The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The Panthers started the season with two wins against non-Power 4 teams before facing West Virginia in a rivalry game. The Mountaineers were ranked fifteenth in the nation at the time, and defeated the Pathers 82–54. The Panthers rebounded by winning three straight games. The Panthers then participated in the Paradise Jam, where they lost three straight games. The closest game of the event was their opener against Kansas, which they lost by six points. Upon returning to Pittsuburgh, the Panthers lost another rivalry game to Duquesne by four points. They defeated Saint Peter's before losing their ACC opener against Miami (FL). They followed that with their biggest win of the season, a 94–34 defeat of New Hampshire. They defeated Utah Tech before losing three straight ACC games. Two of the games were against ranked opponents, number thirteen Georgia Tech and number fourteen Duke. The Panthers broke the losing streak with a 72–59 defeat of SMU. However, they could not build on that momentum, losing their next five games, of which three were against ranked opponents. They defeated Boston College and completed the series sweep of SMU before losing three more ACC games. They finished the season 2–1 with defeats of Clemson and Wake Forest but losing to Syracuse.

The Panthers finished the season 13–19 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with tenth-seeded Virginia. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

The Panthers started the 2023–24 season by winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team lost their last four regular-season games. The Panthers finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first-round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures 0 F 6' 2" Westerville, OH Transferred to Duquesne 2 F 6' 0" Washington, D.C. Transferred to Notre Dame 3 G 5' 7" Wexford, PA Transferred to Davidson 14 F 6' 2" Philadelphia, PA Graduated 15 F 6' 1" Móstoles, Spain Transferred to Tennessee 18 F 6' 2" Athens, Greece Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers 0 G 5' 5" Frankfort, KY Kentucky 2 G 5' 10" Lexington, KY Kentucky 3 F 6' 3" Fostoria, OH Clemson 15 F 6' 4" Dakar, Senegal Texas 23 G 6' 1" Anchorage, AK Colorado

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Roster

Schedule

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