2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:6–2
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Megan Duffy
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Itoro Coleman
Ahc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Sharnee Zoll-Norman
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Jen Hoover
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Cassell Coliseum

The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team will represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies will be led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy and will play their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duffy will enter her first season after being hired to replace Kenny Brooks on April 3, 2024.[1]

Previous season

See main article: 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team.

The Hokies finished the season 25–8 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Miami before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Hokies qualified for the tournament. As the fourth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated thirteenth seed Marshall in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season. After the loss, head coach Kenny Brooks announced that he was stepping down from the team in order to accept the head coaching position at Kentucky.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
2 G 5'10" Transferred to Kentucky[3]
5 G 5'6" Transferred to Kentucky[4]
13 C 6'5" Transferred to Kentucky[5]
20 G/F 6'2" Graduated
22 G 6'0" Graduated
33 C 6'6" Graduated; drafted 24th overall
in the 2024 WNBA draft

Recruiting class

Source:[7]

Schedule

Source:[8]

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Rankings

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Tech hires Marquette's Megan Duffy as new coach. espn.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2024. September 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky. ESPN. Michael Voepel. Alexa Philippou. March 26, 2024. March 26, 2024.
  3. Web site: ‘A no-brainer.’ Why Georgia Amoore, Amelia Hassett and others followed Kenny Brooks to UK.. Lexington Herald-Leader. Caroline. Makauskas. August 1, 2024. September 4, 2024.
  4. Web site: Ex-Virginia Tech G Georgia Amoore transferring to Kentucky. ESPN. Alexa. Philippou. April 4, 2024. September 4, 2024.
  5. Web site: Kentucky women’s basketball lands 6-foot-5 freshman center in transfer portal. Lexington Herald-Leader. Caroline. Makauskas. April 5, 2024. September 4, 2024.
  6. Web site: Virginia Tech women add Utah transfer Lani White. heraldcourier.com. The Roanoke Times. Mark. Berman. May 1, 2024. September 4, 2024.
  7. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies. espn.com. ESPN. September 4, 2024.
  8. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule. Virginia Tech Athletics. hokiesports.com. September 4, 2024.