2024–25 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team

2024–25 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–23 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Kimberly Anderson (3rd season)
Associate head coachJason James
Assistant coachAshley Shields
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
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
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 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Devilettes, who were led by third-year head coach Kimberly Anderson, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Devilettes finished the 2023–24 season 4–27, 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. Mississippi Valley State was picked to finish last 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 Sh'Diamond McKnight Guard Senior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 D'yanna Maxey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Indian River State College Atlanta, Georgia
G 1 Sh'Diamond McKnight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Southern Arkansas Tech Bossier City, Louisiana
G 2 Jaylia Reed 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Southern Arkansas Tech Hot Springs, Arkansas
F 4 Kearra Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Madison East High School Madison, Wisconsin
G 5 Jaeda Murphy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor High School Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Teniya Morant 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Houston High School Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Janiya Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Coahoma Community College Olive Branch, Mississippi
G 12 Addison Howell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Itawamba Community College Olive Branch, Mississippi
C 15 Clemisha Prackett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Alabama A&M West Memphis, Arkansas
F 20 Ja'la Douglas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Central High School Louisville, Kentucky
F 21 Mikaela Parris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Harcum College Toronto, Ontario
F 22 Aaliyah Duranham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Griffin High School Griffin, Georgia
G 23 Kylah McCullers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So West Virginia Wesleyan Madison, Wisconsin
G 24 Caiside Snapp 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Governors State Joliet, Illinois
G 25 Serenity Echols 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Independence Community College Memphis, Tennessee
C 30 Keanna Coburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Seward County Community College Olive Branch, Mississippi
C 44/33 Mia Hardin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr North Carolina A&T Bastrop, Louisiana
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
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm 		LeMoyne–Owen W 66–56  –
 Harrison HPER Complex (203)
Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Memphis L 78–89  0–1
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,247)
Memphis, TN
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 56–69  0–2
 Allen Arena (175)
Nashville, TN
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 54–114  0–3
 First National Bank Arena (693)
Jonesboro, AR
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB L 66–92  0–4
 Bartow Arena (360)
Birmingham, AL
November 19, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 59–66  0–5
 Thomas Assembly Center (989)
Ruston, LA
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Troy W 66–65  1–5
 Harrison HPER Complex (763)
Itta Bena, MS
December 5, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 66–77  1–6
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Nicholls L 56–67  1–7
 Harrison HPER Complex (512)
Itta Bena, MS
December 17, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Houston L 40–98  1–8
 Fertitta Center (1,229)
Houston, TX
December 19, 2024*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Texas A&M L 54–96  1–9
 Reed Arena (839)
College Station, TX
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 25 Ole Miss L 44–78  1–10
 SJB Pavilion (2,356)
Oxford, MS
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 53–89  1–11
(0–1) 		AAMU Events Center (1,187)
Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Alabama State L 49–64  1–12
(0–2) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,075)
Montgomery, AL
January 9, 2025
6:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 54–80  1–13
(0–3) 		Harrison HPER Complex (980)
Itta Bena, MS
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 69–52  2–13
(1–3) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,098)
Itta Bena, MS
January 16, 2025
5:00 pm 		at Florida A&M L 60–88  2–14
(1–4) 		Al Lawson Center (402)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Bethune–Cookman L 49–67  2–15
(1–5) 		Moore Gymnasium (676)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2025
4:00 pm 		Grambling State L 62–69  2–16
(1–6) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,523)
Itta Bena, MS
January 27, 2025
5:30 pm 		Southern L 51–71  2–17
(1–7) 		Harrison HPER Complex (2,109)
Itta Bena, MS
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 39–68  2–18
(1–8) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (749)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Alcorn State W 63–59  3–18
(2–8) 		Davey Whitney Complex (125)
Lorman, MS
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 63–76  3–19
(2–9) 		Williams Assembly Center (894)
Jackson, MS
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm 		Alabama State W 68–57  4–19
(3–9) 		Harrison HPER Complex (985)
Itta Bena, MS
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 76–95  4–20
(3–10) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,070)
Itta Bena, MS
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 50–57  4–21
(3–11) 		William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 22, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 72–81  4–22
(3–12) 		H&PE Arena (467)
Houston, TX
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 78–48  5–22
(4–12) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,995)
Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm 		Alcorn State W 72–63  6–22
(5–12) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,291)
Itta Bena, MS
March 8, 2025
12:00 pm 		Jackson State W 70–68  7–22
(6–12) 		Harrison HPER Complex (3,485)
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Florida A&M
First Round 		W 68–65 OT 8–22
 Gateway Center Arena (872)
College Park, GA
March 12, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (1) Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 43–63  8–23
 Gateway Center Arena (842)
College Park, GA
*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 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jackson State, Alcorn State basketball teams learn SWAC Tournament seedings". WLBT. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-2025 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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