2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	10–21 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Brooks Donald-Williams; Jessica Barber; Barbara Farris;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Eagles finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in thirteenth place. They were defeated by Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.^[1]

ConferenceSun Belt Conference

Record10–21 (5–13 Sun Belt)

Headcoach

Joye Lee-McNelis (21st season)

Assistant coaches

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2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	18	–	0	1.000	30	–	6	.833
Arkansas State †	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
Troy	13	–	5	.722	24	–	14	.632
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	13	–	16	.448
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Texas State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Marshall	6	–	12	.333	15	–	20	.429
Georgia Southern	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	6	–	24	.200

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

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On February 21, 2025, Lee-McNelis announced her retirement effective at the end of the season.^[2]^[3]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Mississippi College	W 75–43		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green MAC–SBC Challenge	L 67–71	0–1	Stroh Center (1,786) Bowling Green, OH
November 7, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Blue Mountain Christian	W 87–60	1–1	Reed Green Coliseum (3,300) Hattiesburg, MS
November 11, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		William Carey	W 66–47	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,595) Hattiesburg, MS
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 61–68	2–2	Pride Roofing University Center (1,338) Hammond, LA
November 23, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 18 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 55–101	2–3	Imperial Arena (990) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 24, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Columbia Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	L 66–85	2–4	Imperial Arena (313) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Texas A&M Battle 4 Atlantis 7th-place game	L 57–79	2–5	Imperial Arena (155) Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 1, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 66–87	2–6	Bartow Arena (233) Birmingham, AL
December 5, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 77–66	3–6	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Memphis	W 82–69	4–6	Reed Green Coliseum (1,258) Hattiesburg, MS
December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 54–92	4–7	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,731) Springfield, MO
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 73–59	5–7 (1–0)	GSU Convocation Center (1,384) Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 47–65	5–8 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 56–76	5–9 (1–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,166) Hattiesburg, MS
January 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 75–84	5–10 (1–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (838) Monroe, LA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 68–77	5–11 (1–4)	Cajundome (569) Lafayette, LA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	L 55–67	5–12 (1–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,234) Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 78–49	6–12 (2–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,291) Hattiesburg, MS
January 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 47–62	6–13 (2–6)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,320) Harrisonburg, VA
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 54–48	7–13 (3–6)	Cam Henderson Center (1,132) Huntington, WV
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 54–48	8–13 (4–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,307) Hattiesburg, MS
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 45–70	8–14 (4–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,613) Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 42–49	8–15 (4–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,202) Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio MAC–SBC Challenge	W 58–46	9–15	Reed Green Coliseum (1,160) Hattiesburg, MS
February 12, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 53–74	9–16 (4–9)	First National Bank Arena (5,089) Jonesboro, AR
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 59–86	9–17 (4–10)	Trojan Arena (1,857) Troy, AL
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 57–66	9–18 (4–11)	Mitchell Center (504) Mobile, AL
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 57–62	9–19 (4–12)	Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 55–56	9–20 (4–13)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,241) Hattiesburg, MS
February 28, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 64–53	9–21 (4–14)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) Georgia Southern First round	L 59–70	10–21	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

2024–25 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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Preseason

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References

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	191 (12)
2	Troy	169 (2)
3	Old Dominion	167
4	Louisiana–Monroe	150
5	Louisiana	122
6	Marshall	118
7	Southern Miss	113
8	Georgia State	107
9	Coastal Carolina	77
10	Texas State	67
11	Appalachian State	61
12	Georgia Southern	53
13	Arkansas State	50
14	South Alabama	25