2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–17 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachLee Cummard (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Loera (1st season)
  • John Wardenburg (2nd season)
  • Keilani Unga (1st season)
  • Josh Edwards (1st season)
Home arenaMarriott Center
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 TCU † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895
No. 14 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
No. 17 Oklahoma State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 16 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Kansas State 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
Utah 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Colorado 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Cincinnati 7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Kansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 14   .533
4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
UCF 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 19 – 18   .514
Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Houston 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Amber Whiting and played their home games at the Marriott Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Despite making the postseason in two of their first three years under Whiting, she was fired as head coach on March 8, following a first-round exit against UCF in the Big 12 tournament.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas. They were received at-large bid to the WBIT where they lost in the first round to Santa Clara.

Offseason

Departures

BYU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Nani Falatea 3 G 5'9" Junior Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Oregon[1]
Ali'a Matavao 4 F 6'0" Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Kailey Woolston 10 G 5'11" Freshman Highland, UT LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26)
Kaylee Smiler 11 G 5'8" Senior Hamilton, New Zealand Graduated
Lauren Gustin 12 G 5'8" Senior Salem, UT Graduated
McKinley Willardson 15 F 6'1" Freshman Corona, CA LDS Mission (returning in 2025–26)
Marina Mata 20 F 6'1" Freshman Barbastro, Spain Signed to play professionally in Spain with Cadi La Seu
Rose Bubakar 24 F 6'0" Junior Frederick, MD Transferred to Weber State

Incoming

BYU Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kemery Martín 15 G 6'0" Senior Sandy, UT California
Marya Hudgins 23 G 6'0" Junior Aurora, CO Santa Clara
Hattie Ogden 33 G/F 6'2" Junior Magrath, AB Buffalo
Kendra Gillispie 35 F 6'1" Senior Oklahoma City, OK Arkansas State

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Delaney Gibb
PG 		Raymond, AB Raymond High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Sydney Benally
PG 		Albuquerque, NM Sandia High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Naia Tanuvasa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lone Peak Highland, UT
G 1 Amari Whiting 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Burley Boise, ID
G 2 Kylie Krebs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Christian Liberty Academy
Glendale CC 		Oahu, HI
G 8 Arielle Mackey-Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura Ngati Porou, New Zealand
G 11 Delaney Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Raymond Raymond, AB
G 14 Kambree Barber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rigby Rigby, ID
G 15 Kemery Congdon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Corner Canyon
California 		Sandy, UT
F 21 Heather Hamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Pleasant Grove Lindon, UT
G 23 Marya Hudgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Grandview
Santa Clara 		Aurora, CO
G/F 24 Brinley Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Shelley Shelley, ID
F 25 Emma Calvert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Fremont Farr West, UT
G 30 Lauren Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Thunder Ridge High School
Boston University 		Idaho Falls, ID
F 33 Hattie Ogden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Magrath High School
Buffalo 		Magrath, AB
F 35 Kendra Gillispie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Harding Charter
Arkansas State 		Oklahoma City, OK
C 45 Sarah Bartholomew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Lone Peak Highland, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		Westminster W 105–37 
 22 – Whiting   6 – Tied   5 – Congdon  Marriott Center (2,789)
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Idaho W 67–62  1–0
  17 – Gibb   9 – Hudgins   5 – Tied  Marriott Center (2,876)
Provo, UT
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wyoming W 76–63  2–0
  22 – Gibb   6 – Tied   6 – Gibb  Marriott Center (1,396)
Provo, UT
November 13, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado State W 69–55  3–0
  19 – Gibb   8 – Whiting   4 – Whiting  Marriott Center (5,154)
Provo, UT
November 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 77–68  4–0
  22 – Gibb   10 – Whiting   3 – Whiting  Reed Gym (2,133)
Pocatello, ID
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 85–64  5–0
  18 – Tied   7 – Tied   7 – Gibb  Marriott Center (1,488)
Provo, UT
November 23, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 60–67 OT 5–1
  16 – Calvert   10 – Calvert   6 – Tied  Marriott Center (1,158)
Provo, UT
November 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Rice
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 63–51  6–1
  20 – Gibb   8 – Whiting   5 – Gibb  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (174)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 22 Iowa
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		L 48–68  6–2
  13 – Congdon   5 – Whiting   2 – Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (500)
Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 81–68  7–2
  27 – Calvert   7 – Calvert   7 – Whiting  Don Haskins Center (1,459)
El Paso, TX
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 76–36  8–2
  20 – Davenport   10 – Whiting   5 – Whiting  Marriott Center (2,112)
Provo, UT
December 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Washington State W 72–57  9–2
  26 – Gibb   6 – Tied   4 – Gibb  Beasley Coliseum (901)
Pullman, WA
Big 12 regular season
December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona L 53–57  9–3
(0–1) 		 23 – Gibb   8 – Gibb   5 – Whiting  Marriott Center (2,075)
Provo, UT
January 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 63–72  9–4
(0–2) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Gibb   5 – Congdon  Fifth Third Arena (2,587)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 18 West Virginia L 53–66  9–5
(0–3) 		 16 – Congdon   13 – Calvert   3 – Whiting  WVU Coliseum (4,066)
Morgantown, WV
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston W 89–75  10–5
(1–3) 		 21 – Calvert   10 – Barber   7 – Congdon  Marriott Center (1,492)
Provo, UT
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 Kansas State L 65–92  10–6
(1–4) 		 18 – Gibb   7 – Gibb   5 – Gibb  Marriott Center (2,517)
Provo, UT
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 65–70  10–7
(1–5) 		 22 – Gibb   8 – Calvert   3 – Gibb  United Supermarkets Arena (4,008)
Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State L 59–82  10–8
(1–6) 		 18 – Gibb   6 – Whiting   4 – Gibb  Hilton Coliseum (9,701)
Ames, IA
January 25, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPNU 		Utah
Rivalry 		L 76–81  10–9
(1–7) 		 21 – Gibb   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Marriott Center (4,889)
Provo, UT
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado L 66–67  10–10
(1–8) 		 19 – Gibb   11 – Calvert   4 – Calvert  Marriott Center (2,020)
Provo, UT
February 1, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State W 77–67  11–10
(2–8) 		 22 – Calvert   12 – Barber   6 – Whiting  Desert Financial Arena (2,590)
Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 73–66  12–10
(3–8) 		 19 – Gibb   11 – Barber   5 – Tied  Marriott Center (2,153)
Provo, UT
February 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Baylor L 71–83  12–11
(3–9) 		 21 – Gibb   6 – Tied   5 – Gibb  Foster Pavilion (3,960)
Waco, TX
February 11, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 11 TCU L 47–79  12–12
(3–10) 		 16 – Calvert   6 – Calvert   6 – Whiting  Schollmaier Arena (2,483)
Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 Oklahoma State W 68–64  13–12
(4–10) 		 19 – Calvert   7 – Tied   6 – Gibb  Marriott Center (2,939)
Provo, UT
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona L 57–65  13–13
(4–11) 		 16 – Gibb   10 – Barber   5 – Gibb  McKale Center (6,957)
Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State L 73–85 OT 13–14
(4–12) 		 25 – Gibb   11 – Gibb   7 – Gibb  Marriott Center (3,037)
Provo, UT
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas L 66–71  13–15
(4–13) 		 24 – Whiting   8 – Gibb   6 – Gibb  Marriott Center (2,149)
Provo, UT
March 1, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah
Rivalry 		L 73–76 OT 13–16
(4–14) 		 36 – Gibb   10 – Gibb   5 – Gibb  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,242)
Salt Lake City, UT
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2025
10:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(12) vs. (13) UCF
First Round 		L 69–81  13–17
  15 – Gibb   5 – Tied   4 – Congdon  T-Mobile Center (4,617)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards

In March 2025, Delaney Gibb was unanimously voted the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year, becoming the sixth BYU Cougar to earn conference Freshman or Newcomer of the Year honors.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Payne, Jackson (April 29, 2024). "This former BYU women's basketball star is headed to Oregon". Deseret News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. BYU Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Revealed". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ Rustand, Austin. "Gibb named unanimous Big 12 Freshman of the Year". BYU Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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