2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

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

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
James Madison	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Georgia Southern	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Louisiana	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Georgia State	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Appalachian State	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
Troy	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Arkansas State	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
South Alabama	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Texas State	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Marshall	0	–	0		–			2	–	4		.333
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			2	–	5		.286
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 27, 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

Main article: 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aroa Mangas Guard	Salamanca, Spain	IES La Laboral	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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	Rank#	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						TD Arena  Charleston, SC
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern						Buccaneer Field House  Charleston, SC
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Faulkner						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		at 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

See also

• 2024–25 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team