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2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candice Finley (2nd season)
  • John Marcum (1st season)
  • Devan Newman (1st season)
  • Anthony Brammer (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
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   –
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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gabby Hutcherson 0 F 6'2" Senior Westerville, Ohio Transferred to Duquesne[1]
Liatu King 2 F 6'0" Senior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Notre Dame[2]
Jasmine Timmerson 3 G 5'7" Freshman Wexford, Pennsylvania Transferred to Davidson[3]
Jala Jordan 14 F 6'2" Graduate Student Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated
Rapuluchi Ayodele 15 F 6'1" Junior Móstoles, Spain Transferred to Tennessee[4]
Ioanna Chatzileonti 18 F 6'2" Senior Athens, Greece Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brooklynn Miles 0 G 5'5" Senior Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky[5]
Amiya Jenkins 2 G 5'10" Junior Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky[6]
Makayla Elmore 3 F 6'3" Senior Fostoria, Ohio Clemson[7]
Khadija Faye 15 F 6'4" Graduate Student Dakar, Senegal Texas[8]
Mikayla Johnson 23 G 6'1" Redshirt Sophomore Anchorage, Alaska Colorado[9]

Recruiting class

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Source:[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Audrey Biggs
G 		Catlettsburg, Kentucky Boyd County 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Jun 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kiara Williams
F 		Palm Bay, Florida Palm Bay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Sep 19, 2023 
Recruiting 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

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2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Franklin County
Kentucky 		Frankfort, KY
G 1 Aaryn Battle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Camden Catholic Sewell, NJ
G 2 Amiya Jenkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Anderson County
Kentucky 		Lexington, KY
F 3 Makayla Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hopewell-Loudon
Clemson 		Fostoria, OH
F 5 Kiara Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Palm Bay Palm Bay, FL
G 10 Bella Perkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Paul VI HS
USC 		Chantilly, VA
G 11 Marley Washenitz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Fairmont Fairmont, WV
F 13 Lauren Rust 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Webb School Victoria, Canada
G 14 Raeven Boswell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lake Travis
Georgia Tech 		Austin, TX
F 15 Khadija Faye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Father Lopez
Texas 		Dakar, Senegal
G 20 Aislin Malcolm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Chartiers Valley Carnegie, PA
G 22 Audrey Biggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Boyd County Catlettsburg, KY
G 23 Mikayla Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Bartlett
Colorado 		Anchorage, AK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2024

Schedule

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Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
*
       Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular season
*
 ACCNX 		      Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season

 ACCNX 		      Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
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.

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617181920Final
AP
Coaches

References

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  1. ^ Schnable, Abby (May 1, 2024). "College sports notes: Former Pitt player Gabby Hutcherson transfers to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Completes 2024-25 Signee Class With Addition of Jasmine Timmerson". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Hall, Cora (June 18, 2024). "Kim Caldwell adds fifth transfer to Lady Vols basketball with Pitt forward Rapuluchi Ayodele". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 20, 2024). "Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard Brooklynn Miles is headed to the ACC". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Makauskas, Caroline (May 21, 2024). "A second former UK guard will transfer to Pittsburgh women's basketball". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward MaKayla Elmore". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Campbell, Dominic (May 1, 2024). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Texas Transfer F". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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