2024–25 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team

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The 2024–25 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Margaret Richards, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (13–5 SWAC)
Headcoach
  • Margaret Richards (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dylan Howard
  • Alexus Holt
  • Jonathan Williams
Quick facts Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball, Conference ...
2024–25 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Margaret Richards (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dylan Howard
  • Alexus Holt
  • Jonathan Williams
Home arenaWilliams Assembly Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
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2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern †15–3 .83321–15  .583
Texas Southern14–4 .77817–16  .515
Alabama A&M14–4 .77821–11  .656
Jackson State13–5 .72216–15  .516
Grambling State12–6 .66715–15  .500
Alcorn State10–8 .55614–18  .438
Bethune–Cookman7–11 .38910–21  .323
Florida A&M6–12 .3339–21  .300
Mississippi Valley State6–12 .3338–23  .258
Prairie View A&M6–12 .33310–19  .345
Alabama State4–14 .2226–24  .200
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–17 .0563–25  .107
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner
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Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 26–7, 18–0 in SWAC play, to win the SWAC regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament they defeated Prairie View A&M, Arkansas–Pine Bluff and Alcorn State to win the SWAC tournament, as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA touruament as a No. 14 seed in the Portland Regional 3 where they lost in the first round to UConn.

Reed left Jackson State on April 25, 2024, after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Charlotte.[1] Former Alabama A&M head coach Richards was hired as the Lady Tigers' new head coach on May 1, less than a month after being named assistant coach at Mercer.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Jackson State was picked to finish fourth in the SWAC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

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SWAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Grambling State276 (10)
2Southern232 (2)
3Alabama A&M226 (4)
4Jackson State211 (4)
5Florida A&M178 (3)
6Prairie View A&M165 (1)
7Alcorn State157
8Bethune–Cookman142
9Texas Southern117
10Alabama State114
11Arkansas–Pine Bluff86
12Mississippi Valley State46
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Source:[3]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

No Lady Tigers were named to the first or second Preseason All-SWAC teams.[3]

Roster

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2024–25 Jackson State Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Taleah Dilworth 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrLutheran North HS
Kentucky State		 St. Louis, MO
G 4 Zaria Glover 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDurango HS
Northwest Mississippi CC		 Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Jaileyah Cotton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBardstown HS
East Tennessee State		 Bardstown, KY
G 10 Diaka Berete 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrUSAO Toronto, ON
G 11 Tierney Kelsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWhitehaven HS Memphis, TN
G 14 Arianna Durrell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrClinton HS
Itawamba CC		 Clinton, MS
G/F 22 Leianya Massenat 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSTrenton Central HS
Georgia Southwestern State		 Trenton, NJ
C 24 Ruthie Mbugua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrDanville Christian Academy
Carson–Newman		 Nairobi, Kenya
F 30 Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSRamsey HS
New Orleans		 Birmingham, AL
F 33 Amaya Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMetropolitan CC Lee's Summit, MO
C 34 Joy Dau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRichard Montgomery HS Rockville, MD
C 35 Jakiylah Esco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRidgeland HS Ridgeland, MS
C 44 Shalance Montoya 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCarlsbad HS
Eastern Arizona College		 Carlsbad, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2025

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Schedule

[4]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
2:00 p.m.		 MUW W 93–39 
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		 at Clemson L 44–78  0–1
 Littlejohn Coliseum (783)
Clemson, SC
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Tennessee State W 55–48  1–1
 Brooks Gymnasium (578)
Johnson City, TN
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech L 56–84  1–2
 Hooper Eblen Center (626)
Cookeville, TN
November 18, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 at No. 17 Ole Miss L 44–76  1–3
 SJB Pavilion (8,653)
Oxford, MS
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulane L 37–77  1–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (675)
New Orleans, LA
November 29, 2024*
11:00 a.m.		 vs. Bellarmine
Spartan Shootout		 L 59–67  1–5
 G. B. Hodge Center (117)
Spartanburg, SC
November 30, 2024*
11:00 a.m.		 vs. Morehead State
Spartan Shootout		 L 57–87  1–6
 G. B. Hodge Center (117)
Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Arkansas State L 65–76  1–7
 First National Bank Arena (563)
Jonesboro, AR
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 at Minnesota L 43–81  1–8
 Williams Arena (2,812)
Minneapolis, MN
December 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Mercer W 66–54  2–8
 Hawkins Arena (419)
Macon, GA
December 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 at Missouri L 51–90  2–9
 Mizzou Arena (2,986)
Columbia, MO
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., HBCU GO Sports		 at Alcorn State W 67–64  3–9
(1–0)		 Davey Whitney Complex (977)
Lorman, MS
January 9, 2025
5:00 p.m.		 Alabama A&M W 65–55  4–9
(2–0)		 Williams Assembly Center (523)
Jackson, MS
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 Alabama State W 74–44  5–9
(3–0)		 Williams Assembly Center (695)
Jackson, MS
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m.		 at Texas Southern L 54–69  5–10
(3–1)		 H&PE Arena (927)
Houston, TX
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m.		 at Prairie View A&M W 67–48  6–10
(4–1)		 William Nicks Building (113)
Prairie View, TX
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m.		 Florida A&M W 73–62  7–10
(5–1)		 Williams Assembly Center (753)
Jackson, MS
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 Bethune–Cookman W 64–47  8–10
(6–1)		 Williams Assembly Center (927)
Jackson, MS
January 30, 2025
1:00 p.m.		 at Southern L 47–64  8–11
(6–2)		 F. G. Clark Center (2,687)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 at Southern W 67–56  9–11
(7–2)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,500)
Grambling, LA
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m.		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 76–60  10–11
(8–2)		 Williams Assembly Center (498)
Jackson, MS
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 Mississippi Valley State W 76–63  11–11
(9–2)		 Williams Assembly Center (894)
Jackson, MS
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m.		 at Bethune–Cookman W 59–53  12–11
(10–2)		 Moore Gymnasium (457)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m.		 at Florida A&M W 40–37  13–11
(11–2)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m.		 Alcorn State L 51–64  13–12
(11–3)		 Williams Assembly Center (1,646)
Jackson, MS
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m.		 Alcorn State L 63–71  13–13
(11–4)		 Williams Assembly Center (368)
Jackson, MS
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 Texas Southern W 63–60  14–13
(12–4)		 Williams Assembly Center (961)
Jackson, MS
March 6, 2025
5:00 p.m., SWAC DN		 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–65  15–13
(13–4)		 H.O. Clemmons Arena (762)
Pine Bluff, AR
March 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., HBCU GO Sports		 at Mississippi Valley State L 68–70  15–14
(13–5)		 Harrison HPER Complex (3,485)
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC women's tournament
March 13, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Grambling State
Quarterfinals		 W 57–47  16–14
 Gateway Center Arena (724)
College Park, GA
March 14, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (1) Southern
Semifinals		 L 47–51  16–15
 Gateway Center Arena (1,872)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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