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2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record14–6 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melanie Moore
  • Justine Raterman
  • Jillian Dunston
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 8 0   1.000 20 0   1.000
No. 4 USC 8 0   1.000 18 1   .947
No. 12 Ohio State 7 1   .875 18 1   .947
No. 21 Michigan State 7 2   .778 17 3   .850
Nebraska 6 2   .750 15 4   .789
No. 8 Maryland 6 3   .667 16 4   .800
Oregon 6 3   .667 15 5   .750
No. 23 Minnesota 5 3   .625 17 3   .850
No. 24 Michigan 5 4   .556 14 6   .700
Illinois 4 4   .500 14 5   .737
Washington 4 4   .500 13 7   .650
Indiana 4 4   .500 12 7   .632
Iowa 3 6   .333 13 7   .650
Wisconsin 1 7   .125 10 9   .526
Penn State 1 8   .111 10 10   .500
Northwestern 0 7   .000 7 11   .389
Purdue 0 8   .000 7 12   .368
Rutgers 0 9   .000 8 12   .400
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of January 26, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her thirteenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marks the program's 43nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season with a 20–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They were ranked the No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round by Kansas in overtime.[1]

Offseason

On May 21, 2024, Justine Raterman was named an assistant coach at Michigan, replacing the departing Harry Rafferty.[2][3]

Michigan had six players enter the transfer portal, the most notable transfer was All-Big Ten first-team junior guard, Laila Phelia.[4][5][6] Michigan signed the ESPN-ranked number 4 recruiting class consisting of five incoming freshmen, the highest-ranked class in program history.[7]

Departures

Michigan Departures
Name Number Pos. Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Elissa Brett 0 G 6'0" Graduate Adelaide, SA Graduated
Lauren Hansen 1 G 5'9" Graduate Long Island, NY Graduated
Laila Phelia 5 G 6'0" Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Texas
Taylor Woodson 21 F 6'0" Freshman Minnetonka, MN Transferred to Minnesota
Chyra Evans 22 F 6'2" Sophomore Newcastle, NSW Transferred to Utah
Whitney Sollom 25 F 6'4" Senior Hartland, MI Graduated
Elise Stuck 30 G/F 6'1" Senior Charlevoix, MI Transferred to Ball State
Taylor Williams 33 F 6'2" Graduate New Baltimore, MI Transferred to Northwestern
Cameron Williams 44 F 6'3" Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Miami

Acquisitions

Michigan incoming transfers
Name Position Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brooke Q. Daniels G 5'7" JR Macomb, MI Oakland
Iuliia Grabovskaia C 6'5" JR Rostov-on-Don, Russia Middle Tennessee
Ally VanTimmeren F 6'2" GS Allendale, MI Boston College

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Syla Swords
G
Sudbury, Ontario Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Olson
G
New Hope, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Mila Holloway
G
Charlotte, NC Legacy Early College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Aaiyanna Dunbar
F
Murfreesboro, TN Blackman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Te'Yala Delfosse
F
Ewing, NJ Ewing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Olivia Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's New Hope, MN
G 2 Macy Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids, MI
G 3 Mila Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Legacy Early College Charlotte, NC
G 5 Brooke Q. Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Oakland Macomb, MI
G 10 Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Springboro Springboro, OH
G 11 Greta Kampschroeder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Syla Swords 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Greater, ON
F 20 Alyssa Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Westfield Westfield, IN
F 21 Ally VanTimmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Boston College Allendale, MI
F 33 Te'Yala Delfosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ewing Ewing, NJ
F 34 Aaiyanna Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Blackman Murfreesboro, TN
C 55 Iuliia Grabovskaia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Middle Tennessee Rostov-on-Don
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m.
Northwood W 81–52 
Crisler Center (1,034)
Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., TNT
vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Hall of Fame Series
L 62–68  0–1
T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Lehigh W 86–55  1–1
Crisler Center (2,747)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Central Michigan W 99–62  2–1
Crisler Center (2,423)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 17, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Oakland W 88–42  3–1
Crisler Center (2,643)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2024*
5:30 p.m., B1G+
LIU W 96–31  4–1
Crisler Center (2,012)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Long Beach State W 111–56  5–1
Crisler Center (2,753)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., WSN
vs. Belmont
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals
W 68–58  6–1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (787)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
7:30 p.m., WSN
vs. Virginia Tech
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division championship
W 76–65  7–1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 23 Northwestern W 60–54  8–1
(1–0)
Crisler Center (3,636)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 20 Detroit W 100–54  9–1
Crisler Center (3,423)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma
Jumpman Invitational
L 62–72  9–2
Spectrum Center (16,058)
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 at Akron W 96–55  10–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,156)
Akron, OH
December 29, 2024
10:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 at No. 4 USC L 58–78  10–3
(1–1)
Galen Center (8,043)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 at No. 1 UCLA L 70–86  10–4
(1–2)
Pauley Pavilion (4,566)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 25 No. 9 Ohio State
Rivalry
L 77–84  10–5
(1–3)
Crisler Center (5,112)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 25 at Purdue W 87–60  11–5
(2–3)
Mackey Arena (9,231)
West Lafayette, IN
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Washington W 82–69  12–5
(3–3)
Crisler Center (2,687)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers W 87–71  13–5
(4–3)
Crisler Center (4,683)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 24 at No. 23 Minnesota W 70–65  14–5
(5–3)
Williams Arena (4,344)
Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 No. 21 Michigan State
Rivalry
L 58–88  14–6
(5–4)
Crisler Center (10,873)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2025
7:30 p.m., B1G+
at Wisconsin Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Oregon Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
at Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
at Michigan State
Rivalry
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Indiana Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Maryland Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Iowa Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2025
TBA
at Illinois State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[8][9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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References

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