2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team

2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	21–10 (15–5 Big West)
Head coach	Tamara Inoue (9th season);
Associate head coach	Cecilia Russell-Nava
Assistant coaches	Derek Wynn; Tyler Ellis; Fabrice Sene; Ramia Griffin;
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	16	–	4	.800	22	–	10	.688
	15	–	5	.750	21	–	10	.677
UC Davis	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
UC San Diego †	13	–	7	.650	20	–	16	.556
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	8	.600	18	–	13	.581
Long Beach State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	14	.533
UC Riverside	12	–	8	.600	17	–	15	.531
Cal Poly	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	15	.250	7	–	23	.233
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	2	–	28	.067
Cal State Northridge	2	–	18	.100	4	–	25	.138

† 2025 Big West tournament winner

The 2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by ninth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, play their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Anteaters finished the 2023–24 season 23–9, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Long Beach State,^[2] and UC Davis to win the Big West tournament championship, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and just their second ever trip to the tournament, and their first since 1995.^[3] They received the #13 seed in the Portland Regional 4,^[4] where they would fall to #4 region seed Gonzaga in the first round.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	1	Jaida Brooks	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Mesa Community College	Phoenix, AZ
G	2	Haley Hernandez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose, CA
G	3	Nikki Tom	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Clovis West High School	Fresno, CA
G	5	Kimiko Kennedy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Lynwood High School	Los Angeles, CA
F	9	Daniela Falcón Hernández	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Utah	Las Palmas, Spain
G	10	Lauryn Madsen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Warden High School	Warden, WA
G	11	Amelia Scharpf	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose, CA
PG	12	Shirel Nahum	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Wingate Academy	Ra'anana, Israel
PG	13	Déja Lee	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Semiahmoo Secondary School	Surrey, BC
F	14	Summah Hanson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Sacramento State	Brisbane, Australia
G	20	Hunter Hernandez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose, CA
G	21	Olivia Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Archbishop Mitty High School	South San Francisco, CA
F	22	Clara Djoko	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot	Entzheim, France
F	24	Nevaeh Dean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Cincinnati	Hamilton, OH
G	33	Ines Gnahore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	Orléans, France
G	35	Reese Noa	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	North Torrance High School	Harbor City, CA

Head coach

Tamara Inoue (Long Beach State)

Assistant coach(es)

Cecilia Russell-Nava (New Mexico State)
Derek Wynn (Cal State Fullerton)
Tyler Ellis (New Mexico State)
Fabrice Sene (Orléans)
Ramia Griffin (Vanguard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 49–57	0–1	16 – Hanson	7 – Hernandez	7 – Tom	Bren Events Center (511) Irvine, CA
November 7, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 65–56	1–1	14 – Hanson	9 – Hanson	6 – Lee	Bren Events Center (1,867) Irvine, CA
November 11, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		William & Mary	W 72–55	2–1	29 – Hernandez	7 – Williams	6 – Lee	Bren Events Center (583) Irvine, CA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Mary's	W 64–61	3–1	15 – Hernandez	6 – Dean	4 – Hernandez	Bren Events Center (548) Irvine, CA
November 20, 2024* 3:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	W 57–47	4–1	15 – Lee	9 – Hanson	4 – Lee	Daskalakis Athletic Center (430) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	W 72–68 ^OT	5–1	20 – tied	10 – Hanson	4 – Lee	The Palestra (203) Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, MWN		at New Mexico	L 62–65	5–2	20 – Lee	8 – Scharpf	6 – Tom	The Pit (4,669) Albuquerque, NM
November 30, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	L 50–60	5–3	19 – Hanson	9 – Hanson	3 – Dean	Hamilton Gymnasium (339) Denver, CO
December 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 65–40	6–3 (1–0)	12 – tied	9 – Lee	3 – Brooks	Icardo Center (320) Bakersfield, CA
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oregon State	W 60–48	7–3	11 – tied	7 – Williams	4 – Lee	Gill Coliseum (3,451) Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+		at Oregon	L 43–71	7–4	9 – Hernandez	6 – tied	2 – tied	Matthew Knight Arena (4,508) Eugene, OR
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 60–38	8–4 (2–0)	18 – Hernandez	7 – Hernandez	4 – tied	Bren Events Center (792) Irvine, CA
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 54–59	8–5 (2–1)	15 – Lee	9 – Hernandez	4 – Lee	SRC Arena (178) Riverside, CA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 68–39	9–5 (3–1)	15 – Lee	5 – tied	4 – tied	Bren Events Center (632) Irvine, CA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 73–66	10–5 (4–1)	15 – Hanson	7 – Dean	4 – tied	Bren Events Center (877) Irvine, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 79–63	11–5 (5–1)	16 – Hernandez	6 – tied	3 – Tom	Titan Gym (123) Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 59–57	12–5 (6–1)	18 – Hernandez	10 – Hernandez	2 – tied	Mott Athletics Center (531) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 56-53	13-5 (7-1)	12 – Williams	8 – Hanson	5 – Lee	Bren Events Center (460) Irvine, CA
January 25, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i	L 42-46	13-6 (7-2)	13 – Lee	7 – Hanson	4 – Tom	Stan Sheriff Center (3,695) Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State Black and Blue Rivalry	W 61-47	14-6 (8-2)	16 – Hernandez	11 – Hernandez	3 – Scharpf	Bren Events Center (672) Irvine, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 52-49	15-6 (9-2)	13 – Hernandez	9 – Hanson	2 – Lee	University Credit Union Center (867) Davis, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 56-49	16-6 (10-2)	15 – Hernandez	10 – Dean	4 – Scharpf	LionTree Arena (853) La Jolla, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 52-62	16-7 (10-3)	16 – Lee	8 – Lee	4 – Tom	The Thunderdome (533) Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Hawai'i	L 44-49	16-8 (10-4)	8 – Hernandez	6 – Tom	3 – Lee	Bren Events Center (949) Irvine, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 100-56	17-8 (11-4)	18 – Nahum	7 – Hanson	7 – Lee	Premier America Credit Union Arena (270) Northridge, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 60-49	18-8 (12-4)	15 – Lee	7 – Hernandez	3 – Tom	Bren Events Center (617) Irvine, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 62-34	19-8 (13-4)	13 – Hanson	10 – Hanson	5 – Scharpf	Bren Events Center (945) Irvine, CA
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SSN/ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 52-73	19-9 (13-5)	14 – Hernandez	6 – Tom	4 – Lee	Walter Pyramid (958) Long Beach, CA
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 55-53	20-9 (14-5)	12 – Hernandez	8 – Hanson	6 – Lee	Bren Events Center (679) Irvine, CA
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara Senior Night	W 62-49	21-9 (15-5)	13 – Lee	8 – Hernandez	5 – Lee	Bren Events Center (730) Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) UC Davis Semifinals	L 56-63	21-10	15 – Hernandez	8 – Dean	5 – Tom	Lee's Family Forum (1,627) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "UC Irvine women beat Long Beach State to reach Big West Tournament title game". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "UC Irvine women win Big West Championship, end long NCAA Tournament drought". AP News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "UC Irvine women fall to Gonzaga in first round of NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "UC Irvine Anteaters 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[2] "UC Irvine women beat Long Beach State to reach Big West Tournament title game". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[3] "UC Irvine women win Big West Championship, end long NCAA Tournament drought". AP News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[4] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[5] "UC Irvine women fall to Gonzaga in first round of NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[7] "UC Irvine Anteaters 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

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