2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by interim head coach Deanna Richard, play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–15 (6–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Jeff Tungate (12th season; first 9 games) Deanna Richard (since 12/9/24)
Assistant coaches	Crystal Davis Tim Webb Porter Westfall
Home arena	OU Credit Union O'rena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Horizon League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Green Bay †	19	–	1		.950			29	–	6		.829
Purdue Fort Wayne	18	–	2		.900			27	–	9		.750
Cleveland State	14	–	6		.700			27	–	10		.730
Robert Morris	10	–	10		.500			15	–	16		.484
Northern Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			11	–	21		.344
Detroit Mercy	8	–	12		.400			15	–	15		.500
IU Indy	8	–	12		.400			9	–	21		.300
Wright State	7	–	13		.350			10	–	22		.313
Youngstown State	7	–	13		.350			12	–	19		.387
Oakland	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
Milwaukee	5	–	15		.250			8	–	24		.250
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

After coaching the first nine games of the season, on December 9, 2024, head coach Jeff Tungate announced that he would be retiring, effective immediately, after undergoing numerous back and neck injuries, with associate head coach Deanna Richard being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1]

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 11–15, 7–11 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[2] They were defeated by Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Naveyah Damon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Miami Country Day School Miami, Florida G 1 Jasmine Dupree-Hebert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hopkins High School Dayton, Minnesota G 2 Maddy Skorupski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Michigan State Clarkston, Michigan G 3 Dani Grim 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mercyhurst Columbus, Ohio C 4 Sereniti Roberts-Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Butler College Prep Chicago, Illinois F 5 Kylie Buckley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Niagara Livonia, New York G 10 Maddy Rendall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Idaho State Kennewick, Washington G/F 11 Jaidyn Elam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Detroit Country Day School Pontiac, Michigan G 12 Macy Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Utah State Minneapolis, Minnesota F 13 Maya Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rock Valley College Shakopee, Minnesota G 21 Madison Royal-Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Butler Toledo, Ohio G 22 Cali Denson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Eastern Michigan Milwaukie, Oregon C 23 Leah Bullard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Dr. Phillips High School Tampa Bay, Florida C 24 Lianna Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Oconto High School Marinette, Wisconsin G 25 Riley Abney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brandon High School Ortonville, Michigan	Head coach Deanna Richard (interim) (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Crystal Davis (Berea) Tim Webb (Rochester Christian) Porter Westfall (Oakland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 3:00 pm, YouTube		at Rochester Christian	W 91–66	–	Garth Pleasant Arena (674) Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:30 pm, B1G+		at Michigan State	L 42–107	0–1	Breslin Center (2,549) East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Cleary	W 95–51	1–1	OU Credit Union O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 54–58	1–2	Christl Arena (462) West Point, NY
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+		at Michigan	L 42–88	1–3	Crisler Center (2,643) Ann Arbor, MI
November 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas	L 62–73	1–4	OU Credit Union O'rena (244) Auburn Hills, MI
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 76–65	2–4	McGuirk Arena (1,042) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 29, 2024* 11:00 am, Baller TV		vs. Richmond Coast 2 Coast Classic	L 49–76	2–5	Ocean Center (75) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, Baller TV		vs. Old Dominion Coast 2 Coast Classic	L 56–64	2–6	Ocean Center (115) Daytona Beach, FL
December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 84–70	3–6 (1–0)	OU Credit Union O'rena (629) Auburn Hills, MI
December 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 55–53	4–6 (2–0)	UPMC Events Center (249) Moon Township, PA
December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, B1G+		at Indiana	L 55–90	4–7	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,378) Bloomington, IN
December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 86–85 OT	5–7 (3–0)	Truist Arena (1,664) Highland Heights, KY
January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 71–68	6–7 (4–0)	OU Credit Union O'rena (510) Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 37–77	6–8 (4–1)	OU Credit Union O'rena (507) Auburn Hills, MI
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IU Indy	L 73–79	6–9 (4–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (401) Auburn Hills, MI
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy Metro Series	L 59–67	6–10 (4–3)	Calihan Hall (757) Detroit, MI
January 16, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 75–72 OT	7–10 (5–3)	Klotsche Center (2,091) Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 39–69	7–11 (5–4)	Kress Events Center (1,969) Green Bay, WI
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 63–73	7–12 (5–5)	OU Credit Union O'rena (704) Auburn Hills, MI
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 56–73	7–13 (5–6)	Beeghly Center (1,888) Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD		Detroit Mercy Metro Series	W 77–63	8–13 (6–6)	OU Credit Union O'rena (841) Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 46–75	8–14 (6–7)	Gates Sports Center (514) Fort Wayne, IN
February 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 58–79	8–15 (6–8)	Wolstein Center (317) Cleveland, OH
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/WMYD		Green Bay	L 39–75	8–16 (6–9)	OU Credit Union O'rena (273) Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	L 49–61	8–17 (6–10)	OU Credit Union O'rena (522) Auburn Hills, MI
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 53–60	8–18 (6–11)	Nutter Center (1,094) Fairborn, OH
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 51–52	8–19 (6–12)	OU Credit Union O'rena (521) Auburn Hills, MI
February 26, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at IU Indy	L 65–80	8–20 (6–13)	The Jungle (431) Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 58–61	8–21 (6–14)	OU Credit Union O'rena (505) Auburn Hills, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at IU Indy First Round	W 62–56	9–21	The Jungle (498) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at (1) Green Bay Quarterfinals	L 55–84	9–22	Kress Events Center (2,273) Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]