2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Utah Utes
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:6–2
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Gavin Petersen
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jordan Sullivan
Asst Coach2:Morgan Bailey
Stadium:Jon M. Huntsman Center

The 2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by first year head coach Gavin Petersen, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and compete as first year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Utes finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tied for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga to end their season.

This was also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.[1]

On November 19, it was announced that Lynne Roberts has accept the position to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Utah Departures
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Isabel Palmer 1 G 5'9" Senior Graduated
Lani White 3 G 5'11" Sophomore Transferred to Virginia Tech
Daniela Falcon Hernandez 11 F 6'2" Freshman Transferred to UC Irvine
Dasia Young 34 F 5'11" Senior Graduated
35 F 6'2" Senior Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 8th overall by Minnesota Lynx

Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers
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Chyra Evans 12 F 6'2" Junior Michigan
Mayé Touré 21 F 6'2" Graduate student Rhode Island

Recruiting class of 2025

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-05 . The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah's Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference. . 2024-11-15 . Deseret News . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach . 2024-11-20 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of Utah Athletics. utahutes.com. November 22, 2024.