2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

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

2024–25 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–1 (0–0 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. 11 Maryland 0 0   5 0   1.000
Michigan State 0 0   5 0   1.000
Minnesota 0 0   5 0   1.000
Penn State 0 0   5 0   1.000
Iowa 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 21 Nebraska 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 23 Oregon 0 0   4 0   1.000
Rutgers 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 5 UCLA 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 3 USC 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 22 Illinois 0 0   3 0   1.000
No. 12 Ohio State 0 0   3 0   1.000
Washington 0 0   4 1   .800
Michigan 0 0   3 1   .750
Wisconsin 0 0   3 1   .750
Purdue 0 0   2 1   .667
Indiana 0 0   2 2   .500
Northwestern 0 0   1 2   .333
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Position 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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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Syla Swords
G
Sudbury, Ontario Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 98
Olivia Olson
G
New Hope, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Mila Holloway
G
Charlotte, NC Legacy Early College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN: 
Aaiyanna Dunbar
F
Murfreesboro, TN Blackman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN: 
Te'Yala Delfosse
F
Ewing, NJ Ewing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN: 
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:

  • "2024 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. 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 Greater, 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 Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
November 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Long Beach State Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., Women's Sports Network
vs. Belmont
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals
Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
TBA, Women's Sports Network
vs. Virginia Tech / Davidson
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division
Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Northwestern Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., B1G+
Detroit Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
Jumpman Invitational
Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 20, 2024*
TBA
at Akron James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
December 29, 2024
10:00 p.m., BTN
at USC Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN
at UCLA Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Ohio State
Rivalry
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+
at Purdue Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Washington Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., B1G+
at Minnesota Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan State
Rivalry
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2025
7:30 p.m., B1G+
at Wisconsin Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Oregon Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
at Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
at Michigan State
Rivalry
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Indiana Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Maryland Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Iowa Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2025
TBA
at Illinois State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[8][9]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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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.