Mode: | Women's basketball |
Year: | 2024–25 |
Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
Next Year: | 2025–26 |
Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 10–0 |
Conf Record: | 0–0 |
Head Coach: | Dawn Plitzuweit |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Assoc Coach: | Jason Jeschke |
Asst Coach1: | Aaron Horn |
Asst Coach2: | Aerial Braker |
Asst Coach3: | Tyler VanWinkle |
Stadium: | Williams Arena |
The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, are led by second-year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit, and play their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The Golden Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 20–16, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers in the first round before losing in the second round to Michigan. They were invited to the WNIT to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Saint Louis.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Ayianna Johnson | 1 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Transferred to Colorado | ||
Aminata Zie | 11 | F/C | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Ajok Madol | 12 | G/F | 6'2" | Freshman | Transferred to Dayton[1] | ||
Janay Sanders | 30 | G | 5'11" | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
McKynnlie Dalan | 34 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Transferred to Gonzaga[2] |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Alexsia Rose | 0 | G | 5'7" | GS Senior | UMass | ||
Taylor Woodson | 20 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Michigan | ||
Annika Stewart | 21 | C | 6'3" | GS Senior | Nebraska | ||
Jordan Brooks | 34 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Cal State Bakersfield |
|-! colspan=9 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten Women's TournamentSource:[3]
See main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.