The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by twelfth-year head coach Wes Moore, and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack begain the season ranked ninth in the AP poll, and defeated East Tennessee State on the first day of the season. They then traveled to Charlotte to face number one South Carolina in the Ally Tipoff. They lost the game 71–57 and fell to thirteenth in the rankings. A 76–73 loss at TCU saw them fall to number twenty. They defeated Coastal Carolina before traveling to the Bahamas to participate in the Pink Flamingo Championship. There, they defeated Southern before losing in the championship game to seventh ranked LSU. The loss saw them fall out of the rankings for the first time during the season. They returned to North Carolina and defeated eighteenth ranked Ole Miss 68–61 in the ACC–SEC Challenge. This win sparked a seven-game winning streak for the Wolfpack which saw them return to the rankings. They did not defeat another ranked team during the stretch, but they did win their ACC opener against Louisville in the Jimmy V Classic. The closest game of the streak was a four-point win over Clemson. A 78–71 loss at twenty-fourth ranked California ended the streak. However, the Wolfpack went on a nine-game winning streak after the loss. By the end of the streak, the Wolfpack had risen to tenth in the rankings. The streak included wins over tenth ranked Duke and twenty-second ranked Florida State. It also included single digit wins over Wake Forest and Miami. The streak was broken with a 66–65 loss at twelfth ranked North Carolina. The Wolfpack fell to thirteenth in the rankings before defeating twentieth ranked Georgia Tech and a double-overtime victory over number one ranked Notre Dame 104–95. The Wolfpack won their final two games of the regular season over Wake Forest and SMU.
The Wolfpack finished the regular season 24–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the quarterfinals, where they defeated ninth seed Georgia Tech, 73–72. They matched up with fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina in the Semifinals. They avenged their regular season loss by winning 66–55. The Wolfpack were defeated by third seed and eleventh ranked Duke in the Final, 76–62. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and were the two-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated fifteen-seed Vermont and seven-seed Michigan State at home to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There, they faced three seed and tenth ranked LSU in a re-match of their Pink Flamingo Championship game. They lost again to LSU, this time 80–73 to end their season. The Wolfpack finished the season with a 28–7 record, and ranked ninth in the AP poll and tenth in the Coaches polls.
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the season 31–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the quarterfinals, where they defeated seventh seed Duke. They defeated sixth seed Florida State to reach the finals. They could not prevail in a low-scoring game, and lost 51–55. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the sixth straight time the Wolfpack qualified for the tournament. As the third seed in the Portland 4 region they defeated fourteenth seed Chattanooga in the first round, sixth seed Tennessee in the second round, second seed Stanford in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed Texas in the Elite Eight to qualify for the second Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they could not overcome overall first seed South Carolina and lost 78–59 to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure 1 C 6'5" Andalusia, Alabama Graduated 2 F 6'3" Slidell, Louisiana Graduated 4 G 5'7" Harrisburg, North Carolina Transferred to Queens 20 F 6'2" Vancouver, Washington Transferred to Sacramento State 30 G 5'8" Cairo, Egypt Transferred to Cleveland State
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Caitlin Weimar 12 G 6'4" Graduate student Cortlandt Manor, New York Boston University
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Roster
Schedule and results
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