2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–21 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Janell Crayton Del Rosario (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sherrie Tucker
  • Britney Snowden
  • Erika Harris
  • Ronni Williams
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
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
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 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, who were led by fourth-year head coach Janell Crayton Del Rosario, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams in the conference qualify.[2]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Bethune–Cookman was picked to finish eighth in the SWAC.[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

Preseason All-SWAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
Second Kayla Clark Center Senior
Chanelle McDonald Forward

Source:[3]

Roster

2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Daimoni Dorsey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Saint Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 1 Camerah Langston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Westlake High School Chicago, Illinois
F 2 Kayla White 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Brush High School Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Karianna Woods 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Arbor Prep High School Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 4 Chariot Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Booker High School Sarasota, Florida
G 5 Janessa Kelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Blanche Ely High School Pompano Beach, Florida
F 11 Asianae Nicholson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Alabama A&M South Euclid, Ohio
F 12 Chanelle McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Warner Lake Wales, Florida
G 15 Cassandra Hawthorne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Coppin State Hartford, Connecticut
G 21 Shomari Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Texas Southern Winter Haven, Florida
G 22 Jordan Brooks 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Union Grove High School Atlanta, Georgia
C 23 Laila Lancaster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Lanett High School Lanett, Alabama
G 24 Alyssa Green 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Buford High School Buford, Georgia
C 25 Kayla Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Miami Central Senior High School Miami, Florida
C 35 Mya Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 13, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 44–87  0–1
 Yuengling Center (2,466)
Tampa, FL
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Fort Lauderdale W 102–27  1–1
 Moore Gymnasium (477)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 50–54  1–2
 Hanner Fieldhouse (812)
Statesboro, GA
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 49–78  1–3
 Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
November 19, 2024*
11:00 am 		Trinity Baptist W 117–34  2–3
 Moore Gymnasium (711)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2024*
4:00 pm, ACCN 		at Virginia L 48–82  2–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (687)
Charlottesville, VA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Mercer L 64–70  2–5
 Moore Gymnasium (222)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 63–81  2–6
 Watsco Center (2,735)
Coral Gables, FL
December 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 59–78  2–7
 Woodling Gym (384)
Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2024*
1:30 pm 		vs. Bradley
Hatter Classic 		L 36–71  2–8
 Insight Credit Union Arena (122)
DeLand, FL
December 20, 2024*
1:30 pm 		vs. South Alabama
Hatter Classic 		W 67–62  3–8
 Insight Credit Union Arena (117)
DeLand, FL
December 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, FloCollege 		at Campbell L 50–64  3–9
 Gore Arena (1,152)
Buies Creek, NC
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm 		at Florida A&M L 54–62  3–10
(0–1) 		Al Lawson Center (2,312)
Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2025
7:30 pm 		at Southern L 56–73  3–11
(0–2) 		F. G. Clark Center (1,875)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 11, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Grambling State W 70–52  4–11
(1–2) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (687)
Grambling, LA
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 62–58  5–11
(2–2) 		Moore Gymnasium (551)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 67–49  6–11
(3–2) 		Moore Gymnasium (676)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 47–64  6–12
(3–3) 		Williams Assembly Center (927)
Jackson, MS
January 27, 2025
4:00 pm 		at Alcorn State L 58–68  6–13
(3–4) 		Davey Whitney Complex (95)
Lorman, MS
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 49–66  6–14
(3–5) 		Moore Gymnasium (588)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 1, 2025
3:00 pm 		Alabama State W 71–40  7–14
(4–5) 		Moore Gymnasium (699)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 57–64  7–15
(4–6) 		H&PE Arena (629)
Houston, TX
February 8, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 60–65  7–16
(4–7) 		William Nicks Building (180)
Prairie View, TX
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm 		Jackson State L 53–59  7–17
(4–8) 		Moore Gymnasium (457)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 65–52  8–17
(5–8) 		Moore Gymnasium (516)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Alabama State W 56–53  9–17
(6–8) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (429)
Montgomery, AL
February 22, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 62–70  9–18
(6–9) 		AAMU Events Center (1,079)
Huntsville, AL
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm 		Grambling State L 59–71  9–19
(6–10) 		Moore Gymnasium (481)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm 		Southern L 54–62  9–20
(6–11) 		Moore Gymnasium (113)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 8, 2025
3:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 71–60 OT 10–20
(7–11) 		Moore Gymnasium (904)
Daytona Beach, FL
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Prairie View A&M
First Round 		L 52–57 OT 10–21
 Gateway Center Arena (350)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jackson State, Alcorn State basketball teams learn SWAC Tournament seedings". WLBT. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
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