2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 20
Record	24–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Tennille Adams; Sydney-Anne Cottrell; Kelly Curry; Pauline Love; Colsten Thompson;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5 Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by twelfth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the season 24–10 (10–6 SEC) to finish in a tie for fourth in the SEC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Florida State in the first round^[1] before falling to first seed Texas in the second round.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Alabama departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Loyal McQueen	0	G	5' 8"	Senior	Florence, SC	Transferred to Clemson	^[3]
Meg Newman	42	F	6' 3"	RS Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to DePaul	^[4]
Del'Janae Williams	51	G	5' 8"	Graduate student	Detroit, MI	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Eris Lester G	Jacksonville, FL	Montverde Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Eris Lester G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (95)
Chloe Spreen G	Bedford, IN	Bedford North Lawrence HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Chloe Spreen G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Leah Brooks F	Toney, AL	Hazel Green HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Leah Brooks F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

Alabama incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Christabel Ezumah	1	F	6' 2"	Graduate student	Sugar Hill, GA	Campbell
Zaay Green	14	G	6' 2"	Graduate student	Duncanville, TX	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Diana Collins	20	G	5' 9"	Sophomore	Lilburn, GA	Ohio State
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Roster

2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Christabel Ezumah	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Lanier HS Campbell	Sugar Hill, GA
G	2	Chloe Spreen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bedford North Lawrence HS	Bedford, IN
G	3	Sarah Ashlee Barker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Spain Park HS Georgia	Birmingham, AL
G	4	Eris Lester	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Jacksonville, FL
G	5	Reychel Douglas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Millbrook HS	Raleigh, NC
C	13	JeAnna Cunningham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	St. Francis Prep West Virginia	Long Island, NY
G	14	Zaay Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Duncanville HS Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Duncanville, TX
G	20	Diana Collins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Brookwood HS Ohio State	Lilburn, GA
F	21	Essence Cody	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Valdosta HS	Valdosta, GA
G	22	Karly Weathers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Loretto HS	Loretto, TN
G	23	Jessica Timmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	North Mecklenburg HS NC State	Charlotte, NC
F	24	Leah Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Hazel Green HS	Toney, AL
F	31	Naomi Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Jackson HS	Jackson, AL
G/F	32	Aaliyah Nye	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	East Lansing HS Illinois	East Lansing, MI

Head coach

Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Tennille Adams (Arkansas)
Sydney-Anne Cottrell (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
Kelly Curry (Texas A&M)
Pauline Love (Southern Miss)
Colsten Thompson (Alabama–Huntsville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	No. 24	Columbus State	W 95–62		20 – Barker	9 – Barker	5 – Green	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24	New Orleans	W 115–53	1–0	25 – Nye	8 – Barker	6 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,710) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 7, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	No. 24	at Alabama A&M	W 84–59	2–0	19 – Barker	7 – 2 tied	5 – Green	Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639) Huntsville, AL
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24	Troy	W 94–71	3–0	24 – Green	8 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,562) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 22	Norfolk State	W 68–58	4–0	19 – Barker	11 – Weathers	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,303) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 22	Alcorn State	W 88–59	5–0	18 – Cody	9 – Ezumah	6 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,435) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 22	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 75–52	6–0	25 – Barker	7 – Barker	4 – Green	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,721) Monroe, LA
November 25, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals	W 83–33	7–0	15 – Nye	9 – Cunningham	5 – Collins	Raider Arena (200) Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket championship game	W 73–39	8–0	17 – Green	9 – Cody	6 – Green	Raider Arena (400) Niceville, FL
December 2, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	Georgia State	W 98–49	9–0	22 – Green	11 – Cody	7 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (3,125) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 19	at California ACC–SEC Challenge	L 65–69	9–1	28 – Green	9 – Weathers	4 – Barker	Haas Pavilion (1,432) Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Murray State	W 90–63	10–1	21 – Barker	9 – Barker	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,600) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2024* 3:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. No. 15 Michigan State West Palm Beach Classic	W 82–67	11–1	18 – Nye	8 – Cody	8 – Weathers	Massimino Court (215) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024* 12:15 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Richmond West Palm Beach Classic	W 75–68	12–1	23 – Barker	6 – Green	5 – Green	Massimino Court (121) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 20	Jacksonville	W 93–46	13–1	30 – Nye	8 – Lester	5 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,175) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	Florida	W 79–69	14–1 (1–0)	27 – Green	11 – Cody	6 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,516) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	Missouri	W 68–49	15–1 (2–0)	23 – Green	7 – Cody	6 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,550) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 18	at No. 5 Texas	L 40–84	15–2 (2–1)	7 – Weathers	7 – Green	3 – Weathers	Moody Center (6,680) Austin, TX
January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 18	at Ole Miss	W 84–78	16–2 (3–1)	32 – Nye	7 – Green	9 – Green	SJB Pavilion (7,844) Oxford, MS
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	No. 2 South Carolina	L 58–76	16–3 (3–2)	15 – 2 tied	5 – 2 tied	3 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (3,669) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19	at Arkansas	W 94–62	17–3 (4–2)	21 – Green	9 – Green	7 – Green	Bud Walton Arena (3,093) Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19	Vanderbilt	L 64–66	17–4 (4–3)	36 – Barker	9 – Barker	7 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,712) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 22	at No. 12 Kentucky	L 56–65	17–5 (4–4)	22 – Barker	7 – Barker	5 – Green	Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 22	Georgia	W 72–57	18–5 (5–4)	22 – Nye	13 – Cody	8 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,547) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23	at Florida	W 84–66	19–5 (6–4)	27 – Nye	10 – Barker	6 – Green	O'Connell Center (1,485) Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23	at Mississippi State	W 80–60	20–5 (7–4)	19 – Barker	12 – Barker	8 – Barker	Humphrey Coliseum (4,554) Starkville, MS
February 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Texas A&M	W 88–49	21–5 (8–4)	18 – Barker	10 – Weathers	6 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,434) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 18	at No. 15 Tennessee	L 80–88	21–6 (8–5)	22 – Barker	7 – Cody	5 – Barker	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,684) Knoxville, TN
February 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Auburn	W 66–50	22–6 (9–5)	29 – Nye	8 – Tied	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (4,340) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 20	No. 7 LSU	W 88–85 ^OT	23–6 (10–5)	28 – Nye	9 – Weathers	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (3,318) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2025 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 20	at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 84–91	23–7 (10–6)	27 – Green	11 – Weathers	6 – Barker	Lloyd Noble Center (6,502) Norman, OK
SEC tournament
March 6, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 19	vs. (11) Florida Second Round	L 61–63	23–8	24 – Barker	10 – Weathers	10 – Weathers	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025* 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(5 B2) No. 21	vs. (12 B2) Green Bay First round	W 81–67	24–8	23 – Nye	10 – Tied	8 – Barker	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 24, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(5 B2) No. 21	at (4 B2) No. 18 Maryland Second round	L 108–111 ^2OT	24–9	45 – Barker	8 – Barker	6 – Weathers	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Central.

Source:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24	22	24	23	19	RV	RV	20	19	18	19	19	22	23	21	18	20	19	21	21
Coaches	25	22	21	20	17	22	24	21	20	19т	19	19	22	23	20	19	20	20	21	21

References

^ "Essence Cody's Career Day Drives No. 8 Seed Alabama Past No. 9 Seed Florida State, 82-74, in NCAA Tournament Opener". Alabama Athletics. March 22, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
^ "Alabama Concludes 2023-24 Season after Falling to Texas, 65-54, in Second Round of NCAA Tournament". Alabama Athletics. March 24, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
^ "Former SEC Point Guard Returns Home, Signs With Tigers". clemsontigers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Signs Meg Newman for 2024-25". depaulbluedemons.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Alabama Signs North Carolina State Transfer Jessica Timmons". rolltide.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2025.

[1] "Essence Cody's Career Day Drives No. 8 Seed Alabama Past No. 9 Seed Florida State, 82-74, in NCAA Tournament Opener". Alabama Athletics. March 22, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.

[2] "Alabama Concludes 2023-24 Season after Falling to Texas, 65-54, in Second Round of NCAA Tournament". Alabama Athletics. March 24, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2025.

[3] "Former SEC Point Guard Returns Home, Signs With Tigers". clemsontigers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] "Women's Basketball Signs Meg Newman for 2024-25". depaulbluedemons.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[5] "Alabama Signs North Carolina State Transfer Jessica Timmons". rolltide.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2025.

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Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Venues	Coleman Coliseum (1975–2011, 2016–present) Foster Auditorium (1974–1975, 2011–2016)
Rivalries	Auburn
Culture & lore	History Traditions Big Al Mark's Madness / Crimson Chaos
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics