2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 23
Record	8–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Tennille Adams; Sydney-Anne Cottrell; Kelly Curry; Pauline Love; Colsten Thompson;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents 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).

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Alabama	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 8 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 4 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Missouri	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
No. 18 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Auburn	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

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

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

Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Tennille Adams (Arkansas)
Sydney-Anne Cottrell (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
Kelly Curry (Texas A&M)
Pauline Love (Southern Miss)
Colsten Thompson (Alabama–Huntsville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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	W 84–59	2–0	19 – Barker	7 – Tied	5 – Green	Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639) Huntsville, AL
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 24	Troy	W 94–71	3–0	24 – Green	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,562) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	Norfolk State	W 68–58	4–0	19 – Barker	11 – Weathers	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,303) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	Alcorn State	W 88–59	5–0	18 – Cody	9 – Ezumah	6 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (2,435) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 22	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 75–52	6–0	25 – Barker	7 – Barker	4 – Green	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,721) Monroe, LA
November 25, 2024* 1:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals	W 83–33	7–0	15 – Nye	9 – Cunningham	5 – Collins	Raider Arena (200) Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket championship game	W 73–39	8–0	17 – Green	9 – Cody	6 – Green	Raider Arena (400) 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* BallerTV		vs. Michigan State or Richmond West Palm Beach Classic						Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024* BallerTV		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. ^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24	22	24	23
Coaches	25	22	21	20

References

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

[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.

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2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References