2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball
2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball
WBIT, Semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–18 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kelly Rae Finley (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Daniel Boice; Susie Gardner; Rhyne Howard; Cynthia Jordan; Jackie Moore;
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5 Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 16–16 (5–11 SEC) to finish in eleventh in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to St. John's in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Florida Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Aliyah Matharu	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Baylor	^[1]
Zippy Broughton	4	G	5'7"	Senior	Wetumpka, Alabama	Graduated
Alberte Rimdal	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Køge, Denmark	Transferred to Nebraska	^[2]
Leilani Correa	23	G	6'0"	Senior	Manchester, New Jersey	Graduated
Faith Dut	25	F	6'4"	Senior	Vancouver, British Columbia	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Liv McGill G	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Hopkins HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Liv McGill G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (97)
Me'Arah O'Neal G/F	Houston, Texas	Episcopal HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Me'Arah O'Neal G/F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
Kylee Kitts G/F	Oviedo, Florida	Hagerty HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Kylee Kitts G/F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb G	Bilbao, Spain	Segle XXI	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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:

Incoming transfer

Florida Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alexia Gassett	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	Louisville
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Roster

2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Alexia Gassett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Reynoldsburg HS Louisville	Reynoldsburg, OH
G/F	5	Kylee Kitts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Hagerty HS	Oviedo, FL
G	6	Kenza Salgues	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	INSEP Miami (FL)	Montpellier, France
G/F	8	Me'Arah O'Neal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Episcopal HS	Houston, TX
F	9	Alexia Dizeko	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	ECCG de Martigny South Georgia Technical College	Sion, Switzerland
G	12	Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Segle XXI	Bilbao, Spain
G	13	Laila Reynolds	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Shabach Christian Academy	Prince George's County, MD
G	20	Jeriah Warren	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	LaGrange HS	Lake Charles, LA
F	21	Eriny Kindred	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Del Valle HS Texas A&M	Del Valle, TX
F	22	Paige Clausen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Barron G. Collier HS	Naples, FL
G	23	Liv McGill	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hopkins HS	Minneapolis, MN
C	24	Ra Shaya Kyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Sr	Marion HS Purdue	Marion, IN

Head coach

Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Boice (Dordt)
Susie Gardner (Georgia)
Rhyne Howard (Kentucky)
Cynthia Jordan (Temple)
Jackie Moore (Armstrong State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Flagler	W 85–46		21 – Kyle	11 – Warren	7 – Salgues	O'Connell Center (445) Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 82–54	1–0	21 – Warren	7 – Gassett	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,288) Gainesville, FL
November 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Florida A&M	W 102–67	2–0	21 – McGill	12 – Kyle	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,343) Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Chicago State	W 104–35	3–0	21 – McGill	12 – Kyle	8 – McGill	O'Connell Center (991) Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Miami (FL)	L 73–83	3–1	25 – Warren	8 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,724) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State	L 74–98	3–2	28 – McGill	11 – Kyle	5 – McGill	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,894) Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase	L 81–83	3–3	25 – Kyle	9 – Kyle	7 – Reynolds	McArthur Center (273) St. Petersburg, FL
November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm		vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase	L 72–77	3–4	20 – McGill	6 – Tied	3 – Reynolds	McArthur Center (333) St. Petersburg, FL
December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Hofstra	W 75–48	4–4	15 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,322) Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge	W 77–64	5–4	21 – McGill	10 – Kyle	4 – Warren	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,475) Clemson, SC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Marshall	W 82–63	6–4	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,732) Gainesville, FL
December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN		Longwood	W 93–65	7–4	21 – McGill	11 – Tied	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,334) Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 19 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational	L 57–77	7–5	15 – McGill	11 – Kyle	2 – Tied	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024* 2:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		North Florida	W 75–47	8–5	18 – Kyle	10 – Gassett	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,394) Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2024* 3:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 88–31	9–5	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,401) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 19 Alabama	L 69–79	9–6 (0–1)	18 – McGill	13 – Kyle	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,516) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 73–57	10–6 (1–1)	18 – Kyle	6 – McGill	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,656) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Kentucky	L 55–71	10–7 (1–2)	15 – Reynolds	9 – O'Neal	3 – Warren	O'Connell Center (1,585) Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	W 93–67	11–7 (2–2)	27 – Warren	11 – McGill	9 – McGill	Mizzou Arena (2,990) Columbia, MO
January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 69–94	11–8 (2–3)	19 – Warren	6 – Kyle	5 – McGill	SJB Pavilion (2,884) Oxford, MS
January 19, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 5 LSU	L 63–80	11–9 (2–4)	21 – McGill	7 – Tied	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (6,568) Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn	L 51–74	11–10 (2–5)	11 – Tied	7 – Kyle	4 – McGill	Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 23 Vanderbilt	L 86–99	11–11 (2–6)	23 – Kyle	12 – Kyle	4 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,709) Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 108–78	12–11 (3–6)	18 – McGill	12 – Kyle	11 – McGill	Bud Walton Arena (2,243) Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		No. 23 Alabama	L 66–84	12–12 (3–7)	22 – McGill	10 – Warren	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,485) Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 South Carolina	L 63–101	12–13 (3–8)	15 – Tied	8 – Gassett	4 – McGill	Colonial Life Arena (16,708) Columbia, SC
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Mississippi State	W 69–66	13–13 (4–8)	20 – McGill	6 – Kyle	5 – Reynolds	O'Connell Center (2,044) Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Texas A&M	W 74–52	14–13 (5–8)	18 – McGill	9 – Reynolds	6 – Reynolds	Reed Arena (3,116) College Station, TX
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Tennessee	L 78–86	14–14 (5–9)	19 – Kyle	10 – Kyle	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (2,267) Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 13 Oklahoma	L 65–89	14–15 (5–10)	14 – McGill	8 – Kyle	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,928) Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Texas	L 46–72	14–16 (5–11)	12 – Kyle	7 – McGill	4 – McGill	Moody Center (10,580) Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Auburn First Round	W 60–50	15–16	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	8 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC
March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (6) No. 19 Alabama Second Round	W 63–61	16–16	29 – McGill	9 – O'Neal	4 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 9 LSU Quarterfinals	L 87–101	16–17	16 – McGill	11 – Kyle	6 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,439) Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	Northern Iowa First Round	W 83–71	17–17	28 – Warren	7 – Tied	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (405) Gainesville, FL
March 23, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) UNLV Second Round	W 86–84	18–17	22 – McGill	7 – Tied	8 – McGill	Cox Pavilion (645) Las Vegas, NV
March 27, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 67–63	19–17	22 – McGill	12 – Kyle	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (501) Gainesville, FL
March 31, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) Minnesota Semifinals	L 52–66	19–18	18 – McGill	9 – McGill	4 – Salgues	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[4]

References

^ "Baylor adds mid-year transfer Aliyah Matharu". baylorlariat.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Huskers Add Danish National Team Member Rimdal". huskers.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^ "Florida Basketball Welcomes Alexia Gassett to 2024-25 Roster". floridagators.com. May 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "SEC Women's Basketball Slate Announced". floridagators.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Baylor adds mid-year transfer Aliyah Matharu". baylorlariat.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "Huskers Add Danish National Team Member Rimdal". huskers.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[3] "Florida Basketball Welcomes Alexia Gassett to 2024-25 Roster". floridagators.com. May 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] "SEC Women's Basketball Slate Announced". floridagators.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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v t e Florida Gators women's basketball
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Players	WNBA players
NCAA tournaments	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2009 2012 2014 2016
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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfer

Roster

Schedule

See also

References