#21 West Virginia Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
West Virginia Mountaineers
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #21
 
Conference Rank: #4 Big 12
 
 
2023-24 Record: 25-8, 12-6
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Mark Kellogg
Coach Record: 25-8 at West Virginia, 470-128 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Lauren Fields, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 2.3 spg
Jayla Hemingway, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Tavy Diggs, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
JJ Quinerly, Senior, Guard, 19.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.9 spg
Jordan Harrison, Junior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.9 spg
Kyah Watson, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 spg
Kylee Backsten, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Tirzah Moore, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Danelle Arigbabu, Senior, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Destiny Agubata, Freshman, Guard
Feryal Defne Atli, Freshman, Forward
Ashala Moseberry, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Zya Nugent, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Stephen F. Austin
Celia Riviere, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Sydney Shaw, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Auburn
Jordan Thomas, Freshman, Forward
Sydney Woodley, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Long Beach State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.7 (47th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.8 (37, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.7 (37, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.8 (146, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (87, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (118, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (256, 12)
Rebound Margin: -2.4 (254, 12)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (96, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (127, 6)