2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

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2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–14 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCJ Jones (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tori Jankoska (3rd season)
  • Alysiah Bond (3rd season)
  • Janko Popovic (2nd season)
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers will be led by third-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The Cavaliers finished the season 16–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the first round. They received an at-large invitation to the inaugural WBIT.[1] As a fourth seed they defeated High Point in the first round before losing to first seed Villanova to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mir McLean 10 G/F 5'11" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Maryland[2]
Kaydan Lawson 14 G 6'0" Senior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Seton Hall[3]
Camryn Taylor 20 F 6'2" Graduate Student Peoria, Illinois Graduated
Alexia Smith 23 G 5'8" Senior Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Oklahoma State[4]
Cady Pauley 32 G 5'11" Sophomore Milan, Missouri Transferred to Missouri State[5]
Sam Brunelle 33 F 6'2" Graduate Student Ruckersville, Virginia Graduated
London Clarkson 34 F 6'2" Graduate Student Pflugerville, Texas Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rylee Grays 2 F 6'4" Sophomore Pearland, Texas North Carolina[6]
Hawa Doumbouya 7 C 6'7" Sophomore Bronx, New York Maryland[7]
Casey Valenti-Paea 10 G 5'9" Graduate Student Melbourne, Australia Long Beach State[8]
Latasha Lattimore 35 F 6'4" Senior Toronto, Canada Miami (FL)[9]

Recruiting class

Source:[10]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Dunbar
G 		Narrows, Virginia Jefferson Christian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Jul 18, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Breona Hurd
F 		Waynesville, Missouri Waynesville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 4, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kamryn Kitchen
G 		Charlotte, North Carolina Independence 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Jun 5, 2024 
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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia McGhee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So IMG Academy Louisa, VA
G 1 Paris Clark 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran
Arizona 		New York, NY
F 2 Rylee Grays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Pearland
North Carolina 		Pearland, TX
G 4 Jillian Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr East Grand Rapids
Northwestern 		Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Yonta Vaughn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop McNamara District Heights, MD
C 7 Hawa Doumbouya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Maryland 		Bronx, NY
F 8 Edessa Noyan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Täljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden
G 10 Casey Valenti-Paea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Maribryon College
Long Beach State 		Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Kamryn Kitchen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Independence Charlotte, NC
G 21 Kymora Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA
G 23 Payton Dunbar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jefferson Christian Narrows, VA
F 32 Breona Hurd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Waynesville Waynesville, MO
F 35 Latasha Lattimore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Royal Crown Academic School
Miami (FL) 		Toronto, Canada
C 41 Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) GS Appleton West
Kansas State 		Appleton, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Barton W 104–46  –
   –      –      –    John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		American W 104–68  1–0
  21 – Johnson   13 – Lauterbach   9 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,974)
Charlottesville, VA
November 8, 2024*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 10 Oklahoma L 51–95  1–1
  15 – Hurd   5 – Tied   4 – Johnson  Lloyd Noble Center (4,012)
Norman, OK
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Radford W 83–41  2–1
  17 – Johnson   10 – Lattimore   6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (3,754)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		La Salle W 76–47  3–1
  20 – Johnson   12 – Lattimore   4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (4,054)
Charlottesville, VA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Alabama State W 85–50  4–1
  22 – Johnson   13 – Lattimore   7 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,675)
Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bethune–Cookman W 82–48  5–1
  20 – McGhee   13 – Lattimore   9 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,883)
Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Green Bay
Puerto Rico Shootout 		W 66–61  6–1
  17 – Johnson   9 – Lauterbach   4 – Vaughn  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Washington State
Puerto Rico Shootout 		L 74–75  6–2
  20 – Johnson   10 – Lattimore   5 – Johnson  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Wyoming
Puerto Rico Shootout 		L 66–71  6–3
  26 – Johnson   9 – Johnson   4 – Johnson  Coliseo Guillermo Angulo (250)
San Juan, PR
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Auburn
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 57–66  6–4
  22 – Johnson   13 – Johnson   5 – Vaughn  John Paul Jones Arena (3,994)
Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College L 57–72  6–5
(0–1) 		 23 – Lattimore   9 – Lattimore   4 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,948)
Charlottesville, VA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Maryland-Eastern Shore W 80–64  7–5
  24 – Johnson   15 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (3,681)
Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 74–66  8–5
  18 – Lattimore   10 – Lattimore   9 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,286)
Charlottesville, VA
December 29, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 3 Notre Dame L 54–95  8–6
(0–2) 		 12 – Johnson   7 – Hurd   3 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wake Forest W 69–46  9–6
(1–2) 		 16 – Johnson   7 – Tied   8 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,105)
Charlottesville, VA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson W 67–60  10–6
(2–2) 		 28 – Johnson   11 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,821)
Clemson, SC
January 12, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Duke L 55–60  10–7
(2–3) 		 14 – Tied   7 – Lattimore   6 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (5,203)
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		W 73–65  11–7
(3–3) 		 24 – Lattimore   15 – Lattimore   3 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (5,473)
Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 21 NC State L 68–73  11–8
(3–4) 		 21 – Lattimore   9 – Lattimore   5 – Clark  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 18 Georgia Tech L 62–75  11–9
(3–5) 		 22 – Johnson   10 – Lattimore   5 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,022)
Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		Louisville L 65–68  11–10
(3–6) 		 19 – Clark   7 – Clark   8 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (5,551)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 74–77  11–11
(3–7) 		 25 – Lattimore   11 – Johnson   7 – Clark  Watsco Center (1,925)
Coral Gables, FL
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse W 70–67  12–11
(4–7) 		 26 – Lattimore   6 – Tied   8 – Johnson  JMA Wireless Dome (3,994)
Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 Florida State L 68–101  12–12
(4–8) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Noyan   6 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,198)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		L 62–87  12–13
(4–9) 		 16 – Tied   5 – Tied   5 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (5,639)
Charlottesville, VA
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 80–67  13–13
(5–9) 		 30 – Lattimore   11 – Tied   11 – Johnson  Peterson Events Center (1,041)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		California L 70–76  13–14
(5–10) 		 24 – Johnson   7 – Johnson   5 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (5,496)
Charlottesville, VA
February 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Stanford W 89–69  14–14
(6–10) 		 33 – Johnson   12 – Lattimore   12 – Johnson  John Paul Jones Arena (4,797)
Charlottesville, VA
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at SMU W 63–51  15–14
(7–10) 		 16 – Hurd   10 – Johnson   7 – Johnson  Moody Coliseum (1,251)
University Park, TX
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 8 North Carolina W 78–75  16–14
(8–10) 		 23 – Lattimore   9 – Johnson   11 – Johnson  Carmichael Arena (4,414)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ACCN 		(10) vs. (15) Pittsburgh
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
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References

  1. ↑ "Virginia women's basketball team earns bid in inaugural WBIT". March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ Janik, Olivia (May 3, 2024). "Virginia transfer Mir McLean commits to Maryland women's basketball". The Diamondback. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Virginia's Kaydan Lawson Joins Pirates". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University Athletics. May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cowgirl Basketball Bolsters Backcourt With Transfer Alexia Smith". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wheeler, Wyatt (April 10, 2024). "Missouri State women's basketball starts roster rebuild with familiar names". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Virginia Signs UNC Transfer RyLee Grays". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ Newton, Matt (April 16, 2024). "Virginia Women's Basketball Adds Adds Maryland Transfer Center Hawa Doumbouya". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ Okon, Aniekan (May 4, 2024). "Cavaliers add Long Beach State transfer Casey Valenti-Paea". WCAV. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ "In the region: UVa women's basketball adds Miami transfer". The Roanoke Times. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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