2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ashley Odom Plenette Pierson Erik DeRoo Jordan Vessels Mitch Vanya
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 West Virginia	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
BYU	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
No. 10 Kansas State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
No. 19 TCU	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
UCF	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Arizona	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Colorado	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 8 Iowa State	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Kansas	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Utah	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 18 Baylor	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Houston	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represent Texas Tech University for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for eleventh place. As the 12-seed, they beat 13-seed Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. They lost in the second round to 5-seed Baylor. They were not invited to a postseason tournament, ending their season with the Big 12 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Texas Tech Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jazion Jackson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Arizona State
JoJo Nworie	4	F/C	6'5"	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Colorado
Rhyle McKinney	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Argyle, TX	Graduated
Saga Ukkonen	11	G	5'9"	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Fresno State
Elina Arike	13	F	6'2"	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Ashley Chevalier	25	G	5'7"	Junior	Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Houston
Jazmaine Lewis	42	C	6'4"	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated

Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jalynn Bristow	1	G/F	6'2"	Sophomore	Holliday, TX	Iowa State
Denae Fritz	5	G	5'11"	Graduate	Maryville, TN	Baylor
Adlee Blacklock	8	G	6'0"	Junior	Lubbock, TX	Oregon State
Sarengbe Sanogo	11	F/C	6'3"	Junior	Paris, France	Odessa College
Ivana Krajina	13	G	5'11"	Junior	Kaštel Novi, Croatia	Odessa College
Maya Peat	54	C	6'6"	Graduate	Chandler, AZ	Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalysta Martin G	San Antonio, TX	Providence Catholic School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	June 30, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
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 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Jalynn Bristow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Holliday HS Iowa State Holliday, TX G/F 2 Kilah Freelon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mullen HS Denver, CO G 3 Jasmine Shavers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Dr. John Horn HS Mississippi State Mesquite, TX G 5 Denae Fritz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Maryville HS Baylor Maryville, TN G 7 Bird Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Providence Catholic School San Antonio, TX G 8 Adlee Blacklock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lubbock-Cooper HS Oregon State Lubbock, TX C 10 Achol Magot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Southern Arizona Volunteers Prep Tucson, AZ F/C 11 Sarengbe Sanogo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Northwest Kansas Technical College Odessa College Paris, France G/F 12 Jordyn Merritt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Plano HS Florida Plano, TX G 13 Ivana Krajina 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Odessa College Kaštel Novi, Croatia G 20 Bailey Maupin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Gruver HS Gruver, TX G 23 Loghan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Houston Christian HS Houston, TX G 24 Jada Wynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Troy HS Colorado Yorba Linda, CA G 30 Kelly Mora 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Monterey HS Lubbock, TX C 54 Maya Peat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chandler HS Arkansas–Pine Bluff Chandler, AZ	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Ashley Odom (Lamar) Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech) Erik Deroo (Fresno State) Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M) Mitch Vanya (Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 78–48	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,584) Lubbock, TX
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 63–40	2–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,609) Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico	W 75–68	3–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,690) Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Washington State	W 56–52	4–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,467) Lubbock, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 66–40	5–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,907) Lubbock, TX
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2024* 8:00 p.m., TBA		vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 8:00 p.m., TBA		vs. Gonzaga Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 5:30 p.m., TBA		vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam Tournament			Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU			Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
December 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Lamar			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., TBA		at Arizona State			Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas State			Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., TBA		TCU			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 18, 2025 TBD, ESPN+		BYU			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston			Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Colorado			CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU			Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Baylor			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF			Addition Financial Arena  Orlando, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA		at Arizona			McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2025 TBD		vs. TBD First Round			T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2024–25 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team