# 2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will be led by fourth-year head coach Toyelle Wilson and will play their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas. They will compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 14–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to the fourteenth seed Tulane in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Tamia Jones | 0 | G | 5'8" | Senior | The Colony, Texas | Transferred to Wake Forest |
| Tiara Young | 1 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Shreveport, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Aaliyah Henderson | 3 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Norman, Oklahoma | Transferred to Texas Southern |
| Jiya Perry | 4 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | DeSoto, Texas | Transferred to Delaware |
| Maya Chandler | 10 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Martinsville, Indiana | Transferred to Miami (OH) |
| Reagan Bradley | 13 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Little Rock, Arkansas | Graduated |
| Shanel Reid | 14 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Austin, Texas | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Amirah Abdur-Rahim | 23 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Marietta, Georgia | Transferred to Texas A&M |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Zanai Jones | 1 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Jersey City, New Jersey | Villanova |
| Nya Robertson | 3 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Fort Worth, Texas | George Washington |
| Kaysia Woods | 4 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Lincoln, Nebraska | Xavier |
| Sandra Magolico | 13 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Maputo, Mozambique | Arizona State |
| Nicole Rodriguez | 17 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Eastvale, California | Loyola Marymount |
| Brianna McLeod | 25 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Brampton, Ontario | Colorado |

### Recruiting

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kayanna Cox G | Tenaha, Texas | Tenaha | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX | North Carolina A&T | W 77–64 | 1–0 | 21 – Robertson | 11 – Peterson | 7 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (953) University Park, TX |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | Old Dominion | L 70–79 | 1–1 | 29 – Robertson | 11 – Peterson | 5 – Brow | Moody Coliseum (1,094) University Park, TX |
| November 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | Western Michigan | W 72–44 | 2–1 | 16 – Robertson | 8 – Peterson | 5 – Pitts | Moody Coliseum (2,719) University Park, TX |
| November 16, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Arizona State Briann January Classic | L 73–80 | 2–2 | 25 – Robertson | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (1,356) Tempe, AZ |
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Minnesota Briann January Classic | L 56–65 | 2–3 | 28 – Robertson | 9 – Pitts | 2 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX | Lamar | W 56–54 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 19 – Robertson | 17 – Peterson | 4 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (802) University Park, TX |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–58 | 4–3 | 14 – Tied | 12 – Peterson | 5 – Brow | Moody Coliseum (356) University Park, TX |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | UT Arlington | W 71–46 | 5–3 | 29 – Robertson | 21 – Peterson | 6 – Brow | Moody Coliseum (927) University Park, TX |
| December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN | at Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge | L 61–68 | 5–4 | 18 – Marshall | 14 – Peterson | 3 – Robertson | Mizzou Arena (2,358) Columbia, MO |
| December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCN | at Florida State | L 85–93 | 5–5 (0–1) | 22 – Embry | 9 – Embry | 7 – Jones | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,731) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Texas Tech | W 61–57 | 6–5 | 14 – Tied | 12 – Tied | 8 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,834) University Park, TX |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at North Texas | W 74–66 | 7–5 | 21 – Robertson | 19 – Peterson | 3 – Robertson | UNT Coliseum (1,668) Denton, TX |
| December 20, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Chicago State | W 73–52 | 8–5 | 16 – Tied | 16 – Peterson | 3 – Jones | UNT Coliseum (398) Denton, TX |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Stanford | W 67–63 | 9–5 (1–1) | 21 – Robertson | 16 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,446) University Park, TX |
| January 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 20 California | L 66–81 | 9–6 (1–2) | 22 – Robertson | 13 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,323) University Park, TX |
| January 9, 2025 9:30 a.m., ACCNX | at Syracuse | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–2) | 28 – Robertson | 8 – Magolico | 7 – Jones | JMA Wireless Dome (2,856) Syracuse, NY |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | L 59–72 | 10–7 (2–3) | 23 – Robertson | 11 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Peterson Events Center (290) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 North Carolina | L 33–64 | 10–8 (2–4) | 12 – Woods | 12 – Peterson | 3 – Robertson | Moody Coliseum (1,195) University Park, TX |
| January 19, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 64–88 | 10–9 (2–5) | 20 – Jones | 13 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Purcell Pavilion (7,904) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 Duke | L 46–81 | 10–10 (2–6) | 10 – Robertson | 8 – Peterson | 4 – Brow | Moody Coliseum (1,496) University Park, TX |
| January 26, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | L 63–70 | 10–11 (2–7) | 14 – Pitts | 20 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Watsco Center (2,858) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Louisville | L 75–80 | 10–12 (2–8) | 32 – Robertson | 9 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,148) University Park, TX |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | L 71–79 | 10–13 (2–9) | 22 – Robertson | 11 – Peterson | 3 – Jones | Cassell Coliseum (5,762) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 17 Georgia Tech | L 69–70 | 10–14 (2–10) | 19 – Pitts | 15 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | McCamish Pavilion (1,442) Atlanta, GA |
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | Pittsburgh | L 57–58 | 10–15 (2–11) | 15 – Robertson | 15 – Peterson | 8 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,623) University Park, TX |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN | Clemson | L 46–72 | 10–16 (2–12) | 14 – Robertson | 10 – Peterson | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,751) University Park, TX |
| February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Wake Forest | L 64–67 | 10–17 (2–13) | 17 – Peterson | 18 – Peterson | 3 – Pitts | LJVM Coliseum (856) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Boston College | L 78–87 | 10–18 (2–14) | 21 – Tied | 5 – Pitts | 4 – Pitts | Conte Forum (1,122) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Virginia | L 51–63 | 10–19 (2–15) | 16 – Jones | 9 – Peterson | 3 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,251) University Park, TX |
| March 2, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN | at No. 9 NC State | L 45–69 | 10–20 (2–16) | 17 – Jones | 10 – Peterson | 5 – Jones | Reynolds Coliseum (1,193) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.