2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers are led by fourth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record12–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Starkey
  • Daphne Mitchell
  • Gary Redus II
  • Kaylin Rice
  • Joe Schwartz
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 LSU 0 0   12 0   1.000
No. 18 Tennessee 0 0   8 0   1.000
Alabama 0 0   10 1   .909
Mississippi State 0 0   10 1   .909
No. 2 South Carolina 0 0   10 1   .909
No. 6 Texas 0 0   10 1   .909
Vanderbilt 0 0   10 1   .909
No. 16 Kentucky 0 0   9 1   .900
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 0   9 1   .900
Missouri 0 0   10 3   .769
Auburn 0 0   7 3   .700
No. 25 Ole Miss 0 0   7 3   .700
Florida 0 0   7 4   .636
Georgia 0 0   6 5   .545
Texas A&M 0 0   6 5   .545
Arkansas 0 0   6 6   .500
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 16, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previouss season

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The Tigers finished the season 31–6 (13–3 SEC) to finish in second place. The Tigers advanced to the 2024 SEC women's basketball tournament championship game but lost to eventual National Champions No. 1 South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Albany 2 region. They defeated (14 A2) Rice in the first round, (11 A2) Middle Tennessee in the Second round, (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen, and lost in the Elite Eight to (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa.

Offseason

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Departures

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LSU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Angelica Velez 1 G 5'7" Freshman The Bronx, NY Transferred to Syracuse [1]
Angel Reese 10 F 6'3" Junior Baltimore, MD 2024 WNBA draft; Selected 7th overall by the Chicago Sky
Hailey Van Lith 11 G 5'7" Graduate Student Wenatchee, WA Transferred to TCU [2]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jada Richard
G
Lafayette, LA Lafayette Christian Academy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
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

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LSU Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Ref
Mjracle Shepparrd 1 G 5'10" Sophomore Kent, WA Mississippi State [3]
Jersey Wolfenbarger 8 G/F 6'5" Junior Fort Smith, AR Arkansas [4]
Kailyn Gilbert 16 G 5'8" Junior Tampa Bay, FL Arizona [5]
Shayeann Day-Wilson 50 G 5'6" Junior Toronto, ON Miami (FL) [6]

Roster

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2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mjracle Sheppard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Montverde Academy
Mississippi State
Kent, WA    
F 2 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Houston Christian HS Cleveland, TX    
G 4 Flau'jae Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sprayberry HS Savannah, GA    
F 5 Sa'Myah Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX    
G/F 8 Jersey Wolfenbarger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Northside HS
Arkansas
Fort Smith, AR    
G 12 Mikaylah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Parkway HS Bossier City, LA    
G 13 Last-Tear Poa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
Northwest Florida State College
Melbourne, Australia    
G 14 Izzy Besselman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Episcopal School Baton Rouge, LA    
G 16 Kailyn Gilbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr IMG Academy
Arizona
Tampa Bay, FL    
C 23 Aalyah Del Rosario 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So The Webb School The Bronx, NY    
G 24 Aneesah Morrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Simeon Career Academy
DePaul
Chicago, IL    
G 30 Jada Richard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA    
G 50 Shayeann Day-Wilson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Royal Crown
Miami
Toronto, ON    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Xavier New Orleans W 114–53 
 30  Johnson   10  Tied   4  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,964)
Baton Rouge, LA
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 LSU–Alexandria W 117–37 
 29  Johnson   12  Morrow   5  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,184)
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky W 95–44  1–0
 25  Johnson   11  Smith   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,822)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Northwestern State W 95–36  2–0
 24  Johnson   7  Johnson   4  Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,226)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 12, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
No. 7 Charleston Southern W 117–44  3–0
 25  Williams   20  Morrow   9  Gilbert  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,095)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Murray State W 74–60  4–0
 25  Johnson   14  Morrow   8  Day-Wilson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,181)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Troy W 98–59  5–0
 27  Johnson   13  Morrow   5  Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,735)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Tulane W 85–74  6–0
 25  Johnson   16  Morrow   5  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 25, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 7 vs. Washington
Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals
W 68–67  7–0
 19  Tied   15  Smith   7  Day-Wilson  Baha Mar Convention Center (297)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 7 vs. No. 20 NC State
Pink Flamingo Championship finals
W 82–65  8–0
 24  Williams   15  Morrow   9  Day-Wilson  Baha Mar Convention Center (327)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 North Carolina Central W 131–44  9–0
 22  Johnson   11  Morrow   4  Day-Wilson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,245)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 5, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 5 Stanford
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 94–88 OT 10–0
 32  Williams   16  Morrow   6  Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,317)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 vs. Grambling State W 100–54  11–0
 26  Morrow   16  Morrow   5  Williams  Brookshire Grocery Arena (8,299)
Bossier City, LA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 4 Louisiana W 85–57  12–0
 18  Wolfenbarger   15  Tied   4  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,328)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2024*
5:00 p.m., FS1
No. 5 vs. Seton Hall
Basketball HOF Women's Showcase
      Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 5 at UIC       Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Albany       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 2025
3:00 p.m., SECN
Auburn       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2025
5:30 p.m., SECN+
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2025
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida       Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 26, 2025
3:00 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oklahoma       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 2, 2025
1:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 9, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN
Tennessee       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ABC
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 20, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN
at Kentucky       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 SECN
vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Orange Bolster Backcourt with Transfer Angelica Velez". cuse.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ex-LSU star Hailey Van Lith transfers to TCU, source confirms". ESPN. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "LSU lands transfer point guard Mjracle Sheppard". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "LSU Women's Basketball Signs Transfer Jersey Wolfenbarger". lsusports.net. March 26, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer guard Kailyn Gilbert commits to LSU, Kim Mulkey". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Kauvar, Grant (August 21, 2024). "LSU Women's Basketball Releases Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lsusports.net. Retrieved October 23, 2024.