The 2024–25 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented the James Madison University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Dukes finished the season with a 30–6 record, 18–0 in Sun Belt play, to finish in first place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated fourth seed Coastal Carolina in the semifinals before finishing off second-seeded Arkansas State in the championship game. In the WBIT, the Dukes beat Davidson and Marquette in the first and second rounds, respectively, before losing to Belmont in the quarterfinals. The Dukes set a program record for single-season wins with 30.
Previous season The Dukes finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play, to finish in third place. They were defeated by first-seeded Marshall in the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament in overtime. The Dukes then competed in the WBIT and lost to Stony Brook in the first round.
Preseason On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. James Madison was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt regular season.
Preseason rankings Sun Belt preseason poll 1 James Madison 191 (12) 2 Troy 169 (2) 3 Old Dominion 167 4 Louisiana–Monroe 150 5 Louisiana 122 6 Marshall 118 7 Southern Miss 113 8 Georgia State 107 9 Coastal Carolina 77 10 Texas State 67 11 Appalachian State 61 12 Georgia Southern 53 13 Arkansas State 50 14 South Alabama 25
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Preseason All-Sun Belt teams Preseason All-Sun Belt teams First Peyton McDaniel Guard 4th Second Kseniia Kozlova Center 5th Third Ro Scott Guard 5th
Player of the Year: Peyton McDaniel, Guard, RS-Jr.
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Roster
Schedule and results
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