2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represents Rutgers University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by third-year head coach Coquese Washington, and play their games at the Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4 (0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tasha Pointer John Hampton Nneka Enemkpali Jeanine Wasielewski Johnetta Hayes
Home arena	Jersey Mike's Arena

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Ohio State	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	0		1.000
No. 1 UCLA	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	0		1.000
No. 8 Maryland	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	0		1.000
No. 15 Michigan State	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	0		1.000
No. 23 Nebraska	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	1		.909
No. 7 USC	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	1		.909
No. 20 Michigan	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	2		.818
Wisconsin	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	2		.818
Indiana	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	3		.727
Minnesota	0	–	1		.000			11	–	1		.917
Illinois	0	–	1		.000			9	–	2		.818
No. 22 Iowa	0	–	1		.000			9	–	2		.818
Penn State	0	–	1		.000			9	–	3		.750
Oregon	0	–	1		.000			8	–	3		.727
Washington	0	–	1		.000			8	–	4		.667
Rutgers	0	–	1		.000			7	–	4		.636
Northwestern	0	–	1		.000			6	–	4		.600
Purdue	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 8–24, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Rutgers Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jillian Hueter	0	G	6'0"	Freshman	Clifton Park, NY	Transferred to Fairfield
Kaylene Smikle	2	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Farmingdale, NY	Transferred to Maryland
Erica Lafayette	20	G	6'0"	Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Transferred to Louisiana
Kassondra Brown	22	C	6'2"	Graduate student	Abington, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Rutgers Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
JoJo Lacey	14	G	6'1"	Graduate student	Douglassville, PA	Boston College
Janae Walker	44	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Tyrone, GA	Kentucky

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kiyomi McMiller PG	Burlington, NJ	Life Center Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
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 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Destiny Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Carolina Manchester, NJ G 2 Lisa Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Example Academy Joliet, IL G 3 Mya Petticord 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Texas A&M Detroit, MI G/F 4 Antonia Bates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Easton, PA G 5 Deja Young (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Teaneck High School Teaneck, NJ G 11 Awa Sidibe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Salt Lake Community College Bamako, Mali G 14 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Boston College Douglassville, PA F 22 Zachara Perkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Summer Creek High School Houston, TX G 32 Kiyomi McMiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Life Center Academy Silver Spring, MD G 33 Kennedy Brandt (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn, IL F 44 Janae Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kentucky Tyrone, GA C 54 Chyna Cornwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Newton-Conover High School Conover, NC	Head coach Coquese Washington (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Tasha Pointer (Rutgers) John Hampton (Mansfield) Nneka Enemkpali (Texas) Jeanine Wasielewski (Northwestern) Johnetta Hayes (Rice) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Caldwell	W 101–48		24 – Adams	12 – Adams	3 – Petticord	Jersey Mike's Arena (517) Piscataway, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Manhattan	W 85–79	1–0	21 – Cornwell	15 – Cornwell	3 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,517) Piscataway, NJ
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Cornell	W 72–61	2–0	30 – Adams	15 – Adams	8 – McMiller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,263) Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		NJIT	W 84–74	3–0	36 – Adams	22 – Adams	4 – Petticord	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,548) Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		Iona	W 81–53	4–0	28 – Adams	11 – Adams	4 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (3,349) Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 80–91	4–1	24 – McMiller	6 – Tied	4 – Thompson	Cassell Coliseum (4,644) Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Princeton Rivalry	L 49–66	4–2	27 – McMiller	10 – Tied	3 – Thompson	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,281) Piscataway, NJ
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., BTN		Marquette Battle on the Banks	L 57–59	4–3	19 – McMiller	10 – Cornwell	2 – McMiller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Georgia Southern Battle on the Banks	W 77–60	5–3	25 – McMiller	11 – Tied	6 – McMiller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,703) Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2024 3:00 p.m., B1G+		at Wisconsin	L 64–66	5–4 (0–1)	23 – Adams	11 – Cornwell	4 – McMiller	Kohl Center (3,266) Madison, WI
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 83–58	6–4	30 – McMiller	11 – Tied	5 – McMiller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,681) Piscataway, NJ
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Wagner	W 86–48	7–4	24 – McMiller	13 – Adams	6 – McMiller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,463) Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+		Lafayette						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Ohio State						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
January 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		USC						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+		at Minnesota						Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Nebraska						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Michigan State						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1		UCLA						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  State College, PA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Illinois						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Purdue						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., B1G+		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN		Northwestern						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., B1G+		at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
February 23, 2025 5:00 p.m., B1G+		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Penn State						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten women's tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA		vs. TBA						Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

See also

• 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team