The 2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2024. The regular season will end in March of 2025.
| 2024–25 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, Fox, FS1, Peacock |
| 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 UCLA | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Ohio State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Michigan State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 USC | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Michigan | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The season will be the conference's first with 18 teams as four schools, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, joined the conference in August 2024.[1][2][3] The conference announced that all teams will play 18 regular season conference games with each school playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once.[4] However, only 15 of the 18 teams will qualify for the Big Ten tournament.[5]
Head coaches
editCoaching changes
editIowa
editOn May 13, 2024, Lisa Bluder retired as head coach at Iowa after 24 years.[6] Longtime Iowa associate head coach Jan Jensen was named Bluder's successor later that day.[7]
Coaches
edit| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten Tournament titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Shauna Green | Dayton | 3 | 41–25 | 19–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Teri Moren | Indiana State | 11 | 226–99 | 114–60 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Jan Jensen | Iowa (Assoc.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland | Brenda Frese | Minnesota | 23 | 582–161 | 146–29* | 6 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kim Barnes Arico | St. John's (Asst.) | 13 | 261–133 | 118–84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Robyn Fralick | Bowling Green | 2 | 22–9 | 12–6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Dawn Plitzuweit | West Virginia | 2 | 20–16 | 5–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Amy Williams | South Dakota | 9 | 137–111 | 69–72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Joe McKeown | George Washington | 17 | 261–246 | 108–166 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Kevin McGuff | Washington | 12 | 198–102 | 103–57 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Kelly Graves | Gonzaga | 11 | 223–100 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Carolyn Kieger | Marquette | 4 | 63–86 | 25–66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Katie Gearlds | Marian | 4 | 51–45 | 21–32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Coquese Washington | Notre Dame (Assoc.) | 3 | 20–44 | 7–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Cori Close | Florida State (Assoc.) | 14 | 287–140 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Lindsay Gottlieb | Cleveland Cavaliers (Asst.) | 4 | 62–32 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Tina Langley | Rice | 4 | 42–46 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Marisa Moseley | Boston University | 4 | 34–56 | 17–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2024–25season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
- Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
Preseason
editPreseason Big Ten poll
editPrior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by a panel of writers.[8]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | USC |
| 2 | UCLA |
| 3 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Maryland |
| 5 | Indiana |
Preseason All-Big Ten
editA select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.[8]
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Makira Cook, Illinois |
| Hannah Stuelke, Iowa | |
| Lucy Olsen, Iowa | |
| Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | |
| Alexis Markowski, Nebraska | |
| Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | |
| Lauren Betts, UCLA | |
| Kiki Rice, UCLA | |
| JuJu Watkins, USC | |
| Kiki Iriafen, USC | |
| Serah Williams, Wisconsin |
- Additional player due to tie in voting
Regular season
editRankings
editPlayers of the Week
editThroughout the conference regular season, Big Ten Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2024[9] | Destiny Adams, Rutgers | Syla Swords, Michigan |
| November 18, 2024[10] | Lauren Betts, UCLA | Mila Holloway, Michigan |
| November 25, 2024[11] | Kendall Bostic, Illinois | Lana McCarthy, Purdue |
| December 2, 2024[12] | Ajae Petty, Ohio State | Syla Swords, Michigan |
| December 9, 2024[13] | JuJu Watkins, USC | Olivia Olson, Michigan |
| December 16, 2024[14] | Serah Williams, Wisconsin | Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers |
| December 23, 2024[15] | JuJu Watkins, USC | Kiyomi McMiller, Rutgers |
References
edit- ^ "Big Ten expanding to 18 teams with Oregon and Washington". NBC4 WCMH-TV. August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 4, 2023). "Big Ten adds Oregon, Washington as newest members in blow to Pac-12". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference". BigTen.org. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "2024-25 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Slate Announced". BigTen.org. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Expanded Big Ten basketball tourneys will only include 15 of league's 18 teams". Chicago Sun-Times. January 30, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Bluder Announces Retirement". hawkeyesports.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Voepel, Michael (May 13, 2024). "Iowa coach Lisa Bluder retires, assistant Jan Jensen to take over". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "USC, JuJu Watkins Headline Big Ten Preseason Honors". BigTen.org. September 26, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "UCLA and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois and Purdue Garner Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio State and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "USC and Michigan Score Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "USC and Rutgers Net Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". BigTen.org. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.