2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | CJ Jones (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner 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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Source:[10]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Payton Dunbar G |
Narrows, Virginia | Jefferson Christian | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Jul 18, 2024 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Kamryn Kitchen G |
Charlotte, North Carolina | Independence | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Jun 5, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31* TBA |
Barton | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4* TBA, ACCNX |
American | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 8* TBA |
at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||||
November 13* TBA, ACCNX |
Radford | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 17* TBA, ACCNX |
La Salle | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 20* TBA, ACCNX |
Alabama State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 24* TBA, ACCNX |
Bethune–Cookman | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 28* 11:00 a.m. |
vs. Green Bay Puerto Rico Shootout |
Coliseo Guillermo Angulo San Juan, PR | |||||||||
November 29* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Washington State Puerto Rico Shootout |
Coliseo Guillermo Angulo San Juan, PR | |||||||||
November 30* 1:30 p.m. |
vs. Wyoming Puerto Rico Shootout |
Coliseo Guillermo Angulo San Juan, PR | |||||||||
December 5* TBA |
Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge |
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 17* TBA, ACCNX |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 21* TBA, ACCNX |
Coppin State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
ACCNX |
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | ||||||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||||||
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
[edit]- ^ "Virginia women's basketball team earns bid in inaugural WBIT". March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Janik, Olivia (May 3, 2024). "Virginia transfer Mir McLean commits to Maryland women's basketball". The Diamondback. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia's Kaydan Lawson Joins Pirates". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University Athletics. May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "Cowgirl Basketball Bolsters Backcourt With Transfer Alexia Smith". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Wheeler, Wyatt (April 10, 2024). "Missouri State women's basketball starts roster rebuild with familiar names". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Signs UNC Transfer RyLee Grays". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Newton, Matt (April 16, 2024). "Virginia Women's Basketball Adds Adds Maryland Transfer Center Hawa Doumbouya". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Okon, Aniekan (May 4, 2024). "Cavaliers add Long Beach State transfer Casey Valenti-Paea". WCAV. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "In the region: UVa women's basketball adds Miami transfer". The Roanoke Times. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.