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	13–18 (5–13 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 →

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record13–18 (5–13 ACC)

Headcoach

Tory Verdi (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

Candice Finley (2nd season)
John Marcum (1st season)
Devan Newman (1st season)
Anthony Brammer (2nd season)

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2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
Louisville	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
California	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Virginia Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Georgia Tech	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Virginia	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Syracuse	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14	.222	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
SMU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	20	.333

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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The Panthers started the season with two wins against non-Power 4 teams before facing West Virginia in a rivalry game. The Mountaineers were ranked fifteenth in the nation at the time, and defeated the Pathers 82–54. The Panthers rebounded by winning three straight games. The Panthers then participated in the Paradise Jam, where they lost three straight games. The closest game of the event was their opener against Kansas, which they lost by six points. Upon returning to Pittsuburgh, the Panthers lost another rivalry game to Duquesne by four points. They defeated Saint Peter's before losing their ACC opener against Miami (FL). They followed that with their biggest win of the season, a 94–34 defeat of New Hampshire. They defeated Utah Tech before losing three straight ACC games. Two of the games were against ranked opponents, number thirteen Georgia Tech and number fourteen Duke. The Panthers broke the losing streak with a 72–59 defeat of SMU. However, they could not build on that momentum, losing their next five games, of which three were against ranked opponents. They defeated Boston College and completed the series sweep of SMU before losing three more ACC games. They finished the season 2–1 with defeats of Clemson and Wake Forest but losing to Syracuse.

The Panthers finished the season 13–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with tenth-seeded Virginia.^[1] They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Brooklynn Miles	0	G	5' 5"	Senior	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky^[7]
Amiya Jenkins	2	G	5' 10"	Junior	Lexington, KY	Kentucky^[8]
Makayla Elmore	3	F	6' 3"	Senior	Fostoria, OH	Clemson^[9]
Khadija Faye	15	F	6' 4"	Graduate student	Dakar, Senegal	Texas^[10]
Mikayla Johnson	23	G	6' 1"	Sophomore	Anchorage, AK	Colorado^[11]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Audrey Biggs G	Catlettsburg, KY	Boyd County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Jun 27, 2023
Audrey Biggs G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Kiara Williams F	Palm Bay, FL	Palm Bay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Sep 19, 2023
Kiara Williams F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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	Petersen 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 – 2 tied	Petersen Events Center (306) Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Bucknell	W 64–61	2–0	19 – Jenkins	7 – Faye	4 – 2 tied	Petersen 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 – 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	Petersen Events Center (2,622) Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Robert Morris	W 64–51	5–1	25 – Faye	15 – Faye	5 – Malcolm	Petersen Events Center (219) Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Kansas Paradise Jam	L 53–59	5–2	14 – Johnson	7 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Auburn Paradise Jam	L 50–82	5–3	10 – Elmore	6 – Elmore	1 – 5 tied	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	L 74–90	5–4	26 – Perkins	8 – Elmore	4 – Biggs	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Duquesne City Game	L 69–73	5–5	23 – Faye	15 – Faye	5 – Battle	Petersen Events Center (551) Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Saint Peter's	W 59–51	6–5	24 – Faye	14 – Elmore	4 – Miles	Petersen Events Center (128) Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)	L 55–62	6–6 (0–1)	21 – Faye	14 – Faye	4 – Elmore	Petersen Events Center (340) Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX		New Hampshire	W 94–34	7–6	21 – Johnson	9 – Faye	8 – Miles	Petersen Events Center (157) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 61–52	8–6	19 – Faye	15 – Elmore	4 – Miles	Burns Arena (358) St. George, UT
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 13 Georgia Tech	L 61–100	8–7 (0–2)	22 – Faye	6 – Faye	5 – Miles	McCamish Pavilion (2,151) Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 14 Duke	L 31–69	8–8 (0–3)	17 – Faye	5 – Elmore	3 – Miles	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,550) Durham, NC
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Louisville	L 55–65	8–9 (0–4)	16 – Faye	9 – Elmore	4 – Battle	Petersen Events Center (357) Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		SMU	W 72–59	9–9 (1–4)	22 – Johnson	13 – Elmore	8 – Miles	Petersen Events Center (290) Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 21 NC State	L 67–83	9–10 (1–5)	28 – Faye	6 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 14 North Carolina	L 58–75	9–11 (1–6)	18 – Johnson	10 – 2 tied	7 – Washenitz	Petersen Events Center (800) Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech	L 57–84	9–12 (1–7)	11 – 2 tied	7 – Elmore	5 – Washenitz	Petersen Events Center (196) Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford	L 46–58	9–13 (1–8)	21 – Faye	15 – Faye	3 – 2 tied	Maples Pavilion (2,807) Stanford, CA
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 19 California	L 53–84	9–14 (1–9)	20 – Washenitz	6 – Faye	5 – Washenitz	Haas Pavilion (2,733) Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W 79–66	10–14 (2–9)	19 – Faye	13 – Elmore	5 – Elmore	Petersen Events Center (292) Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX		at SMU	W 58–57	11–14 (3–9)	22 – Faye	17 – Faye	5 – Miles	Moody Coliseum (1,623) University Park, TX
February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2 Notre Dame	L 57–88	11–15 (3–10)	23 – Faye	16 – Faye	3 – 3 tied	Petersen Events Center (1,774) Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia	L 67–80	11–16 (3–11)	27 – Johnson	13 – Faye	5 – 2 tied	Petersen Events Center (1,041) Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State	L 55–69	11–17 (3–12)	21 – Faye	14 – Faye	3 – 2 tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,818) Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	W 72–59	12–17 (4–12)	21 – Faye	10 – Faye	4 – Washenitz	Petersen Events Center (700) Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Syracuse	L 65–83	12–18 (4–13)	25 – Faye	10 – Faye	6 – Washenitz	JMA Wireless Dome (2,667) Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	W 79–63	13–18 (5–13)	31 – Faye	9 – Faye	6 – Miles	LJVM Coliseum (1,393) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC women's tournament
March 5, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ACCN	(15)	vs. (10) Virginia First round	L 50–64	13–19	15 – Faye	11 – Faye	4 – Miles	Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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