2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Michigan Wolverines
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Aprank:23
Record:7–1
Conf Record:0–0
Hc Year:13th
Asst Coach1:Melanie Moore
Asst Coach2:Justine Raterman
Asst Coach3:Jillian Dunston
Champion:Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division champions

The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her thirteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marks the program's 43nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season with a 20–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They were ranked the No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round by Kansas in overtime.[1]

Offseason

On May 21, 2024, Justine Raterman was named an assistant coach at Michigan, replacing the departing Harry Rafferty.[2] [3]

Michigan had six players enter the transfer portal, the most notable transfer was All-Big Ten first-team junior guard, Laila Phelia.[4] [5] [6] Michigan signed the ESPN-ranked number 4 recruiting class consisting of five incoming freshmen, the highest-ranked class in program history.[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures
NameNumberPos.WeightYearHometownReason for departure
Elissa Brett 0 6'0" Graduate Graduated
Lauren Hansen 1 5'9" Graduate Graduated
5 6'0" Junior Transferred to Texas
Taylor Woodson 21 6'0" Freshman Transferred to Minnesota
Chyra Evans 22 6'2" Sophomore Transferred to Utah
Whitney Sollom 25 6'4" Senior Graduated
Elise Stuck 30 6'1" Senior Transferred to Ball State
Taylor Williams 33 6'2" Graduate Transferred to Northwestern
Cameron Williams 44 6'3" Senior Transferred to Miami

Acquisitions

Michigan incoming transfers
NamePositionHeightYearHometownPrevious School
Brooke Q. Daniels 5'7" JR Oakland
Iuliia Grabovskaia 6'5" JR Rostov-on-Don, Russia Middle Tennessee
Ally VanTimmeren 6'2" GS Boston College

Recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-! colspan="9" style="background:#00274C; color:#FFCB05;"| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style="background:#00274C; color:#FFCB05;"| Regular season

Rankings

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolverines Drop Overtime Contest to Kansas . MGoBlue.com . Sarah . VanMetre . March 23, 2023 . September 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: Raterman Named Assistant Coach for Michigan Women's Basketball . MGoBlue.com . Sarah . VanMetre . May 21, 2024 . September 21, 2024.
  3. Web site: Michigan basketball announces new assistant coach . . Andrew . Kahn . May 21, 2024 . September 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Chyra Evans becomes sixth player to enter transfer portal for Michigan . . Sam . Novotny . April 9, 2024 . September 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: Michigan women's basketball leading scorer Phelia enters transfer portal . . Angelique S. . Chengelis . April 9, 2024 . September 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: Michigan basketball transfers, including Laila Phelia, announce new schools . . Andrew . Kahn . April 26, 2024 . September 21, 2024.
  7. Web site: Wolverines Sign Five to National Letters of Intent . MGoBlue.com . Sarah . VanMetre . November 8, 2023 . September 21, 2024.