The 2024–25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team represented 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, played 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

Schedule and results

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