2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–5 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Yolisha Jackson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Eryc Pittman; Colby Davis; Brooke LeMar;
Home arena	Mitchell Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
James Madison	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Texas State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Troy	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Marshall	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 8, 2024

The 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team will represent the University of South Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by second-year head coach Yolisha Jackson, will play all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 9–23 overall and 2–16 in conference play. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the first round of their conference tournament. They did not advance to postseason play.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Zena Elias	1	C	6'3"	RS-Senior	Clearwater, Florida	Graduated
Kelsey Thompson	2	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Mobile, Alabama	Transferred to Old Dominion
Camryn Berry	5	G	5'10"	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Pensacola State College
Kamaria Gipson	6	F	6'3"	Senior	Beeville, Texas	Transferred to Alabama A&M
Tyrielle Williams	7	G	5'7"	RS-Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana	Transferred to McNeese
Kiana Anderson	14	F	6'1"	RS-Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana	Graduated
Cheyenne Pearson	20	C	6'4"	Freshman	Trussville, Alabama	Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Debbie Reese	30	C	6'1"	RS-Sophomore	Fort Pierce, Florida
Emani Burks	33	F	6'2"	RS-Sophomore	Melbourne, Florida	Transferred to Nicholls

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Aroa Mangas Guard	Salamanca, Spain	IES La Laboral	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Aroa Mangas Guard	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Terren Coffil Guard	New Orleans, LA	Chalmette HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Terren Coffil Guard	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Princess Okafor Nweze Forward	Salamanca, Spain	IES Mar Alboran	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Princess Okafor Nweze Forward	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: "South Alabama 2024-25 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024. "2024-25 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chrysta Narcisse	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Lafayette HS	Lafayette, Louisiana
C	2	Tara Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Central HS UIC	West Helena, Arkansas
F	3	Naomi Smitherman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Ramsay HS	Birmingham, Alabama
G	4	Michiyah Simmons	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, Florida
G	5	Amyria Walker	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Centennial HS Angelina College	Burleson, Texas
G	7	Aroa Mangas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	IES La Laboral	Salamanca, Spain
G	8	Terren Coffil	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Chalmette HS	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	10	Janelle Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	B. T. Washington HS	Pensacola, Florida
G	11	Nadia Howard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Grayson HS	Grayson, Georgia
F	15	Princess Okafor Nweze	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	IES Mar Alboran	Malaga, Spain
F	20	Daniela Gonzalez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Nativos Valle South Florida	Jamundí, Colombia
C	21	Alicia Spann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Sumter HS Daytona State College	Sumter, South Carolina
G	22	Rachel Leggett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Navarre HS	Navarre, Florida
G	23	Saneea Bevley	—	Jr	Blue Springs HS McLennan Community College	Kansas City, Missouri
G	24	Jordan Rosier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Florida State University HS	Tallahassee, Florida

Head coach

Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville)

Assistant coach(es)

Eryc Pittman (Hampton)
Colby Davis (South Alabama)
Brooke LeMar (North Dakota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 September 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Delta State	W 63–56	1–0	13 – Tied	13 – Gonzalez	3 – Tied	Mitchell Center (541) Mobile, AL
November 7, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 70–78	1–1	16 – Simmons	9 – Gonzalez	3 – Gonzalez	Mitchell Center (2,030) Mobile, AL
November 11, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 57–77	1–2	15 – Walker	7 – Spann	3 – Rosier	Tudor Fieldhouse (567) Houston, TX
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Alabama	L 62–71	1–3	21 – Walker	13 – Gonzalez	4 – Howard	CB&S Bank Arena (1,939) Florence, AL
November 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	W 67–57	2–3	18 – Simmons	10 – Gonzalez	3 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (1,865) New Orleans, LA
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charleston	L 62–83	2–4	16 – Rosier	6 – Gonzalez	5 – Walker	TD Arena (269) Charleston, SC
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charleston Southern	L 55–60	2–5	22 – Simmons	8 – Gonzalez	3 – Walker	Buccaneer Field House (156) Charleston, SC
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Faulkner	W 79–44	3–5	18 – Rosier	10 – Leggett	6 – Rosier	Mitchell Center (381) Mobile, AL
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 22т Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
December 19, 2024* 10:00 a.m.	at Stetson The Hatter Invitational						Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
December 20, 2024* 12:15 p.m.	vs. Bethune–Cookman The Hatter Invitational						Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
December 29, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 13, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: South Alabama Athletics^[1]

References

^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

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