2024–25 Tennessee State Lady Tigers basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee State Lady Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–21 (6–14 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lady Comfort
  • Treasure Hunt
Home arenaGentry Center
2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech † 18 – 2   .900 26 – 6   .813
Lindenwood* 16 – 4   .800 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Illinois 15 – 5   .750 18 – 12   .600
Little Rock 12 – 8   .600 14 – 16   .467
Southern Indiana* 12 – 8   .600 23 – 13   .639
UT Martin 10 – 10   .500 13 – 19   .406
Western Illinois 8 – 12   .400 17 – 17   .500
6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Morehead State 5 – 15   .250 10 – 20   .333
Southeast Missouri State 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
SIU Edwardsville 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
† 2025 OVC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2024–25 Tennessee State Lady Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, who were led by first-year head coach Candice Dupree, played their home games at the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennessee, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 11–19, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They defeated Morehead State,[2] before falling to Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament.[3]

On April 3, 2024, head coach Ty Evans announced his resignation, ending his four year tenure with the team.[4] On May 9, former WNBA star and San Antonio Spurs player development coach Candice Dupree was named the team's new head coach.[5]

Preseason

On October 16, 2024, the OVC released their preseason coaches poll. Tennessee State was picked to finish tenth in the OVC regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

OVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southern Indiana 200 (20)
2 UT Martin 180 (2)
3 Eastern Illinois 145
4 Tennessee Tech 140
5 Little Rock 135
6 Western Illinois 119
7 Lindenwood 81
T-8 SIU Edwardsville 61
Morehead State
10 Tennessee State 59
11 Southeast Missouri State 29

Source:[6]

Players to Watch

Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team.

Players to Watch
Player Position Year
Sanaa' St. Andre Guard Graduate student
XaiOnna Whitfield Freshman

Source:[6]

Roster

2024–25 Tennessee State Lady Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaniya Webb 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Bonaventure Omaha, Nebraska
G 1 XaiOnna Whitfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Oxford High School Oxford, Alabama
G 2 Somah Kamara 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Robbinsdale Cooper High School Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
F 3 Kiki Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cal State Monterey Bay Fairfield, California
G 4 Angel Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 5 Genesis Harris 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Beech High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
G 10 Saniah Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mae Jemison High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 20 Sanaa' St. Andre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Kansas City Oakdale, Louisiana
G 21 Krystal Haddock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Good-Better-Best Academy Greenville, North Carolina
G 22 Erin Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School Montgomery, Alabama
F 23 Jada Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kalamazoo Central High School Kalamazoo, Michigan
F 24 Lyric Cole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Austin Peay Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cumberland W 72–62  1–0
 Gentry Center 
Nashville, TN
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky W 66–48  2–0
 Seabury Center (211)
Berea, KY
November 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 61–83  2–1
 Allen Arena (225)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2024*
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 65–77  2–2
 Nutter Center (5,912)
Fairborn, OH
November 17, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 58–76  2–3
 UD Arena (1,902)
Dayton, OH
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Akron W 72–68  3–3
 Gentry Center (98)
Nashville, TN
November 27, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 62–92  3–4
 E. A. Diddle Arena (721)
Bowling Green, KY
November 30, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 92–87 OT 4–4
 Gentry Center (75)
Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 65–83  4–5
 The Super Pit (2,242)
Denton, TX
December 8, 2024*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 18 Ole Miss L 38–85  4–6
 SJB Pavilion (2,625)
Oxford, MS
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 56–74  4–7
(0–1) 		Liberty Arena (1,012)
Evansville, IN
December 21, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 51–68  4–8
(0–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (776)
Morehead, KY
January 2, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State L 68–75  4–9
(0–3) 		Gentry Center (170)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 63–67  4–10
(0–4) 		Gentry Center (174)
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood L 54–68  4–11
(0–5) 		Robert F. Hyland Arena (402)
St. Charles, MO
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 67–88  4–12
(0–6) 		Western Hall (603)
Macomb, IL
January 16, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville L 70–76 OT 4–13
(0–7) 		Gentry Center (713)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois L 54–67  4–14
(0–8) 		Gentry Center (352)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 77–61  5–14
(1–8) 		Gentry Center (427)
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech L 64–71  5–15
(1–9) 		Gentry Center (252)
Nashville, TN
January 30, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 60–67  5–16
(1–10) 		Jack Stephens Center (450)
Little Rock, AR
February 1, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 70–62  6–16
(2–10) 		Show Me Center (1,012)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 6, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 70–66  7–16
(3–10) 		Gentry Center (1,763)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood L 70–81  7–17
(3–11) 		Gentry Center (653)
Nashville, TN
February 13, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 49–69  7–18
(3–12) 		Groniger Arena (540)
Charleston, IL
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 77–58  8–18
(4–12) 		First Community Arena (927)
Edwardsville, IL
February 18, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin L 52–73  8–19
(4–13) 		Skyhawk Arena (642)
Martin, TN
February 22, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 71–84  8–20
(4–14) 		Hooper Eblen Center (1,667)
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 72–61  9–20
(5–14) 		Gentry Center (255)
Nashville, TN
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 73–64  10–20
(6–14) 		Gentry Center 
Nashville, TN
OVC tournament
March 5, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Southern Indiana
First Round 		L 66–90  10–21
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "EIU to face Tennessee State in the OVC tournament". The Daily Eastern News. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "OVC Basketball Tournament 2024 bracket, schedule, TV info". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tennessee State women's basketball coach Ty Evans resigns". AOL. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "TSU hires former WNBA all-star Candice Dupree as head women's basketball coach". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Southern Indiana Predicted As 2024-25 OVC Women's Basketball Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State Lady Tigers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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