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2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record23–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melanie Moore
  • Justine Raterman
  • Jillian Dunston
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 USC 17 – 1   .944 31 – 4   .886
No. 3 UCLA † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 3   .919
No. 19 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 7   .788
No. 12 Maryland 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 25 Michigan 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Michigan State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Illinois 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Indiana 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Nebraska 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Iowa 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Washington 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 25 – 11   .694
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 13 – 20   .394
Purdue 3 – 15   .167 10 – 19   .345
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 18   .333
Penn State 1 – 17   .056 10 – 19   .345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 7, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her thirteenth year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marked the program's 43rd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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The Wolverines finished the 2023–24 season with a 20–14 record, including 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They were ranked the No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round by Kansas in overtime.[1]

Offseason

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On May 21, 2024, Justine Raterman was named an assistant coach at Michigan, replacing the departing Harry Rafferty.[2][3]

Michigan had six players enter the transfer portal, the most notable transfer was All-Big Ten first-team junior guard, Laila Phelia.[4][5][6] Michigan signed the ESPN-ranked number 4 recruiting class consisting of five incoming freshmen, the highest-ranked class in program history.[7]

Departures

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Michigan Departures
Name Number Pos. Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Elissa Brett 0 G 6'0" Graduate Adelaide, SA Graduated
Lauren Hansen 1 G 5'9" Graduate Long Island, NY Graduated
Laila Phelia 5 G 6'0" Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Texas
Taylor Woodson 21 F 6'0" Freshman Minnetonka, MN Transferred to Minnesota
Chyra Evans 22 F 6'2" Sophomore Newcastle, NSW Transferred to Utah
Whitney Sollom 25 F 6'4" Senior Hartland, MI Graduated
Elise Stuck 30 G/F 6'1" Senior Charlevoix, MI Transferred to Ball State
Taylor Williams 33 F 6'2" Graduate New Baltimore, MI Transferred to Northwestern
Cameron Williams 44 F 6'3" Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Miami

Acquisitions

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Michigan incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brooke Q. Daniels G 5'7" JR Macomb, MI Oakland
Iuliia Grabovskaia C 6'5" JR Rostov-on-Don, Russia Middle Tennessee
Ally VanTimmeren F 6'2" GS Allendale, MI Boston College

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Syla Swords
G 		Sudbury, Ontario Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Olivia Olson
G 		New Hope, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (96)
Mila Holloway
G 		Charlotte, NC Legacy Early College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Aaiyanna Dunbar
F 		Murfreesboro, TN Blackman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Te'Yala Delfosse
F 		Ewing, NJ Ewing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 3/5 stars   
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 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Olivia Olson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's New Hope, MN
G 2 Macy Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids, MI
G 3 Mila Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Legacy Early College Charlotte, NC
G 5 Brooke Q. Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Oakland Macomb, MI
G 10 Jordan Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Springboro Springboro, OH
G 11 Greta Kampschroeder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Naperville North Naperville, IL
G 12 Syla Swords 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Sudbury, ON
F 20 Alyssa Crockett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Westfield Westfield, IN
F 21 Ally VanTimmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Boston College Allendale, MI
F 33 Te'Yala Delfosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ewing Ewing, NJ
F 34 Aaiyanna Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Blackman Murfreesboro, TN
C 55 Iuliia Grabovskaia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Middle Tennessee Rostov-on-Don
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m. 		Northwood W 81–52  –
 Crisler Center (1,034)
Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., TNT 		vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Hall of Fame Series 		L 62–68  0–1
 T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Lehigh W 86–55  1–1
 Crisler Center (2,747)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Central Michigan W 99–62  2–1
 Crisler Center (2,423)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 17, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Oakland W 88–42  3–1
 Crisler Center (2,643)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2024*
5:30 p.m., B1G+ 		LIU W 96–31  4–1
 Crisler Center (2,012)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Long Beach State W 111–56  5–1
 Crisler Center (2,753)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., WSN 		vs. Belmont
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals 		W 68–58  6–1
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (787)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
7:30 p.m., WSN 		vs. Virginia Tech
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division championship 		W 76–65  7–1
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 23 Northwestern W 60–54  8–1
(1–0) 		Crisler Center (3,636)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 20 Detroit W 100–54  9–1
 Crisler Center (3,423)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma
Jumpman Invitational 		L 62–72  9–2
 Spectrum Center (16,058)
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 at Akron W 96–55  10–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,156)
Akron, OH
December 29, 2024
10:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 23 at No. 4 USC L 58–78  10–3
(1–1) 		Galen Center (8,043)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 at No. 1 UCLA L 70–86  10–4
(1–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (4,566)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 25 No. 9 Ohio State
Rivalry 		L 77–84  10–5
(1–3) 		Crisler Center (5,112)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 25 at Purdue W 87–60  11–5
(2–3) 		Mackey Arena (9,231)
West Lafayette, IN
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Washington W 82–69  12–5
(3–3) 		Crisler Center (2,687)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Rutgers W 87–71  13–5
(4–3) 		Crisler Center (4,683)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 at No. 23 Minnesota W 70–65  14–5
(5–3) 		Williams Arena (4,344)
Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 No. 21 Michigan State
Rivalry 		L 58–88  14–6
(5–4) 		Crisler Center (10,873)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2025
7:30 p.m., B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 75–82  14–7
(5–5) 		Kohl Center (4,023)
Madison, WI
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Oregon W 80–48  15–7
(6–5) 		Crisler Center (4,306)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Nebraska W 78–60  16–7
(7–5) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,617)
Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 20 Michigan State
Rivalry 		W 71–61  17–7
(8–5) 		Breslin Student Events Center (11,043)
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Indiana W 70–67  18–7
(9–5) 		Crisler Center (2,677)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 21 Maryland L 77–85  18–8
(9–6) 		Xfinity Center (7,049)
College Park, MD
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Penn State W 78–68  19–8
(10–6) 		Crisler Center (4,758)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Iowa L 66–79  19–9
(10–7) 		Crisler Center (4,082)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2025
1:30 p.m., BTN 		at Illinois W 78–69  20–9
(11–7) 		State Farm Center (6,889)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 6, 2025
2:30 p.m., BTN 		(5) vs. (12) Washington
Second Round 		W 66–58  21–9
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,028)
Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2025
2:20 p.m., BTN 		(5) vs. (4) No. 15 Maryland
Quarterfinal 		W 98–71  22–9
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,352)
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., BTN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 2 USC
Semifinal 		L 70–82  22–10
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,805)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2025*
11:30 a.m., ESPN2 		(6 B3) vs. (11 B3) Iowa State
First Round 		W 80–74  23–10
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		(6 B3) at (3 B3) No. 18 Notre Dame
Second Round 		L 55–76  23–11
 Joyce Center (8,505)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B3=Birmingham 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[8][9]

Awards and honors

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Rankings

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Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—RVRVRV232020232425RV24RVRVRVRV——RVRV25
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV2525RVRVRVRVRV—RV—————RV

References

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  1. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 23, 2023). "Wolverines Drop Overtime Contest to Kansas". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (May 21, 2024). "Raterman Named Assistant Coach for Michigan Women's Basketball". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Kahn, Andrew (May 21, 2024). "Michigan basketball announces new assistant coach". MLive.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Novotny, Sam (April 9, 2024). "Chyra Evans becomes sixth player to enter transfer portal for Michigan". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (April 9, 2024). "Michigan women's basketball leading scorer Phelia enters transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Kahn, Andrew (April 26, 2024). "Michigan basketball transfers, including Laila Phelia, announce new schools". MLive.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (November 8, 2023). "Wolverines Sign Five to National Letters of Intent". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  9. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (September 19, 2024). "Wolverines Announce 18-Game B1G Schedule". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Rutgers and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "UCLA and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ohio State and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "USC and Michigan Score Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Iowa, Illinois and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Maryland and Michigan Score Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  16. ^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 4, 2025). "Olson Named B1G Freshman of the Year, U-M Quartet Honored". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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