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	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Fred Williams; Damitria Buchanan; Savannah Carter; Ketara Chapel; Alex Stewart;
Home arena	Neville Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jordan Hunter G	Trussville, Alabama	Hewitt-Trussville HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Jordan Hunter G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Syriah Daniels F/G	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Syriah Daniels F/G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 transfer

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
^[4]

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/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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 6:00 pm	LaGrange	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	Southern Illinois	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	Virginia–Lynchburg	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN	Little Rock	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm	at California	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 11:30 am	vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm	vs. Kansas Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCN	at Virginia ACC–SEC Challenge	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	UAB	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
December 18, 2024* 11:00 am	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+	Alabama State	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	Norfolk State	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Ole Miss	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Arkansas	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN	at Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Texas	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Missouri	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Florida	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 2, 2025 11:00 am, SECN	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+	Texas A&M	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 13, 2025 5:30 pm, SECN	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN+	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+	Mississippi State	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
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. ^[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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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfer

Roster

Schedule

See also

References