2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record21–11 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Dawn Thornton (1st season)
Associate head coachTim Valentine
Assistant coaches
  • Briona Brown
  • Erika Sisk
Home arenaAlabama A&M Events Center
2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern † 15 – 3   .833 21 – 15   .583
Texas Southern 14 – 4   .778 17 – 16   .515
14 – 4   .778 21 – 11   .656
Jackson State 13 – 5   .722 16 – 15   .516
Grambling State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 15   .500
Alcorn State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438
Bethune–Cookman 7 – 11   .389 10 – 21   .323
Florida A&M 6 – 12   .333 9 – 21   .300
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Prairie View A&M 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Alabama State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 24   .200
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1 – 17   .056 3 – 25   .107
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Alabama A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, who are led by first-year head coach Dawn Thornton, will play their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place place.[1] They were upset by Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.[2]

On March 19, 2024, the school announced that head coach Margaret Richards would be stepping down from her head coaching position.[3] On April 6, 2024, the school named Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Dawn Thornton as the Lady Bulldogs' next head coach.[4]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Alabama A&M was picked to finish third in the SWAC regular season.[5]

Preseason rankings

SWAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Grambling State 276 (10)
2 Southern 232 (2)
3 Alabama A&M 226 (4)
4 Jackson State 211 (4)
5 Florida A&M 178 (3)
6 Prairie View A&M 165 (1)
7 Alcorn State 157
8 Bethune–Cookman 142
9 Texas Southern 117
10 Alabama State 114
11 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 86
12 Mississippi Valley State 46

Source:[5]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Two Lady Bulldogs were named to the first Preseason All-SWAC teams.[5]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
First Coriah Beck Guard Senior
Alisha Wilson Forward

Source:[5]

Roster

2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Darian Burgin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 Mailyn Wilkerson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Arkansas State Houston, Texas
G 2 Jaiyah Harris-Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Little Rock Miami, Florida
F 3 Alisha Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Academy of Art La Verne, California
G 4 Kourtney Rittenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Loganville, Georgia
F 5 Crystianna Whitehead 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Arkansas–Pine Bluff Cordova, Tennessee
G 8 Nyla Allen 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) GS Savannah State Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Aniya Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Georgia State LaGrange, Georgia
G 12 Tia Harvey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Little Rock Sachse, Texas
G 15 Coriah Beck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Memphis, Tennessee
C 21 LaCambria Shakespeare 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Collins Hill High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Shelomi Sanders 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Colorado Rockwall, Texas
C 23 Maori Davenport 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Troy, Alabama
G 24 Lauryn Pendleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Arkansas State Little Rock, Arkansas
G 25 Kalia Walker 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Alexander, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m. 		Oakwood W 96–50  –
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,391)
Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 24 Alabama L 59–84  0–1
 Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639)
Huntsville, AL
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Michigan W 66–57  1–1
 George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,147)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 12, 2024*
5:30 p.m. 		UAB L 67–74  1–2
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,065)
Huntsville, AL
November 19, 2024*
11:00 a.m. 		Kansas City W 57–52  2–2
 Alabama A&M Events Center (4,237)
Huntsville, AL
November 22, 2024*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		at Alabama–Huntsville W 71–68  3–2
 Spragins Hall (828)
Huntsville, AL
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		vs. Utah Valley
San Diego MTE 		L 54–56  3–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (88)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		at San Diego
San Diego MTE 		W 78–67  4–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,012)
San Diego, CA
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood W 61–58  5–3
 Hyland Performance Arena (297)
St. Charles, MO
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Alabama W 80–77  6–3
 CB&S Bank Arena (1,176)
Florence, AL
December 20, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		L 46–53  6–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (586)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Central Arkansas
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		W 55–53  7–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (535)
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN 		at Vanderbilt L 64–93  7–5
 Memorial Gymnasium (3,061)
Nashville, TN
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Mississippi Valley State W 89–53  8–5
(1–0) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,187)
Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 66–52  9–5
(2–0) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,503)
Huntsville, AL
January 9, 2025
5:00 p.m. 		at Jackson State L 55–65  9–6
(2–1) 		Williams Assembly Center (523)
Jackson, MS
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at Alcorn State W 66–56  10–6
(3–1) 		Davey Whitney Complex (121)
Lorman, MS
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Alabama State W 54–47  11–6
(4–1) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (5,981)
Huntsville, AL
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Texas Southern L 65–75  11–7
(4–2) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,017)
Huntsville, AL
January 27, 2025
5:30 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M W 68–59  12–7
(5–2) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,108)
Huntsville, AL
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		at Bethune–Cookman W 66–49  13–7
(6–2) 		Moore Gymnasium (588)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 1, 2025
3:00 p.m. 		at Florida A&M W 58–54  14–7
(7–2) 		Al Lawson Center (450)
Tallahassee, FL
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Grambling State W 70–58  15–7
(8–2) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,109)
Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Southern L 44–50  15–8
(8–3) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (2,135)
Huntsville, AL
February 13, 2025
TBA 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 69–55  16–8
(9–3) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (674)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		at Mississippi Valley State W 95–76  17–8
(10–3) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,070)
Itta Bena, MS
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M W 70–67  18–8
(11–3) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,329)
Huntsville, AL
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 70–62  19–8
(12–3) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,079)
Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at Alabama State W 71–63  20–8
(13–3) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,655)
Montgomery, AL
March 6, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		at Grambling State L 65–77  20–9
(13–4) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,400)
Grambling, LA
March 8, 2025
2:30 p.m. 		at Southern W 48–35  21–9
(14–4) 		F. G. Clark Center (3,978)
Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Alcorn State L 53–56  21–10
 Gateway Center Arena (641)
Atlanta, GA
WNIT
March 22, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga
Round 1 		L 49–53  21–11
 McKenzie Arena (640)
Chattanooga, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs Suffer Heartbreaking SWAC Tourney Loss to End Season". aamusports.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Howard, Brian (March 19, 2024). "Alabama A&M Announces Leadership Change in Women's Basketball" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Howard, Brian (April 6, 2024). "Alabama A&M Tabs Dawn Thornton Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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