2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14–10 (3–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Ashley Odom; Plenette Pierson; Erik DeRoo; Jordan Vessels; Mitch Vanya;
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Kansas State	9	–	1	.900	21	–	2	.913
No. 9 TCU	9	–	1	.900	21	–	2	.913
Baylor	8	–	2	.800	18	–	5	.783
No. 25 Oklahoma State	8	–	3	.727	18	–	4	.818
No. 18 West Virginia	7	–	3	.700	17	–	4	.810
Utah	7	–	3	.700	16	–	5	.762
Colorado	6	–	4	.600	15	–	6	.714
Iowa State	6	–	5	.545	15	–	9	.625
Cincinnati	5	–	5	.500	13	–	7	.650
Arizona	5	–	5	.500	14	–	9	.609
Kansas	4	–	7	.364	14	–	8	.636
Texas Tech	3	–	8	.273	14	–	10	.583
BYU	2	–	8	.200	11	–	10	.524
Arizona State	2	–	9	.182	8	–	15	.348
UCF	1	–	9	.100	8	–	12	.400
Houston	1	–	10	.091	5	–	17	.227

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of February 2, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represent Texas Tech University for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, are led by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and play their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for eleventh place. As the 12-seed, they beat 13-seed Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. They lost in the second round to 5-seed Baylor. They were not invited to a postseason tournament, ending their season with the Big 12 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Texas Tech Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jazion Jackson	1	G	5'9"	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Arizona State
JoJo Nworie	4	F/C	6'5"	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Colorado
Rhyle McKinney	5	G	5'9"	Junior	Argyle, TX	Graduated
Saga Ukkonen	11	G	5'9"	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Fresno State
Elina Arike	13	F	6'2"	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Ashley Chevalier	25	G	5'7"	Junior	Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Houston
Jazmaine Lewis	42	C	6'4"	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated

Incoming

Texas Tech Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jalynn Bristow	1	G/F	6'2"	Sophomore	Holliday, TX	Iowa State
Denae Fritz	5	G	5'11"	Graduate	Maryville, TN	Baylor
Adlee Blacklock	8	G	6'0"	Junior	Lubbock, TX	Oregon State
Sarengbe Sanogo	11	F/C	6'3"	Junior	Paris, France	Odessa College
Ivana Krajina	13	G	5'11"	Junior	Kaštel Novi, Croatia	Odessa College
Maya Peat	54	C	6'6"	Graduate	Chandler, AZ	Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalysta Martin G	San Antonio, TX	Providence Catholic School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	June 30, 2023
Kalysta Martin G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024.

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Jalynn Bristow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Holliday HS Iowa State	Holliday, TX
G/F	2	Kilah Freelon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Mullen HS	Denver, CO
G	3	Jasmine Shavers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Dr. John Horn HS Mississippi State	Mesquite, TX
G	5	Denae Fritz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Maryville HS Baylor	Maryville, TN
G	7	Bird Martin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Providence Catholic School	San Antonio, TX
G	8	Adlee Blacklock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lubbock-Cooper HS Oregon State	Lubbock, TX
C	10	Achol Magot	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	So	Southern Arizona Volunteers Prep	Tucson, AZ
F/C	11	Sarengbe Sanogo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Northwest Kansas Technical College Odessa College	Paris, France
G/F	12	Jordyn Merritt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Plano HS Florida	Plano, TX
G	13	Ivana Krajina	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Odessa College	Kaštel Novi, Croatia
G	20	Bailey Maupin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Gruver HS	Gruver, TX
G	23	Loghan Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Houston Christian HS	Houston, TX
G	24	Jada Wynn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Troy HS Colorado	Yorba Linda, CA
G	30	Kelly Mora	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Monterey HS	Lubbock, TX
C	54	Maya Peat	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		Chandler HS Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Chandler, AZ

Head coach

Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashley Odom (Lamar)
Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech)
Erik Deroo (Fresno State)
Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M)
Mitch Vanya (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 78–48	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,584) Lubbock, TX
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 63–40	2–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,609) Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico	W 75–68	3–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,690) Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Washington State	W 56–52	4–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,467) Lubbock, TX
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	W 66–40	5–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,907) Lubbock, TX
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	W 78–70	6–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,130) Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Florida State Paradise Jam Tournament	L 62–70	6–1	Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,825) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Gonzaga Paradise Jam Tournament	W 67–49	7–1	Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,725) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., TBA	vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam Tournament	W 72–69	8–1	Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	W 78–68	9–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,231) Lubbock, TX
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU	L 57–61	9–2	Moody Coliseum (1,834) University Park, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas	W 75–72	10–2	Bud Walton Arena (2,511) Fayetteville, AR
December 17, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	Lamar	W 73–67	11–2	United Supermarkets Arena (13,106) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston	W 74–59	12–2 (1–0)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,227) Lubbock, TX
January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State	L 61–79	12–3 (1–1)	Desert Financial Arena (1,277) Tempe, AZ
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 12 Kansas State	L 57–77	12–4 (1–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (6,042) Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17 West Virginia	L 53–89	12–5 (1–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,222) Lubbock, TX
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11 TCU	L 43–69	12–6 (1–4)	United Supermarkets Arena (5,465) Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Iowa State	L 58–71	12–7 (1–5)	Hilton Coliseum (9,137) Ames, IA
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	BYU	W 70–65	13–7 (2–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,008) Lubbock, TX
January 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston	W 62–44	14–7 (3–5)	Fertitta Center (611) Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma State	L 68–71	14–8 (3–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,468) Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas	L 50–57	14–9 (3–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,076) Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Colorado	L 51–67	14–10 (3–8)	CU Events Center (4,953) Boulder, CO
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Baylor			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cincinnati			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF			Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2025 TBD	vs. TBD First Round			T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Kalysta 'Bird' Martin verbally commits to Texas Tech". Graham Media Group. July 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[1] "Kalysta 'Bird' Martin verbally commits to Texas Tech". Graham Media Group. July 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[3] "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[4] "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References