2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers women's basketball team

2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–20 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andonte Gennie
  • Rory Spencer
  • Ericka Cromartie
Home arenaAl Lawson 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
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
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 Florida A&M Rattlers women's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rattlers, who were led by second-year head coach Bridgette Gordon, played their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Florida A&M was picked to finish fifth 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
Second Olivia Delancy Guard Junior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Florida A&M Rattlers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sabou Gueye 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS New Mexico State Dakar, Senegal
F 1 Nashani Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Daytona State College West Palm Beach, Florida
G 2 Aina Subirats 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Morehead State Barcelona, Spain
G 3 Tahnyjia Purifoy 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Jr Chipola College Pensacola, Florida
G 4 Amiya Lloyd 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Riverview High School Sarasota, Florida
F 5 Sydney Hendrix 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So West Bloomfield High School Farmington Hills, Michigan
C 12/25 Jaliya Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UNC Wilmington Garland, Texas
G 13 Ivet Subirats 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Ball State Barcelona, Spain
G 14 Kayla Massey 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Jean Ribault High School Jacksonville, Florida
C 20 Zikeyah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Chicago State Waverly, Georgia
G 21 Monique Judge 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bishop State Community College Leesburg, Georgia
G 22 D'Mya Griffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr East Georgia State College Augusta, Georgia
F 23 Eve Alexander 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, Louisiana
G 24 Cheyenne McEvans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Syracuse Detroit, Michigan
F 25 Saige Glover 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Niagara Columbus, Ohio
G 30 Olivia Delancy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida
G 32 Nya Bostic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Tallahassee Community College Decatur, Georgia
F 44 Eliya Ellis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Clear Creek High School League City, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm 		Howard L 66–78  0–1
 Al Lawson Center (2,187)
Tallahassee, FL
November 7, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 67–102  0–2
 O'Connell Center (1,343)
Gainesville, FL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Florida State L 54–93  0–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,274)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 50–58  0–4
 Swisher Gymnasium (563)
Jacksonville, FL
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Georgia L 54–65  0–5
 The Coliseum (722)
Carrollton, GA
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UCF L 55–80  0–6
 Addition Financial Arena (1,187)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2024*
12:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 54–80  0–7
 Al Lawson Center (173)
Tallahassee, FL
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 56–98  0–8
 McCamish Pavilion (1,468)
Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm 		North Florida W 85–57  1–8
 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
December 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 72–67 OT 2–8
 Pete Hanna Center (173)
Homewood, AL
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Thomas W 111–45  3–8
 Al Lawson Center (269)
Tallahassee, FL
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm 		Bethune–Cookman W 62–54  4–8
(1–0) 		Al Lawson Center (2,312)
Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2025
3:30 pm 		at Southern L 61–77  4–9
(1–1) 		F. G. Clark Center (2,275)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2025
6:30 pm 		at Grambling State L 64–78  4–10
(1–2) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,095)
Grambling, LA
January 16, 2025
6:30 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 88–60  5–10
(2–2) 		Al Lawson Center (402)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 84–50  6–10
(3–2) 		Al Lawson Center (579)
Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 62–73  6–11
(3–3) 		Williams Assembly Center (753)
Jackson, MS
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Alcorn State L 72–75 OT 6–12
(3–4) 		Davey Whitney Complex (250)
Lorman, MS
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm 		Alabama State W 82–46  7–12
(4–4) 		Al Lawson Center (400)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 54–58  7–13
(4–5) 		Al Lawson Center (450)
Tallahassee, FL
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M W 65–48  8–13
(5–5) 		William Nicks Building (176)
Prairie View, TX
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 70–77  8–14
(5–6) 		H&PE Arena (1,807)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm 		Alcorn State L 69–74  8–15
(5–7) 		Al Lawson Center (300)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm 		Jackson State L 37–40  8–16
(5–8) 		Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 67–70  8–17
(5–9) 		AAMU Events Center (1,329)
Huntsville, AL
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Alabama State W 48–40  9–17
(6–9) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (203)
Montgomery, AL
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm 		Southern L 63–65  9–18
(6–10) 		Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm 		Grambling State L 52–55  9–19
(6–11) 		Al Lawson Center (1,156)
Tallahassee, FL
March 8, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Bethune–Cookman L 60–71 OT 9–20
(6–12) 		Moore Gymnasium (904)
Daytona Beach, FL
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Mississippi Valley State
First Round 		L 65–68 OT 9–21
 Gateway Center Arena (872)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Florida A&M vs. Grambling Box Score (Women), March 13, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Florida A&M Rattlers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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