2024–25 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	15–15 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Courtney Simmons (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	TJ Royals; Joshua Snowden; Brandi Washington;
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly 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
	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 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team represents Grambling State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, who are led by second-year head coach Courtney Simmons, play their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 23–10, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish in second place.^[1] They were defeated by sixth-seeded Alcorn State in the semifinals of the SWAC tournament.^[2] They were invited to the WNIT where they lost in the second round to Louisiana–Monroe.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SF	0	Shaniah Nunn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Troy	Birmingham, AL
PG	1	Douthshine Prien	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Pensacola State College	Boynton Beach, FL
PG	2	Sharonica Hartsfield	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Troy	Oklahoma City, OK
SG	3	Arianna Mosley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Tampa Prep	Tampa, FL
G	4	Nicole Sandifer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Magee High School	Magee, MS
SG	5	Zayla Tinner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Amarillo, TX
F	8	Alyssa Phillip	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Georgia State	Woodstock, GA
G	10	Claire Simmons	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Chicago State	Louisville, KY
PG	12	Kahia Warmsley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tulane	Shreveport, LA
SF	15	Zaria Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Georgia Southern	Houston, TX
F	20	Ja'Miyah Bryant	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Hofstra	Pensacola, FL
SG	23	Halima Salat	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Old Dominion	Amarillo, TX
SF	24	Lillian Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Tyler Junior College	Little Rock, AR
C	55	Lydia Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Georgia Southern	Atlanta, GA

Head coach

Courtney Simmons (Louisville)

Assistant coach(es)

TJ Royals (Texas Southern)
Joshua Snowden (Troy)
Brandi Washington (Grambling State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Centenary (Louisiana)	W 131–30	1–0	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,005) Grambling, LA
November 9, 2024* 12:30 p.m.		at Xavier New Orleans	W 69–55	2–0	Convocation Center (712) New Orleans, LA
November 13, 2024* 12:00 p.m.		at Nicholls	L 61–76	2–1	Stopher Gym (465) Thibodaux, LA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	L 65–89	2–2	Devlin Fieldhouse (532) New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX		at California	L 63–86	2–3	Haas Pavilion (1,153) Berkeley, CA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona	L 60–84	2–4	McKale Center (7,609) Tucson, AZ
December 3, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oregon State	L 56–63	2–5	Gill Coliseum (7,881) Corvallis, OR
December 5, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 60–77	2–6	Reynolds Center (3,067) Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		vs. No. 5 LSU	L 54–100	2–7	Brookshire Grocery Arena (8,299) Bossier City, LA
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville	L 57–96	2–8	KFC Yum! Center (7,395) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2024* 12:00 p.m., YouTube		Arkansas Baptist	W 94–52	3–8	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (203) Grambling, LA
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 74–85	3–9 (0–1)	H&PE Arena (317) Houston, TX
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 64–44	4–9 (1–1)	William Nicks Building (148) Prairie View, TX
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	L 52–70	4–10 (1–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (687) Grambling, LA
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 78–64	5–10 (2–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,095) Grambling, LA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m.		at Southern	L 53–59	5–11 (2–3)	F. G. Clark Center (4,124) Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 64–57	6–11 (3–3)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (647) Pine Bluff, AR
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 69–62	7–11 (4–3)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,523) Itta Bena, MS
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 82–69	8–11 (5–3)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (754) Grambling, LA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m.		Jackson State	L 56–67	8–12 (5–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,500) Grambling, LA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 58–70	8–13 (5–5)	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,109) Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 70–61	9–13 (6–5)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (250) Montgomery, AL
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 75–54	10–13 (7–5)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (577) Grambling, LA
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 71–46	11–13 (8–5)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,015) Grambling, LA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m.		Southern	L 47–70	11–14 (8–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,506) Grambling, LA
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	W 71–59	12–14 (9–6)	Moore Gymnasium (481) Daytona Beach, FL
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 55–52	13–14 (10–6)	Al Lawson Center (1,156) Tallahassee, FL
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 77–65	14–14 (11–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,400) Grambling, LA
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.		Alabama State	W 69–53	15–14 (12–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (985) Grambling, LA
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Jackson State Quarterfinals	L 47–57	15–15	Gateway Center Arena (724) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "GSU Drops Heartbreaker to Alcorn State in SWAC Semifinals". gsutigers.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "GSU's Magical Season Comes to a Close in Second Round of WNIT". gsutigers.com. March 25, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Grambling Lady Tigers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[2] "GSU Drops Heartbreaker to Alcorn State in SWAC Semifinals". gsutigers.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[3] "GSU's Magical Season Comes to a Close in Second Round of WNIT". gsutigers.com. March 25, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[5] "Grambling Lady Tigers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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