2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Aprank:13
Coachrank:12
Record:8–1
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Jeff Mittie
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Ebony Gilliam
Asst Coach2:Ebony Haliburton
Asst Coach3:Staci Gregorio Foss
Stadium:Bramlage Coliseum

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

K-State finished the season 26–8, 13–5 in Big 12 and finished third in the conference. The Wildcats began the season with a school-record 20-1 start, seeing them match their best ranking in school history reaching #2 in both the AP and Coaches Poll on January 29, 2024.[1]

As the third seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated sixth-seeded West Virginia 65–62 in the quarterfinals, before falling 71–64 to second-seeded Texas in the semifinals.The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they earned a four seed and hosted the first two rounds of the tournament at Bramlage Coliseum for the first time since 2016.[2] In the first round, K-State defeated 13-seed Portland 78–65 before ending their season with a second-round defeat to fifth-seeded Colorado by a 63–50 margin.[3]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Ja'Mia Harris2G5'11" FreshmanLancaster, TXTransferred to Texas State
Gabby Gregory12G6'0"GS SeniorTulsa, OKGraduated
Rebekah Dallinger14G5'10"SeniorSydney, AustraliaGraduated
Heavenly Greer15F6'2" JuniorPhoenix, AZTransferred to Arizona State

Incoming

NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Temira Poindexter2G6'2"SeniorSapulpa, OKTulsa
Kennedy Taylor12F6'2"SeniorShawnee Mission, KSColorado

Recruiting Classes

Class of 2024

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Associated Press . January 29, 2024 . S. Carolina grips top spot, Kansas State No. 2 in women's poll . November 20, 2024 . ESPN.
  2. Web site: DeLoach . Zach . March 17, 2024 . K-State women earn No.-4 seed, will host 1st and 2nd rounds of NCAA tourney . November 20, 2024 . The Mercury.
  3. Web site: Green . Arne . March 24, 2024 . Kansas State women's basketball falters at the end in disappointing NCAA Tournament loss . November 20, 2024 . The Topeka Capital-Journal.
  4. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule . November 20, 2024 . K-State Athletics.