2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Kara Lawson (5th season);
Associate head coach	Tia Jackson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyra Elzy (1st season); Karen Lange (3rd season); Karen Middleton (2nd season); Pierre Miller (2nd season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 11 Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 19 Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 17 Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 15 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 6 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 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils will be led by fifth-year head coach Kara Lawson and will play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the second straight year the Blue Devils qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Portland 3 region they defeated tenth seed Richmond in the First Round and upset second seed Ohio State in the Second Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Camilla Emsbo	21	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Graduated
Kennedy Brown	42	C	6'6"	Senior	Derby, Kansas	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Riley Nelson	11	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Clarksburg, Maryland	Maryland^[1]

Recruiting class

Source:^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jenessa Cotton F	Orange, California	Mater Dei	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Jenessa Cotton F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Toby Fournier F	Toronto, Canada	Crestwood Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Toby Fournier F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Olivia Martin G	Gaithersburg, Maryland	Quince Orchard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Olivia Martin G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Arianna Roberson C	San Antonio, Texas	Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Arianna Roberson C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
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 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Vanessa de Jesus	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Sierra Canyon	Valencia, CA
G	3	Ashlon Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Hardin-Jefferson	China, TX
G/F	4	Jadyn Donovan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Sidwell Friends	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Oluchi Okananwa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
G	7	Louann Battiston	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Liege Panthers	Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium
G	11	Riley Nelson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Bullis School Maryland	Clarksburg, MD
F	12	Delaney Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	St. John's College	Charles Town, WV
F	13	Jordan Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Carmel	Chicago, IL
G	15	Emma Koabel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Niagara Prep	Port Colborne, ON
C	21	Arianna Roberson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Clark	San Antonio, TX
G	22	Taina Mair	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Brooks School Boston College	Boston, MA
G	24	Reigan Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Cannon School Georgia	Charlotte, NC
F	35	Toby Fournier	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Crestwood Prep	Toronto, Canada
F	42	Jenessa Cotton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Mater Dei	Orange, CA
G	53	Olivia Martin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Quince Orchard	Gaithersburg, MD

Head coach

Kara Lawson (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	No. 11	Radford	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11	at Liberty	Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 11	at No. 18 Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Dayton	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 17, 2024* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		at South Dakota State	First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Belmont	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Kansas State Ball Dawgs Classic	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. DePaul/Oklahoma Ball Dawgs Classic	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Columbia	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Wofford	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Pittsburgh	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at North Carolina Rivalry	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		California	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2		Stanford	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State Rivalry	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest Rivalry	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 17, 2025 TBA, ESPN2		at Notre Dame	Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Louisville	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW		Syracuse	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina Rivalry	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	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	11
Coaches	11

References

^ "Blue Devils Welcome Transfer Riley Nelson". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. April 22, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball 2024-25 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[1] "Blue Devils Welcome Transfer Riley Nelson". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. April 22, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[2] "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball 2024-25 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
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Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics