The 2024–25 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, who were led by first-year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated East Tennessee State, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the semifinals of the SoCon tournament.
On March 9, 2024, head coach Susie Gardner announced her resignation, ending her 14-year tenure with the team. On March 23, the school announced that they would be hiring Mississippi State assistant and former Cincinnati head coach Michelle Clark-Heard as Gardner's successor.
Preseason On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Mercer was picked to finish seventh in the SoCon regular season.
Preseason rankings SoCon preseason pollPredicted finishTeamVotes (1st place) 1 Wofford 49 (7) 2 UNC Greensboro 42 (1) T-3 Furman 31 Samford 5 East Tennessee State 25 6 Chattanooga 23 7 Mercer 13 8 Western Carolina 10
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Preseason All-SoCon Team No Bears were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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