2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Shea Ralph (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin DeMille; Ashley Earley; Tom Garrick; Eric Mundinger;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5 Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by fourth-year head coach Shea Ralph, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Commodores finished the season 23–10 (9–7 SEC) to finish in sixth in the SEC and received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Columbia in the First Four before losing to Baylor in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Vanderbilt Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Jordyn Cambridge	3	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Nashville, Tennessee	Graduated
Ryanne Allen	5	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Warminster, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Villanova	^[1]
Bailey Gilmore	10	F	6'3"	Freshman	Midway, Georgia	Transferred to Memphis	^[2]
Bella LaChance	21	G	5'6"	Senior	Davie, Florida	Transferred to Furman	^[3]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Mikayla Blakes G	Somerset, New Jersey	Rutgers Preparatory School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Mikayla Blakes G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (98)
Trinity Wilson F	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Trinity Wilson F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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:

Incoming transfers

Vanderbilt Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Leilani Kapinus	5	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Madison, Wisconsin	Penn State
Jane Nwaba	10	F	5'10"	Graduate Student	Carson, California	Pepperdine
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Roster

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mikayla Blakes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Rutgers Prep	Somerset, NJ
G	2	Jada Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Bentonville HS	Bentonville, AR
G	4	Madison Greene	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Pickerington Central HS	Columbus, OH
G	5	Leilani Kapinus	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	James Madison Memorial HS Penn State	Madison, WI
F	10	Jane Nwaba	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Palisades Charter HS Pepperdine	Carson, CA
G	11	Jordyn Oliver	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Prosper HS Duke	Prosper, TX
F	12	Khamil Pierre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Perry HS	Phoenix, AZ
G/F	13	Justine Pissott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Red Bank Catholic HS Tennessee	Toms River, NJ
F	14	Aiyana Mitchell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Fountain-Fort Carson HS	Colorado Springs, CO
G	23	Iyana Moore	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Blackman HS	Milwaukee, WI
G	24	Aga Makurat	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa	Sierakowice, Poland
F	30	Trinity Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, MN
F	35	Sacha Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Collins Hill HS	Lawrenceville, GA

Head coach

Shea Ralph (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin DeMille (Connecticut)
Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt)
Tom Garrick (Rhode Island)
Eric Mundinger (Memphis)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 102–50	1–0	25 – Pierre	14 – Pierre	5 – Blakes	Memorial Gymnasium (5,282) Nashville, TN
November 8, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 93–37	2–0	16 – Tied	10 – Pierre	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (2,343) Nashville, TN
November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 62–49	3–0	17 – Pierre	10 – Pierre	3 – Oliver	Yuengling Center (2,606) Tampa, FL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Butler	W 81–52	4–0	29 – Blakes	8 – Pierre	6 – Oliver	Memorial Gymnasium (2,615) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Hampton	W 94–45	5–0	22 – Blakes	12 – Pierre	8 – Blakes	Memorial Gymnasium (2,353) Nashville, TN
November 22, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Samford	W 104–59	6–0	21 – Pierre	12 – Pierre	6 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (2,524) Nashville, TN
November 26, 2024* 3:30 pm, TruTV		vs. Arizona Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	W 71–60	7–0	25 – Pierre	15 – Pierre	4 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (450) Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024* 3:30 pm, TruTV		vs. Michigan State Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship	L 70–78	7–1	19 – Pierre	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (615) Palm Desert, CA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 94–40	8–1	20 – Blakes	7 – Tied	6 – Blakes	Memorial Gymnasium (2,621) Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge	W 88–70	9–1	28 – Pierre	13 – Pierre	7 – Moore	Watsco Center (2,107) Coral Gables, FL
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Evansville	W 106–40	10–1	42 – Pierre	18 – Pierre	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (2,599) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	W 80–66	11–1	25 – Greene	10 – Pierre	7 – Oliver	UD Arena (1,632) Dayton, OH
December 21, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+		West Georgia	W 103–68	12–1	24 – Blakes	10 – Pierre	6 – Blakes	Memorial Gymnasium (2,634) Nashville, TN
December 29, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN		Alabama A&M	W 93–64	13–1	29 – Pierre	7 – Tied	8 – Oliver	Memorial Gymnasium (3,061) Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Georgia	W 108–82	14–1 (1–0)	36 – Blakes	10 – Oliver	11 – Oliver	Memorial Gymnasium (3,120) Nashville, TN
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 16 Kentucky	L 78–96	14–2 (1–1)	24 – Blakes	11 – Pierre	5 – Pierre	Memorial Gymnasium (8,501) Nashville, TN
January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Ole Miss	L 59–87	14–3 (1–2)	19 – Blakes	5 – Blakes	6 – Oliver	SJB Pavilion (3,825) Oxford, MS
January 13, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 5 LSU	L 77–83	14–4 (1–3)	28 – Pierre	8 – Pierre	4 – Blakes	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,201) Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 15 Tennessee Rivalry	W 71–70	15–4 (2–3)	23 – Blakes	8 – Pierre	2 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (8,299) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas	W 101–60	16–4 (3–3)	24 – Blakes	9 – Pierre	6 – Oliver	Memorial Gymnasium (3,500) Nashville, TN
January 26, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 19 Alabama	W 66–64	17–4 (4–3)	33 – Blakes	14 – Pierre	3 – Pierre	Coleman Coliseum (2,712) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	at Florida	W 99–86	18–4 (5–3)	53 – Blakes	11 – Pierre	6 – Moore	O'Connell Center (1,709) Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	Ole Miss	L 61–76	18–5 (5–4)	24 – Pierre	7 – Pierre	3 – Oliver	Memorial Gymnasium (6,021) Nashville, TN
February 6, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	at No. 4 Texas	L 66–87	18–6 (5–5)	26 – Pierre	7 – Pierre	4 – Oliver	Moody Center (7,049) Austin, TX
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	L 77–85 ^2OT	18–7 (5–6)	24 – Pierre	12 – Pierre	5 – Moore	Memorial Gymnasium (3,577) Nashville, TN
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	W 98–88 ^OT	19–7 (6–6)	55 – Blakes	7 – Mitchell	5 – Blakes	Neville Arena (4,353) Auburn, AL
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 16 Oklahoma	L 81–101	19–8 (6–7)	34 – Blakes	4 – Tied	4 – Pierre	Lloyd Noble Center (4,073) Norman, OK
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 6 South Carolina	L 54–82	19–9 (6–8)	19 – Blakes	10 – Pierre	2 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (7,805) Nashville, TN
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Texas A&M	W 91–58	20–9 (7–8)	31 – Pierre	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (4,411) Nashville, TN
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	W 100–59	21–9 (8–8)	29 – Blakes	10 – Pierre	7 – Moore	Mizzou Arena (3,362) Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 6, 2025 10:00 am, SECN	(8)	vs. (9) No. 18 Tennessee Second Round/Rivalry	W 84–76	22–9	24 – Blakes	15 – Pierre	5 – Oliver	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 7, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 63–84	22–10	20 – Blakes	10 – Pierre	6 – Blakes	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPNews	(7 B2)	vs. (10 B2) Oregon First round	L 73–77 ^OT	22–11	26 – Blakes	8 – Kapinus	7 – Moore	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Central Time. ^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	24	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	23	24	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV

References

^ "Former Archbishop Wood Star Ryanne Allen Transferring to Villanova". bucksco.today. May 22, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Alex Simmons adds Bailey Gilmore to 2024-25 Memphis Women's Basketball Roster". localmemphis.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Furman Women's Basketball Adds Vanderbilt Grad Transfer". furmanpaladins.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Signs Kapinus". vucommodores.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2025 SEC Women's Basketball Schedule Released". vucommodores.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Former Archbishop Wood Star Ryanne Allen Transferring to Villanova". bucksco.today. May 22, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[2] "Alex Simmons adds Bailey Gilmore to 2024-25 Memphis Women's Basketball Roster". localmemphis.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[3] "Furman Women's Basketball Adds Vanderbilt Grad Transfer". furmanpaladins.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[4] "Women's Basketball Signs Kapinus". vucommodores.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "2025 SEC Women's Basketball Schedule Released". vucommodores.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1977–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee
Culture & lore	"Dynamite"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References