2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–23 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Harlyn Wyatt; Josh Cooperwood; Whitney Bays; Nadiria Evans; Keondra McKinney;
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse

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
East Carolina	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UAB	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	17	–	17	.500
	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 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Alex Simmons, play their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee, as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 13–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by East Carolina in the second round of the AAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Destyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Wright State	Lexington, Kentucky
G	1	Tilly Boler (5Y)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Jackson State	Meridian, Mississippi
G	2	Taylor Barner	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Panther Creek High School	Cary, North Carolina
G	3	Elauna Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Ole Miss	Helena, Arkansas
G	5	Ally Hollifield	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Shelby High School	Shelby, North Carolina
G	6	DeeDee Hagemann	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Michigan State	Detroit, Michigan
F	7	Hannah Riddick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Calgary, Alberta
F	10	Bailey Gilmore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Vanderbilt	Midway, Georgia
G	11	Tanyuel Welch	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	North Central High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	21	Latazia Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Layken Cox	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	23	Raven Sims	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Bartlett High School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	24	Tamya Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Pleasant Grove High School	Pleasant Grove, Alabama
F	30	Alasia Smith (5Y)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Johnson City, Tennessee
F	34	Quinzia Fulmore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Towson	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Alex Simmons (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane)
Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State)
Whitney Bays (Purdue)
Nadiria Evans (UNC Asheville)
Keondra McKinney (Charlotte)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		No. 1 South Carolina Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic	L 63–106	–	16 – Boler	6 – Fulmore	4 – Welch	FedExForum (8,748) Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 89–78	1–0	26 – Riddick	17 – Riddick	5 – Welch	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,247) Memphis, TN
November 7, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 56–100	1–1	23 – Boler	8 – Fulmore	4 – Sims	Humphrey Coliseum (4,971) Starkville, MS
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 88–75	2–1	28 – A. Smith	9 – Riddick	4 – Welch	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (802) Memphis, TN
November 13, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 66–95	2–2	18 – Eaton	9 – Welch	7 – Welch	Worthen Arena (1,809) Muncie, IN
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 57–63	2–3	23 – Boler	15 – A. Smith	3 – Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (915) Memphis, TN
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 83–87	2–4	20 – Boler	12 – A. Smith	6 – A. Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,113) Memphis, TN
December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 71–78	2–5	20 – Eaton	9 – A. Smith	3 – Eaton	Brooks Gymnasium (812) Johnson City, TN
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 69–82	2–6	22 – Boler	9 – A. Smith	2 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (1,258) Hattiesburg, MS
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 67–85	2–7	21 – Welch	8 – A. Smith	3 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,245) Troy, AL
December 18, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPNews		No. 18 Tennessee	L 75–90	2–8	23 – Boler	8 – Tied	4 – Hagemann	FedExForum (3,019) Memphis, TN
December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Louisville Rivalry	L 68–87	2–9	20 – Boler	6 – A. Smith	8 – Hagemann	FedExForum (2,021) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
January 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 93-83	3–9 (1–0)	25 – Boler	10 – A. Smith	1 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,064) Memphis, TN
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 71–73	3–10 (1–1)	19 – Boler	12 – A. Smith	3 – Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,209) Memphis, TN
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 56–73	3–11 (1–2)	13 – Tied	17 – A. Smith	7 – Hagemann	Bartow Arena (270) Birmingham, AL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 59–70	3–12 (1–3)	16 – Welch	8 – A. Smith	5 – Welch	Tudor Fieldhouse (745) Houston, TX
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	L 68–70	3–13 (1–4)	19 – Boler	13 – A. Smith	6 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (884) Memphis, TN
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 68–65	4–13 (2–4)	20 – Hagemann	11 – A. Smith	7 – Hagemann	Devlin Fieldhouse (801) New Orleans, LA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 57–64	4–14 (2–5)	19 – Boler	13 – A. Smith	3 – Hagemann	Reynolds Center (1,344) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	L 59–67	4–15 (2–6)	19 – Boler	14 – A. Smith	2 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,083) Memphis, TN
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	W 75–69	5–15 (3–6)	21 – Welch	10 – A. Smith	5 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (981) Memphis, TN
February 5, 2025 10:00 am, ESPN+		at Temple	L 66–74	5–16 (3–7)	27 – Boler	10 – A. Smith	8 – Hagemann	Liacouras Center (3,496) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 73–60	6–16 (4–7)	15 – Martino	9 – T. Smith	9 – Hagemann	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,412) Memphis, TN
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 57–97	6–17 (4–8)	14 – Boler	4 – Tied	7 – Hagemann	The Super Pit (1,852) Denton, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 61–80	6–18 (4–9)	16 – Welch	9 – Welch	5 – Welch	Convocation Center (1,523) San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 80–71	7–18 (5–9)	21 – Welch	10 – Welch	6 – Welch	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (688) Memphis, TN
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 70–80	7–19 (5–10)	18 – Boler	7 – A. Smith	7 – Welch	Yuengling Center (2,928) Tampa, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple	L 79–91	7–20 (5–11)	22 – Boler	12 – A. Smith	4 – Sims	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (948) Memphis, TN
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 79–81	7–21 (5–12)	25 – Boler	11 – A. Smith	6 – Eaton	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,811) Memphis, TN
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 62–69	7–22 (5–13)	21 – T. Smith	8 – Welch	6 – Welch	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (808) Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) East Carolina Second round	L 45–64	7–23	13 – Eaton	11 – A. Smith	4 – Welch	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Memphis Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[2] "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[4] "Memphis Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1936, 1972–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville
Culture & lore	Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–72 1972–73 1973–74 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