2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
Record11–1 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKim Cameron
Assistant coaches
  • Maria Kasza
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 1 0   1.000 12 0   1.000
No. 11 Ohio State 1 0   1.000 12 0   1.000
No. 8 Maryland 1 0   1.000 11 0   1.000
No. 15 Michigan State 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
No. 7 USC 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
No. 20 Michigan 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 23 Nebraska 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
Wisconsin 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
Indiana 1 0   1.000 8 3   .727
Minnesota 0 1   .000 12 1   .923
Illinois 0 1   .000 10 2   .833
No. 22 Iowa 0 1   .000 10 2   .833
Oregon 0 1   .000 9 3   .750
Penn State 0 1   .000 9 3   .750
Washington 0 1   .000 9 4   .692
Rutgers 0 1   .000 8 4   .667
Northwestern 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Purdue 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represents Michigan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans are led by second-year head coach Robyn Fralick and play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 22–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Offseason

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Departures

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Michigan State departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
DeeDee Hagemann 0 G 5'7" Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Memphis[1]
Tory Ozment 1 G/F 6'1" Graduate student Buford, GA Graduated
Gabby Elliott 3 G 5'10" Senior Detroit, MI Transferred to Penn State
Bree Robinson 10 G 5'8" Freshman Mississauga, ON Transferred to James Madison
Moira Joiner 22 G 5'10" Graduate student Saginaw, MI Graduated
Lauren Ross 24 G 5'10" Redshirt Junior Muskegon, MI Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

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Michigan State incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Jaddan Simmons 1 G 5'9" Graduate student Green Bay, WI Arizona State[2]
Emma Shumate 5 G 6'1" Redshirt Junior Dresden, OH Ohio State[3]
Grace VanSlooten 14 F 6'3" Junior Toledo, OH Oregon[4]
Nyla Hampton 22 G 5'7" Senior Huber Heights, OH Ball State[2]

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juliann Woodard
F
North Vernon, IN Jennings County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Sinai Douglas
PG
Toledo, OH Start High School 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ode
G
Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Amy Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Terrian
PG
Pewaukee, WI Pewaukee High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lilly Williams
P
Farmington Hills, MI Homeschool 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
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:

Roster

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2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sinai Douglas 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Toledo Start Toledo, OH
G 1 Jaddan Simmons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Arizona State Houston, TX
G 2 Abbey Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr West Catholic Grand Rapids, MI
G 4 Theryn Hallock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Ohio State Dresden, OH
F 10 Helen Holley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gilmour Academy Cleveland, OH
G/F 11 Jocelyn Tate 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bowling Green Pickerington, OH
F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Keswick, ON
F 14 Grace VanSlooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Oregon Toledo, OH
C 15 Inés Sotelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Duran Maquinaria Ensino Ourense, Spain
C 21 Mary Meng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Midview Grafton, OH
G 22 Nyla Hampton (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Wayne Huber Heights, OH
F 33 Juliann Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Jennings County North Vernon, IN
G 35 Kennedy Blair 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Divine Child Dearborn, MI
G 40 Julia Ayrault (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Grosse Pointe Gross Pointe, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Wayne State (MI) W 101–40 
 16  Tied   9  Kimball   8  Ayrault  Breslin Center (2,626)
East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Oakland W 107–42  1–0
 15  VanSlooten   9  VanSlooten   6  Simmons  Breslin Center (2,549)
East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Yale W 100–44  2–0
 19  VanSlooten   7  Blair   4  Tied  Breslin Center (2,893)
East Lansing, MI
November 11, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Eastern Michigan W 95–49  3–0
 18  Hallock   7  Simmons   6  Simmons  Breslin Center (2,515)
East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Eastern Kentucky W 96–54  4–0
 19  Ayrault   9  VanSlooten   9  Hallock  Breslin Center (2,631)
East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 79–42  5–0
 18  VanSlooten   13  VanSlooten   4  VanSlooten  University Arena (2,051)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024*
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Detroit Mercy W 101–44  6–0
 17  Woodard   7  Tied   5  VanSlooten  Breslin Center (2,812)
East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024*
2:00 p.m., TruTV
vs. California
Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals
W 78–72  7–0
 22  Ayrault   9  Ayrault   3  Simmons  Acrisure Arena (325)
Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024*
4:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Vanderbilt
Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship
W 78–70  8–0
 25  VanSlooten   12  Ayrault   6  Hallock  Acrisure Arena (615)
Palm Desert, CA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 24 DePaul W 89–61  9–0
 18  Simmons   12  Ayrault   5  Tied  Breslin Center (3,416)
East Lansing, MI
December 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 17 No. 21 Iowa W 68–66  10–0
(1–0)
 19  Ayrault   7  Tied   3  Tied  Breslin Center (5,939)
East Lansing, MI
December 19, 2024*
12:00 p.m., Baller TV
No. 15 vs. Montana
West Palm Beach Classic
W 69–38  11–0
 15  Ayrault   4  Blair   4  Hallock  Rubin Arena (173)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2024*
4:30 p.m., Baller TV
No. 15 vs. Alabama
West Palm Beach Classic
L 67–82  11–1
 18  Ayrault   9  VanSlooten   3  Tate  Rubin Arena (215)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Purdue       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+
at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Washington       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
January 19, 2025
3:00 p.m., B1G+
at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
January 22, 2025
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Penn State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan
Rivalry
      Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN
Oregon       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., B1G+
at Northwestern       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
Michigan
Rivalry
      Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., B1G+
Wisconsin       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2025
9:00 p.m., BTN
at UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2025
9:30 p.m., Peacock
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN
Indiana       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at Ohio State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Minnesota       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Munz, Jason; Dylan, Jonah (August 13, 2014). "All-Big Ten transfer guard DeeDee Hagemann commits to Memphis women's basketball, Alex Simmons". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Calloway, Brian (April 27, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball State". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Calloway, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands high-impact transfer in Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.