2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–18 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Fred Williams; Damitria Buchanan; Savannah Carter; Ketara Chapel; Alex Stewart;
Home arena	Neville Arena

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5 Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Johnnie Harris, play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 20–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh in the SEC and received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Arizona in the First Four.

Offseason

Departures

Auburn Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
JaMya Mingo-Young	2	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Bogalusa, Louisiana	Graduated
McKenna Eddings	3	G	6'0"	Junior	Williamsburg, Virginia	Transferred to Georgia Southern	^[1]
Sydney Shaw	5	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Miami, Florida	Transferred to West Virginia	^[2]
Kionna Gaines	15	G	5'9"	Junior	Columbus, Georgia	Transferred to Kennesaw State	^[3]
Honesty Scott-Grayson	23	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Brick, New Jersey	Graduated
Carsen McFadden	24	G	5'8"	Senior	Fairview, Texas	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Jordan Hunter G	Trussville, Alabama	Hewitt-Trussville HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Jordan Hunter G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Syriah Daniels F/G	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Syriah Daniels F/G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Yuting Deng G	Hunan, China	FIBA China	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Yuting Deng G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfers

Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Taliah Scott	0	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Orange Park, Florida	Arkansas
DeYona Gaston	5	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Pearland, Texas	Texas
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Roster

2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Taliah Scott	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	St. Johns Country Day School Arkansas	Orange Park, FL
F	1	Celia Sumbane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Quinta dos Lombos South Plains College	Maputo, Mozambique
G	2	Jordan Hunter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hewitt-Trussville HS	Trussville, AL
G	4	Kaitlyn Duhon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Summer Creek HS	Houston, TX
F	5	DeYona Gaston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Pearland HS Texas	Pearland, TX
F	7	Yakiya Milton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Mandarin HS	Jacksonville, FL
G	9	Yuting Deng	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	FIBA China	Hunan, China
G/F	11	Syriah Daniels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Auburn HS	Auburn, AL
G	12	Mar'shaun Bostic	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Vashon HS	St. Louis, MO
F	14	Taylen Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Muldrow HS Oklahoma State	Muldrow, OK
C	20	Oyindamola Akinbolawa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Zenith League	Lagos, Nigeria
G	21	Audia Young	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	FSU School	Tallahassee, FL
C	30	Savannah Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Conway HS	Conway, AR
C	32	Timya Thurman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Linden HS	Linden, AL

Head coach

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Williams (Boise State)
Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M)
Savannah Carter (Mississippi State)
Ketara Chapel (Mississippi State)
Alex Stewart (Georgia Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 6:00 pm		LaGrange	W 106–26		32 – Gaston	14 – Tied	13 – Bostic	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 65–31	1–0	14 – Gaston	10 – Collins	6 – Hunter	Neville Arena (2,564) Auburn, AL
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Virginia–Lynchburg	W 128–36	2–0	36 – Gaston	11 – Gaston	6 – Tied	Neville Arena (2,670) Auburn, AL
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN		Little Rock	W 82–48	3–0	26 – T. Scott	14 – Gaston	7 – Bostic	Neville Arena (2,682) Auburn, AL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+		at No. 23 Oregon	L 68–70	3–1	28 – T. Scott	6 – Tied	5 – Bostic	Matthew Knight Arena (5,067) Eugene, OR
November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at California	L 59–63	3–2	16 – Gaston	8 – Sumbane	3 – Bostic	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	W 65–64	4–2	18 – Gaston	10 – Akinbolawa	7 – Bostic	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+		vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam	W 82–50	5–2	28 – Gaston	10 – Tied	4 – Gaston	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kansas Paradise Jam	L 60–61	5–3	16 – Sumbane	15 – Gaston	7 – Bostic	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCN		at Virginia ACC–SEC Challenge	W 66–57	6–3	23 – Gaston	7 – Collins	7 – Bostic	John Paul Jones Arena (3,994) Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		UAB	W 69–62	7–3	15 – Collins	10 – Collins	6 – Bostic	Neville Arena (4,008) Auburn, AL
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 68–51	8–3	29 – Gaston	10 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Cajundome (5,877) Lafayette, LA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 83–40	9–3	35 – Gaston	7 – Gaston	6 – Sumbane	Neville Arena (3,076) Auburn, AL
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Norfolk State	L 57–63	9–4	29 – Gaston	12 – Gaston	8 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,012) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 25 Ole Miss	L 58–85	9–5 (0–1)	30 – Gaston	6 – Gaston	3 – Collins	Neville Arena (2,955) Auburn, AL
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN		at No. 6 LSU	L 63–73	9–6 (0–2)	16 – Gaston	6 – Sumbane	2 – Sumbane	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,302) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas	L 58–59	9–7 (0–3)	16 – Gaston	9 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Neville Arena (2,791) Auburn, AL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN		at No. 15 Kentucky	L 61–80	9–8 (0–4)	23 – Gaston	8 – Sumbane	6 – Bostic	Memorial Coliseum (4,579) Lexington, KY
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		No. 7 Texas	L 57–74	9–9 (0–5)	18 – Tied	8 – Akinbolawa	6 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,151) Auburn, AL
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Missouri	W 75–60	10–9 (1–5)	13 – Tied	11 – Sumbane	4 – Collins	Neville Arena (3,692) Auburn, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Mississippi State	L 56–96	10–10 (1–6)	26 – Gaston	6 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Humphrey Coliseum (4,652) Starkville, MS
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Florida	W 74–51	11–10 (2–6)	18 – Gaston	12 – Collins	11 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL
February 2, 2025 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 2 South Carolina	L 66–83	11–11 (2–7)	31 – Gaston	5 – Tied	9 – Bostic	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Texas A&M	W 65–52	12–11 (3–7)	18 – Gaston	6 – Tied	10 – Bostic	Neville Arena (2,891) Auburn, AL
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 16 Oklahoma	L 71–73	12–12 (3–8)	24 – Gaston	7 – Milton	5 – Bostic	Lloyd Noble Center (3,048) Norman, OK
February 13, 2025 5:30 pm, SECN		at No. 15 Tennessee	L 61–99	12–13 (3–9)	24 – Gaston	12 – Gaston	8 – Bostic	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,817) Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt	L 88–98 ^OT	12–14 (3–10)	27 – Deng	9 – Deng	11 – Bostic	Neville Arena (4,353) Auburn, AL
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN		at No. 18 Alabama	L 50–66	12–15 (3–11)	19 – Gaston	13 – Gaston	5 – Bostic	Coleman Coliseum (4,340) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Georgia	L 59–62	12–16 (3–12)	26 – Gaston	6 – Gaston	8 – Bostic	Stegeman Coliseum (2,470) Athens, GA
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Mississippi State	L 66–73	12–17 (3–13)	33 – Gaston	10 – Bostic	8 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,317) Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Florida First Round	L 50–60	12–18	16 – Gaston	11 – Gaston	4 – Bostic	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[5]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Adds Five Senior Transfers For 2024-25". gseagles.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Kellogg Announces Signing of Sydney Shaw". wvusports.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Kionna Gaines Kennesaw State". ksuowls.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Auburn women's basketball signs All-Big 12 forward DeYona Gaston". auburntigers.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". auburntigers.com. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Women's Basketball Adds Five Senior Transfers For 2024-25". gseagles.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[2] "Kellogg Announces Signing of Sydney Shaw". wvusports.com. April 17, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[3] "Kionna Gaines Kennesaw State". ksuowls.com. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] "Auburn women's basketball signs All-Big 12 forward DeYona Gaston". auburntigers.com. April 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[5] "Auburn women's basketball announces non-conference schedule". auburntigers.com. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1974–2010) Neville Arena (2010–present)
Culture & lore	History Aubie
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

See also

References