2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–5 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Toyelle Wilson (4th season);
Associate head coach	Deneen Parker (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Edwards (4th season); Anthony Anderson (3rd season); Alex Furr (2nd season); Carter Mumm (1st season);
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
No. 21 California	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	1	.929
Miami (FL)	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Florida State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
No. 3 Notre Dame	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 14 Duke	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
No. 22 NC State	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Boston College	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
Clemson	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
No. 17 North Carolina	0	–	1	.000	12	–	2	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Stanford	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
SMU	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
Virginia	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
Louisville	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Wake Forest	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Pittsburgh	0	–	1	.000	8	–	6	.571
Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will be led by fourth-year head coach Toyelle Wilson and will play their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.^[a] They will compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 14–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to the fourteenth seed Tulane in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tamia Jones	0	G	5'8"	Senior	The Colony, Texas	Transferred to Wake Forest^[2]
Tiara Young	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Shreveport, Louisiana	Graduated
Aaliyah Henderson	3	G	5'7"	Freshman	Norman, Oklahoma	Transferred to Texas Southern^[3]
Jiya Perry	4	G	5'10"	Sophomore	DeSoto, Texas	Transferred to Delaware^[3]
Maya Chandler	10	G	5'7"	Senior	Martinsville, Indiana	Transferred to Miami (OH)^[3]
Reagan Bradley	13	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Little Rock, Arkansas	Graduated
Shanel Reid	14	G	5'11"	Freshman	Austin, Texas	Entered Transfer Portal^[3]
Amirah Abdur-Rahim	23	F	6'3"	Senior	Marietta, Georgia	Transferred to Texas A&M^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Zanai Jones	1	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Jersey City, New Jersey	Villanova^[5]
Nya Robertson	3	G	5'7"	Junior	Fort Worth, Texas	George Washington^[3]
Kaysia Woods	4	F	6'0"	Senior	Lincoln, Nebraska	Xavier^[6]
Sandra Magolico	13	F	6'2"	Senior	Maputo, Mozambique	Arizona State^[3]
Nicole Rodriguez	17	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Eastvale, California	Loyola Marymount^[7]
Brianna McLeod	25	C	6'3"	Junior	Brampton, Ontario	Colorado^[8]

Recruiting

Source:^[9]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kayanna Cox G	Tenaha, Texas	Tenaha	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Kayanna Cox G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Zanai Jones	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Hudson Catholic Villanova	Jersey City, NJ
G	2	TK Pitts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Union High School	Lubbock, TX
G	3	Nya Robertson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Boswell George Washington	Fort Worth, TX
F	4	Kaysia Woods	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Lincoln Xavier	Lincoln, NE
G	5	Ella Brow	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Palm Beach Currumbin	Palm Beach, Australia
G	12	Kayanna Cox	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Tenaha	Tenaha, TX
F	13	Sandra Magolico	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Escola Secundária da Polana Arizona State	Maputo, Mozambique
G	17	Nicole Rodriguez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Rosary Academy Loyola Marymount	Eastvale, CA
G	22	Kylie Marshall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lake Ridge Texas A&M	Mansfield, TX
G	24	Donavia Hall	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Plano East	Plano, TX
F	25	Brianna McLeod	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Kings Christian Colorado	Brampton, ON
F	33	Chantae Embry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Norman Texas Tech	Norman, OK
C	35	Jessica Peterson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Etiwanda Fresno State	Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Head coach

Toyelle Wilson (Manhattan)

Assistant coach(es)

Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danielle Edwards (Clemson)
Anthony Anderson (FIU)
Alex Furr (Fresno State)
Carter Mumm (Iowa State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Sources:^[10]^[11]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina A&T	W 77–64	1–0	21 – Robertson	11 – Peterson	7 – Jones	Moody Coliseum (953) University Park, TX
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Old Dominion	L 70–79	1–1	29 – Robertson	11 – Peterson	5 – Brow	Moody Coliseum (1,094) University Park, TX
November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Western Michigan	W 72–44	2–1	16 – Robertson	8 – Peterson	5 – Pitts	Moody Coliseum (2,719) University Park, TX
November 16, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State Briann January Classic	L 73–80	2–2	25 – Robertson	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (1,356) Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Minnesota Briann January Classic	L 56–65	2–3	28 – Robertson	9 – Pitts	2 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX	Lamar	W 56–54 ^OT	3–3	19 – Robertson	17 – Peterson	4 – Jones	Moody Coliseum (802) University Park, TX
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 82–58	4–3	14 – Tied	12 – Peterson	5 – Brow	Moody Coliseum (356) University Park, TX
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	UT Arlington	W 71–46	5–3	29 – Robertson	21 – Peterson	6 – Brow	Moody Coliseum (927) University Park, TX
December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge	L 61–68	5–4	18 – Marshall	14 – Peterson	3 – Robertson	Mizzou Arena (2,358) Columbia, MO
December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	L 85–93	5–5 (0–1)	22 – Embry	9 – Embry	7 – Jones	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,731) Tallahassee, FL
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Texas Tech	W 61–57	6–5	14 – Tied	12 – Tied	8 – Jones	Moody Coliseum (1,834) University Park, TX
December 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas	W 74–66	7–5	21 – Robertson	19 – Peterson	3 – Robertson	UNT Coliseum (1,668) Denton, TX
December 20, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Chicago State	W 73–52	8–5	16 – Tied	16 – Peterson	3 – Jones	UNT Coliseum (398) Denton, TX
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Stanford						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	California						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 9, 2025 9:30 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 19, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Duke						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 26, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
March 2, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN	at NC State						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Footnotes

^ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

References

^ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ "Deacs Sign ACC Graduate Transfer Guard for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodman, Talia (June 4, 2024). "On3 2023-2024 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "LSU guard, SMU forward transferring to Texas A&M women's basketball team". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Zanai Jones will continue her college career at Mustangs". basketball.usbasket.com. Eurobasket News. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ @smuwbb (May 13, 2024). "It's 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡! Signed…sealed…delivered❗️✍️@kaysiawoods, welcome to the 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕘 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪! #ponyup 🐎⬆️". Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Instagram.
^ @TaliaGoodmanWBB (March 28, 2024). "🚨 WBB transfer commitments 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ @BrianHowell33 (April 16, 2024). "Former Colorado F Brianna McLeod heading to SMU. Good pickup for the Mustangs. She didn't play much in Boulder, but I like her game and potential. #cubuffs" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "SMU Mustangs". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
^ "SMU Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[1] University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

[2] "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[3] "Deacs Sign ACC Graduate Transfer Guard for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[tracker-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodman, Talia (June 4, 2024). "On3 2023-2024 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[5] "LSU guard, SMU forward transferring to Texas A&M women's basketball team". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[6] "Zanai Jones will continue her college career at Mustangs". basketball.usbasket.com. Eurobasket News. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[7] @smuwbb (May 13, 2024). "It's 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡! Signed…sealed…delivered❗️✍️@kaysiawoods, welcome to the 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕘 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪! #ponyup 🐎⬆️". Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Instagram.

[8] @TaliaGoodmanWBB (March 28, 2024). "🚨 WBB transfer commitments 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.

[9] @BrianHowell33 (April 16, 2024). "Former Colorado F Brianna McLeod heading to SMU. Good pickup for the Mustangs. She didn't play much in Boulder, but I like her game and potential. #cubuffs" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.

[10] "SMU Mustangs". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[11] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[12] "SMU Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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