2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

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2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candice Finley (2nd season)
  • John Marcum (1st season)
  • Devan Newman (1st season)
  • Anthony Brammer (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 – 2   .889 24 – 5   .828
No. 3 Notre Dame 16 – 2   .889 25 – 4   .862
No. 16 Duke 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767
No. 24 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 7   .767
No. 8 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 25 – 6   .806
No. 25 Louisville 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
California 12 – 6   .667 24 – 7   .774
Virginia Tech 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621
Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500 21 – 9   .700
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Miami (FL) 4 – 14   .222 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310
SMU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of March 2, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gabby Hutcherson 0 F 6'2" Senior Westerville, Ohio Transferred to Duquesne[1]
Liatu King 2 F 6'0" Senior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Notre Dame[2]
Jasmine Timmerson 3 G 5'7" Freshman Wexford, Pennsylvania Transferred to Davidson[3]
Jala Jordan 14 F 6'2" Graduate Student Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated
Rapuluchi Ayodele 15 F 6'1" Junior Móstoles, Spain Transferred to Tennessee[4]
Ioanna Chatzileonti 18 F 6'2" Senior Athens, Greece Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brooklynn Miles 0 G 5'5" Senior Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky[5]
Amiya Jenkins 2 G 5'10" Junior Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky[6]
Makayla Elmore 3 F 6'3" Senior Fostoria, Ohio Clemson[7]
Khadija Faye 15 F 6'4" Graduate Student Dakar, Senegal Texas[8]
Mikayla Johnson 23 G 6'1" Redshirt Sophomore Anchorage, Alaska Colorado[9]

Recruiting class

Source:[10]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Audrey Biggs
G 		Catlettsburg, Kentucky Boyd County 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jun 27, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kiara Williams
F 		Palm Bay, Florida Palm Bay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Sep 19, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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

2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Franklin County
Kentucky 		Frankfort, KY
G 1 Aaryn Battle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Camden Catholic Sewell, NJ
G 2 Amiya Jenkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Anderson County
Kentucky 		Lexington, KY
F 3 Makayla Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hopewell-Loudon
Clemson 		Fostoria, OH
F 5 Kiara Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Palm Bay Palm Bay, FL
G 10 Bella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Paul VI HS
USC 		Chantilly, VA
G 11 Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Fairmont Fairmont, WV
F 13 Lauren Rust 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Webb School Victoria, Canada
G 14 Raeven Boswell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lake Travis
Georgia Tech 		Austin, TX
F 15 Khadija Faye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Father Lopez
Texas 		Dakar, Senegal
G 20 Aislin Malcolm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Chartiers Valley Carnegie, PA
G 22 Audrey Biggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Boyd County Catlettsburg, KY
G 23 Mikayla Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Bartlett
Colorado 		Anchorage, AK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2024

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Pitt-Johnstown W 106–37  –
  26 – Jenkins    –     8 – Miles  Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Canisius W 78–36  1–0
  25 – Faye   12 – Faye   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (306)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bucknell W 64–61  2–0
  19 – Jenkins   7 – Faye   4 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (347)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 15 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl 		L 54–82  2–1
  14 – Faye   12 – Faye   2 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (3,614)
Morgantown, WV
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 61–56  3–1
  15 – Battle   12 – Johnson   3 – Battle  Binghamton University Events Center (1,207)
Vestal, NY
November 20, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Delaware State W 80–45  4–1
  21 – Faye   14 – Faye   9 – Miles  Petersen Events Center (2,622)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Robert Morris W 64–51  5–1
  25 – Faye   15 – Faye   5 – Malcolm  Petersen Events Center (219)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Kansas
Paradise Jam 		L 53–59  5–2
  14 – Johnson   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Auburn
Paradise Jam 		L 50–82  5–3
  10 – Elmore   6 – Elmore   1 – Tied  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Northern Iowa
Paradise Jam 		L 74–90  5–4
  26 – Perkins   8 – Elmore   4 – Biggs  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Duquesne
City Game 		L 69–73  5–5
  23 – Faye   15 – Faye   5 – Battle  Petersen Events Center (551)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Saint Peter's W 59–51  6–5
  24 – Faye   14 – Elmore   4 – Miles  Petersen Events Center (128)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL) L 55–62  6–6
(0–1) 		 21 – Faye   14 – Faye   4 – Elmore  Petersen Events Center (340)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ACCNX 		New Hampshire W 94–34  7–6
  21 – Johnson   9 – Faye   8 – Miles  Petersen Events Center (157)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 61–52  8–6
  19 – Faye   15 – Elmore   4 – Miles  Burns Arena (358)
St. George, UT
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 13 Georgia Tech L 61–100  8–7
(0–2) 		 22 – Faye   6 – Faye   5 – Miles  McCamish Pavilion (2,151)
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 14 Duke L 31–69  8–8
(0–3) 		 17 – Faye   5 – Elmore   3 – Miles  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,550)
Durham, NC
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Louisville L 55–65  8–9
(0–4) 		 16 – Faye   9 – Elmore   4 – Battle  Petersen Events Center (357)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2025
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		SMU W 72–59  9–9
(1–4) 		 22 – Johnson   13 – Elmore   8 – Miles  Petersen Events Center (290)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 21 NC State L 67–83  9–10
(1–5) 		 28 – Faye   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 North Carolina L 58–75  9–11
(1–6) 		 18 – Johnson   10 – Tied   7 – Washenitz  Petersen Events Center (800)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech L 57–84  9–12
(1–7) 		 11 – Tied   7 – Elmore   5 – Washenitz  Petersen Events Center (196)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Stanford L 46–58  9–13
(1–8) 		 21 – Faye   15 – Faye   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (2,807)
Stanford, CA
February 2, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 19 California L 53–84  9–14
(1–9) 		 20 – Washenitz   6 – Faye   5 – Washenitz  Haas Pavilion (2,733)
Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 79–66  10–14
(2–9) 		 19 – Faye   13 – Elmore   5 – Elmore  Petersen Events Center (292)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2025
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at SMU W 58–57  11–14
(3–9) 		 22 – Faye   17 – Faye   5 – Miles  Moody Coliseum (1,623)
University Park, TX
February 13, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 2 Notre Dame L 57–88  11–15
(3–10) 		 23 – Faye   16 – Faye   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (1,774)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia L 67–80  11–16
(3–11) 		 27 – Johnson   13 – Faye   5 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (1,041)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Florida State L 55–69  11–17
(3–12) 		 21 – Faye   14 – Faye   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,818)
Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2025
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson W 72–59  12–17
(4–12) 		 21 – Faye   10 – Faye   4 – Washenitz  Petersen Events Center (700)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 65–83  12–18
(4–13) 		 25 – Faye   10 – Faye   6 – Washenitz  JMA Wireless Dome (2,667)
Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest W 79–63  13–18
(5–13) 		 31 – Faye   9 – Faye   6 – Miles  LJVM Coliseum (1,393)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's tournament
March 5, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ACCN 		(15) vs. (10) Virginia
First Round 		      Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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References

  1. ↑ Schnable, Abby (May 1, 2024). "College sports notes: Former Pitt player Gabby Hutcherson transfers to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Completes 2024-25 Signee Class With Addition of Jasmine Timmerson". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hall, Cora (June 18, 2024). "Kim Caldwell adds fifth transfer to Lady Vols basketball with Pitt forward Rapuluchi Ayodele". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Makauskas, Caroline (April 20, 2024). "Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard Brooklynn Miles is headed to the ACC". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Makauskas, Caroline (May 21, 2024). "A second former UK guard will transfer to Pittsburgh women's basketball". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward MaKayla Elmore". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Dominic (May 1, 2024). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Texas Transfer F". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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