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2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Kansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks are led by tenth-year head coach Brandon Schneider and play their home games at the Allen Fieldhouse as a member of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record10–2 (0–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Morgan Paige
  • Karyla Knight
  • Brock McGinnis
  • Marqu'es Webb
  • Patrick Schrater
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Kansas State 1 – 0   1.000 13 – 1   .929
No. 12 TCU 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923
Oklahoma State 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Texas Tech 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
Baylor 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
Colorado 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Utah 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Arizona 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Kansas 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
No. 14 West Virginia 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
BYU 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Cincinnati 0 – 1   .000 8 – 3   .727
Iowa State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 5   .643
UCF 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636
Arizona State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417
Houston 0 – 1   .000 4 – 8   .333
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Jayhawks finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in 7th place. As the 7th seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated 10th seed BYU in the second round, but would lose to 2nd seed Texas in the Quarterfinals. As an at-large bid and the 8th seed in the NCAA Women's Tournament, they would beat 9th seed Michigan in Overtime in the first round, but would lose to 1st seed USC ending their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Kansas departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Taiyanna Jackson 1 C 6'6" Graduate student East Chicago, IN Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 19th overall by Connecticut Sun
Ryan Cobbins 5 G/F 6'0" Graduate student Kansas City, KS Graduated
Paris Gaines 7 G 6'3" Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to Georgia Southern
Holly Kersgieter 13 G 5'10" Graduate student Sand Springs, OK Graduated
Zakiyah Franklin 15 G 5'8" Graduate student Lakeland, FL Graduated
Zsófia Telegdy 23 F 6'3" Sophomore Budapest, Hungary Transferred to Western Kentucky
Skyler Gill 32 G/F 5'10" Junior Wichita, KS Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers

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Kansas incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Freddie Wallace 10 F 6'2" Junior Lincoln, NE Butler CC
Elle Evans 21 G 6'3" Junior Edwardsville, IL North Dakota State
Sania Copeland 22 G 5'7" Junior Kansas City, KS Wisconsin
Brittany Harshaw 23 G 6'1"   Sophomore Andover, KS Creighton
Jordan Webster 32 G 5'10" Graduate student Dallas, TX UC Riverside

2024 recruiting class

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There were no recruiting class of 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Libby Fandel
G 		Cedar Rapids, IA Xavier High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
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:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Wyvette Mayberry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Tulsa, OK
G 6 Laia Conesa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Barcelona, Spain
F 10 Freddie Wallace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln, NE
G 12 S'Mya Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Overland Park, KS
C 14 Danai Papadopoulou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Thessaloniki, Greece
G 15 Zoe Canfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Topeka, KS
G 16 Carla Osma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Madrid, Spain
G 21 Elle Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Edwardsville, IL
G 22 Sania Copeland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Kansas City, KS
G 23 Brittany Harshaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Andover, KS
F 24 Regan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Kansas City, MO
F 25 McKenzie Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Amarillo, TX
G 32 Jordan Webster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Dallas, TX
C 33 Nadira Eltayeb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Washburn W 81–54 
 20 – Harshaw   10 – Williams   4 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (1,036)
Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lindenwood W 56–43  1–0
  20 – Nichols   9 – Harshaw   5 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (3,588)
Lawrence, KS
November 11, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 66–51  2–0
  16 – Nichols   9 – Harshaw   5 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (2,907)
Lawrence, KS
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Omaha W 75–56  3–0
  16 – Nichols   8 – Eltayeb   9 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (2,794)
Lawrence, KS
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Alabama W 81–64  4–0
  21 – Evans   7 – Evans   3 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (3,229)
Lawrence, KS
November 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Iowa L 58–71  4–1
  26 – Nichols   6 – Eltayeb   4 – Nichols  Sanford Pentagon (3,347)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 28, 2024*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Pittsburgh
Paradise Jam Island Division 		W 59–53  5–1
  28 – Nichols   8 – Omsa   3 – Evans  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Northern Iowa
Paradise Jam Island Division 		W 76–73  6–1
  25 – Nichols   7 – Williams   7 – Nichols  Sports and Fitness Center (625)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Auburn
Paradise Jam Island Division 		W 61–60  7–1
  28 – Nichols   9 – Williams   4 – Nichols  Sports and Fitness Center (1,368)
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wichita State W 70–60  8–1
  19 – Nichols   11 – Williams   4 – Mayberry  Allen Fieldhouse (3,201)
Lawrence, KS
December 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas City W 79–49  9–1
  17 – Copeland   16 – Williams   9 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (3,004)
Lawrence, KS
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Penn State W 68–65  10–1
  26 – Nichols   7 – Papadopoulou   5 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (3,527)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Baylor L 66–86  10–2
(0–1) 		 25 – Nichols   7 – Tied   5 – Nichols  Allen Fieldhouse (3,935)
Lawrence, KS
January 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State       Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 7, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		TCU       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 16, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		      Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia       WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 8, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati       Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iowa State       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		      Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
TBA 		vs. TBA       T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider previews Jayhawks' 2023-24 season". The Topeka Capital-Journal. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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