2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. TBA
AP	No. 16
Record	0-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Head coach	Mark Kellogg (2nd season);
Associate head coach	JC Carter
Assistant coaches	Jessica Grayson; Erin Grant;
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2023-24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The mountaineers will be led by 2nd year head coach Mark Kellogg and will play their home games at the WVU Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous Season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023-24 season 25–8, 12–6 in Big 12^[1] play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big 12 Tournament as a No. 6 seed, they beat the No. 11 seed Cincinnati, before losing to the No. 3 seed Kansas State in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the Albany regional 2. They won their first round matchup against the 2023-24 Ivy League champions Princeton 63–53. They were then matched up against regional hosts No. 2 Iowa, where they lost 54–64.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

West Virginia Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Messiah Hunter	13	F	6'2"	Jr	Hopewell, VA	Transferred to Seton Hall
Tavy Diggs	21	F	6'1"	GS Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated
Lauren Fields	23	G	5'9"	GS Senior	Shawnee, OK	Graduated
Jayla Hemmingway	00	G	5'11"	Senior	Collierville, TN	Graduated
Ainhoa Holze	5	G	5'9"	Fr	Martigny, Switzerland	Unknown

Incoming

West Virginia Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sydney Shaw	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Miami, FL	Auburn
Célia Riviére	37	F	6'3"	Junior	Paris, France	Northwest Florida State

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Destiny Agubata W	Corona, CA	Santiago High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Destiny Agubata W	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Jordan Thomas P	Carrollton, TX	Hebron High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Jordan Thomas P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Sydney Woodley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Paloma Valley High School Long Beach State	Menifee, CA
G	4	Destiny Agubata	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Santiago HS	Moreno Valley, CA
G	5	Sydney Shaw	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	DME Academy Auburn	Miami, FL
F	8	Danelle Arigbabu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Berlin, Germany
G	10	Jordan Harrison	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Classen SAS Stephen F. Austin	Oklahoma Ciry, OK
G	11	JJ Quinerly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA
F	14	Kylee Blacksten	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Air Academy Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO
F	17	Feryal Defne Atli	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Ari College Cankaya University	Mersin, Turkey
G	22	Zya Nugent	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Denison Stephen F. Austin	Denison, TX
F	23	Jordan Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Hebron HS	Carrollton, TX
G	24	Ashala Moseberry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Madison East South Plains College	Madison, WI
G	32	Kyah Watson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Stevens South Dakota	Rapid City, SD
F	33	Tirzah Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Jones Oral Roberts	Oklahoma City, OK
F	37	Célia Riviére	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Lattes Montpellier Northwest Florida State	Paris, France

Head coach

Mark Kellogg (Austin College)

Assistant coach(es)

JC Carter (Southwest Baptist)
Jessica Grayson (Austin Peay)
Erin Grant (Texas Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/15/2024

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Towson	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Niagara	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 30, 2024* 11 a.m./5 p.m., FloSports		vs. Boise State/Southern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
December 1, 2024* 11 a.m./1:30 p.m./5 p.m./7:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Butler/New Mexico State/Santa Clara/Texas Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
December 6, 2024* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
December 15, 2024* TBA, ESPN+		at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PN
Big 12 Conference Regular Season
December 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		BYU	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX		Iowa State	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Oklahoma State	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Baylor	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 17, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX		Kansas	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5/9, 2025 TBA		vs. TBA	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 WVU Women's Basketball schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "2024 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament". big12sports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament". ncaa.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Schedule 2024-25".

[1] "2023-24 WVU Women's Basketball schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[2] "2024 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament". big12sports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[3] "2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament". ncaa.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[4] "Women's Basketball Schedule 2024-25".

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