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2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 USC 17 1   .944 31 4   .886
No. 3 UCLA 16 2   .889 34 3   .919
No. 19 Ohio State 13 5   .722 26 7   .788
No. 12 Maryland 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
No. 25 Michigan 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Michigan State 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Oregon 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Indiana 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Nebraska 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Iowa 10 8   .556 23 11   .676
Washington 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Minnesota 8 10   .444 25 11   .694
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Rutgers 3 15   .167 13 20   .394
Purdue 3 15   .167 10 19   .345
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 18   .333
Penn State 1 17   .056 10 19   .345
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 7, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by third-year head coach Coquese Washington, and played their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 15th place. As the No. 15 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Nebraska in the first round.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Rutgers Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jillian Hueter 0 G 6'0" Freshman Clifton Park, NY Transferred to Fairfield[1]
Kaylene Smikle 2 G 6'0" Sophomore Farmingdale, NY Transferred to Maryland[2]
Erica Lafayette 20 G 6'0" Senior Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Louisiana
Kassondra Brown 22 C 6'2" Graduate student Abington, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Rutgers Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
JoJo Lacey 14 G 6'1" Graduate student Douglassville, PA Boston College
Janae Walker 44 F 6'3" Sophomore Tyrone, GA Kentucky

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiyomi McMiller
PG
Burlington, NJ Life Center Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Destiny Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Carolina Manchester, NJ
G 2 Lisa Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Example Academy Joliet, IL
G 3 Mya Petticord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Texas A&M Detroit, MI
G/F 4 Antonia Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Easton, PA
G 5 Deja Young (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Teaneck High School Teaneck, NJ
G 11 Awa Sidibe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Salt Lake Community College Bamako, Mali
G 14 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Boston College Douglassville, PA
F 22 Zachara Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Summer Creek High School Houston, TX
G 32 Kiyomi McMiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Life Center Academy Silver Spring, MD
G 33 Kennedy Brandt (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn, IL
F 44 Janae Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kentucky Tyrone, GA
C 54 Chyna Cornwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Newton-Conover High School Conover, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Caldwell W 101–48 
 24  Adams   12  Adams   3  Petticord  Jersey Mike's Arena (517)
Piscataway, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Manhattan W 85–79  1–0
 21  Cornwell   15  Cornwell   3  Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,517)
Piscataway, NJ
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Cornell W 72–61  2–0
 30  Adams   15  Adams   8  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,263)
Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
NJIT W 84–74  3–0
 36  Adams   22  Adams   4  Petticord  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548)
Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2024*
11:00 a.m., B1G+
Iona W 81–53  4–0
 28  Adams   11  Adams   4  Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349)
Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at Virginia Tech L 80–91  4–1
 24  McMiller   6  Tied   4  Thompson  Cassell Coliseum (4,644)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Princeton
Rivalry
L 49–66  4–2
 27  McMiller   10  Tied   3  Thompson  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,281)
Piscataway, NJ
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Marquette
Battle on the Banks
L 57–59  4–3
 19  McMiller   10  Cornwell   2  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651)
Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Georgia Southern
Battle on the Banks
W 77–60  5–3
 25  McMiller   11  Tied   6  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703)
Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2024
3:00 p.m., B1G+
at Wisconsin L 64–66  5–4
(0–1)
 23  Adams   11  Cornwell   4  McMiller  Kohl Center (3,266)
Madison, WI
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–58  6–4
 30  McMiller   11  Tied   5  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,681)
Piscataway, NJ
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Wagner W 86–48  7–4
 24  McMiller   13  Adams   6  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,463)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Lafayette W 72–65  8–4
 31  McMiller   8  Cornwell   6  Lacey  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,858)
Piscataway, NJ
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 10 Ohio State L 63–77  8–5
(0–2)
 31  Adams   17  Adams   3  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,929)
Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 8 Maryland L 61–78  8–6
(0–3)
 15  Adams   9  Adams   3  Sidibe  Xfinity Center (5,434)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 4 USC L 42–92  8–7
(0–4)
 14  Lacey   10  Adams   3  Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (7,356)
Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+
at Minnesota L 50–76  8–8
(0–5)
 28  Adams   12  Adams   5  Petticord  Williams Arena (2,924)
Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Nebraska L 62–69  8–9
(0–6)
 33  McMiller   10  Adams   2  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (4,016)
Piscataway, NJ
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 22 Michigan State L 60–70  8–10
(0–7)
 15  Adams   15  Cornwell   3  Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,585)
Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan L 71–87  8–11
(0–8)
 27  Lacey   11  Adams   5  Sidibe  Crisler Center (4,683)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 UCLA L 66–84  8–12
(0–9)
 17  McMiller   13  Adams   4  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,138)
Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2025
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at Penn State W 77–73  9–12
(1–9)
 15  Tied   9  Cornwell   4  McMiller  Bryce Jordan Center (2,438)
State College, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Illinois L 65–69 OT 9–13
(1–10)
 22  McMiller   7  McMiller   4  McMiller  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,016)
Piscataway, NJ
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana L 60–81  9–14
(1–11)
 24  Adams   11  Lacey   2  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,418)
Bloomington, IN
February 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., B1G+
Purdue W 78–69  10–14
(2–11)
 22  Lacey   11  Adams   4  Lacey  Jersey Mike's Arena (3,882)
Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2025
7:30 p.m., B1G+
at Iowa L 43–55  10–15
(2–12)
 11  Lacey   9  Lacey   3  Adams  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern L 59–69  10–16
(2–13)
 16  Sidibe   13  Cornwell   4  Sidibe  Jersey Mike's Arena (2,327)
Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2025
9:00 p.m., B1G+
at Washington L 65–83  10–17
(2–14)
 19  Adams   6  Adams   3  Sidibe  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,947)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2025
5:00 p.m., B1G+
at Oregon L 58–77  10–18
(2–15)
 20  Adams   10  Adams   3  Perkins  Matthew Knight Arena (6,181)
Eugene, OR
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Penn State W 75–70  11–18
(3–15)
 19  Adams   14  Adams   7  Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (4,729)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten women's tournament
March 5, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock
(15) vs. (10) Nebraska
First Round
L 60–84  11–19
 25  Adams   10  Adams   3  Tied  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m.
Army
Second Round
W 71–60  12–19
 17  Lacey   10  Adams   4  Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (703)
Piscataway, NJ
March 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m.
Charleston
Super 16
W 89–67  13–19
 19  Lacey   11  Cornwell   10  Adams  Jersey Mike's Arena (610)
Piscataway, NJ
March 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m.
at Buffalo
Great 8
L 64–71  13–20
 26  Adams   13  Adams   6  Sidibe  Alumni Arena (2,042)
Amherst, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Michael (April 25, 2024). "Shenendehowa graduate Jillian Huerter transferring from Rutgers to Fairfield". Times Union. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Chandler, Joey (April 17, 2024). "Ex-Rutgers star Kaylene Smikle signs with rival Big Ten program". NJ.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2024.