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2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

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2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record1–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tennille Adams
  • Sydney-Anne Cottrell
  • Kelly Curry
  • Pauline Love
  • Colsten Thompson
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Alabama 0 0   1 0   1.000
Auburn 0 0   1 0   1.000
Florida 0 0   1 0   1.000
Georgia 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 22 Kentucky 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 7 LSU 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 1 South Carolina 0 0   1 0   1.000
Vanderbilt 0 0   1 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
No. 4 Texas 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas 0 0   0 1   .000
Missouri 0 0   0 1   .000
No. 20 Ole Miss 0 0   0 1   .000
Texas A&M 0 0   0 1   .000
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of November 4, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by twelfth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their home games at Coleman Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Crimson Tide finished the season 24–10 (10–6 SEC) to finish in a tie for fourth in the SEC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Florida State in the first round before falling to 1 seed Texas in the secound round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Alabama Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Loyal McQueen 0 G 5'8" Senior Florence, South Carolina Transferred to Clemson [1]
Meg Newman 42 F 6'3" RS Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to DePaul [2]
Del'Janae Williams 51 G 5'8" Graduate Student Detroit, Michigan Graduated

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eris Lester
G
Jacksonville, Florida Montverde Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Chloe Spreen
G
Bedford, Indiana Bedford North Lawrence HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Leah Brooks
F
Toney, Alabama Hazel Green HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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

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Alabama Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Christabel Ezumah 1 F 6'2" Graduate Student Sugar Hill, Georgia Campbell
Zaay Green 14 G 6'2" Graduate Student Duncanville, Texas Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Diana Collins 20 G 5'9" Sophomore Lilburn, Georgia Ohio State
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Roster

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2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Christabel Ezumah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Lanier HS
Campbell
Sugar Hill, GA
G 2 Chloe Spreen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence HS Bedford, IN
G 3 Sarah Ashlee Barker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Spain Park HS
Georgia
Birmingham, AL
G 4 Eris Lester 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Montverde Academy Jacksonville, FL
G 5 Reychel Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Millbrook HS Raleigh, NC
C 13 JeAnna Cunningham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS St. Francis Prep
West Virginia
Long Island, NY
G 14 Zaay Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Duncanville HS
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Duncanville, TX
G 20 Diana Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brookwood HS
Ohio State
Lilburn, GA
F 21 Essence Cody 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Valdosta HS Valdosta, GA
G 22 Karly Weathers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Loretto HS Loretto, TN
G 23 Jessica Timmons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr North Mecklenburg HS
NC State
Charlotte, NC
F 24 Leah Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hazel Green HS Toney, AL
F 31 Naomi Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Jackson HS Jackson, AL
G/F 32 Aaliyah Nye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS East Lansing HS
Illinois
East Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm
No. 24 Columbus State W 95–62 
 20  Barker   9  Barker   5  Green  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, SECN+
No. 24 New Orleans W 115–53  1–0
 25  Nye   8  Barker   6  Green  Coleman Coliseum (2,710)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 7, 2024*
7:30 pm
No. 24 at Alabama A&M       Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 24 Troy       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 13, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+
Norfolk State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+
Alcorn State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
November 25, 2024*
1:30 pm
vs. Alabama State
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals
      Raider Arena 
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024*
vs. Clemson or UAB
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket
      Raider Arena 
Niceville, FL
December 2, 2024*
11:00 am, SECN+
Georgia State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at California
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Murray State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2024*
vs. Michigan State or Richmond
West Palm Beach Classic
      Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024*
vs. Michigan State or Richmond
West Palm Beach Classic
      Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024*
11:00 am, SECN+
Jacksonville       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN+
Florida       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+
Missouri       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 12, 2025
3:00 pm
at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm
South Carolina       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2025
3:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+
Georgia       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN
at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 17, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2025
5:30 pm
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 23, 2025
4:00 pm, SECN
Auburn       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2025
8:00 pm
LSU       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2025
1:30 pm
at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP24
Coaches25

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former SEC Point Guard Returns Home, Signs With Tigers". clemsontigers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Signs Meg Newman for 2024-25". depaulbluedemons.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Alabama Signs North Carolina State Transfer Jessica Timmons". rolltide.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2024-25 Southeastern Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.