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2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball
2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	1–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey; Daphne Mitchell; Gary Redus II; Kaylin Rice; Joe Schwartz;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Auburn	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Florida	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 5, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2024-25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers will be led by fourth-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and will play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and will compete as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previouss season

The Tigers finished the season 31–6 (13–3 SEC) to finish in second place. The Tigers advanced to the 2024 SEC women's basketball tournament championship game but lost to eventual National Champions No. 1 South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Albany 2 region. They defeated (14 A2) Rice in the first round, (11 A2) Middle Tennessee in the Second round, (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen, and lost in the Elite Eight to (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa.

Offseason

Departures

LSU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Angelica Velez	1	G	5'7"	Freshman	The Bronx, NY	Transferred to Syracuse	^[1]
Angel Reese	10	F	6'3"	Junior	Baltimore, MD	2024 WNBA draft; Selected 7th overall by the Chicago Sky
Hailey Van Lith	11	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Wenatchee, WA	Transferred to TCU	^[2]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jada Richard G	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Jada Richard G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfers

LSU Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Ref
Mjracle Shepparrd	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Kent, WA	Mississippi State	^[3]
Jersey Wolfenbarger	8	G/F	6'5"	Junior	Fort Smith, AR	Arkansas	^[4]
Kailyn Gilbert	16	G	5'8"	Junior	Tampa Bay, FL	Arizona	^[5]
Shayeann Day-Wilson	50	G	5'6"	Junior	Toronto, ON	Miami (FL)	^[6]

Roster

2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mjracle Sheppard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Montverde Academy Mississippi State	Kent, WA
F	2	Amani Bartlett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Houston Christian HS	Cleveland, TX
G	4	Flau'jae Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Sprayberry HS	Savannah, GA
F	5	Sa'Myah Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, TX
G/F	8	Jersey Wolfenbarger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Northside HS Arkansas	Fort Smith, AR
G	12	Mikaylah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Parkway HS	Bossier City, LA
G	13	Last-Tear Poa	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra Northwest Florida State College	Melbourne, Australia
G	14	Izzy Besselman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Episcopal School	Baton Rouge, LA
G	16	Kailyn Gilbert	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	IMG Academy Arizona	Tampa Bay, FL
C	23	Aalyah Del Rosario	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	The Webb School	The Bronx, NY
G	24	Aneesah Morrow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Simeon Career Academy DePaul	Chicago, IL
G	30	Jada Richard	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
G	50	Shayeann Day-Wilson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Royal Crown Miami	Toronto, ON

Head coach

Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech)
Gary Redus II (South Alabama)
Kaylin Rice (Baylor)
Joe Schwartz (Texas)
Seimone Augustus (LSU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Xavier New Orleans	W 114–53		30 – Johnson	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,964) Baton Rouge, LA
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	LSU–Alexandria	W 117–37		29 – Johnson	12 – Morrow	5 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,184) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Eastern Kentucky	W 95–44	1–0	25 – Johnson	11 – Smith	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,822) Baton Rouge, LA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Northwestern State						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+		Charleston Southern						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Murray State						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Troy						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Tulane						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 25, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Washington Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024* 10:00 a.m./12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. NC State/Southern Pink Flamingo Championship						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		North Carolina Central						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Stanford ACC–SEC Challenge						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Grambling State						Brookshire Grocery Arena Bossier City, LA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Louisiana						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FS1		vs. Seton Hall Basketball HOF Women's Showcase						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		Albany						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2025 5:30 p.m., SECN+		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida						Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 26, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oklahoma						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 9, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., ABC		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Kentucky						Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SECN		vs.						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	7
Coaches	7

References

^ "Orange Bolster Backcourt with Transfer Angelica Velez". cuse.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "Ex-LSU star Hailey Van Lith transfers to TCU, source confirms". ESPN. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "LSU lands transfer point guard Mjracle Sheppard". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "LSU Women's Basketball Signs Transfer Jersey Wolfenbarger". lsusports.net. March 26, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer guard Kailyn Gilbert commits to LSU, Kim Mulkey". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ Kauvar, Grant (August 21, 2024). "LSU Women's Basketball Releases Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lsusports.net. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Orange Bolster Backcourt with Transfer Angelica Velez". cuse.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[2] "Ex-LSU star Hailey Van Lith transfers to TCU, source confirms". ESPN. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[3] Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "LSU lands transfer point guard Mjracle Sheppard". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] "LSU Women's Basketball Signs Transfer Jersey Wolfenbarger". lsusports.net. March 26, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[5] Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer guard Kailyn Gilbert commits to LSU, Kim Mulkey". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[6] Brune, Matthew (April 24, 2024). "Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU". on3.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[7] Kauvar, Grant (August 21, 2024). "LSU Women's Basketball Releases Schedule for 2024-25 Season". lsusports.net. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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2024–25 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Previouss season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References