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2024–25 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2024–25 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
Wyoming 14 – 4   .778 22 – 12   .647
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
San Diego State † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
New Mexico 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Air Force 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Utah State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129
San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2024–25 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by fifth-year head coach Lindy La Rocque, play their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Rebels finished the 2023–24 season 30–3, 17–1 in Mountain West play, to finish as Mountain West regular season champions.[1] They defeated Fresno State,[2] Colorado State,[3] and San Diego State to win their third straight Mountain West tournament championship, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #10 seed in the Albany Regional 2,[5] where they would fall to #7 region seed Creighton in the first round.[6]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. UNLV was picked to finish first in the Mountain West regular season.[7]

Preseason rankings

Mountain West preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UNLV 298 (21)
2 Wyoming 251 (3)
3 Colorado State 248 (4)
4 Boise State 221
5 San Diego State 218 (2)
6 New Mexico 172
7 Nevada 125
8 Air Force 116
9 Fresno State 109
10 San Jose State 60
11 Utah State 41

Source:[7]

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

Preseason All-Mountain West Team
Player Position Year
Alyssa Brown Forward Senior
Kiara Jackson Guard Senior
Amarachi Kimpson Guard Sophomore

Source:[8]

Roster

2024–25 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Teagan Colvin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Coeur d'Alene High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
G 2 Kenadee Winfrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Canyon High School Canyon, Texas
G 3 Kiara Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr South Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, Texas
G 10 Jasmyn Lott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Frisco Memorial High School Frisco, Texas
G 14 Macy Spencer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Tompkins High School Katy, Texas
F 20 Macie James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Oklahoma State Fresno, California
F 21 McKinna Brackens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Fairfield High School Fairfield, Texas
G 22 Elli Guiney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Millennium High School Goodyear, Arizona
G 25 Aaliyah Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Eastern Washington Federal Way, Washington
C 31 Erica Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Chino Hills High School Chino Hills, California
F 32 Meadow Roland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr San Joaquin Memorial High School Fresno, California
G 33 Amarachi Kimpson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Little Elm High School Little Elm, Texas
F 44 Alyssa Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sahuaro High School Tucson, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2025

Postseason honors and awards

All-Mountain West Team
Player Position Year
Kiara Jackson Guard Senior
Amarachi Kimpson Guard Sophomore

Source:[9]

Mountain West All Defensive Team
Player Position Year
Alyssa Brown Forward Senior

Source:[9]

Mountain West All Freshman Team
Player Position Year
Meadow Roland Forward Redshirt-Freshman

Source:[9]

Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Meadow Roland Forward Redshirt-Freshman

Source:[9]

Mountain West Coach of the Year
Player Position Year
Lindy La Rocque Head Coach Fourth

Source:[9]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
6:30 pm 		Point Loma W 94–63  –
  14 – Tied   12 – Roland   5 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (572)
Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Loyola Marymount W 73–57  1–0
  16 – Alexander   10 – Roland   6 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
November 7, 2024*
11:00 am, MWN/SSSEN 		Northern Arizona W 85–71  2–0
  19 – Kimpson   16 – Roland   6 – Jackson  Thomas & Mack Center (803)
Paradise, NV
November 12, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arizona L 66–75  2–1
  14 – Tied   7 – Roland   5 – Jackson  McKale Center (7,221)
Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2024*
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Stonehill W 93–57  3–1
  20 – Spencer   9 – Brown   7 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (835)
Paradise, NV
November 19, 2024*
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		San Diego W 88–54  4–1
  15 – Roland   9 – Roland   4 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (848)
Paradise, NV
November 22, 2024*
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		No. 9 Oklahoma L 58–88  4–2
  20 – Jackson   10 – Jackson   3 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (2,753)
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024*
12:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		UCF
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic 		W 71–52  5–2
  19 – Brackens   14 – Brackens   9 – Jackson  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024*
2:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		East Carolina
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic 		W 64–49  6–2
  17 – Brackens   5 – Tied   6 – Jackson  Thomas & Mack Center (906)
Paradise, NV
December 8, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Baylor L 64–71  6–3
  18 – Jackson   7 – Jackson   9 – Jackson  Foster Pavilion (3,972)
Waco, TX
December 15, 2024*
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		at DePaul W 80–61  7–3
  25 – Alexander   8 – Kimpson   4 – Brown  Wintrust Arena (1,547)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2024*
9:00 am, B1G+ 		at Northwestern L 76–79 OT 7–4
  28 – Kimpson   8 – Brackens   5 – Brackens  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,092)
Evanston, IL
December 21, 2024*
2:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		UC Riverside W 80–57  8–4
  13 – Kimpson   7 – Roland   5 – Jackson  Thomas & Mack Center (936)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Fresno State W 78–53  9–4
(1–0) 		 15 – Brackens   8 – Tied   6 – Brown  Cox Pavilion (1,008)
Paradise, NV
January 1, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		at San Jose State W 90–70  10–4
(2–0) 		 20 – Tied   10 – Brown   5 – Jackson  Provident Credit Union Event Center (356)
San Jose, CA
January 4, 2025
5:00 pm, MWN 		at Boise State W 61–57  11–4
(3–0) 		 18 – Jackson   9 – Brown   3 – Jackson  ExtraMile Arena (1,946)
Boise, ID
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Colorado State W 70–61  12–4
(4–0) 		 21 – Alexander   5 – Tied   5 – Kimpson  Cox Pavilion (875)
Paradise, NV
January 12, 2025
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at New Mexico W 88–73  13–4
(5–0) 		 20 – Brackens   15 – Brown   9 – Jackson  The Pit (5,767)
Albuquerque, NM
January 15, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Air Force W 84–51  14–4
(6–0) 		 19 – Kimpson   12 – Brown   4 – Kimpson  Cox Pavilion (957)
Paradise, NV
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Wyoming W 72–71 OT 15–4
(7–0) 		 22 – Kimpson   13 – Brown   4 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (1,410)
Paradise, NV
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, MWN 		at Fresno State W 73–48  16–4
(8–0) 		 16 – Roland   7 – Roland   5 – Jackson  Save Mart Center (1,029)
Fresno, CA
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		at San Diego State L 58–59  16–5
(8–1) 		 13 – James   8 – Brown   6 – Jackson  Viejas Arena (2,154)
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Nevada W 68–59  17–5
(9–1) 		 17 – Roland   9 – Roland   11 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (1,961)
Paradise, NV
February 5, 2025
5:00 pm, MWN 		at Utah State W 89–51  18–5
(10–1) 		 16 – Roland   7 – Tied   7 – Jackson  Smith Spectrum (544)
Logan, UT
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		New Mexico W 90–65  19–5
(11–1) 		 15 – Alexander   9 – Roland   4 – Tied  Cox Pavilion (1,376)
Paradise, NV
February 12, 2025
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		San Diego State W 75–65  20–5
(12–1) 		 27 – Jackson   6 – Tied   9 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (928)
Paradise, NV
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Nevada W 64–50  21–5
(13–1) 		 18 – Alexander   7 – Roland   3 – Jackson  Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
February 22, 2025
12:00 pm, MWN 		at Colorado State W 69–65  22–5
(14–1) 		 18 – Brackens   10 – Brown   3 – Tied  Moby Arena (2,559)
Fort Collins, CO
February 26, 2025
6:30 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		Boise State W 83–53  23–5
(15–1) 		 23 – Kimpson   10 – Brown   4 – Tied  Cox Pavilion (1,234)
Paradise, NV
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, MWN/SSSEN 		San Jose State W 89–56  24–5
(16–1) 		 24 – Roland   13 – Brown   6 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (2,141)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2025
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Wyoming L 66–71  24–6
(16–2) 		 24 – Kimpson   10 – Brown   2 – Kimpson  Arena-Auditorium (3,601)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2025
12:00 pm, MWN 		(1) (8) Boise State
Quarterfinals 		W 80–70  25–6
  29 – Kimpson   10 – Brown   3 – Alexander  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2025
5:00 pm, MWN 		(1) (4) San Diego State
Semifinals 		L 59–71  25–7
  15 – Brown   10 – Brackens   6 – Jackson  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) Hawai'i
First Round 		W 63–46  26–7
  16 – Roland   12 – Brackens   4 – Tied  Cox Pavilion (800)
Paradise, NV
March 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (3) Florida
Second Round 		L 84–86  26–8
  24 – Kimpson   11 – Brown   8 – Jackson  Cox Pavilion (645)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[10][11]

References

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  3. ^ "No. 21 UNLV women reach MWC championship sinking Colorado State 62-52". AP News. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "No. 21 UNLV women beat San Diego State for third consecutive Mountain West championship". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "UNLV Lady Rebels lose to Creighton in NCAA Tournament first round". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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