2024–25 Alcorn State Lady Braves basketball team

2024–25 Alcorn State Lady Braves basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Nate Kilbert (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Elvis Robinson
  • Lisa Powell
  • Joncyee Sanders
Home arenaDavey Whitney Complex
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
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 Alcorn State Lady Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Braves, who were led by fifth-year head coach Nate Kilbert, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Lady Braves finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They upset Southern,[2] and Grambling State[3] before falling to top-seeded Jackson State in the SWAC tournament championship game.[4]

Preseason

On September 19, 2024, the SWAC released their preseason coaches poll. Alcorn State was picked to finish seventh in the SWAC.[5]

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:[5]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Player Position Year
Destiny Brown Forward Senior

Source:[5]

Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Teams
Team Player Position Year
First Destiny Brown Forward Senior
Second Zy'Nyia White Guard

Source:[5]

Roster

2024–25 Alcorn State Lady Braves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zy'Nyia White 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Hazlehurst High School Hazlehurst, Mississippi
G 1 Ashanti Backus 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Coahoma Community College Little Rock, Arkansas
G/F 2 Nakia Cheatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, Mississippi
G 3 Jayda Bowen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Prairie View A&M Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Kailyn Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Crenshaw High School Inglewood, California
F 5 Destiny Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr College of Southern Nevada Los Angeles, California
G 10 Dalayja Hurt-Floyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cal Poly Pomona Compton, California
F 11 Leyah Houston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Santa Fe College Gainesville, Florida
F 14 Arene Iyekekpolor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Harry Ainlay High School Edmonton, Alberta
G 15 Jeanee Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Coahoma Community College Greenville, Mississippi
G/F 20 Sharmanye Finley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Adams State Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 24 Kiarra Henderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Colby Community College Fort Worth, Texas
G 30 Maya Hunkin-Claytor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Kahuku High & Intermediate School Wahiawa, Hawaii
F 32 Milaan Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Kenwood Academy Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 11, 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 North Texas L 65–84  0–1
 The Super Pit (1,513)
Denton, TX
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm 		MUW W 106–56  1–1
 Davey Whitney Complex (150)
Lorman, MS
November 10, 2024*
4:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 45–73  1–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,504)
Starkville, MS
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 22 Alabama L 59–88  1–3
 Coleman Coliseum (2,435)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 48–80  1–4
 Murphy Center (3,602)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 19, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 55–74  1–5
 Stopher Gymnasium (256)
Thibodaux, LA
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston L 48–73  1–6
 Fertitta Center (606)
Houston, TX
December 2, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Arkansas Baptist W 71–47  2–6
 Davey Whitney Complex (65)
Lorman, MS
December 7, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 45–79  2–7
 Thomas Assembly Center (958)
Ruston, LA
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB L 51–76  2–8
 Bartow Arena (287)
Birmingham, AL
December 30, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 25 Ole Miss L 41–93  2–9
 SJB Pavilion (2,896)
Oxford, MS
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025
12:00 pm 		Jackson State L 64–67  2–10
(0–1) 		Davey Whitney Complex (977)
Lorman, MS
January 9, 2025
2:00 pm 		Alabama State W 61–54  3–10
(1–1) 		Davey Whitney Complex (61)
Lorman, MS
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 56–66  3–11
(1–2) 		Davey Whitney Complex (121)
Lorman, MS
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 52–62  3–12
(1–3) 		William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 48–70  3–13
(1–4) 		H&PE Arena (678)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 75–72 OT 4–13
(2–4) 		Davey Whitney Complex (250)
Lorman, MS
January 27, 2025
3:00 pm 		Bethune–Cookman W 68–58  5–13
(3–4) 		Davey Whitney Complex (95)
Lorman, MS
January 30, 2025
6:30 pm 		at Grambling State L 69–82  5–14
(3–5) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (754)
Grambling, LA
February 1, 2025
2:30 pm 		at Southern W 59–55 OT 6–14
(4–5) 		F. G. Clark Center (2,189)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State L 59–63  6–15
(4–6) 		Davey Whitney Complex (125)
Lorman, MS
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 53–40  7–15
(5–6) 		Davey Whitney Complex (200)
Lorman, MS
February 13, 2025
5:30 pm 		at Florida A&M W 74–69  8–15
(6–6) 		Al Lawson Center (300)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Bethune–Cookman L 52–65  8–16
(6–7) 		Moore Gymnasium (516)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm 		at Jackson State W 64–51  9–16
(7–7) 		Williams Assembly Center (1,646)
Jackson, MS
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 60–52  10–16
(8–7) 		Davey Whitney Complex (203)
Lorman, MS
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 61–39  11–16
(9–7) 		Davey Whitney Complex (150)
Lorman, MS
March 6, 2025
5:30 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State L 63–72  11–17
(9–8) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,291)
Itta Bena, MS
March 8, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–59  12–17
(10–8) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,380)
Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2025
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) Alabama A&M
Quarterfinals 		W 56–53  13–17
 Gateway Center Arena (641)
College Park, GA
March 14, 2025
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (2) Texas Southern
Semifinals 		W 65–55  14–17
 Gateway Center Arena (407)
College Park, GA
March 15, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (1) Southern
Championship 		L 44–64  14–18
 Gateway Center Arena (1,562)
College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Alcorn State women knock off Southern in SWAC Tournament". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Tyginae Wright hits game-winner, Alcorn women upset Grambling to move to SWAC Championship". WLBT. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jackson State wins third SWAC Women's Basketball Championship in four years". WJTV. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "Alcorn State Lady Braves 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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