2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball
2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–3 (0–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Amber Whiting (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Lee Cummard (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Loera (1st season); John Wardenburg (2nd season); Keilani Unga (1st season); Josh Edwards (1st season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Kansas State	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	1	.929
No. 12 TCU	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Oklahoma State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Texas Tech	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	2	.857
Baylor	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Colorado	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Utah	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Arizona	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
Kansas	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 14 West Virginia	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
BYU	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Cincinnati	0	–	1	.000	8	–	3	.727
Iowa State	0	–	1	.000	9	–	5	.643
UCF	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Arizona State	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Houston	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents Brigham Young University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Amber Whiting and play their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas. They were received at-large bid to the WBIT where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.

Offseason

Departures

BYU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Nani Falatea	3	G	5'9"	Junior	Salt Lake City, UT	Transferred to Oregon^[1]
Ali'a Matavao	4	F	6'0"	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Kailey Woolston	10	G	5'11"	Freshman	Highland, UT	LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26)
Kaylee Smiler	11	G	5'8"	Senior	Hamilton, New Zealand	Graduated
Lauren Gustin	12	G	5'8"	Senior	Salem, UT	Graduated
McKinley Willardson	15	F	6'1"	Freshman	Corona, CA	LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26)
Marina Mata	20	F	6'1"	Freshman	Barbastro, Spain	Signed to play professionally in Spain with Cadi La Seu
Rose Bubakar	24	F	6'0"	Junior	Frederick, MD	Transferred to Weber State

Incoming

BYU Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kemery Martín	15	G	6'0"	Senior	Sandy, UT	California
Marya Hudgins	23	G	6'0"	Junior	Aurora, CO	Santa Clara
Hattie Ogden	33	G/F	6'2"	Junior	Magrath, AB	Buffalo
Kendra Gillispie	35	F	6'1"	Senior	Oklahoma City, OK	Arkansas State

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Delaney Gibb PG	Raymond, AB	Raymond High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Delaney Gibb PG	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 December 9, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sydney Benally PG	Albuquerque, NM	Sandia High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Sydney Benally PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Naia Tanuvasa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lone Peak	Highland, UT
G	1	Amari Whiting	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Burley	Boise, ID
G	2	Kylie Krebs	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Christian Liberty Academy Glendale CC	Oahu, HI
G	8	Arielle Mackey-Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura	Ngati Porou, New Zealand
G	11	Delaney Gibb	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Raymond	Raymond, AB
G	14	Kambree Barber	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rigby	Rigby, ID
G	15	Kemery Congdon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Corner Canyon California	Sandy, UT
F	21	Heather Hamson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Pleasant Grove	Lindon, UT
G	23	Marya Hudgins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Grandview Santa Clara	Aurora, CO
G/F	24	Brinley Cannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Shelley	Shelley, ID
F	25	Emma Calvert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Fremont	Farr West, UT
G	30	Lauren Davenport	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Thunder Ridge High School Boston University	Idaho Falls, ID
F	33	Hattie Ogden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Magrath High School Buffalo	Magrath, AB
F	35	Kendra Gillispie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Harding Charter Arkansas State	Oklahoma City, OK
C	45	Sarah Bartholomew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Lone Peak	Highland, UT

Head coach

Amber Whiting (BYU)

Assistant coach(es)

Lee Cummard (BYU)
Jordan Loera (Oregon)
John Wardenburg (BYU)
Keilani Unga (BYU)
Josh Edwards (St. Catharine)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Westminster	W 105–37		22 – Whiting	6 – Tied	5 – Congdon	Marriott Center (2,789) Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho	W 67–62	1–0	17 – Gibb	9 – Hudgins	5 – Tied	Marriott Center (2,876) Provo, UT
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wyoming	W 76–63	2–0	22 – Gibb	6 – Tied	6 – Gibb	Marriott Center (1,396) Provo, UT
November 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Colorado State	W 69–55	3–0	19 – Gibb	8 – Whiting	4 – Whiting	Marriott Center (5,154) Provo, UT
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State	W 77–68	4–0	22 – Gibb	10 – Whiting	3 – Whiting	Reed Gym (2,133) Pocatello, ID
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	W 85–64	5–0	18 – Tied	7 – Tied	7 – Gibb	Marriott Center (1,488) Provo, UT
November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Colorado	L 60–67 ^OT	5–1	16 – Calvert	10 – Calvert	6 – Tied	Marriott Center (1,158) Provo, UT
November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Rice Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 63–51	6–1	20 – Gibb	8 – Whiting	5 – Gibb	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 22 Iowa Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 48–68	6–2	13 – Congdon	5 – Whiting	2 – Tied	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500) Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTEP	W 81–68	7–2	27 – Calvert	7 – Calvert	7 – Whiting	Don Haskins Center (1,459) El Paso, TX
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley	W 76–36	8–2	20 – Davenport	10 – Whiting	5 – Whiting	Marriott Center (2,112) Provo, UT
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Washington State	W 72–57	9–2	26 – Gibb	6 – Tied	4 – Gibb	Beasley Coliseum (901) Pullman, WA
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arizona	L 53–57	9–3 (0–1)	23 – Gibb	8 – Gibb	5 – Whiting	Marriott Center (2,075) Provo, UT
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston						Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas State						Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Iowa						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	Utah Rivalry						Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Baylor						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 11, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma State						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arizona State						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas						Marriott Center Provo, UT
March 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Rivalry						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
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 Mountain Time.

References

^ Payne, Jackson (April 29, 2024). "This former BYU women's basketball star is headed to Oregon". Deseret News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. BYU Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[1] Payne, Jackson (April 29, 2024). "This former BYU women's basketball star is headed to Oregon". Deseret News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. BYU Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

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2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2025

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References