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2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record23–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Radvile Autukaite
  • Kendall Dillard
  • Ciara Gregory
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Josh Petersen
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Kenny Brooks, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the season 12–20 (4–12 SEC) to finish in twelfth in the SEC. Head coach Kyra Elzy was fired following the season and Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks was hired as her successor.

Offseason

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Departures

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Kentucky Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Brooklynn Miles 0 G 5'5" Junior Frankfort, Kentucky Transferred to Pittsburgh [1]
Jordy Griggs 3 G 6'2" Freshman Moreno Valley, California Transferred to Clemson [2]
Eniya Russell 4 G 6'0" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Mississippi State [3]
Ajae Petty 13 F 6'3" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Ohio State [4]
Amiya Jenkins 20 G 5'10" Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky Transferred to Pittsburgh [5]
Nyah Leveretter 21 F 6'2" Senior Blythewood, South Carolina Transferred to Georgia [6]
Maddie Scherr 22 G 5'10" Senior Florence, Kentucky Transferred to TCU [7]
Emma King 34 G 5'10" Graduate Student Stanford, Kentucky Graduated
Janae Walker 44 F 6'3" Freshman Tyrone, Georgia Transferred to Rutgers [8]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lexi Blue
G 		Orlando, Florida Lake Highland Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Tanah Becker
G 		Winnipeg, Manitoba Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Clara Silva
C 		Faro, Portugal Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
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 transfers

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Kentucky Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Jordan Obi 0 G 6'1" Graduate Student Hartford, Connecticut Penn
Georgia Amoore 3 G 5'6" Graduate Student Ballarat, Australia Virginia Tech
Teonni Key 7 F 6'4" Junior Cary, North Carolina North Carolina
Dazia Lawrence 10 G 5'8" RS Senior Greenville, North Carolina Charlotte
Gabby Brooks 11 G 5'10" Sophomore Harrisonburg, Virginia Virginia Tech
Dominika Paurová 12 G 6'1" Sophomore Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Oregon State
Clara Strack 13 C 6'5" Sophomore Buffalo, New York Virginia Tech
Amelia Hassett 32 F 6'3" Junior Albury, Australia Eastern Florida State College
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Roster

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2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Obi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Choate Rosemary Hall
Penn 		Hartford, CT
G 2 Saniah Tyler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, MO
G 3 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Loreto College, Victoria
Virginia Tech 		Ballarat, Australia
G 4 Lexi Blue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 5 Cassidy Rowe 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Shelby Valley HS Virgie, KY
F 7 Teonni Key 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Cary HS
North Carolina 		Cary, NC
G 8 Tanah Becker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Winnipeg, MB
G 10 Dazia Lawrence 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Mallard Creek HS
Charlotte 		Greenville, NC
G 11 Gabby Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Blacksburg HS
Virginia Tech 		Harrisonburg, VA
G 12 Dominika Paurová 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So DME Academy
Oregon State 		Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
C 13 Clara Strack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hamburg HS
Virginia Tech 		Buffalo, NY
C 17 Clara Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Escola Secundária de Fonseca Benevides Faro, Portugal
F 32 Amelia Hassett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Tumut HS
Eastern Florida State College 		Albury, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 22 USC Upstate W 98–43  1–0
  22 – Strack   9 – Tied   10 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,007)
Lexington, KY
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 22 Northern Kentucky W 70–41  2–0
  18 – Silva   16 – Hassett   8 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,188)
Lexington, KY
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 20 Wofford W 76–42  3–0
  19 – Lawrence   15 – Strack   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (3,844)
Lexington, KY
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 20 No. 18 Louisville
Rivalry 		W 71–61 OT 4–0
  19 – Amoore   13 – Hassett   9 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (6,117)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne W 79–67  5–0
  23 – Amoore   10 – Key   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,156)
Lexington, KY
November 26, 2024*
4:30 pm, BallerTV 		No. 14 vs. Arizona State
Music City Classic 		W 77–61  6–0
  24 – Strack   13 – Key   9 – Amoore  Trojan Fieldhouse (611)
Nashville, TN
November 27, 2024*
8:30 pm, BallerTV 		No. 14 vs. No. 19 Illinois
Music City Classic 		W 76–53  7–0
  25 – Strack   15 – Strack   8 – Amoore  Trojan Fieldhouse (368)
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 at No. 16 North Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 53–72  7–1
  17 – Lawrence   13 – Hassett   8 – Amoore  Carmichael Arena (2,816)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 Queens W 87–45  8–1
  20 – Amoore   13 – Key   5 – Lawrence  Memorial Coliseum (4,193)
Lexington, KY
December 14, 2024*
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 16 at Purdue W 82–52  9–1
  22 – Hassett   12 – Strack   6 – Lawrence  Mackey Arena (5,108)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 Belmont W 84–78  10–1
  23 – Amoore   11 – Hassett   5 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (3,887)
Lexington, KY
December 28, 2024*
4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 Western Kentucky W 88–70  11–1
  21 – Tied   12 – Tied   9 – Strack  Memorial Coliseum (5,700)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 Mississippi State W 91–69  12–1
(1–0) 		 28 – Lawrence   13 – Key   9 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,493)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 16 at Vanderbilt W 96–78  13–1
(2–0) 		 24 – Amoore   15 – Strack   5 – Hassett  Memorial Gymnasium (8,501)
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 at Florida W 71–55  14–1
(3–0) 		 18 – Amoore   8 – Strack   4 – Tied  O'Connell Center (1,585)
Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 Auburn W 80–61  15–1
(4–0) 		 21 – Tied   7 – Key   11 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,579)
Lexington, KY
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 12 at Georgia W 78–64  16–1
(5–0) 		 25 – Strack   12 – Strack   8 – Amoore  Stegeman Coliseum (3,071)
Athens, GA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 at Texas A&M L 55–61  16–2
(5–1) 		 20 – Key   9 – Key   5 – Amoore  Reed Arena (3,044)
College Station, TX
January 26, 2025
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 Arkansas W 89–69  17–2
(6–1) 		 19 – Amoore   11 – Key   8 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,870)
Lexington, KY
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 12 No. 22 Alabama W 65–56  18–2
(7–1) 		 16 – Amoore   13 – Strack   9 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,471)
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2025
4:00 pm, SECN 		No. 12 at No. 13 Oklahoma W 95–86  19–2
(8–1) 		 43 – Amoore   6 – Tied   8 – Amoore  Lloyd Noble Center (6,008)
Norman, OK
February 10, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at Ole Miss L 57–66  19–3
(8–2) 		 18 – Key   10 – Tied   5 – Amoore  SJB Pavilion (2,875)
Oxford, MS
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 No. 3 Texas L 49–67  19–4
(8–3) 		 14 – Amoore   10 – Key   3 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (5,424)
Lexington, KY
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 8 Georgia W 84–55  20–4
(9–3) 		 21 – Amoore   14 – Key   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (5,625)
Lexington, KY
February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 14 at Missouri W 73–65  21–4
(10–3) 		 22 – Strack   12 – Strack   5 – Amoore  Mizzou Arena (2,601)
Columbia, MO
February 23, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 No. 8 LSU L 58–65  21–5
(10–4) 		 16 – Amoore   9 – Strack   5 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 15 No. 11 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 82–58  22–5
(11–4) 		 23 – Strack   15 – Strack   7 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (5,951)
Lexington, KY
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 at No. 6 South Carolina L 66–78  22–6
(11–5) 		 23 – Strack   8 – Strack   4 – Strack  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2025
2:30 pm, ESPN 		(4) No. 12 vs. (5) No. 10 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals 		L 65–69  22–7
  29 – Amoore   16 – Strack   7 – Amoore  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(4 S4) No. 13 (13 S4) Liberty
First round 		W 79–78  23–7
  34 – Amoore   10 – Strack   8 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
March 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN 		(4 S4) No. 13 (5 S4) No. 19 Kansas State
Second round 		L 79–80 OT 23–8
  22 – Strack   15 – Key   6 – Amoore  Memorial Coliseum (4,218)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Pollregion=S4. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP222015141416161616151211121181415121313
Coaches221916161616151516161211131113т1414131212

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Panthers Add Transfer Guard Brooklynn Miles". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Former Kentucky women's basketball freshman off to the ACC". kentucky.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Eniya Russell transferring to Mississippi State after Kentucky, South Carolina stints". clarionledger.com. April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ajae Petty commits to Ohio State". thelantern.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Amiya Jenkins Joins Pitt Transfer Class". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Georgia Inks Nyah Leveretter". pittsburghpanthers.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball: Kentucky transfer Maddie Scherr commits to TCU". frogsowar.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Janae Walker". scarletknights.com. May 2, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kentucky Women's Basketball Signs 6-1 Guard Dominika Paurová". ukathletics.com. June 7, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Reveals 2024-25 Nonconference & Southeastern Conference Schedule". ukathletics.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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