2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robyn Fralick (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Kim Cameron
Assistant coaches	Maria Kasza; Marwan Miller;
Home arena	Breslin Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Maryland	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Oregon	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Nebraska	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 3 USC	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Indiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Purdue	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 11, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Robyn Fralick, played 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. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michgian State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an 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^[1]
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^[2]
Emma Shumate	5	G	6'1"	Junior	Dresden, OH	Ohio State^[3]
Grace VanSlooten	14	F	6'3"	Junior	Toledo, OH	Oregon^[4]
Nyla Hampton	22	G	5'7"	Senior	Huber Heights, OH	Ball State^[2]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2026 recruits
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	Recruiting 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Wayne State	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						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	Detroit Mercy						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. California Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals						Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA
November 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Vanderbilt/Arizona Acrisure Holiday Invitational						Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	DePaul						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
December 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	Iowa						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
December 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., Baller TV	vs. Montana West Palm Beach Classic						Rubin Arena West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2024* 4:30 p.m., Baller TV	vs. Alabama West Palm Beach Classic						Rubin Arena West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+	Purdue						Breslin Center 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
Big Ten tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA	vs. TBA						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = 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																			Not released
Coaches	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[1] 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.

[LSJ-2] Calloway, Brian (April 27, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball adds transfers from Arizona State, Ball State". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[3] Calloway, Brian (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands Ohio State transfer Emma Shumate". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[4] Calloway, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Michigan State women's basketball lands high-impact transfer in Grace VanSlooten". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[5] "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

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Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References