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. 21
AP	No. 20
Record	12–1 (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 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 LSU	0	–	0	–	14	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 20 Alabama	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 5 Texas	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 9 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 2 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 16 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Auburn	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 25 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
Florida	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Georgia	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	6	–	8	.429

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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).

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

College recruiting information
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	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	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	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+	No. 19	Georgia State	W 98–49	9–0	22 – Green	11 – Cody	7 – Green	Coleman Coliseum (3,125) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 5, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at California ACC–SEC Challenge	L 65–69	9–1	28 – Green	9 – Weathers	4 – Barker	Haas Pavilion (1,432) Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Murray State	W 90–63	10–1	21 – Barker	9 – Barker	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,600) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2024* 3:30 p.m., BallerTV		vs. No. 15 Michigan State West Palm Beach Classic	W 82–67	11–1	18 – Nye	8 – Cody	8 – Weathers	Massimino Court (215) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024* 12:15 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Richmond West Palm Beach Classic	W 75–68	12–1	23 – Barker	6 – Green	5 – Green	Massimino Court (121) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+	No. 20	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, SECN+		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 12, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+		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, SECN+		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, ESPN/SECN		LSU						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2025 1:30 pm, SECN+		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
RV = Received votes
	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	19	RV	RV	20
Coaches	25	22	21	20	17	22	24	21

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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v t e Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Venues	Coleman Coliseum (1975–2011, 2016–present) Foster Auditorium (1974–1975, 2011–2016)
Rivalries	Auburn
Culture & lore	History Traditions Big Al Mark's Madness / Crimson Chaos
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References