2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Harlyn Wyatt; Josh Cooperwood; Whitney Bays; Nadiria Evans; Keondra McKinney;
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Alex Simmons, play their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee, as members of the American Athletic Conference.

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	7	–	0	1.000	16	–	2	.889
North Texas	6	–	1	.857	14	–	5	.737
Temple	5	–	1	.833	11	–	6	.647
South Florida	5	–	2	.714	12	–	8	.600
Tulane	4	–	3	.571	11	–	7	.611
Rice	3	–	3	.500	10	–	8	.556
Tulsa	3	–	3	.500	9	–	9	.500
UAB	3	–	4	.429	12	–	7	.632
East Carolina	2	–	4	.333	10	–	8	.556
Memphis	2	–	4	.333	4	–	13	.235
Florida Atlantic	1	–	5	.167	9	–	10	.474
Wichita State	1	–	6	.143	7	–	13	.350
Charlotte	0	–	6	.000	5	–	12	.294

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of January 18, 2025

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 13–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by East Carolina in the second round of the AAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Destyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Wright State	Lexington, Kentucky
G	1	Tilly Boler (5Y)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Jackson State	Meridian, Mississippi
G	2	Taylor Barner	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Panther Creek High School	Cary, North Carolina
G	3	Elauna Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Ole Miss	Helena, Arkansas
G	5	Ally Hollifield	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Shelby High School	Shelby, North Carolina
G	6	DeeDee Hagemann	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Michigan State	Detroit, Michigan
F	7	Hannah Riddick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Calgary, Alberta
F	10	Bailey Gilmore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Vanderbilt	Midway, Georgia
G	11	Tanyuel Welch	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	North Central High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	21	Latazia Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Layken Cox	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	23	Raven Sims	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Bartlett High School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	24	Tamya Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Pleasant Grove High School	Pleasant Grove, Alabama
F	30	Alasia Smith (5Y)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Johnson City, Tennessee
F	34	Quinzia Fulmore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Towson	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Alex Simmons (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane)
Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State)
Whitney Bays (Purdue)
Nadiria Evans (UNC Asheville)
Keondra McKinney (Charlotte)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+	No. 1 South Carolina Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic	L 63–106	–	16 – Boler	6 – Fulmore	4 – Welch	FedExForum (8,748) Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 89–78	1–0	26 – Riddick	17 – Riddick	5 – Welch	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,247) Memphis, TN
November 7, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 56–100	1–1	23 – Boler	8 – Fulmore	4 – Sims	Humphrey Coliseum (4,971) Starkville, MS
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford	W 88–75	2–1	28 – A. Smith	9 – Riddick	4 – Welch	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (802) Memphis, TN
November 13, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State	L 66–95	2–2	18 – Eaton	9 – Welch	7 – Welch	Worthen Arena (1,809) Muncie, IN
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 57–63	2–3	23 – Boler	15 – A. Smith	3 – Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (915) Memphis, TN
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	L 83–87	2–4	20 – Boler	12 – A. Smith	6 – A. Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,113) Memphis, TN
December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State	L 71–78	2–5	20 – Eaton	9 – A. Smith	3 – Eaton	Brooks Gymnasium (812) Johnson City, TN
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss	L 69–82	2–6	22 – Boler	9 – A. Smith	2 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (1,258) Hattiesburg, MS
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy	L 67–85	2–7	21 – Welch	8 – A. Smith	3 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,245) Troy, AL
December 18, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPNews	No. 18 Tennessee	L 75–90	2–8	23 – Boler	8 – Tied	4 – Hagemann	FedExForum (3,019) Memphis, TN
December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	Louisville Rivalry	L 68–87	2–9	20 – Boler	6 – A. Smith	8 – Hagemann	FedExForum (2,021) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
January 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Wichita State	W 93-83	3-9 (1-0)	– -	– -	– -	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Texas	L 71-73	9-10 (1-1)	– -	– -	– -	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB	L 56-73	9-11 (1-2)	– -	– -	– -	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice	L 59-70	9-12 (1-3)	– -	– -	– -	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UTSA	L 68-70	9-13 (1-4)	– -	– -	– -	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Charlotte						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	East Carolina						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 5, 2025 10:00 am, ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 12, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UAB						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Temple						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
March 4, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Memphis Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[2] "Defensive stops at the end lift ECU women's basketball to AAC tournament win over Memphis". WITN-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[4] "Memphis Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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