Swann	8 – Cunningham	3 – Dew	McKale Center (7,609) Tucson, AZ
November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Vanderbilt Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	L 60–71	6–2	20 – Williams	9 – Cunningham	3 – Paris	Acrisure Arena (450) Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. California Acrisure Holiday Invitational 3rd place game	L 62–74	6–3	18 – Williams	5 – Jah	2 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (325) Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 78–43	7–3	22 – Paris	11 – Dew	8 – Paris	McKale Center (6,191) Tucson, AZ
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 66–69	7–4	20 – Cunningham	6 – Tied	4 – Williams	McKale Center (6,292) Tucson, AZ
December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 76–39	8–4	13 – Tied	6 – Kneževic	4 – Williams	McKale Center (6,243) Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 87–66	9–4	24 – Williams	10 – Jah	7 – Williams	McKale Center (6,197) Tucson, AZ
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	W 57–53	10–4 (1–0)	21 – Cunningham	8 – Cunningham	3 – Dew	Marriott Center (2,075) Provo, UT
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah	L 48–69	10–5 (1–1)	22 – Swann	5 – Paris	3 – Williams	McKale Center (6,958) Tucson, AZ
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 75–53	11–5 (2–1)	17 – Jones	7 – Rolf	4 – Williams	Addition Financial Arena (1,385) Orlando, FL
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Baylor	L 76–81 OT	11–6 (2–2)	18 – Beh	12 – Cunningham	6 – Rolf	McKale Center (2,075) Tucson, AZ
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iowa State	L 58–79	11–7 (2–3)	17 – Williams	8 – Cunningham	4 – Williams	McKale Center (7,246) Tucson, AZ
January 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 11 Kansas State	L 47–62	11–8 (2–4)	16 – Beh	10 – Cunningham	2 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (4,356) Manhattan, KS
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas	W 74–59	12–8 (3–4)	17 – Swann	10 – Beh	5 – Williams	Allen Fieldhouse (4,049) Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 72–62	13–8 (4–4)	16 – Jones	15 – Cunningham	4 – Williams	McKale Center (6,371) Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		No. 16 West Virginia	W 77–62	14–8 (5–4)	18 – Cunningham	9 – Cunningham	5 – Paris	McKale Center (7,773) Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Utah	L 58–67	14–9 (5–5)	25 – Williams	7 – Williams	3 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,431) Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colorado	L 47–56	14–10 (5–6)	12 – Tied	7 – Rolf	3 – Beh	CU Events Center (2,748) Boulder, CO
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona State	W 66–59	15–10 (6–6)	18 – Williams	8 – Cunningham	5 – Beh	McKale Center (8,370) Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 20 Oklahoma State	L 64–83	15–11 (6–7)	24 – Beh	6 – Jones	5 – Paris	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,675) Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 11 TCU	L 73–85	15–12 (6–8)	30 – Jones	5 – Jones	6 – Paris	McKale Center (7,672) Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		BYU	W 65-57	16-12 (7-8)	13 – Beh	8 – Cunningham	3 – Jones	McKale Center (6,957) Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston	W 74-72 OT	17-12 (8-8)	18 – Tied	15 – Cunningham	3 – Tied	Fertitta Center (1,198) Houston, TX
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena (-) Tempe, AZ
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 5, 2025 TBD, TBD		vs. TBD First Round						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: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—																			Not released
Coaches	—

Media coverage

Radio

• ESPN Tucson - 1490 AM & 104.09 FM (ESPN Radio) and Nationwide - Dish Network, Sirius XM, Varsity Network and iHeartRadio)
• KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
• KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
• KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
• KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
• KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
• KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
• KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
• KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
• KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
• XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)
• KTZR (1450 AM) - (FoxSports 1450) - (Tucson, AZ)

TV

• CBS Family – KOLD (CBS), CBSN
• ABC/ESPN Family – KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
• FOX Family – KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
• NBC Family – KVOA, NBC Sports, NBCSN
• PBS - KUAT
• Univision/Telemundo/Estrella TV - KUVE/KHRR/KUDF-LP (Spanish)

See also

• 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "University of Arizona will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25". University of Arizona. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
2. "2024-25 Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards & Poll Revealed". October 3, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved November 8, 2024.