2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

Acrisure Holiday Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	12–2 (2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robyn Fralick (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Kim Cameron
Assistant coaches	Maria Kasza Marwan Miller
Home arena	Breslin Center
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	0	1.000
No. 8 Maryland	3	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
No. 4 USC	3	–	0	1.000	13	–	1	.929
No. 10 Ohio State	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	2	–	1	.667	14	–	1	.933
No. 23 Iowa	2	–	1	.667	12	–	2	.857
No. 21 Michigan State	2	–	1	.667	12	–	2	.857
Washington	2	–	1	.667	11	–	4	.733
Indiana	2	–	1	.667	10	–	4	.714
Oregon	2	–	2	.500	11	–	4	.733
Illinois	1	–	2	.333	11	–	3	.786
No. 24 Michigan	1	–	2	.333	10	–	4	.714
Nebraska	1	–	2	.333	10	–	4	.714
Wisconsin	1	–	3	.250	10	–	5	.667
Penn State	0	–	3	.000	9	–	5	.643
Rutgers	0	–	3	.000	8	–	6	.571
Northwestern	0	–	3	.000	7	–	7	.500
Purdue	0	–	3	.000	7	–	7	.500

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 4, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represents Michigan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans are led by second-year head coach Robyn Fralick and play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 22–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Albany Regional 1 where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

Michigan State departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
DeeDee Hagemann	0	G	5'7"	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Memphis
Tory Ozment	1	G/F	6'1"	Graduate student	Buford, GA	Graduated
Gabby Elliott	3	G	5'10"	Senior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Penn State
Bree Robinson	10	G	5'8"	Freshman	Mississauga, ON	Transferred to James Madison
Moira Joiner	22	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Saginaw, MI	Graduated
Lauren Ross	24	G	5'10"	Junior	Muskegon, MI	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

Michigan State incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaddan Simmons	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Green Bay, WI	Arizona State
Emma Shumate	5	G	6'1"	Junior	Dresden, OH	Ohio State
Grace VanSlooten	14	F	6'3"	Junior	Toledo, OH	Oregon
Nyla Hampton	22	G	5'7"	Senior	Huber Heights, OH	Ball State

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Juliann Woodard F	North Vernon, IN	Jennings County High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Juliann Woodard F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Sinai Douglas PG	Toledo, OH	Start High School	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A
Sinai Douglas PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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 6, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Ode G	Maple Grove, MN	Maple Grove High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Jordan Ode G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Amy Terrian PG	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Amy Terrian PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Anna Terrian PG	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Anna Terrian PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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 6, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lilly Williams P	Farmington Hills, MI	Homeschool	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Lilly Williams P	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
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 6, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sinai Douglas	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Toledo Start	Toledo, OH
G	1	Jaddan Simmons	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Arizona State	Houston, TX
G	2	Abbey Kimball	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	West Catholic	Grand Rapids, MI
G	4	Theryn Hallock	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Forest Hills Central	Grand Rapids, MI
G	5	Emma Shumate	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ohio State	Dresden, OH
F	10	Helen Holley (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Gilmour Academy	Cleveland, OH
G/F	11	Jocelyn Tate	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Bowling Green	Pickerington, OH
F	12	Isaline Alexander	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Bill Crothers Secondary	Keswick, ON
F	14	Grace VanSlooten	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Oregon	Toledo, OH
C	15	Inés Sotelo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Duran Maquinaria Ensino	Ourense, Spain
C	21	Mary Meng	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Midview	Grafton, OH
G	22	Nyla Hampton (C)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
F	33	Juliann Woodard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Jennings County	North Vernon, IN
G	35	Kennedy Blair	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	Divine Child	Dearborn, MI
G	40	Julia Ayrault (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Grosse Pointe	Gross Pointe, MI

Head coach

Robyn Fralick (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Cameron (Michigan Tech)
Maria Kasza (Michigan Tech)
Marwan Miller (Franklin)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Wayne State (MI)	W 101–40		16 – Tied	9 – Kimball	8 – Ayrault	Breslin Center (2,626) East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Oakland	W 107–42	1–0	15 – VanSlooten	9 – VanSlooten	6 – Simmons	Breslin Center (2,549) East Lansing, MI
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Yale	W 100–44	2–0	19 – VanSlooten	7 – Blair	4 – Tied	Breslin Center (2,893) East Lansing, MI
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Eastern Michigan	W 95–49	3–0	18 – Hallock	7 – Simmons	6 – Simmons	Breslin Center (2,515) East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Eastern Kentucky	W 96–54	4–0	19 – Ayrault	9 – VanSlooten	9 – Hallock	Breslin Center (2,631) East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 79–42	5–0	18 – VanSlooten	13 – VanSlooten	4 – VanSlooten	University Arena (2,051) Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Detroit Mercy	W 101–44	6–0	17 – Woodard	7 – Tied	5 – VanSlooten	Breslin Center (2,812) East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. California Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals	W 78–72	7–0	22 – Ayrault	9 – Ayrault	3 – Simmons	Acrisure Arena (325) Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024* 4:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Vanderbilt Acrisure Holiday Invitational championship	W 78–70	8–0	25 – VanSlooten	12 – Ayrault	6 – Hallock	Acrisure Arena (615) Palm Desert, CA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 24	DePaul	W 89–61	9–0	18 – Simmons	12 – Ayrault	5 – Tied	Breslin Center (3,416) East Lansing, MI
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 17	No. 21 Iowa	W 68–66	10–0 (1–0)	19 – Ayrault	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Breslin Center (5,939) East Lansing, MI
December 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Baller TV	No. 15	vs. Montana West Palm Beach Classic	W 69–38	11–0	15 – Ayrault	4 – Blair	4 – Hallock	Rubin Arena (173) West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2024* 4:30 p.m., Baller TV	No. 15	vs. Alabama West Palm Beach Classic	L 67–82	11–1	18 – Ayrault	9 – VanSlooten	3 – Tate	Rubin Arena (215) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 19	at No. 8 Maryland	L 66–72	11–2 (1–1)	20 – Hallock	12 – Ayrault	4 – Tate	Xfinity Center (9,200) College Park, MD
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Purdue	W 77–59	12–2 (2–1)	19 – Tate	11 – Tate	5 – Simmons	Breslin Center (5,324) East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., B1G+		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Washington						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Penn State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan Rivalry						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		Oregon						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+		at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1		Michigan Rivalry						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Wisconsin						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN		at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2025 9:30 p.m., Peacock		at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		Indiana						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Minnesota						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	17	15	19	21
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	25	19	17	19	21

References

Munz, Jason; Dylan, Jonah (August 13, 2014). "All-Big Ten transfer guard DeeDee Hagemann commits to Memphis women's basketball, Alex Simmons". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ Calloway, Brian (April 27, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball State". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
Calloway, Brian (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
Calloway, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands high-impact transfer in Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
"Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

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2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References