2024–25 Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball team

2024–25 Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–24 (4–14 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachClayton Harris
Assistant coaches
  • Yvette McDaniel
  • Courtney Stephens
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
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
Alabama A&M 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
4 – 14   .222 6 – 24   .200
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1 – 17   .056 3 – 25   .107
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Hornets, who were led by 27th-year head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Lady Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 3–26, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for last place.[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams in the conference qualify.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Alabama State was picked to finish tenth in the SWAC.[3]

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:[3]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
First Cordasia Harris Forward Graduate student

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Alabama State Lady Hornets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Amari Franklin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop State Community College Pensacola, Florida
F 1 Alanah Pooler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Shelton State Community College Houston, Texas
F 2 Ryin Tillis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Francis School Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 April Hooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hewitt-Trussville High School Trussville, Alabama
F 4 Kaitlyn Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Chipola College Opelika, Alabama
G 5 Solangelei Akridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mater Dei Catholic High School Spring Valley, California
F 10 O'Mariyah Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Bethune–Cookman Ocala, Florida
F 11 Justina Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Chipola College Long Beach, California
G 12 Kristian Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Enterprise High School Enterprise, Alabama
G 15 Ashley Gray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Washington County High School Washington, Georgia
F 20 Cordasia Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Bishop State Community College Hayneville, Alabama
G 22 Emani Wofford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lawson State Community College Nashville, Tennessee
G 23 Taylor Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Alabama A&M Fosters, Alabama
F 24 Samiah Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So East Tennessee State Griffin, Georgia
C 30 Anaja Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So St. Francis School Atlanta, Georgia
F 33 Talayah Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Strom Thurmond High School Johnston, South Carolina
C 42 Camariyana Tavares 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rockvale High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Faulkner W 70–58  1–0
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (650)
Montgomery, AL
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Stillman W 55–50  2–0
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (981)
Montgomery, AL
November 13, 2024*
11:00 am, SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 29–83  2–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,585)
Starkville, MS
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Virginia L 50–85  2–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,675)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25, 2024*
1:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. No. 23 Alabama
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals 		L 33–83  2–3
 Raider Arena (200)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. UAB
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket Consolation 		L 43–76  2–4
 Raider Arena (200)
Niceville, FL
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 18 Ole Miss L 24–89  2–5
 SJB Pavilion (2,770)
Oxford, MS
December 6, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 49–125  2–6
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,932)
Stillwater, OK
December 8, 2024*
1:30 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 11 Oklahoma L 46–110  2–7
 Lloyd Noble Center (3,191)
Norman, OK
December 18, 2024*
6:00 pm 		West Georgia L 46–63  2–8
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (466)
Montgomery, AL
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Auburn L 40–83  2–9
 Neville Arena (3,076)
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2024*
2:45 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 31–88  2–10
 O'Connell Center (1,401)
Gainesville, FL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 58–46  3–10
(1–0) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (450)
Montgomery, AL
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 64–49  4–10
(2–0) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,075)
Montgomery, AL
January 9, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Alcorn State L 54–61  4–11
(2–1) 		Davey Whitney Complex (61)
Lorman, MS
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 44–74  4–12
(2–2) 		Williams Assembly Center (695)
Jackson, MS
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 47–54  4–13
(2–3) 		AAMU Events Center (5,981)
Huntsville, AL
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 68–62  5–13
(3–3) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (645)
Montgomery, AL
January 27, 2025
5:30 pm 		Texas Southern L 67–69  5–14
(3–4) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (655)
Montgomery, AL
January 30, 2025
5:30 pm 		at Florida A&M L 46–82  5–15
(3–5) 		Al Lawson Center (400)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Bethune–Cookman L 40–71  5–16
(3–6) 		Moore Gymnasium (699)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm 		Southern L 33–48  5–17
(3–7) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (421)
Montgomery, AL
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm 		Grambling State L 61–70  5–18
(3–8) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (250)
Montgomery, AL
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State L 57–68  5–19
(3–9) 		Harrison HPER Complex (985)
Itta Bena, MS
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 68–63 OT 6–19
(4–9) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (902)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm 		Bethune–Cookman L 53–56  6–20
(4–10) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (429)
Montgomery, AL
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm 		Florida A&M L 40–48  6–21
(4–11) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (203)
Montgomery, AL
March 1, 2025
12:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 63–71  6–22
(4–12) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,655)
Montgomery, AL
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm 		at Southern L 38–61  6–23
(4–13) 		F. G. Clark Center (3,986)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Grambling State L 53–69  6–24
(4–14) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (985)
Grambling, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jackson State, Alcorn State basketball teams learn SWAC Tournament seedings". WLBT. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Alabama State Lady Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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