2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (0–1 AAC)
Head coach	Kim McNeill (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Harris; Tamoria Holmes; Jeffrey Williams;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
South Florida	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
North Texas	3	–	1	.750	11	–	5	.688
Tulane	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
Temple	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
Tulsa	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Florida Atlantic	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Rice	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Memphis	1	–	2	.333	3	–	11	.214
Wichita State	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
UAB	1	–	3	.250	10	–	6	.625
East Carolina	0	–	3	.000	8	–	7	.533
Charlotte	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Kim McNeill, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina, as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They defeated Memphis,^[2] upset top-seeded Tulsa,^[3] and UTSA^[4] before falling to Rice in the AAC tournament championship game.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Taliyah Wyche	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Florida	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	1	Journee McDaniel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	East Tennessee State	New Bern, North Carolina
F	2	Tatyana Wyche	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Florida	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	3	Timia Ware	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	UCF	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Synia Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Riverdale Baptist School	Waldorf, Maryland
G	5	Jayla Hearp	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Smithfield High School	Hampton, Virginia
G	7	Devin Hagemann	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Detroit Edison Academy	Detroit, Michigan
F	8	Khloe Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	11	Khia Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Sidwell Friends School	Woodbridge, Virginia
G/F	12	Morgan Moseley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	St. James School	Centreville, Maryland
G	14	Bobbi Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southeast Raleigh High School	Garner, North Carolina
G/F	20	Jade Tillman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Good Counsel High School	Rockville, Maryland
F	22	Anzhané Hutton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	UCF	Dallas, Texas
F	23	Amiya Joyner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Farmville Central High School	Farmville, North Carolina
G	24	Kimora Jenkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Georgia	Long Island, New York

Head coach

Kim McNeill (Richmond)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Harris (Fordham)
Tamoria Holmes (Howard)
Jeffrey Williams (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 81–56	1–0	21 – Hearp	10 – Tal. Wyche	4 – Johnson	Williams Arena (987) Greenville, NC
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison	L 51–57	1–1	15 – Hearp	12 – Joyner	2 – Joyner	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,298) Harrisonburg, VA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman	W 67–51	2–1	14 – Hearp	10 – Joyner	3 – Hagemann	Williams Arena (884) Greenville, NC
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 44–95	2–2	25 – Joyner	10 – Joyner	3 – Hagemann	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Howard	W 65–44	3–2	32 – Joyner	15 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (6,865) Greenville, NC
November 27, 2024* 5:30 pm	vs. Montana State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–62	3–3	13 – Hearp	7 – Moseley	4 – Hearp	Thomas & Mack Center (949) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024* 5:30 pm, MW Network	at UNLV UNLV Thanksgiving Classic	L 49–64	3–4	11 – Joyner	5 – Tied	3 – Johnson	Thomas & Mack Center (906) Paradise, NV
December 8, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Elon	W 60–43	4–4	24 – Khi. Miller	8 – Joyner	4 – Johnson	Williams Arena (1,157) Greenville, NC
December 12, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops	at Hampton	W 79–47	5–4	16 – Joyner	10 – Joyner	5 – Johnson	Hampton Convocation Center (727) Hampton, VA
December 15, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion	W 59–58 ^OT	6–4	27 – Joyner	17 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Chartway Arena (1,756) Norfolk, VA
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	VCU	W 48–46	7–4	9 – Tal. Wyche	6 – Tal. Wyche	5 – Johnson	Williams Arena (1,086) Greenville, NC
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Wilmington	W 71–56	8–4	30 – Joyner	16 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,308) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 84–93	8–5 (0–1)	21 – Hearp	9 – Wyche	7 – Smith	Reynolds Center (1,251) Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulane						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Temple						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	South Florida						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Wichita State						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Memphis						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 12, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Charlotte						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UTSA						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "No. 9 ECU women upset No. 1 seed Tulsa in AAC Tournament quarterfinals". WNCT-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "Late surge by ECU ends UTSA's AAC championship hopes". The Paisano. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "East Carolina Pirates 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[2] "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[3] "No. 9 ECU women upset No. 1 seed Tulsa in AAC Tournament quarterfinals". WNCT-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[4] "Late surge by ECU ends UTSA's AAC championship hopes". The Paisano. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[5] "ECU women's basketball: Pirates lose to Rice in AAC title game". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[7] "East Carolina Pirates 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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