2024–25 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2024–25 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
2024–25 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	8–6 (2–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Tony Kemper (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kaitlynn Pacholke; Tanaeya King; Hailey Estes;
Home arena	Farris Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
Stetson	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	6	.571
Bellarmine	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Lipscomb	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
Central Arkansas	2	–	1	.667	8	–	6	.571
Austin Peay	2	–	1	.667	7	–	7	.500
North Alabama	2	–	1	.667	7	–	7	.500
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	11	–	5	.688
West Georgia*	1	–	2	.333	7	–	7	.500
Jacksonville	0	–	2	.000	6	–	8	.429
North Florida	0	–	2	.000	4	–	11	.267
Queens*	0	–	3	.000	6	–	8	.429
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of January 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by second-year head coach Tony Kemper, play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Sugar Bears finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated North Alabama,^[2] and Eastern Kentucky,^[3] before falling to Florida Gulf Coast in the ASUN tournament championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they would fall to eventual tournament champions Saint Louis in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jade Upshaw	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Arkansas State	Sapulpa, Oklahoma
G	1	Kinley Fisher	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Mercer	Greenwood, Arkansas
G	3	Randrea Wright	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	4	Cheyanne Kemp	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Morrilton High School	Morrilton, Arkansas
F	5	Bree Stephens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Dodge City Community College	Townsville, Australia
G	6	Leah Mafua	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Dodge City Community College	Wellington, New Zealand
G	10	Jenna Cook	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Cabot High School	Cabot, Arkansas
F	12	Destine Duckworth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	SIU Edwardsville	North Little Rock, Arkansas
F	21	Kamryn Griffin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Clark High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	23	Kaidyn Beckwith	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Conway High School	Conway, Arkansas
F	32	Elizabeth Abiara	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Ridge High School	Mansfield, Texas
F	42	Cheyenne Banks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Coffeyville Community College	McLoud, Oklahoma

Head coach

Tony Kemper (Fort Hays State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kaitlynn Pacholke (Newberry)
Tanaeya King (Utah)
Hailey Estes (Henderson State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Hendrix	W 104–30	1–0	Farris Center (376) Conway, AR
November 8, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Samford	W 63–44	2–0	Farris Center (1,036) Conway, AR
November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 87–67	3–0	Skyhawk Arena (1,103) Martin, TN
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 58–89	3–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,714) Stillwater, OK
November 25, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Central Baptist	W 120–47	4–1	Farris Center (837) Conway, AR
December 1, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at No. 9 Kansas State	L 39–86	4–2	Bramlage Coliseum (4,057) Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock	W 55–42	5–2	Farris Center (865) Conway, AR
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	W 62–52	6–2	Prather Coliseum (343) Natchitoches, LA
December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm	vs. Louisiana–Monroe Tulane Holiday Tournament	L 49–65	6–3	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm	vs. Alabama A&M Tulane Holiday Tournament	L 53–55	6–4	Devlin Fieldhouse (535) New Orleans, LA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas	L 70–87	6–5	Bud Walton Arena (2,976) Fayetteville, AR
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	W 74–63	7–5 (1–0)	Farris Center (673) Conway, AR
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	L 60–68	7–6 (1–1)	Knights Hall (372) Louisville, KY
January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 86–75	8–6 (2–1)	Farris Center (337) Conway, AR
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	North Florida			Farris Center Conway, AR
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson			Farris Center Conway, AR
January 23, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 6, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
March 1, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "UNA basketball out of ASUN tournament". The Flor-Ala. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "UCA women's basketball hopes to make first NCAA Tournament appearance in 7 years". thv11.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "FGCU beats Central Arkansas for ASUN women's basketball title, earns 10th NCAA Tournament berth". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "Sugar Bears' run in fourth not enough to stop Billikens". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[2] "UNA basketball out of ASUN tournament". The Flor-Ala. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[3] "UCA women's basketball hopes to make first NCAA Tournament appearance in 7 years". thv11.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[4] "FGCU beats Central Arkansas for ASUN women's basketball title, earns 10th NCAA Tournament berth". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[5] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[6] "Sugar Bears' run in fourth not enough to stop Billikens". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[7] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[8] "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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