2024–25 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball team

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–19 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Sandy Pugh (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rhonda Jackson
  • David Frank Jr.
  • Jeanette Jackson
  • Jaime Gonzales
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
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
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
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 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Panthers, who were led by seventh-year head coach Sandy Pugh, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Lady Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 11–18, 7–11 in SWAC play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Jackson State in the SWAC tournament.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Prairie View A&M was picked to finish sixth 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

No Lady Panthers were named to the first or second Preseason All-SWAC teams.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 CJ Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Stockbridge High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 1 Nyam Thornton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Penn State Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Mikayla Hutchinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Trinity Valley Community College Mansfield, Texas
G 4 Kaci Chairs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Grambling State New Orleans, Louisiana
G 10 Crystal Schultz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Fort Bend Austin High School Houston, Texas
G 11 Ash'a Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Houston DeSoto, Texas
G 12 Amya Edwards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hendrickson High School Pflugerville, Texas
F/C 20 Adreanna Waddle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Weatherford College Fort Worth, Texas
F 21 Nia Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Bethune–Cookman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 24 Laila Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Madison Prep Academy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 31 Ja'nya Polk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Fr Itawamba Community College Oneonta, Alabama
C 44 Amauri Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Vanderbilt North Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Texas College W 105–71  1–0
 William Nicks Building (493)
Prairie View, TX
November 13, 2024*
5:30 pm 		Jarvis Christian W 105–62  2–0
 William Nicks Building (164)
Prairie View, TX
November 18, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 49–68  2–1
 McDermott Center (94)
San Antonio, TX
November 22, 2024*
2:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Washington L 50–65  2–2
 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,665)
Seattle, WA
November 26, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia L 62–79  2–3
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,672)
Athens, GA
December 2, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State L 45–74  2–4
 Charles Koch Arena (910)
Wichita, KS
December 17, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan L 58–87  2–5
 University Arena (695)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 20, 2024*
2:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 57–96  2–6
 Williams Arena (2,570)
Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2024*
3:00 pm 		Wiley W 85–44  3–6
 William Nicks Building (226)
Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm 		Southern L 48–60  3–7
(0–1) 		William Nicks Building (127)
Prairie View, TX
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm 		Grambling State L 44–67  3–8
(0–2) 		William Nicks Building (148)
Prairie View, TX
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State L 52–69  3–9
(0–3) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,098)
Itta Bena, MS
January 13, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 68–61  4–9
(1–3) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (476)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 62–52  5–9
(2–3) 		William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm 		Jackson State L 48–67  5–10
(2–4) 		William Nicks Building (113)
Prairie View, TX
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Alabama State L 62–68  5–11
(2–5) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (645)
Montgomery, AL
January 27, 2025
5:30 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 59–68  5–12
(2–6) 		AAMU Events Center (1,108)
Huntsville, AL
February 1, 2025
12:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 69–82  5–13
(2–7) 		H&PE Arena (3,017)
Houston, TX
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm 		Florida A&M L 48–65  5–14
(2–8) 		William Nicks Building (176)
Prairie View, TX
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		Bethune–Cookman W 65–60  6–14
(3–8) 		William Nicks Building (180)
Prairie View, TX
February 13, 2025
6:30 pm 		at Grambling State L 54–75  6–15
(3–9) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (577)
Grambling, LA
February 15, 2025
2:30 pm 		at Southern L 42–86  6–16
(3–10) 		F. G. Clark Center (3,189)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 57–50  7–16
(4–10) 		William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 67–65 OT 8–16
(5–10) 		William Nicks Building (320)
Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Jackson State W 71–63  9–16
(6–10) 		Williams Assembly Center (368)
Jackson, MS
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Alcorn State L 39–61  9–17
(6–11) 		Davey Whitney Complex (150)
Lorman, MS
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 60–64  9–18
(6–12) 		William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2025
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Bethune–Cookman
First Round 		W 57–52 OT 10–18
 Gateway Center Arena (350)
College Park, GA
March 12, 2025
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (2) Texas Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 49–69  10–19
 Gateway Center Arena (975)
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 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jackson State women survive first test in SWAC tournament win over Prairie View". HBCU Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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