2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley, play their home games at the O'Connell Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball
WBIT, Semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–18 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kelly Rae Finley (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Daniel Boice Susie Gardner Rhyne Howard Cynthia Jordan Jackie Moore
Home arena	O'Connell Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	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
Vanderbilt	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

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 16–16 (5–11 SEC) to finish in eleventh in the SEC and received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they lost to St. John's in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Florida Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Aliyah Matharu	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Baylor	[1]
Zippy Broughton	4	G	5'7"	Senior	Wetumpka, Alabama	Graduated
Alberte Rimdal	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Køge, Denmark	Transferred to Nebraska	[2]
Leilani Correa	23	G	6'0"	Senior	Manchester, New Jersey	Graduated
Faith Dut	25	F	6'4"	Senior	Vancouver, British Columbia	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Liv McGill G	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Hopkins HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Me'Arah O'Neal G/F	Houston, Texas	Episcopal HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (95)
Kylee Kitts G/F	Oviedo, Florida	Hagerty HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb G	Bilbao, Spain	Segle XXI	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	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 transfer

Florida Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alexia Gassett	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	Louisville
[3]

Roster

2024–25 Florida Gators women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 3 Alexia Gassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS Louisville Reynoldsburg, OH G/F 5 Kylee Kitts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hagerty HS Oviedo, FL G 6 Kenza Salgues 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr INSEP Miami (FL) Montpellier, France G/F 8 Me'Arah O'Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Episcopal HS Houston, TX F 9 Alexia Dizeko 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr ECCG de Martigny South Georgia Technical College Sion, Switzerland G 12 Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Segle XXI Bilbao, Spain G 13 Laila Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Shabach Christian Academy Prince George's County, MD G 20 Jeriah Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr LaGrange HS Lake Charles, LA F 21 Eriny Kindred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Del Valle HS Texas A&M Del Valle, TX F 22 Paige Clausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Barron G. Collier HS Naples, FL G 23 Liv McGill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Marion HS Purdue Marion, IN	Head coach Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Daniel Boice (Dordt) Susie Gardner (Georgia) Rhyne Howard (Kentucky) Cynthia Jordan (Temple) Jackie Moore (Armstrong State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Flagler	W 85–46		21 – Kyle	11 – Warren	7 – Salgues	O'Connell Center (445) Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 82–54	1–0	21 – Warren	7 – Gassett	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,288) Gainesville, FL
November 7, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Florida A&M	W 102–67	2–0	21 – McGill	12 – Kyle	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,343) Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Chicago State	W 104–35	3–0	21 – McGill	12 – Kyle	8 – McGill	O'Connell Center (991) Gainesville, FL
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Miami (FL)	L 73–83	3–1	25 – Warren	8 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,724) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State	L 74–98	3–2	28 – McGill	11 – Kyle	5 – McGill	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,894) Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. Tulane St. Pete Showcase	L 81–83	3–3	25 – Kyle	9 – Kyle	7 – Reynolds	McArthur Center (273) St. Petersburg, FL
November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm		vs. James Madison St. Pete Showcase	L 72–77	3–4	20 – McGill	6 – Tied	3 – Reynolds	McArthur Center (333) St. Petersburg, FL
December 2, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Hofstra	W 75–48	4–4	15 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,322) Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge	W 77–64	5–4	21 – McGill	10 – Kyle	4 – Warren	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,475) Clemson, SC
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Marshall	W 82–63	6–4	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,732) Gainesville, FL
December 15, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN		Longwood	W 93–65	7–4	21 – McGill	11 – Tied	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,334) Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 19 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational	L 57–77	7–5	15 – McGill	11 – Kyle	2 – Tied	Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
December 21, 2024* 2:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		North Florida	W 75–47	8–5	18 – Kyle	10 – Gassett	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,394) Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2024* 3:45 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 88–31	9–5	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	9 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,401) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 19 Alabama	L 69–79	9–6 (0–1)	18 – McGill	13 – Kyle	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,516) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 73–57	10–6 (1–1)	18 – Kyle	6 – McGill	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,656) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Kentucky	L 55–71	10–7 (1–2)	15 – Reynolds	9 – O'Neal	3 – Warren	O'Connell Center (1,585) Gainesville, FL
January 12, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	W 93–67	11–7 (2–2)	27 – Warren	11 – McGill	9 – McGill	Mizzou Arena (2,990) Columbia, MO
January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 69–94	11–8 (2–3)	19 – Warren	6 – Kyle	5 – McGill	SJB Pavilion (2,884) Oxford, MS
January 19, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 5 LSU	L 63–80	11–9 (2–4)	21 – McGill	7 – Tied	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (6,568) Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn	L 51–74	11–10 (2–5)	11 – Tied	7 – Kyle	4 – McGill	Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 23 Vanderbilt	L 86–99	11–11 (2–6)	23 – Kyle	12 – Kyle	4 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,709) Gainesville, FL
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 108–78	12–11 (3–6)	18 – McGill	12 – Kyle	11 – McGill	Bud Walton Arena (2,243) Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		No. 23 Alabama	L 66–84	12–12 (3–7)	22 – McGill	10 – Warren	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (1,485) Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 South Carolina	L 63–101	12–13 (3–8)	15 – Tied	8 – Gassett	4 – McGill	Colonial Life Arena (16,708) Columbia, SC
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Mississippi State	W 69–66	13–13 (4–8)	20 – McGill	6 – Kyle	5 – Reynolds	O'Connell Center (2,044) Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Texas A&M	W 74–52	14–13 (5–8)	18 – McGill	9 – Reynolds	6 – Reynolds	Reed Arena (3,116) College Station, TX
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Tennessee	L 78–86	14–14 (5–9)	19 – Kyle	10 – Kyle	5 – McGill	O'Connell Center (2,267) Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 13 Oklahoma	L 65–89	14–15 (5–10)	14 – McGill	8 – Kyle	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,928) Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Texas	L 46–72	14–16 (5–11)	12 – Kyle	7 – McGill	4 – McGill	Moody Center (10,580) Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Auburn First Round	W 60–50	15–16	16 – Kyle	11 – Kyle	8 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC
March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (6) No. 19 Alabama Second Round	W 63–61	16–16	29 – McGill	9 – O'Neal	4 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 9 LSU Quarterfinals	L 87–101	16–17	16 – McGill	11 – Kyle	6 – McGill	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,439) Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	Northern Iowa First Round	W 83–71	17–17	28 – Warren	7 – Tied	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (405) Gainesville, FL
March 23, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) UNLV Second Round	W 86–84	18–17	22 – McGill	7 – Tied	8 – McGill	Cox Pavilion (645) Las Vegas, NV
March 27, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 67–63	19–17	22 – McGill	12 – Kyle	6 – McGill	O'Connell Center (501) Gainesville, FL
March 31, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) Minnesota Semifinals	L 52–66	19–18	18 – McGill	9 – McGill	4 – Salgues	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [4]

See also

• 2024–25 Florida Gators men's basketball team