2024–25 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team

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
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
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 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).

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

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

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

Roster

2024–25 Jackson State Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Taleah Dilworth 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lutheran North HS
Kentucky State 		St. Louis, MO
G 4 Zaria Glover 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Durango HS
Northwest Mississippi CC 		Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Jaileyah Cotton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Bardstown HS
East Tennessee State 		Bardstown, KY
G 10 Diaka Berete 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr USAO Toronto, ON
G 11 Tierney Kelsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
G 14 Arianna Durrell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Clinton HS
Itawamba CC 		Clinton, MS
G/F 22 Leianya Massenat 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Trenton Central HS
Georgia Southwestern State 		Trenton, NJ
C 24 Ruthie Mbugua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Danville Christian Academy
Carson–Newman 		Nairobi, Kenya
F 30 Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Ramsey HS
New Orleans 		Birmingham, AL
F 33 Amaya Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Metropolitan CC Lee's Summit, MO
C 34 Joy Dau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Richard Montgomery HS Rockville, MD
C 35 Jakiylah Esco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ridgeland HS Ridgeland, MS
C 44 Shalance Montoya 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Carlsbad 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

Schedule

[4]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Four-Time SWAC Coach of the Year Tomekia Reed Named Charlotte's Ninth Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Charlotte 49ers. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Richards tabbed as Jackson State head women's basketball coach" (Press release). Jackson State Lady Tigers. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". gojsutigers.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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