2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–7 (0–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Hana Haden (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fessler; Dexter Jenkins; Dee Anderson;
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse; Hill Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	4	.733
Old Dominion	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	4	.733
Appalachian State	3	–	0	1.000	7	–	6	.538
Coastal Carolina	2	–	1	.667	11	–	2	.846
Troy	2	–	1	.667	8	–	7	.533
Louisiana	2	–	1	.667	6	–	6	.500
Arkansas State	2	–	1	.667	6	–	7	.462
Texas State	1	–	2	.333	7	–	6	.538
Georgia State	1	–	2	.333	7	–	7	.500
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	2	.333	5	–	9	.357
Southern Miss	1	–	2	.333	5	–	9	.357
Georgia Southern	0	–	3	.000	7	–	8	.467
Marshall	0	–	3	.000	5	–	9	.357
South Alabama	0	–	3	.000	4	–	10	.286

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Southern Eagles, led by first-year head coach Hana Haden, played their first two home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia and will finish their remaining home games at the nearby Hill Convocation Center following its opening on December 4. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

On March 12, 2024, Anita Howard and Georgia Southern mutually agreed for her to step down as head coach.^[1] D-II Georgia Southwestern State head coach Hana Haden was hired by the eagles on March 29.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bukky Akinsola	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Immaculate Conception HS High Point	Hillside, NJ
G/F	1	Tamiria Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Huffman HS	Birmingham, AL
G	3	Nicole Gwynn	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Wethersfield HS Queens	Hartford, CT
G	4	Jazmyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Braswell HS Grambling State	Dallas, TX
C	7	Paris Gaines	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Jones HS Kansas	Orlando, FL
G	10	Jamiria Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Huffman HS	Birmingham, AL
F	12	Liv Fuller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Clearwater HS	Clearwater, FL
F	21	Ashantay Noble	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bulloch Academy	Statesboro, GA
F	23	Deannasty Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Tom C. Clark HS Northwest Florida State	San Antonio, TX
G	30	McKenna Eddings	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Warhill HS Auburn	Williamsburg, VA
F	32	Leah Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		The Pennington School Georgia Southwestern State	Ewing, NJ
F	34	Indya Green	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Kickapoo HS Missouri State	Springfield, MO
G	55	Nakiyah Mays-Prince	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Example Academy Delaware	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Hana Haden (Western Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa)
Dexter Jenkins (North Carolina Central)
Dee Anderson (Florida)

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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio MAC–SBC Challenge	W 82–70	1–0	Convocation Center (679) Athens, OH
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Florida	W 81–65	2–0	UNF Arena (498) Jacksonville, FL
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethune–Cookman	W 54–50	3–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (812) Statesboro, GA
November 16, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Longwood	W 68–60	4–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (503) Statesboro, GA
November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington	L 46–56	4–1	Charles E. Smith Center (358) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., B1G+	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Rutgers Battle on the Banks	W 58–47	5–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,651) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	at Rutgers Rutgers Battle on the Banks	L 60–77	5–2	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville	L 51–56	5–3	Hill Convocation Center (924) Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Coastal Georgia	W 78–46	6–3	Hill Convocation Center (3,925) Statesboro, GA
December 18, 2024* 2:00 p.m., GCU Lopes Live	vs. Florida Atlantic GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic	L 66–71	6–4	Global Credit Union Arena (107) Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2024* 2:00 p.m., GCU Lopes Live	vs. Wright State GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic	W 88–82	7–4	Global Credit Union Arena (106) Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon GCU Have Fayth Christmas Classic	L 52–79	7–5	Global Credit Union Arena (512) Phoenix, AZ
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana	L 57–68	7–6 (0–1)	Hill Convocation Center (535) Statesboro, GA
January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 67–83	7–7 (0–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (886) Monroe, LA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State			First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State			GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State			Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	TBD MAC–SBC Challenge			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion			Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion			Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD			Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

Notes

^ Hosted their first two home games
^ Hosting their remaining twelve home games

References

^ "Change of Leadership For Eagle Women's Basketball Program Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 12, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "Hana Haden Named Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 29, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[Hanner-1] Hosted their first two home games

[Hill-2] Hosting their remaining twelve home games

[3] "Change of Leadership For Eagle Women's Basketball Program Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 12, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[4] "Hana Haden Named Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Georgia Southern Eagles. March 29, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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v t e Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1973–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 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

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References