2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team will represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Hokies will be led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy and will play their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . Duffy will enter her first season after being hired to replace Kenny Brooks on April 3, 2024.[ 1]
Previous season
The Hokies finished the season 25–8 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament , they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Miami before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament , marking the fourth straight time the Hokies qualified for the tournament. As the fourth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated thirteenth seed Marshall in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season. After the loss, head coach Kenny Brooks announced that he was stepping down from the team in order to accept the head coaching position at Kentucky .[ 2]
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Lani White
0
G
5'11"
Junior
Irvine, California
Utah [ 6]
Recruiting class
Source:[ 7]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Myah Hazelton F
Baltimore, Maryland
Sparrows Point
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
N/A
Sep 5, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kayl Petersen G/F
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Apr 29, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 93
Leila Wells G
Chelsea, Michigan
Chelsea
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
N/A
Apr 21, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ramiya White C
Louisville, Kentucky
Butler Traditional
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
May 1, 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 Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Lani White
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Mater Dei Utah
Irvine, CA
G
1
Carleigh Wenzel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
Antonian College Prep
San Antonio, TX
G
2
Leila Wells
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Chelsea
Chelsea, MI
G
3
Mackenzie Nelson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Fr
St. Luke's
Greenwich, CT
F
4
Rose Micheaux
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Wayne Memorial Minnesota
Wayne, MI
F
10
Carys Baker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Loomis Chaffee
West Hartford, CT
G/F
11
Matilda Ekh
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Riksbasketgymnasiet LuleåMichigan State
Västerås, Sweden
G
12
Samyah Suffren
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Cannon School
Charlotte, NC
F
21
Myah Hazelton
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Sparrows Point
Baltimore, MD
C
22
Ramiya White
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Butler Traditional
Louisville, KY
F
34
Kayl Petersen
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Waupun
Waupun, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Source:[ 8]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024 *7:00 p.m.
Limestone
W 92–41
—
–
–
–
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington
W 99–57
1–0
18 – Ekh
9 – Ekh
5 – Wenzel
Cassell Coliseum (5,064)Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2024 *5:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Iowa Ally Tipoff
L 52–71
1–1
14 – Wenzel
7 –
3 – Ekh
Spectrum Center (15,424)Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Asheville
W 85–62
2–1
25 – Wenzel
8 – Wenzel
4 – Baker
Cassell Coliseum (4,606)Blacksburg, VA
November 16, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Coppin State
W 86–51
3–1
19 – Micheaux
11 – Micheaux
5 –
Cassell Coliseum (4,890)Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rutgers
W 91–80
4–1
19 – Wenzel
17 – Micheaux
4 – Suffren
Cassell Coliseum (4,644)Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Elon
W 87–69
5–1
19 – Micheaux
14 – Micheaux
10 – Micheaux
Cassell Coliseum (5,156)Blacksburg, VA
November 29, 2024 *4:30 p.m., Women's Sports Network
vs. Davidson Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals
W 79–50
6–1
11 –
9 – Micheaux
4 –
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (540)Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024 *7:30 p.m., Women's Sports Network
vs. Michigan Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division
L 65–76
6–2
15 – Baker
5 –
5 – Wenzel
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024 *5:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge
W 70–61
7–2
14 –
9 – Micheaux
5 – Wenzel
Stegeman Coliseum (2,162)Athens, GA
December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 8 Duke
L 59–81
7–3 (0–1)
19 – Wenzel
6 –
3 – Suffren
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328)Durham, NC
December 15, 2024 *4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Radford
W 73–34
8–3
23 – White
10 – Micheaux
9 – Nelson
Cassell Coliseum (5,421)Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2024 *12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell
W 81–46
9–3
15 – Ekh
10 – Baker
5 –
Cassell Coliseum (5,082)Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida State
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Rivalry
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
SMU
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Rivalry
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina
Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
Stanford
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN
California
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
vs.
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 20 Final AP — — — — — — — Coaches RV — — — — — —
References
^ "Virginia Tech hires Marquette's Megan Duffy as new coach" . espn.com . Associated Press . April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ Michael Voepel ; Alexa Philippou (March 26, 2024). "What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky" . ESPN . Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
^ Makauskas, Caroline (August 1, 2024). " 'A no-brainer.' Why Georgia Amoore, Amelia Hassett and others followed Kenny Brooks to UK" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 4, 2024). "Ex-Virginia Tech G Georgia Amoore transferring to Kentucky" . ESPN . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 5, 2024). "Kentucky women's basketball lands 6-foot-5 freshman center in transfer portal" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ Berman, Mark (May 1, 2024). "Virginia Tech women add Utah transfer Lani White" . heraldcourier.com . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ "Virginia Tech Hokies" . espn.com . ESPN . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule" . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
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