2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	17–15 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach	Kim McNeill (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Harris; Tamoria Holmes; Jeffrey Williams;
Home arena	Williams Arena

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	17	–	1	.944	26	–	5	.839
North Texas	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
South Florida †	13	–	4	.765	23	–	11	.676
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Tulsa	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Tulane	9	–	8	.529	17	–	13	.567
	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UAB	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	17	–	17	.500
Memphis	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Wichita State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Charlotte	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Florida Atlantic	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344

† 2025 AAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Kim McNeill, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They defeated Memphis,^[2] upset top-seeded Tulsa,^[3] and UTSA^[4] before falling to Rice in the AAC tournament championship game.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Taliyah Wyche	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Florida	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	1	Journee McDaniel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	East Tennessee State	New Bern, North Carolina
F	2	Tatyana Wyche	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Florida	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	3	Timia Ware	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	UCF	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Synia Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Riverdale Baptist School	Waldorf, Maryland
G	5	Jayla Hearp	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Smithfield High School	Hampton, Virginia
G	7	Devin Hagemann	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Detroit Edison Academy	Detroit, Michigan
F	8	Khloe Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	11	Khia Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Sidwell Friends School	Woodbridge, Virginia
G/F	12	Morgan Moseley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	St. James School	Centreville, Maryland
G	14	Bobbi Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southeast Raleigh High School	Garner, North Carolina
G/F	20	Jade Tillman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Good Counsel High School	Rockville, Maryland
F	22	Anzhané Hutton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	UCF	Dallas, Texas
F	23	Amiya Joyner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Farmville Central High School	Farmville, North Carolina
G	24	Kimora Jenkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Georgia	Long Island, New York

Head coach

Kim McNeill (Richmond)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Harris (Fordham)
Tamoria Holmes (Howard)
Jeffrey Williams (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 81–56	1–0	21 – Hearp	10 – Tal. Wyche	4 – Johnson	Williams Arena (987) Greenville, NC
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	L 51–57	1–1	15 – Hearp	12 – Joyner	2 – Joyner	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,298) Harrisonburg, VA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	W 67–51	2–1	14 – Hearp	10 – Joyner	3 – Hagemann	Williams Arena (884) Greenville, NC
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 44–95	2–2	25 – Joyner	10 – Joyner	3 – Hagemann	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Howard	W 65–44	3–2	32 – Joyner	15 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (6,865) Greenville, NC
November 27, 2024* 5:30 pm		vs. Montana State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–62	3–3	13 – Hearp	7 – Moseley	4 – Hearp	Thomas & Mack Center (949) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024* 5:30 pm, MW Network		at UNLV UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	L 49–64	3–4	11 – Joyner	5 – Tied	3 – Johnson	Thomas & Mack Center (906) Paradise, NV
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Elon	W 60–43	4–4	24 – Khi. Miller	8 – Joyner	4 – Johnson	Williams Arena (1,157) Greenville, NC
December 12, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops		at Hampton	W 79–47	5–4	16 – Joyner	10 – Joyner	5 – Johnson	Hampton Convocation Center (727) Hampton, VA
December 15, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 59–58 ^OT	6–4	27 – Joyner	17 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Chartway Arena (1,756) Norfolk, VA
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	W 48–46	7–4	9 – Tal. Wyche	6 – Tal. Wyche	5 – Johnson	Williams Arena (1,086) Greenville, NC
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	W 71–56	8–4	30 – Joyner	16 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,308) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 84–93	8–5 (0–1)	21 – Hearp	9 – Wyche	7 – Smith	Reynolds Center (1,251) Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	L 58–63	8–6 (0–2)	19 – Hearp	10 – Hutton	3 – Johnson	Liacouras Center (432) Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 48–64	8–7 (0–3)	15 – Joyner	9 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,335) Greenville, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 75–64	9–7 (1–3)	21 – Hagemann	12 – Joyner	9 – Miller	Williams Arena (1,022) Greenville, NC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 72–65	10–7 (2–3)	21 – Hutton	12 – Hutton	6 – Hagemann	Dale F. Halton Arena (780) Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 56–65	10–8 (2–4)	16 – Hutton	9 – Hutton	2 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (833) Houston, TX
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple	L 52–69	10–9 (2–5)	17 – Joyner	11 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	Williams Arena (861) Greenville, NC
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	L 60–63	10–10 (2–6)	16 – Miller	9 – Wyche	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,116) Greenville, NC
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 72–62	11–10 (3–6)	17 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	6 – Hagemann	Williams Arena (1,004) Greenville, NC
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 69–75	11–11 (3–7)	20 – Hutton	7 – Tied	6 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (981) Memphis, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 61–56	12–11 (4–7)	22 – Joyner	11 – Joyner	5 – Hagemann	Bartow Arena (436) Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	W 73–64	13–11 (5–7)	21 – Joyner	8 – Hutton	8 – Hagemann	Williams Arena (1,643) Greenville, NC
February 12, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 46–60	13–12 (5–8)	18 – Joyner	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	Convocation Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 63–45	14–12 (6–8)	14 – Joyner	12 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,525) Greenville, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 73–75 ^2OT	14–13 (6–9)	20 – Miller	20 – Joyner	4 – Ware, Wyche, Johnson	Williams Arena (1,029) Greenville, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 80–70	15–13 (7–9)	18 – Miller	10 – Joyner	2 – Hutton	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (910) Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 66–57	16–13 (8–9)	23 – Joyner	11 – Joyner	2 – Tied	Yuengling Center (2,664) Tampa, FL
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	L 48–67	16–14 (8–10)	10 – Hearp	5 – Joyner	2 – Tied	Williams Arena (952) Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Memphis Second round	W 64–45	17–14	21 – Joyner	11 – Joyner	5 – Tied	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) North Texas Quarterfinals	L 58–69	17–15	18 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	3 – Hagemann	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "No. 9 ECU women upset No. 1 seed Tulsa in AAC Tournament quarterfinals". WNCT-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "Late surge by ECU ends UTSA's AAC championship hopes". The Paisano. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "East Carolina Pirates 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[2] "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[3] "No. 9 ECU women upset No. 1 seed Tulsa in AAC Tournament quarterfinals". WNCT-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[4] "Late surge by ECU ends UTSA's AAC championship hopes". The Paisano. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[5] "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[7] "East Carolina Pirates 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1969–present)
Rivalries	NC State
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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