2024–25 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team

2024–25 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–16 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Vernette Skeete (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Richard Jowers Michael Davis Jr. Rob Marble
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena

2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern †	15	–	3		.833			21	–	15		.583
Texas Southern	14	–	4		.778			17	–	16		.515
Alabama A&M	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Jackson State	13	–	5		.722			16	–	15		.516
Grambling State	12	–	6		.667			15	–	15		.500
Alcorn State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	18		.438
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Prairie View A&M	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
Alabama State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	17		.056			3	–	25		.107
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team will represent Texas Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, who are led by third-year head coach Vernette Skeete, will play their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 7–22, 5–12 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] Since only the top eight teams qualify for the SWAC tournament, the Lady Tigers failed to qualify.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Texas Southern was picked to finish ninth in the SWAC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

SWAC preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Grambling State	276 (10)
2	Southern	232 (2)
3	Alabama A&M	226 (4)
4	Jackson State	211 (4)
5	Florida A&M	178 (3)
6	Prairie View A&M	165 (1)
7	Alcorn State	157
8	Bethune–Cookman	142
9	Texas Southern	117
10	Alabama State	114
11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	86
12	Mississippi Valley State	46

Source:[3]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

One Lady Tiger were named to the first Preseason All-SWAC teams.[3]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
Second	Jaida Belton	Forward-Center	Junior

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Texas Southern Lady Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Daeja Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fresno City College Fresno, CA G 3 Aaliyah Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So SMU Norman, OK G 4 Nya Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Texas A&M–Commerce Dallas, TX F/C 5 Jaida Belton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr New Hope Academy Baltimore, MD F 8 Deivejon Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr SUNY Sullivan Bronx, NY G 10 Maci Quiller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hendrickson High School Pflugerville, TX G 11 Tianna Mathis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Blinn College Bryan, TX G 12 Aylasia Fantroy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ohio Palestine, TX G 15 Alisa Knight 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, TX F 21 Treasure Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Eastern Michigan Joliet, IL G 22 Courtlyn Loudermill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS North Texas Dallas, TX G 23 Mikayla Malik 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Tuskegee Houston, TX G 24 Anela Thomas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Saint Mary's Oakland, CA	Head coach Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State) Assistant coach(es) Richard Jowers (Elizabeth City State) Michael Davis Jr. (UAB) Rob Marble (Texas Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 45–86	0–1	William R. Johnson Coliseum (983) Nacogdoches, TX
November 7, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 54–78	0–2	The Super Pit (1,643) Denton, TX
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 57–87	0–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,675) Stillwater, OK
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YouTube		East Texas A&M	L 86–87	0–4	H&PE Arena (373) Houston, TX
November 26, 2024* 1:00 p.m.		College of Biblical Studies	W 119–27	1–4	H&PE Arena (272) Houston, TX
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Baylor	L 29–101	1–5	Foster Pavilion (3,121) Waco, TX
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m.		UCF	L 87–93	1–6	H&PE Arena (272) Houston, TX
December 13, 2024* 11:15 a.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 62–89	1–7	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,599) Houston, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M	L 60–85	1–8	Reed Arena (2,977) College Station, TX
December 19, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 58–72	1–9	Fowler Events Center (181) Riverside, CA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 55–67	1–10	Wisdom Gym (627) Stephenville, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 85-74	2-10 (1-0)	H&PE Arena (317) Houston, TX
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Southern	W 55-51	3-10 (2-0)	H&PE Arena (663) Houston, TX
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 80-54	4-10 (3-0)	Harrison HPER Complex (980) Itta Bena, MS
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 69-54	5-10 (4-0)	H&PE Arena (927) Houston, TX
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 70-48	6-10 (5-0)	H&PE Arena (678) Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	W 75-65	7-10 (6-0)	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,017) Huntsville, AL
January 27, 2025 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 69-67	8-10 (7-0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (655) Montgomery, AL
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., HBCU GO Sports		Prairie View A&M	W 82-69	9-10 (8-0)	H&PE Arena (3,017) Houston, TX
February 4, 2025 3:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 75-65	10-10 (9-0)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (648) Pine Bluff, AR
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 64-57	11-10 (10-0)	H&PE Arena (629) Houston, TX
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 77-70	12-10 (11-0)	H&PE Arena (1,807) Houston, TX
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Southern	L 53-63	12-11 (11-1)	F. G. Clark Center (3,678) Baton Rouge, LA
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., SWAC Digital Network		at Grambling State	L 46-71	12-12 (11-2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,015) Grambling, LA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73-59	13-12 (12-2)	H&PE Arena (378) Houston, TX
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., HBCU Sports Network		Mississippi Valley State	W 81–72	14–12 (13–2)	H&PE Arena (467) Houston, TX
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 52–60	14–13 (13–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (203) Lorman, MS
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., SWAC Digital Network		at Jackson State	L 60–63	14–14 (13–4)	Williams Assembly Center (961) Jackson, MS
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SWAC Digital Network		at Prairie View A&M	W 64–60	15–14 (14–4)	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 12, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (10) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals	W 69–49	16–14	Gateway Center Arena (975) College Park, GA
March 14, 2025 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (6) Alcorn State Semifinals	L 49–69	16–15	Gateway Center Arena (975) College Park, GA
WNIT
March 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Mary's First Round	W 54–50	17–15	H&PE Arena (573) Houston, TX
March 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech Second Round	L 64–71	17–16	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
2. Hensley, Chad (March 9, 2024). "Women's Basketball Concludes Regular Season In Winningly Fashion". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
3. "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
4. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
5. "Texas Southern Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.