The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, who were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
The Catamounts finished the season with a 13–17 record, 3–11 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth (last) place.
Previous season The Catamounts finished the 2023–24 season 6–24, 1–13 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth (last) place. They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
On March 9, 2024, the school announced that they would not be renewing head coach Kiley Hill's contract, ending his five-year tenure with the team. On April 5, the school announced that they would be hiring former Wisconsin head coach Jonathan Tsipis as the team's new head coach.
Preseason On October 16, 2024, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. Western Carolina was picked to finish last 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 Source:
Preseason All-SoCon Team No Catamounts were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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