2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball
2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawn Thornton (1st season);
Associate head coach	Tim Valentine
Assistant coaches	Briona Brown; Erika Sisk;
Home arena	Alabama A&M Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
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
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182
Southern	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	1	–	9	.100
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	1	–	10	.091

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of December 21, 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.^[1] They were upset by Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.^[2]

On March 19, 2024, the school announced that head coach Margaret Richards would be stepping down from her head coaching position.^[3] On April 6, 2024, the school named Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Dawn Thornton as the Lady Bulldogs' next head coach.^[4]

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

Dawn Thornton (Jackson State)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Valentine (Southern Wesleyan)
Briona Brown (Jacksonville)
Erika Sisk (Mississippi)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Bulldogs Suffer Heartbreaking SWAC Tourney Loss to End Season". aamusports.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[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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