2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

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2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
Record	10–8 (4–4 Big West)
Head coach	Renee Jimenez (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Carlisle Daisy Feder Dario Frias Kai Harris Kelsey Forrester
Home arena	The Thunderdome
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	7	–	1	.875	13	–	5	.722
Long Beach State	6	–	1	.857	10	–	6	.625
Hawai'i	6	–	2	.750	12	–	6	.667
UC Davis	6	–	3	.667	12	–	7	.632
UC San Diego	5	–	3	.625	9	–	11	.450
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	4	.500	10	–	8	.556
UC Riverside	4	–	4	.500	8	–	10	.444
Cal Poly	3	–	5	.375	8	–	10	.444
Cal State Northridge	1	–	6	.143	3	–	13	.188
Cal State Bakersfield	1	–	7	.125	1	–	17	.056
Cal State Fullerton	1	–	8	.111	3	–	16	.158

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of January 23, 2025

The 2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represents the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by first-year head coach Renee Jimenez, play their home games at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Gauchos finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–10 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by Long Beach State in the first round of the Big West tournament.

On March 20, 2024, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced that she would be retiring, ending her lengthy coaching career, after leading the Gauchos for nine seasons. On April 17, it was announced that Cal State San Marcos head coach Renee Jimenez would be stepping down from her position as head coach, in order to take the same position at UC Santa Barbara.

Roster

2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Zoe Borter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Beaverton High School	Beaverton, Oregon
G	3	Alyssa Marin (5Y)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Camarillo High School	Camarillo, California
F	5	Olivia Bradley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Urrbrae Agricultural High School	Adelaide, Australia
G	10	Anya Choice (5Y)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Cardinal Newman High School	Santa Rosa, California
F	11	Cayla Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Richmond	Vienna, Virginia
G	12	Bojana Radnjic	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hoosac School	Herceg Novi, Montenegro
C	13	Flora Goed	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Casper College	Vienna, Austria
G	14	Kanani Coon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Okanagan Mission Secondary School	Kelowna, British Columbia
C	20	Laurel Rockwood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Foothill High School	Henderson, Nevada
F	21	Karena Eberts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Miramonte High School	Orinda, California
G	24	Arshiya Ranjitkar	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Piedmont High School	Union City, California
F	25	Analillia Cabuena	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Lincoln High School	Stockton, California
G	31	Martha Pietsch	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Oregon State	Berlin, Germany
G	32	Jessica Grant	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Mission Hills High School	San Marcos, California
G	35	Malani Mastora	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Alameda High School	Alameda, California
G	55	Skylar Burke	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Coeur d'Alene High School	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Head coach

Renee Jimenez (San Francisco State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsea Carlisle (UC San Diego)
Daisy Feder (UC San Diego)
Dario Frias (Cal State San Bernardino)
Kai Harris (Missouri State)
Kelsey Forrester (Cal State San Marcos)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	W 70–26	1–0	12 – Tied	10 – Rockwood	5 – Pietsch	The Thunderdome (378) Santa Barbara, CA
November 9, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 37–59	1–1	16 – Marin	5 – Borter	1 – Pietsch	Sobrato Center (516) San Francisco, CA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Nevada	L 73–80	1–2	31 – Marin	11 – Rockwood	3 – Burke	The Thunderdome (492) Santa Barbara, CA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	San Jose State	W 86–76	2–2	31 – Marin	6 – Burke	3 – Tied	The Thunderdome (501) Santa Barbara, CA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Lutheran	W 96–60	3–2	19 – Marin	7 – Rockwood	5 – Burke	The Thunderdome (489) Santa Barbara, CA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	San Diego	W 71–63	4–2	21 – Burke	7 – Burke	5 – Marin	The Thunderdome (592) Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon GCU Thanksgiving Classic	L 58–69	4–3	15 – Marin	9 – Rockwood	2 – Burke	Global Credit Union Arena (482) Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2024* 11:00 am, GCU Lopes Live	vs. Seattle GCU Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–62	5–3	22 – Borter	8 – Rockwood	4 – Pietsch	Global Credit Union Arena (131) Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	W 80–66	6–3 (1–0)	29 – Marin	8 – Rockwood	4 – Marin	LionTree Arena (362) La Jolla, CA
December 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	L 50–72	6–4 (1–1)	12 – Marin	7 – Williams	2 – Marin	The Thunderdome (450) Santa Barbara, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Pacific	W 63–50	7–4	18 – Burke	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	The Thunderdome (444) Santa Barbara, CA
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington	L 46–54	7–5	11 – Burke	9 – Burke	2 – Grant	Reese Court (496) Cheney, WA
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i	W 72–62	8–5 (2–1)	14 – Williams	9 – Burke	3 – Tied	The Thunderdome (622) Santa Barbara, CA
January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 61–57	9–5 (3–1)	20 – Marin	11 – Burke	2 – Burke	Icardo Center (269) Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry	L 50–51	9–6 (3–2)	11 – Burke	9 – Borter	3 – Choice	The Thunderdome (596) Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside	L 52–62	9–7 (3–3)	16 – Borter	4 – Borter	3 – Burke	SRC Arena (203) Riverside, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis	W 63–50	10–7 (4–3)	19 – Grant	9 – Burke	3 – Marin	University Credit Union Center (816) Davis, CA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego	L 43–62	10–8 (4–4)	13 – Marin	6 – Tied	2 – Burke	The Thunderdome (572) Santa Barbara, CA
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 30, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly Blue–Green Rivalry						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:

References

"2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Eliminated From Big West Tournament by Long Beach State". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Gauchos head coach Bonnie Henrickson retires after lengthy career in women's basketball". News Channel 3-12. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"Jimenez Steps Down as CSUSM Head Coach". Cal State San Marcos Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
"UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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