2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Sports season
| 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 4, 2024 – March 2, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPN |
| WNBA Draft | |
| 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
| ACC Tournament | |
| Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball seasons | |
2025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season promises to begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play promises to start in December 2024 and ended on March 5, 2025. After the regular season, the 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament promises to be held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 25th time in 26 years (since 1998).[1] This promises to be the first season where eighteen teams compete in the conference, following the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.[2]
Head coaches
Coaching changes
- On March 12, 2024, Amanda Butler was fired as Clemson's head coach after six years since 2018.[3] Shawn Poppie was hired replacing her on April 8, 2024[4]
- On March 22, 2024, Katie Meier announced her retirement after nineteen years (since 2005) as head coach of Miami.[5] Tricia Cullop was announced as her replacement on April 4, 2024.[6]
- On March 26, 2024, Kenny Brooks announced he was stepping down as the head coach of Virginia Tech after eight seasons to become the new Kentucky head coach.[7] On April 3, 2024, Megan Duffy was announced as his replacement.[8]
- On April 9, 2024, Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement after thirty eight seasons as the head coach of Stanford.[9] Longtime assistant and former Cardinal player Kate Paye was announced as her replacement on April 16, 2024.[10]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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| Boston College | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Albany | 7 | 92–88 | 36–65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | Charmin Smith | New York Liberty (assistant) | 6 | 56–80 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | Shawn Poppie | Chattanooga | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | Kara Lawson | Boston Celtics (Assistant) | 5 | 68–33 | 32–23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | Brooke Wyckoff | Florida State (Assistant) | 4 | 56–30 | 33–19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | Nell Fortner | Auburn | 6 | 88–64 | 44–46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 18 | 464–135 | 214–68 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami | Tricia Cullop | Toledo | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 12 | 273–88 | 129–54 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| North Carolina | Courtney Banghart | Princeton | 6 | 96–56 | 50–39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Niele Ivey | Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) | 5 | 89–32 | 49–20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | Tory Verdi | UMass | 2 | 8–24 | 2–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMU | Toyelle Wilson | Michigan (assistant) | 4 | 45–43 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | Kate Paye | Stanford (associate head coach) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Felisha Legette-Jack | Buffalo | 3 | 44–21 | 13–5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | Amaka Agugua-Hamilton | Missouri State | 3 | 31–31 | 11–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Megan Duffy | Marquette | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | Megan Gebbia | American | 3 | 24–42 | 7–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
- Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2023–24 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Preseason
Preseason watch lists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Naismith | |
ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams promise to be released in October 2024, before the season begins and following ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.
ACC Preseason poll
- Boston College –
- California –
- Clemson –
- Duke –
- Florida State –
- Georgia Tech –
- Louisville –
- Miami –
- NC State –
- North Carolina –
- Notre Dame –
- Pittsburgh –
- SMU –
- Stanford –
- Syracuse –
- Virginia –
- Virginia Tech –
- Wake Forest –
First-place votes shown in parentheses.
Preseason All-ACC Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
ACC Preseason Player of the Year shown in Bold.
First-place votes shown in parentheses.
Newcomer Watchlist
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
Regular season
Records against other conferences
2024–25 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.
| Power 6 Conferences | Record |
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| American | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Division 1 Independents | 0–0 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Summit League | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I Total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 0–0 |
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
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Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Rankings
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Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Boston College | California | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | SMU | Stanford | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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| vs. Boston College | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. California | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Clemson | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Duke | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Louisville | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. North Carolina | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. NC State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. SMU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Stanford | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Syracuse | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Virginia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices will nam a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 |
Postseason
ACC Tournament
- The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament promises to be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March 2025.[1]
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) |
WBIT tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) |
Honors and awards
All-Americans
| Associated Press | WCBA | USBWA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||
| Second Team | |||
| Third Team | |||
ACC Awards
| 2024-25 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards | |
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Player of the Year | |
| Coach of the Year | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Freshman of the Year | |
| Sixth Player of the Year | |
| Most Improved Player | |
| 2024-25 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams | |||
| First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team | |||
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
WNBA draft
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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References
- ^ a b "ACC Announces Future Neutral Site Championships to be held in North Carolina". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 2, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Holley, Steve (March 12, 2024). "Amanda Butler out as Clemson women's basketball coach". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Clemson hires Chattanooga's Shawn Poppie as new head coach". ESPN. AP. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Katie Meier, Miami's coach for the last 19 seasons, announces her retirement". cbsnews.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Miami hires Toledo's Tricia Cullop as women's hoops coach". ESPN. April 4, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Michael Voepel; Alexa Philippou (March 26, 2024). "What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Tech hires Marquette's Megan Duffy as new coach". espn.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Wagoner, Nick (April 10, 2024). "Stanford's Tara VanDerveer on retirement: 'Just felt I'm ready'". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa (2024-04-09). "VanDerveer, winningest NCAA hoops coach, retires". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
