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2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Dawn Thornton (1st season)
Associate head coachTim Valentine
Assistant coaches
  • Briona Brown
  • Erika Sisk
Home arenaAlabama A&M Events Center
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →
2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama A&M 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Bethune–Cookman 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273
Grambling State 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273
Prairie View A&M 0 – 0   – 2 – 6   .250
Alabama State 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
Alcorn State 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
Florida A&M 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
Jackson State 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200
Southern 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100
Texas Southern 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner
As of December 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Alabama A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, who are led by first-year head coach Dawn Thornton, will play their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place place. They were upset by Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.

On March 19, 2024, the school announced that head coach Margaret Richards would be stepping down from her head coaching position. On April 6, 2024, the school named Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Dawn Thornton as the Lady Bulldogs' next head coach.

Roster

2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Darian Burgin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 Mailyn Wilkerson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Arkansas State Houston, Texas
G 2 Jaiyah Harris-Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Little Rock Miami, Florida
F 3 Alisha Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Academy of Art La Verne, California
G 4 Kourtney Rittenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Loganville, Georgia
F 5 Crystianna Whitehead 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Arkansas–Pine Bluff Cordova, Tennessee
G 8 Nyla Allen 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) GS Savannah State Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Aniya Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Georgia State LaGrange, Georgia
G 12 Tia Harvey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Little Rock Sachse, Texas
G 15 Coriah Beck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Memphis, Tennessee
C 21 LaCambria Shakespeare 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Collins Hill High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Shelomi Sanders 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Colorado Rockwall, Texas
C 23 Maori Davenport 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Troy, Alabama
G 24 Lauryn Pendleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Arkansas State Little Rock, Arkansas
G 25 Kalia Walker 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Alexander, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m. 		Oakwood W 96–50  –
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,391)
Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 24 Alabama L 59–84  0–1
 Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639)
Huntsville, AL
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Michigan W 66–57  1–1
 George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,147)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 12, 2024*
5:30 p.m. 		UAB L 67–74  1–2
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,065)
Huntsville, AL
November 19, 2024*
11:00 a.m. 		Kansas City W 57–52  2–2
 Alabama A&M Events Center (4,237)
Huntsville, AL
November 22, 2024*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		at Alabama–Huntsville W 71–68  3–2
 Spragins Hall (828)
Huntsville, AL
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		vs. Utah Valley
San Diego MTE 		L 54–56  3–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (88)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		at San Diego
San Diego MTE 		W 78–67  4–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,012)
San Diego, CA
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood W 61–58  5–3
 Hyland Performance Arena (297)
St. Charles, MO
December 17, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Alabama CB&S Bank Arena 
Florence, AL
December 20, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2024*
TBA 		vs. Central Arkansas/Louisiana–Monroe
Tulane Holiday Tournament 		Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN 		at Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Mississippi Valley State Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
January 9, 2025
5:00 p.m. 		at Jackson State Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at Alcorn State Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Alabama State Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Texas Southern Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		at Bethune–Cookman Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, FL
February 1, 2025
3:00 p.m. 		at Florida A&M Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Grambling State Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Southern Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
February 13, 2025
TBA 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff H.O. Clemmons Arena 
Pine Bluff, AR
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		at Mississippi Valley State Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman Alabama A&M Events Center 
Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m. 		at Alabama State Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
March 6, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		at Grambling State Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
March 8, 2025
2:30 p.m. 		at Southern F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
March 12–15, 2025
TBA 		vs.  Gateway Center Arena 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:

References

  1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  2. "Bulldogs Suffer Heartbreaking SWAC Tourney Loss to End Season". aamusports.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. Howard, Brian (March 19, 2024). "Alabama A&M Announces Leadership Change in Women's Basketball" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. Howard, Brian (April 6, 2024). "Alabama A&M Tabs Dawn Thornton Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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