2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
2024–25 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–4 (0–0 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. 13 Kansas State	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 12 TCU	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Kansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 14 West Virginia	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Baylor	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
BYU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Colorado	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Utah	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
UCF	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Arizona	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Houston	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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]

Previous season

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
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
Reference:

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Arizona Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining
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
Reference:

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
Katarina Kneževic F	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
Mailien Rolf G	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
Lauryn Swann G	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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll (Coaches)
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	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						Marriott Center (-) Provo, UT
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF						Addition Financial Arena (-) Orlando, FL
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Baylor						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iowa State						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
January 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum (-) Manhattan, KS
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse (-) Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cincinnati						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	West Virginia						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
January 31, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center (-) Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colorado						CU Events Center (-) Boulder, CO
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arizona State						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena (-) Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	TCU						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	BYU						McKale Center (-) Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston						Fertitta Center (-) 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

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)

References

^ "University of Arizona will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25". University of Arizona. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
^ "2024-25 Big 12 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards & Poll Revealed". October 3, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[1] "University of Arizona will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25". University of Arizona. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[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.

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v t e Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Outgoing Transfers

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

2024 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Media coverage

Radio

TV

See also

References