2024–25 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

2024–25 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–13 (9–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darrick Gibbs
  • Joe Silvestri
  • Rena Wakama
  • Shyan Mwai
  • Daishai Almond
Home arenaDevlin 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
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
Memphis 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 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represents Tulane University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by first-year head coach Ashley Langford, play their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Green Wave finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 14th (last) place.[1] They upset SMU[2] and Charlotte,[3] before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament.[4]

On March 19, 2024, head coach Lisa Stockton announced her retirement, having lead the Green Wave for 30 seasons.[5] On April 2, Stony Brook head coach and Tulane alum Ashley Langford announced that she would be stepping down from her position at Stony Brook, in order to take the same position at Tulane.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyren Whittington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Louisiana–Monroe Folsom, Louisiana
G 1 Kayla Hampton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kilgore College Bossier City, Louisiana
G 2 Victoria Keenan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Stony Brook Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
F 3 Kianni Westbrook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Oakland Augusta, Georgia
G 5 Jaylee Womack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Ponchatoula High School Springfield, Louisiana
G 7 Karma Wynn 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Pelham High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 9 Kendall Sneed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Hardin-Jefferson High School China, Texas
F 11 Dyllan Hanna 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Florida Atlantic St. Augustine, Florida
G 12 Ana Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Vandegrift High School Austin, Texas
G 13 Sadie Shores 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Woodgrove High School Purcellville, Virginia
F 22 Sherese Pittman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stony Brook Richmond, Virginia
F 23 Amira Mabry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Judson High School Converse, Texas
G 24 Kierra Middleton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Midlothian High School Arlington, Texas
F 33 Lily Ba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Blue Valley West High School Overland Park, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2024*
2:00 pm
at Loyola (New Orleans) W 104–57 
 21  Pittman   11  Mabry   10  Shores  The Den 
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 63–65  0–1
 14  Pittman   13  Hanna   5  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (848)
New Orleans, LA
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 52–60  0–2
 18  Pittman   7  Mabry   3  Whittington  Mizzou Arena (2,627)
Columbia, MO
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Grambling State W 89–65  1–2
 19  Mabry   8  Tied   7  Whittington  Devlin Fieldhouse (532)
New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 7 LSU L 74–85  1–3
 24  Whittington   8  Hanna   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jackson State W 77–37  2–3
 22  Whittington   11  Sneed   6  Whittington  Devlin Fieldhouse (675)
New Orleans, LA
November 28, 2024*
12:00 pm
vs. Florida
St. Pete Showcase
W 83–81  3–3
 22  Sneed   8  Pittman   11  Sneed  McArthur Center (273)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 30, 2024*
12:00 pm
vs. Northern Arizona
St. Pete Showcase
L 70–87  3–4
 23  Whittington   10  Pittman   5  Sneed  McArthur Center (212)
St. Petersburg, FL
December 10, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State W 67–61  4–4
 22  Pittman   8  Tied   4  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,076)
New Orleans, LA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 73–46  5–4
 15  Mabry   9  Pittman   4  Pittman  Devlin Fieldhouse (716)
New Orleans, LA
December 20, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&M
Tulane Holiday Tournament
W 53–46  6–4
 15  Whittington   10  Tied   4  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (586)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe
Tulane Holiday Tournament
W 68–63  7–4
 21  Mabry   12  Mabry   5  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (142)
New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 91–71  8–4
(1–0)
 26  Mabry   11  Mabry   5  Tied  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (463)
Boca Raton, FL
January 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice W 72–64  8–5
(1–1)
 21  Mabry   9  Mabry   4  Pittman  Devlin Fieldhouse (677)
New Orleans, LA
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte W 79–58  9–5
(2–1)
 20  Keenan   9  Tied   8  Whittington  Dale F. Halton Arena (662)
Charlotte, NC
January 8, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North Texas W 65–62  10–5
(3–1)
 20  Pittman   9  Pittman   6  Whittington  Devlin Fieldhouse (555)
New Orleans, LA
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 64–75  10–6
(3–2)
 15  Mabry   11  Pittman   2  Tied  Williams Arena (1,022)
Greenville, NC
January 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 66–62  11–6
(4–2)
 20  Mabry   13  Mabry   7  Sneed  Charles Koch Arena (956)
Wichita, KS
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Memphis L 58–68  11–7
(4–3)
 17  Keenan   10  Pittman   7  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (801)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
South Florida Postponed, rescheduled for March 6th Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple W 62–60  12–7
(5–3)
 19  Mabry   6  Pittman   4  Whittington  Liacouras Center (1,435)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 68–52  13–7
(6–3)
 15  Keenan   10  Pittman   7  Pittman  Devlin Fieldhouse (818)
New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 72–55  14–7
(7–3)
 28  Whittington   13  Hanna   7  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (708)
New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 78–67  15–7
(8–3)
 25  Pittman   8  Pittman   5  Sneed  Tudor Fieldhouse (686)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Texas L 64–69  15–8
(8–4)
 16  Sneed   12  Mabry   4  Keenan  The Super Pit (1,803)
Denton, TX
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple L 56–73  15–9
(8–5)
 15  Shores   8  Mabry   4  Shores  Devlin Fieldhouse (727)
New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 54–73  15–10
(8–6)
 21  Pittman   8  Mabry   4  Keenan  Reynolds Center (1,136)
Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State W 68–64  16–10
(9–6)
 17  Pittman   16  Pittman   6  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse (713)
New Orleans, LA
February 25, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UTSA L 73–77  16–11
(9–7)
 22  Whittington   9  Pittman   6  Sneed  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
March 4, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 64–66  16–12
(9–8)
 18  Pittman   8  Pittman   4  Sneed  Bartow Arena (310)
Birmingham, AL
March 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
South Florida Canceled Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 9, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) Wichita State
Second round
W 69–63  17–12
 26  Keenan   9  Mabry   5  Shores  Dickies Arena (2,393)
Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 59–69  17–13
 18  Sneed   11  Pittman   3  Tied  Dickies Arena (1,909)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  2. ^ "Tulane vs SMU Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 9th, 2024". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Charlotte women's basketball season ends with AAC tournament loss to Tulane 65-52". ninertimes.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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  5. ^ "Tulane women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton announces retirement". WGNO. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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