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2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–21 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Schaefer
  • Nick Bradford
  • Lacey Goldwire
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 South Carolina 15 – 1   .938 27 – 3   .900
No. 1 Texas 15 – 1   .938 29 – 2   .935
No. 9 LSU 12 – 4   .750 27 – 4   .871
No. 12 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 22 – 6   .786
No. 10 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 23 – 6   .793
No. 19 Alabama 10 – 6   .625 23 – 7   .767
Ole Miss 10 – 6   .625 19 – 9   .679
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 21 – 9   .700
No. 18 Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 21 – 8   .724
Mississippi State 7 – 9   .438 20 – 10   .667
Florida 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467
Georgia 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Arkansas 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323
Auburn 3 – 13   .188 12 – 17   .414
Missouri 3 – 13   .188 14 – 17   .452
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 10 – 18   .357
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of March 2, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by eight-year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Bud Walton Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the season 18–15 (6–10 SEC) to finish in a tie for ninth place in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Arkansas Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Taliah Scott 0 G 5'9" Freshman Orange Park, Florida Transferred to Auburn [1]
Samara Spencer 2 G 5'7" Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida Transferred to Tennessee [2]
Saylor Poffenbarger 4 G 6'2" RS Sophomore Middletown, Maryland Transferred to Maryland [3]
Bea Franklin 8 G 5'10" Graduate Student Seattle, Washington Drafted by Chicago Red Stars
Sasha Goforth 13 G 6'1" RS Junior Fayetteville, Arkansas Became graduate assistant
Maryam Dauda 30 F 6'4" RS Sophomore Bentonville, Arkansas Transferred to South Carolina [4]
Makayla Daniels 43 G 5'8" Graduate Student Frederick, Maryland Graduated
Emrie Ellis 55 F 6'3" Junior Vanoss, Oklahoma Left team

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Phoenix Stotijn
G 		Amsterdam, Netherlands BC Triple Threat 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jada Bates
G 		Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Pinja Paananen
F 		Laukaa, Finland Jyväskylä Basketball Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Danika Galea
C 		St. Paul's Bay, Malta Elite Basket Roma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
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:

Incoming transfers

Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Kiki Smith 2 G 5'7" Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Hutchinson Community College
Izzy Higginbottom 3 G 5'7" Senior Batesville, Arkansas Arkansas State
Vera Ojenuwa 22 F 6'4" Sophomore Delta State, Nigeria Barton Community College
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Roster

2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Phoenix Stotijn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr BC Triple Threat Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 2 Kiki Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Topeka HS
Hutchinson CC 		Topeka, KS
G 3 Izzy Higginbottom 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Batesville HS
Arkansas State 		Batesville, AR
F 10 Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Segle XXI Granada, Spain
G 15 Jada Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr McEachern HS Powder Springs, GA
F 16 Pinja Paananen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jyväskylä Basketball Academy Laukaa, Finland
G 20 Karley Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mustang HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 21 Loren Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
F 22 Vera Ojenuwa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Barton CC Delta State, Nigeria
G 23 Carly Keats 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Neshoba Central HS
Jones County JC 		Choctaw, MS
C 25 Danika Galea 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Elite Basket Roma St. Paul's Bay, Malta
F 34 Jenna Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Farmington HS Farmington, AR
G 44 Maryn Archer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Derby HS Derby, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 18, 2024*
5:00 p.m. 		Northeastern State W 88–54 
 26 – Higginbottom   13 – Ojenuwa   9 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Fairfield L 67–81  0–1
  22 – Higginbottom   10 – Lawrence   3 – Smith  Bud Walton Arena (2,034)
Fayetteville, AR
November 8, 2024*
10:30 am, SECN+ 		East Texas A&M W 84–65  1–1
  22 – Smith   10 – Lawrence   3 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (12,267)
Fayetteville, AR
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 71–60 OT 2–1
  24 – Higginbottom   11 – Ojenuwa   6 – Higginbottom  Jack Stephens Center (1,254)
Little Rock, AR
November 14, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		UT Arlington W 93–65  3–1
  29 – Higginbottom   12 – Lawrence   6 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (2,221)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2024*
6:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 5 UCLA L 52–101  3–2
  15 – Higginbottom   5 – Tied   3 – Higginbottom  Pauley Pavilion (2,255)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Oral Roberts L 73–94  3–3
  27 – Higginbottom   11 – Ojenuwa   5 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (2,277)
Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Arkansas State W 76–60  4–3
  20 – Ojenuwa   10 – Tied   5 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (2,548)
Fayetteville, AR
November 29, 2024*
4:45 pm 		vs. Oklahoma State
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 56–70  4–4
  26 – Higginbottom   11 – Lawrence   3 – Higginbottom  Ocean Center (145)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
12:15 pm 		vs. Bowling Green
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 78–79  4–5
  26 – Higginbottom   7 – Johnson   9 – Higginbottom  Ocean Center (105)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 5, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Boston College
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 75–64  5–5
  38 – Higginbottom   10 – Ojenuwa   3 – Smith  Bud Walton Arena (2,252)
Fayetteville, AR
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 84–45  6–5
  19 – Keats   14 – Ojenuwa   4 – Smith  Bud Walton Arena (2,609)
Fayetteville, AR
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Texas Tech L 72–75  6–6
  26 – Higginbottom   11 – Ojenuwa   3 – Keats  Bud Walton Arena (2,511)
Fayetteville, AR
December 18, 2024*
8:30 pm 		vs. Liberty
Cherokee Invitational Semifinal 		L 61–75  6–7
  24 – Higginbottom   6 – Tied   3 – Higginbottom  Harrah's Cherokee (719)
Cherokee, NC
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm 		vs. Troy
Cherokee Invitational third place game 		L 69–77  6–8
  19 – Higginbottom   9 – Cerqueira   7 – Higginbottom  Harrah's Cherokee (563)
Cherokee, NC
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		Central Arkansas W 87–70  7–8
  26 – Higginbottom   10 – Cerqueira   5 – Smith  Bud Walton Arena (2,976)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 LSU L 64–98  7–9
(0–1) 		 27 – Higginbottom   8 – Ojenuwa   3 – Smith  Bud Walton Arena (3,985)
Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 5 Texas L 56–90  7–10
(0–2) 		 23 – Higginbottom   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Moody Center (8,113)
Austin, TX
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Auburn W 59–58  8–10
(1–2) 		 36 – Higginbottom   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,791)
Auburn, AL
January 12, 2025
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 16 Tennessee L 63–93  8–11
(1–3) 		 26 – Higginbottom   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,072)
Fayetteville, AR
January 19, 2025
4:00 pm, SECN 		No. 19 Alabama L 62–94  8–12
(1–4) 		 23 – Smith   6 – Cerqueira   4 – Stotijn  Bud Walton Arena (3,093)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 60–101  8–13
(1–5) 		 16 – Keats   8 – Tied   4 – Higginbottom  Memorial Gymnasium (3,500)
Nashville, TN
January 26, 2025
11:00 am, SECN 		at No. 11 Kentucky L 69–89  8–14
(1–6) 		 32 – Higginbottom   6 – Lawrence   3 – Higginbottom  Memorial Coliseum (4,870)
Lexington, KY
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Texas A&M W 72–51  9–14
(2–6) 		 33 – Higginbottom   10 – Higginbottom   7 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (2,558)
Fayetteville, AR
February 3, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN 		Florida L 78–108  9–15
(2–7) 		 40 – Higginbottom   7 – Tied   4 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (2,243)
Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 55–78  9–16
(2–8) 		 26 – Higginbottom   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,588)
Starkville, MS
February 9, 2025
11:00 am, SECN 		at Georgia L 61–62  9–17
(2–9) 		 24 – Higginbottom   7 – Ojenuwa   4 – Higginbottom  Stegeman Coliseum (3,034)
Athens, GA
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Ole Miss L 50–89  9–18
(2–10) 		 18 – Higginbottom   7 – Ojenuwa   3 – Stotijn  Bud Walton Arena (2,625)
Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 6 South Carolina L 55–95  9–19
(2–11) 		 18 – Smith   5 – Cerqueira   5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,638)
Columbia, SC
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 16 Oklahoma L 54–94  9–20
(2–12) 		 22 – Higginbottom   8 – Higginbottom   4 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (4,124)
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Missouri L 73–75  9–21
(2–13) 		 32 – Higginbottom   9 – Higginbottom   5 – Higginbottom  Bud Walton Arena (3,878)
Fayetteville, AR
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Texas A&M W 80–72  10–21
(3–13) 		 27 – Higginbottom   7 – Cerqueira   5 – Higginbottom  Reed Arena (3,636)
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2025
12:30 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Georgia
First Round 		      Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Auburn women's hoops adds SEC All-Freshman guard Taliah Scott". auburntigers.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arkansas guard Samara Spencer commits to Lady Vols basketball out of transfer portal". knoxnews.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Homecoming for Saylor Poffenbarger: Middletown grad transferring to Maryland to play for Terps". fredericknewspost.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maryam Dauda Joins South Carolina". gamecocksonline.com. May 31, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "#SigningStories: Izzy Higginbottom". arkansasrazorbacks.com. March 20, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2024 Non-conference Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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