2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tory Verdi (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Candice Finley (2nd season); John Marcum (1st season); Devan Newman (1st season); Anthony Brammer (2nd season);
Home arena	Petersen Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Boston College	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Duke	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Florida State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Stanford	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 16 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Virginia	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Clemson	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 25 Louisville	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
No. 20 NC State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
SMU	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team will represent The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team would go on to lose their last four regular season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Gabby Hutcherson	0	F	6'2"	Senior	Westerville, Ohio	Transferred to Duquesne^[1]
Liatu King	2	F	6'0"	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Notre Dame^[2]
Jasmine Timmerson	3	G	5'7"	Freshman	Wexford, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Davidson^[3]
Jala Jordan	14	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Rapuluchi Ayodele	15	F	6'1"	Junior	Móstoles, Spain	Transferred to Tennessee^[4]
Ioanna Chatzileonti	18	F	6'2"	Senior	Athens, Greece	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Brooklynn Miles	0	G	5'5"	Senior	Frankfort, Kentucky	Kentucky^[5]
Amiya Jenkins	2	G	5'10"	Junior	Lexington, Kentucky	Kentucky^[6]
Makayla Elmore	3	F	6'3"	Senior	Fostoria, Ohio	Clemson^[7]
Khadija Faye	15	F	6'4"	Graduate Student	Dakar, Senegal	Texas^[8]
Mikayla Johnson	23	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Anchorage, Alaska	Colorado^[9]

Recruiting class

Source:^[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Audrey Biggs G	Catlettsburg, Kentucky	Boyd County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Jun 27, 2023
Audrey Biggs G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kiara Williams F	Palm Bay, Florida	Palm Bay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Sep 19, 2023
Kiara Williams F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

Roster

2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Brooklynn Miles	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Franklin County Kentucky	Frankfort, KY
G	1	Aaryn Battle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Camden Catholic	Sewell, NJ
G	2	Amiya Jenkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Anderson County Kentucky	Lexington, KY
F	3	Makayla Elmore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Hopewell-Loudon Clemson	Fostoria, OH
F	5	Kiara Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Palm Bay	Palm Bay, FL
G	10	Bella Perkins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Paul VI HS USC	Chantilly, VA
G	11	Marley Washenitz	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Fairmont	Fairmont, WV
F	13	Lauren Rust	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	The Webb School	Victoria, Canada
G	14	Raeven Boswell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lake Travis Georgia Tech	Austin, TX
F	15	Khadija Faye	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	GS	Father Lopez Texas	Dakar, Senegal
G	20	Aislin Malcolm	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Chartiers Valley	Carnegie, PA
G	22	Audrey Biggs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Boyd County	Catlettsburg, KY
G	23	Mikayla Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Bartlett Colorado	Anchorage, AK

Head coach

Tory Verdi (Keene State)

Assistant coach(es)

Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky)
John Marcum (Oklahoma Baptist)
Devan Newman (Louisville)
Anthony Brammer (Old Dominion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[11]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Pitt-Johnstown	W 106–37	–	26 – Jenkins	–	8 – Miles	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Canisius	W 78–36	1–0	25 – Faye	12 – Faye	3 – Tied	Peterson Events Center (306) Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Bucknell	W 64–61	2–0	19 – Jenkins	7 – Faye	4 – Tied	Peterson Events Center (347) Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 15 West Virginia Backyard Brawl	L 54–82	2–1	14 – Faye	12 – Faye	2 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (3,614) Morgantown, WV
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Binghamton	W 61–56	3–1	15 – Battle	12 – Johnson	3 – Battle	Binghamton University Events Center (1,207) Vestal, NY
November 20, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Delaware State	W 80–45	4–1	21 – Faye	14 – Faye	9 – Miles	Peterson Events Center (2,622) Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Robert Morris						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Kansas Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Auburn Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Duquesne City Game						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Saint Peter's						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX	New Hampshire						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m.	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena St. George, UT
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Louisville						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2025 TBD, ACCNX	at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 23 , 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clemson						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—

References

^ Schnable, Abby (May 1, 2024). "College sports notes: Former Pitt player Gabby Hutcherson transfers to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Completes 2024-25 Signee Class With Addition of Jasmine Timmerson". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Hall, Cora (June 18, 2024). "Kim Caldwell adds fifth transfer to Lady Vols basketball with Pitt forward Rapuluchi Ayodele". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 20, 2024). "Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard Brooklynn Miles is headed to the ACC". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Makauskas, Caroline (May 21, 2024). "A second former UK guard will transfer to Pittsburgh women's basketball". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward MaKayla Elmore". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
^ Campbell, Dominic (May 1, 2024). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Texas Transfer F". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
^ "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[1] Schnable, Abby (May 1, 2024). "College sports notes: Former Pitt player Gabby Hutcherson transfers to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[2] "Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King". Kilgore News Herald. Field Level Media. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball Completes 2024-25 Signee Class With Addition of Jasmine Timmerson". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[4] Hall, Cora (June 18, 2024). "Kim Caldwell adds fifth transfer to Lady Vols basketball with Pitt forward Rapuluchi Ayodele". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[5] Makauskas, Caroline (April 20, 2024). "Former Kentucky women's basketball point guard Brooklynn Miles is headed to the ACC". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[6] Makauskas, Caroline (May 21, 2024). "A second former UK guard will transfer to Pittsburgh women's basketball". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[7] "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward MaKayla Elmore". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

[8] Campbell, Dominic (May 1, 2024). "Pitt Women's Basketball Adds Texas Transfer F". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[9] "Pitt Signs Transfer Guard Mikayla Johnson". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

[10] "Pittsburgh Panthers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[11] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

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v t e Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
Venues	Trees Gym (1914–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1927) Fitzgerald Field House (1970–2002) Civic Arena (alternate, 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
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