# 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Sahar Nusseibeh, play their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 7–22, 3–15 in MAC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.
During the season, on December 11, 2023, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Fred Castro, ending his eighth season with the team, with assistant coach Ke'Sha Blanton being named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 28, 2024, the school announced that they would be hiring Canisius head coach Sahar Nusseibeh as the team's next head coach.

## Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Eastern Michigan was picked to finish 11th in the MAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ball State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | Kent State | 104 (2) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 98 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 96 |
| 5 | Toledo | 82 |
| T-6 | Northern Illinois | 64 |
| T-6 | Ohio | 64 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 44 |
| 9 | Akron | 43 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 34 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 23 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 20 |
MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

No Eagles were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Texas State MAC–SBC Challenge | L 71–75 | 0–1 | 28 – Eleko | 9 – Eleko | 12 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,137) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Alabama A&M | L 57–66 | 0–2 | 17 – Eleko | 16 – Eleko | 4 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,147) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | at Michigan State | L 49–95 | 0–3 | 25 – Eleko | 12 – Eleko | 6 – Amalia | Breslin Center (2,515) East Lansing, MI |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 49–94 | 0–4 | 15 – Eleko | 11 – Eleko | 3 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,142) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | L 61–72 | 0–5 | 31 – Eleko | 14 – Eleko | 6 – Amalia | Calihan Hall (369) Detroit, MI |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Xavier | W 72–60 | 1–5 | 23 – Eleko | 7 – Eleko | 8 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,387) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | at No. 8 Notre Dame | L 49–118 | 1–6 | 13 – Smith | 5 – Amalia | 2 – Smith | Purcell Pavilion (7,936) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 19, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Holiday Classic | L 66–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–7 | 18 – Tied | 17 – Eleko | 3 – Tied | UTRGV Fieldhouse (502) Edinburg, TX |
| December 20, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi UTRGV Holiday Classic | L 52–67 | 1–8 | 19 – Eleko | 14 – Eleko | 6 – Amalia | UTRGV Fieldhouse (42) Edinburg, TX |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Thomas | L 65–81 | 1–9 | 15 – Westphal | 10 – Eleko | 7 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,127) Ypsilanti, MI |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Michigan | L 51–65 | 1–10 (0–1) | 23 – Eleko | 15 – Eleko | 8 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,131) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | L 76–90 | 1–11 (0–2) | 26 – Eleko | 7 – Eleko | 6 – Amalia | Stroh Center (2,108) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 69–101 | 1–12 (0–3) | 18 – Amalia | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Worthen Arena (2,145) Muncie, IN |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Akron | L 56–61 | 1–13 (0–4) | 17 – Eleko | 8 – Eleko | 4 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,118) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 55–77 | 1–14 (0–5) | 16 – Eleko | 11 – Eleko | 5 – Eleko | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,132) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | L 64–73 | 1–15 (0–6) | 19 – Amalia | 5 – Eleko | 4 – Amalia | McGuirk Arena (1,124) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | L 70–78 | 1–16 (0–7) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Eleko | 6 – Amalia | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,068) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ohio | L 59–69 | 1–17 (0–8) | 25 – Eleko | 12 – Eleko | 8 – Smith | Convocation Center (630) Athens, OH |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 59–79 | 1–18 (0–9) | 24 – Eleko | 9 – Eleko | 4 – Smith | MAC Center (1,239) Kent, OH |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Toledo | L 49–77 | 1–19 (0–10) | 16 – Eleko | 12 – Eleko | 3 – Smith | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,055) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | L 45–68 | 1–20 (0–11) | 11 – Thrash | 10 – Thrash | 3 – Smith | Millett Hall (384) Oxford, OH |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia State MAC–SBC Challenge | L 43–55 | 1–21 | 14 – Eleko | 10 – Lewis | 3 – Eleko | GSU Convocation Center (1,444) Atlanta, GA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ball State | L 69–74 | 1–22 (0–12) | 15 – Tied | 12 – Eleko | 3 – Tied | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,408) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 19, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Central Michigan | L 62–74 | 1–23 (0–13) | 15 – Lewis | 4 – Williams | 4 – Smith | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,183) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | W 76–72 | 2–23 (1–13) | 20 – Eleko | 9 – Eleko | 3 – Eleko | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | L 72–82 $^{OT}$ | 2–24 (1–14) | 16 – Thrash | 16 – Eleko | 5 – Tied | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,113) Ypsilanti, MI |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Buffalo | L 54–71 | 2–25 (1–15) | 17 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Alumni Arena (2,386) Amherst, NY |
| March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Akron | | | | | | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bowling Green | | | | | | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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