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2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record8–15 (6–8 Horizon)
Head coach
  • Jeff Tungate (12th season; first 9 games)
  • Deanna Richard (since 12/9/24)
Assistant coaches
  • Crystal Davis
  • Tim Webb
  • Porter Westfall
Home arenaOU Credit Union O'rena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay † 19 – 1   .950 29 – 6   .829
Purdue Fort Wayne 18 – 2   .900 27 – 9   .750
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 27 – 10   .730
Robert Morris 10 – 10   .500 15 – 16   .484
Northern Kentucky 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344
Detroit Mercy 8 – 12   .400 15 – 15   .500
IU Indy 8 – 12   .400 9 – 21   .300
Wright State 7 – 13   .350 10 – 22   .313
Youngstown State 7 – 13   .350 12 – 19   .387
Oakland 6 – 14   .300 9 – 22   .290
Milwaukee 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by interim head coach Deanna Richard, play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

After coaching the first nine games of the season, on December 9, 2024, head coach Jeff Tungate announced that he would be retiring, effective immediately, after undergoing numerous back and neck injuries, with associate head coach Deanna Richard being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1]

Previous season

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The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 11–15, 7–11 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[2] They were defeated by Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.[3]

Roster

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2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Naveyah Damon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Miami Country Day School Miami, Florida
G 1 Jasmine Dupree-Hebert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hopkins High School Dayton, Minnesota
G 2 Maddy Skorupski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Michigan State Clarkston, Michigan
G 3 Dani Grim 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mercyhurst Columbus, Ohio
C 4 Sereniti Roberts-Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Butler College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Kylie Buckley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Niagara Livonia, New York
G 10 Maddy Rendall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Idaho State Kennewick, Washington
G/F 11 Jaidyn Elam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Detroit Country Day School Pontiac, Michigan
G 12 Macy Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Utah State Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 13 Maya Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rock Valley College Shakopee, Minnesota
G 21 Madison Royal-Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Butler Toledo, Ohio
G 22 Cali Denson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Eastern Michigan Milwaukie, Oregon
C 23 Leah Bullard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Dr. Phillips High School Tampa Bay, Florida
C 24 Lianna Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Oconto High School Marinette, Wisconsin
G 25 Riley Abney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brandon High School Ortonville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
3:00 pm, YouTube 		at Rochester Christian W 91–66  –
 Garth Pleasant Arena (674)
Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
6:30 pm, B1G+ 		at Michigan State L 42–107  0–1
 Breslin Center (2,549)
East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Cleary W 95–51  1–1
 OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army L 54–58  1–2
 Christl Arena (462)
West Point, NY
November 17, 2024*
12:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Michigan L 42–88  1–3
 Crisler Center (2,643)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 21, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Thomas L 62–73  1–4
 OU Credit Union O'rena (244)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 76–65  2–4
 McGuirk Arena (1,042)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 29, 2024*
11:00 am, Baller TV 		vs. Richmond
Coast 2 Coast Classic 		L 49–76  2–5
 Ocean Center (75)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
3:30 pm, Baller TV 		vs. Old Dominion
Coast 2 Coast Classic 		L 56–64  2–6
 Ocean Center (115)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 84–70  3–6
(1–0) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (629)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 55–53  4–6
(2–0) 		UPMC Events Center (249)
Moon Township, PA
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Indiana L 55–90  4–7
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,378)
Bloomington, IN
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 86–85 OT 5–7
(3–0) 		Truist Arena (1,664)
Highland Heights, KY
January 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 71–68  6–7
(4–0) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (510)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 37–77  6–8
(4–1) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (507)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IU Indy L 73–79  6–9
(4–2) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (401)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy
Metro Series 		L 59–67  6–10
(4–3) 		Calihan Hall (757)
Detroit, MI
January 16, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 75–72 OT 7–10
(5–3) 		Klotsche Center (2,091)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 39–69  7–11
(5–4) 		Kress Events Center (1,969)
Green Bay, WI
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 63–73  7–12
(5–5) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (704)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 56–73  7–13
(5–6) 		Beeghly Center (1,888)
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD 		Detroit Mercy
Metro Series 		W 77–63  8–13
(6–6) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (841)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 46–75  8–14
(6–7) 		Gates Sports Center (514)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 58–79  8–15
(6–8) 		Wolstein Center (317)
Cleveland, OH
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD 		Green Bay L 39–75  8–16
(6–9) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (273)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 49–61  8–17
(6–10) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (522)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 53–60  8–18
(6–11) 		Nutter Center (1,094)
Fairborn, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 51–52  8–19
(6–12) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (521)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 26, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at IU Indy L 65–80  8–20
(6–13) 		The Jungle (431)
Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 58–61  8–21
(6–14) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (505)
Auburn Hills, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at IU Indy
First Round 		W 62–56  9–21
 The Jungle (498)
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at (1) Green Bay
Quarterfinals 		L 55–84  9–22
 Kress Events Center (2,273)
Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Oakland women's hoops coach retires after series of surgeries: 'I can't live in pain'". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball advances to HL Quarterfinals with first round win over Oakland". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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