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	3–2 (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 →

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).

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 17 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Missouri	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Auburn	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Georgia	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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 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/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^#	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+	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+	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, BTN+	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	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						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+	vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	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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2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

See also

References