2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–10 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Fred Williams; Damitria Buchanan; Savannah Carter; Ketara Chapel; Alex Stewart;
Home arena	Neville Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina	8	–	0	1.000	20	–	1	.952
No. 7 LSU	7	–	1	.875	22	–	1	.957
No. 5 Texas	7	–	1	.875	21	–	2	.913
No. 12 Kentucky	7	–	1	.875	18	–	2	.900
No. 23 Vanderbilt	5	–	3	.625	18	–	4	.818
Ole Miss	5	–	3	.625	14	–	6	.700
No. 22 Alabama	4	–	4	.500	17	–	5	.773
No. 13 Oklahoma	4	–	4	.500	16	–	5	.762
No. 18 Tennessee	3	–	5	.375	15	–	5	.750
Mississippi State	3	–	5	.375	16	–	6	.727
Texas A&M	3	–	5	.375	10	–	10	.500
Auburn	2	–	6	.250	11	–	10	.524
Florida	2	–	6	.250	11	–	11	.500
Arkansas	2	–	6	.250	9	–	14	.391
Missouri	1	–	7	.125	12	–	11	.522
Georgia	1	–	7	.125	9	–	13	.409

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of January 30, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Johnnie Harris, play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 20–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh in the SEC and received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Arizona in the First Four.

Offseason

Departures

Auburn Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
JaMya Mingo-Young	2	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Bogalusa, Louisiana	Graduated
McKenna Eddings	3	G	6'0"	Junior	Williamsburg, Virginia	Transferred to Georgia Southern	^[1]
Sydney Shaw	5	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Miami, Florida	Transferred to West Virginia	^[2]
Kionna Gaines	15	G	5'9"	Junior	Columbus, Georgia	Transferred to Kennesaw State	^[3]
Honesty Scott-Grayson	23	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Brick, New Jersey	Graduated
Carsen McFadden	24	G	5'8"	Senior	Fairview, Texas	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jordan Hunter G	Trussville, Alabama	Hewitt-Trussville HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Jordan Hunter G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Syriah Daniels F/G	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Syriah Daniels F/G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Yuting Deng G	Hunan, China	FIBA China	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Yuting Deng G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfers

Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Taliah Scott	0	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Orange Park, Florida	Arkansas
DeYona Gaston	5	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Pearland, Texas	Texas
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Roster

2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Taliah Scott	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	St. Johns Country Day School Arkansas	Orange Park, FL
F	1	Celia Sumbane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Quinta dos Lombos South Plains College	Maputo, Mozambique
G	2	Jordan Hunter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hewitt-Trussville HS	Trussville, AL
G	4	Kaitlyn Duhon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Summer Creek HS	Houston, TX
F	5	DeYona Gaston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Pearland HS Texas	Pearland, TX
F	7	Yakiya Milton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Mandarin HS	Jacksonville, FL
G	9	Yuting Deng	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	FIBA China	Hunan, China
G/F	11	Syriah Daniels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Auburn HS	Auburn, AL
G	12	Mar'shaun Bostic	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Vashon HS	St. Louis, MO
F	14	Taylen Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Muldrow HS Oklahoma State	Muldrow, OK
C	20	Oyindamola Akinbolawa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Zenith League	Lagos, Nigeria
G	21	Audia Young	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	FSU School	Tallahassee, FL
C	30	Savannah Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Conway HS	Conway, AR
C	32	Timya Thurman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Linden HS	Linden, AL

Head coach

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Williams (Boise State)
Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M)
Savannah Carter (Mississippi State)
Ketara Chapel (Mississippi State)
Alex Stewart (Georgia Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 6:00 pm	LaGrange	W 106–26		32 – Gaston	14 – Tied	13 – Bostic	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	Southern Illinois	W 65–31	1–0	14 – Gaston	10 – Collins	6 – Hunter	Neville Arena (2,564) Auburn, AL
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	Virginia–Lynchburg	W 128–36	2–0	36 – Gaston	11 – Gaston	6 – Tied	Neville Arena (2,670) Auburn, AL
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN	Little Rock	W 82–48	3–0	26 – T. Scott	14 – Gaston	7 – Bostic	Neville Arena (2,682) Auburn, AL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at No. 23 Oregon	L 68–70	3–1	28 – T. Scott	6 – Tied	5 – Bostic	Matthew Knight Arena (5,067) Eugene, OR
November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX	at California	L 59–63	3–2	16 – Gaston	8 – Sumbane	3 – Bostic	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	W 65–64	4–2	18 – Gaston	10 – Akinbolawa	7 – Bostic	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+	vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam	W 82–50	5–2	28 – Gaston	10 – Tied	4 – Gaston	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Kansas Paradise Jam	L 60–61	5–3	16 – Sumbane	15 – Gaston	7 – Bostic	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCN	at Virginia ACC–SEC Challenge	W 66–57	6–3	23 – Gaston	7 – Collins	7 – Bostic	John Paul Jones Arena (3,994) Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	UAB	W 69–62	7–3	15 – Collins	10 – Collins	6 – Bostic	Neville Arena (4,008) Auburn, AL
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am	at Louisiana	W 68–51	8–3	29 – Gaston	10 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Cajundome (5,877) Lafayette, LA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+	Alabama State	W 83–40	9–3	35 – Gaston	7 – Gaston	6 – Sumbane	Neville Arena (3,076) Auburn, AL
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	Norfolk State	L 57–63	9–4	29 – Gaston	12 – Gaston	8 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,012) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 25 Ole Miss	L 58–85	9–5 (0–1)	30 – Gaston	6 – Gaston	3 – Collins	Neville Arena (2,955) Auburn, AL
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN	at No. 6 LSU	L 63–73	9–6 (0–2)	16 – Gaston	6 – Sumbane	2 – Sumbane	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,302) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Arkansas	L 58–59	9–7 (0–3)	16 – Gaston	9 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Neville Arena (2,791) Auburn, AL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN	at No. 15 Kentucky	L 61–80	9–8 (0–4)	23 – Gaston	8 – Sumbane	6 – Bostic	Memorial Coliseum (4,579) Lexington, KY
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 7 Texas	L 57–74	9–9 (0–5)	18 – Tied	8 – Akinbolawa	6 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,151) Auburn, AL
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Missouri	W 75–60	10–9 (1–5)	13 – Tied	11 – Sumbane	4 – Collins	Neville Arena (3,692) Auburn, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 56–96	10–10 (1–6)	26 – Gaston	6 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Humphrey Coliseum (4,652) Starkville, MS
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Florida	W 74–51	11–10 (2–6)	18 – Gaston	12 – Collins	11 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL
February 2, 2025 11:00 am, SECN	at No. 2 South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Texas A&M						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 13, 2025 5:30 pm, SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN+	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Mississippi State						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025	vs.						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[5]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Adds Five Senior Transfers For 2024-25". gseagles.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Kellogg Announces Signing of Sydney Shaw". wvusports.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Kionna Gaines Kennesaw State". ksuowls.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Auburn women's basketball signs All-Big 12 forward DeYona Gaston". auburntigers.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". auburntigers.com. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Women's Basketball Adds Five Senior Transfers For 2024-25". gseagles.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[2] "Kellogg Announces Signing of Sydney Shaw". wvusports.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[3] "Kionna Gaines Kennesaw State". ksuowls.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] "Auburn women's basketball signs All-Big 12 forward DeYona Gaston". auburntigers.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[5] "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". auburntigers.com. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

See also

References