2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

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2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–18 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Pointer
  • John Hampton
  • Nneka Enemkpali
  • Jeanine Wasielewski
  • Johnetta Hayes
Home arenaJersey Mike's Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 USC 17 – 1   .944 26 – 2   .929
No. 2 UCLA 16 – 2   .889 27 – 2   .931
No. 12 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 5   .828
No. 19 Maryland 13 – 5   .722 23 – 6   .793
Michigan 11 – 7   .611 20 – 9   .690
No. 23 Michigan State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 8   .724
Illinois 11 – 7   .611 21 – 8   .724
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 19 – 10   .655
Indiana 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556 19 – 10   .655
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 20 – 9   .690
Washington 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 20 – 10   .667
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 13 – 16   .448
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 11 – 18   .379
Purdue 3 – 15   .167 10 – 19   .345
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 18   .333
Penn State 1 – 17   .056 10 – 19   .345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 2, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represents Rutgers University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by third-year head coach Coquese Washington, and play their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Rutgers Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jillian Hueter 0 G 6'0" Freshman Clifton Park, NY Transferred to Fairfield[1]
Kaylene Smikle 2 G 6'0" Sophomore Farmingdale, NY Transferred to Maryland[2]
Erica Lafayette 20 G 6'0" Senior Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Louisiana
Kassondra Brown 22 C 6'2" Graduate student Abington, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Rutgers Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
JoJo Lacey 14 G 6'1" Graduate student Douglassville, PA Boston College
Janae Walker 44 F 6'3" Sophomore Tyrone, GA Kentucky

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiyomi McMiller
PG 		Burlington, NJ Life Center Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
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 13, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Destiny Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Carolina Manchester, NJ
G 2 Lisa Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Example Academy Joliet, IL
G 3 Mya Petticord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Texas A&M Detroit, MI
G/F 4 Antonia Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Easton, PA
G 5 Deja Young (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Teaneck High School Teaneck, NJ
G 11 Awa Sidibe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Salt Lake Community College Bamako, Mali
G 14 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Boston College Douglassville, PA
F 22 Zachara Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Summer Creek High School Houston, TX
G 32 Kiyomi McMiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Life Center Academy Silver Spring, MD
G 33 Kennedy Brandt (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn, IL
F 44 Janae Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kentucky Tyrone, GA
C 54 Chyna Cornwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Newton-Conover High School Conover, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Caldwell W 101–48 
 24 – Adams   12 – Adams   3 – Petticord  Jersey Mike's Arena (517)
Piscataway, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Manhattan W 85–79  1–0
  21 – Cornwell   15 – Cornwell   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,517)
Piscataway, NJ
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Cornell W 72–61  2–0
  30 – Adams   15 – Adams   8 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,263)
Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		NJIT W 84–74  3–0
  36 – Adams   22 – Adams   4 – Petticord  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548)
Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2024*
11:00 a.m., B1G+ 		Iona W 81–53  4–0
  28 – Adams   11 – Adams   4 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349)
Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Virginia Tech L 80–91  4–1
  24 – McMiller   6 – Tied   4 – Thompson  Cassell Coliseum (4,644)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Princeton
Rivalry 		L 49–66  4–2
  27 – McMiller   10 – Tied   3 – Thompson  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,281)
Piscataway, NJ
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., BTN 		Marquette
Battle on the Banks 		L 57–59  4–3
  19 – McMiller   10 – Cornwell   2 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651)
Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Georgia Southern
Battle on the Banks 		W 77–60  5–3
  25 – McMiller   11 – Tied   6 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703)
Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2024
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 64–66  5–4
(0–1) 		 23 – Adams   11 – Cornwell   4 – McMiller  Kohl Center (3,266)
Madison, WI
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–58  6–4
  30 – McMiller   11 – Tied   5 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,681)
Piscataway, NJ
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Wagner W 86–48  7–4
  24 – McMiller   13 – Adams   6 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,463)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Lafayette W 72–65  8–4
  31 – McMiller   8 – Cornwell   6 – Lacey  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,858)
Piscataway, NJ
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 10 Ohio State L 63–77  8–5
(0–2) 		 31 – Adams   17 – Adams   3 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,929)
Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 8 Maryland L 61–78  8–6
(0–3) 		 15 – Adams   9 – Adams   3 – Sidibe  Xfinity Center (5,434)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 4 USC L 42–92  8–7
(0–4) 		 14 – Lacey   10 – Adams   3 – Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (7,356)
Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 50–76  8–8
(0–5) 		 28 – Adams   12 – Adams   5 – Petticord  Williams Arena (2,924)
Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Nebraska L 62–69  8–9
(0–6) 		 33 – McMiller   10 – Adams   2 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (4,016)
Piscataway, NJ
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 22 Michigan State L 60–70  8–10
(0–7) 		 15 – Adams   15 – Cornwell   3 – Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,585)
Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan L 71–87  8–11
(0–8) 		 27 – Lacey   11 – Adams   5 – Sidibe  Crisler Center (4,683)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 UCLA L 66–84  8–12
(0–9) 		 17 – McMiller   13 – Adams   4 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,138)
Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2025
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Penn State W 77–73  9–12
(1–9) 		 15 – Tied   9 – Cornwell   4 – McMiller  Bryce Jordan Center (2,438)
State College, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Illinois L 65–69 OT 9–13
(1–10) 		 22 – McMiller   7 – McMiller   4 – McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,016)
Piscataway, NJ
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at Indiana L 60–81  9–14
(1–11) 		 24 – Adams   11 – Lacey   2 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,418)
Bloomington, IN
February 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Purdue W 78–69  10–14
(2–11) 		 22 – Lacey   11 – Adams   4 – Lacey  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,882)
Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2025
7:30 p.m., B1G+ 		at Iowa L 43–55  10–15
(2–12) 		 11 – Lacey   9 – Lacey   3 – Adams  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern L 59–69  10–16
(2–13) 		 16 – Sidibe   13 – Cornwell   4 – Sidibe  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,327)
Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2025
9:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Washington L 65–83  10–17
(2–14) 		 19 – Adams   6 – Adams   3 – Sidibe  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,947)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2025
5:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Oregon L 58–77  10–18
(2–15) 		 20 – Adams   10 – Adams   3 – Perkins  Matthew Knight Arena (6,181)
Eugene, OR
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Penn State W 75–70  11–18
(3–15) 		 19 – Adams   14 – Adams   7 – Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (4,729)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten women's tournament
March 5, 2025
8:30 p.m., Peacock 		(15) vs. (10) Nebraska
First Round 		      Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kelly, Michael (April 25, 2024). "Shenendehowa graduate Jillian Huerter transferring from Rutgers to Fairfield". Times Union. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Chandler, Joey (April 17, 2024). "Ex-Rutgers star Kaylene Smikle signs with rival Big Ten program". NJ.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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