2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–6 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore Justine Raterman Jillian Dunston
Home arena	Crisler Center

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA	8	–	0		1.000			20	–	0		1.000
No. 4 USC	8	–	0		1.000			18	–	1		.947
No. 8 Ohio State	8	–	1		.889			19	–	1		.950
No. 16 Michigan State	7	–	2		.778			17	–	3		.850
Minnesota	6	–	3		.667			18	–	3		.857
No. 14 Maryland	6	–	3		.667			16	–	4		.800
Nebraska	6	–	3		.667			15	–	5		.750
Oregon	6	–	3		.667			15	–	5		.750
Illinois	5	–	4		.556			15	–	5		.750
Michigan	5	–	4		.556			14	–	6		.700
Indiana	5	–	4		.556			13	–	7		.650
Washington	4	–	5		.444			13	–	8		.619
Iowa	3	–	6		.333			13	–	7		.650
Wisconsin	1	–	8		.111			10	–	10		.500
Penn State	1	–	9		.100			10	–	11		.476
Rutgers	1	–	9		.100			9	–	12		.429
Northwestern	0	–	7		.000			7	–	11		.389
Purdue	0	–	9		.000			7	–	13		.350
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 27, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her thirteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marks the program's 43nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season with a 20–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They were ranked the No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round by Kansas in overtime.[1]

Offseason

On May 21, 2024, Justine Raterman was named an assistant coach at Michigan, replacing the departing Harry Rafferty.[2][3]

Michigan had six players enter the transfer portal, the most notable transfer was All-Big Ten first-team junior guard, Laila Phelia.[4][5][6] Michigan signed the ESPN-ranked number 4 recruiting class consisting of five incoming freshmen, the highest-ranked class in program history.[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Elissa Brett	0	G	6'0"	Graduate	Adelaide, SA	Graduated
Lauren Hansen	1	G	5'9"	Graduate	Long Island, NY	Graduated
Laila Phelia	5	G	6'0"	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Texas
Taylor Woodson	21	F	6'0"	Freshman	Minnetonka, MN	Transferred to Minnesota
Chyra Evans	22	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Newcastle, NSW	Transferred to Utah
Whitney Sollom	25	F	6'4"	Senior	Hartland, MI	Graduated
Elise Stuck	30	G/F	6'1"	Senior	Charlevoix, MI	Transferred to Ball State
Taylor Williams	33	F	6'2"	Graduate	New Baltimore, MI	Transferred to Northwestern
Cameron Williams	44	F	6'3"	Senior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Miami

Acquisitions

Michigan incoming transfers

Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brooke Q. Daniels	G	5'7"	JR	Macomb, MI	Oakland
Iuliia Grabovskaia	C	6'5"	JR	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Middle Tennessee
Ally VanTimmeren	F	6'2"	GS	Allendale, MI	Boston College

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Syla Swords G	Sudbury, Ontario	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Olson G	New Hope, MN	Benilde-St. Margaret's	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Mila Holloway G	Charlotte, NC	Legacy Early College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Aaiyanna Dunbar F	Murfreesboro, TN	Blackman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Te'Yala Delfosse F	Ewing, NJ	Ewing	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
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 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Olivia Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's New Hope, MN G 2 Macy Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids, MI G 3 Mila Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Legacy Early College Charlotte, NC G 5 Brooke Q. Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Oakland Macomb, MI G 10 Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Springboro Springboro, OH G 11 Greta Kampschroeder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Naperville North Naperville, IL G 12 Syla Swords 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Greater, ON F 20 Alyssa Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Westfield Westfield, IN F 21 Ally VanTimmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Boston College Allendale, MI F 33 Te'Yala Delfosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ewing Ewing, NJ F 34 Aaiyanna Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Blackman Murfreesboro, TN C 55 Iuliia Grabovskaia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Middle Tennessee Rostov-on-Don	Head coach Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State) Assistant coach(es) Jillian Dunston (Michigan) Melanie Moore (Siena) Justine Raterman (Dayton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m.		Northwood	W 81–52	–	Crisler Center (1,034) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., TNT		vs. No. 1 South Carolina Hall of Fame Series	L 62–68	0–1	T-Mobile Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Lehigh	W 86–55	1–1	Crisler Center (2,747) Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Central Michigan	W 99–62	2–1	Crisler Center (2,423) Ann Arbor, MI
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+		Oakland	W 88–42	3–1	Crisler Center (2,643) Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2024* 5:30 p.m., B1G+		LIU	W 96–31	4–1	Crisler Center (2,012) Ann Arbor, MI
November 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Long Beach State	W 111–56	5–1	Crisler Center (2,753) Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., WSN		vs. Belmont Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals	W 68–58	6–1	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (787) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m., WSN		vs. Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division championship	W 76–65	7–1	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573) Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 23	Northwestern	W 60–54	8–1 (1–0)	Crisler Center (3,636) Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 20	Detroit	W 100–54	9–1	Crisler Center (3,423) Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma Jumpman Invitational	L 62–72	9–2	Spectrum Center (16,058) Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	at Akron	W 96–55	10–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,156) Akron, OH
December 29, 2024 10:00 p.m., BTN	No. 23	at No. 4 USC	L 58–78	10–3 (1–1)	Galen Center (8,043) Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN	No. 24	at No. 1 UCLA	L 70–86	10–4 (1–2)	Pauley Pavilion (4,566) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 25	No. 9 Ohio State Rivalry	L 77–84	10–5 (1–3)	Crisler Center (5,112) Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 25	at Purdue	W 87–60	11–5 (2–3)	Mackey Arena (9,231) West Lafayette, IN
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Washington	W 82–69	12–5 (3–3)	Crisler Center (2,687) Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Rutgers	W 87–71	13–5 (4–3)	Crisler Center (4,683) Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 24	at No. 23 Minnesota	W 70–65	14–5 (5–3)	Williams Arena (4,344) Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 24	No. 21 Michigan State Rivalry	L 58–88	14–6 (5–4)	Crisler Center (10,873) Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2025 7:30 p.m., B1G+		at Wisconsin			Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., B1G+		Oregon			Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at Nebraska			Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Michigan State Rivalry			Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Indiana			Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Maryland			Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Penn State			Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Iowa			Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2025 TBA		at Illinois			State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[8][9]

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	23	20	20	23	24	25	RV	24	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

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