# 2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Johnnie Harris, play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 20–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh in the SEC and received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Arizona in the First Four.

## Offseason
### Departures

Auburn Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| JaMya Mingo-Young | 2 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Bogalusa, Louisiana | Graduated |
| McKenna Eddings | 3 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Williamsburg, Virginia | Transferred to Georgia Southern |
| Sydney Shaw | 5 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Miami, Florida | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Kionna Gaines | 15 | G | 5'9" | Junior | Columbus, Georgia | Transferred to Kennesaw State |
| Honesty Scott-Grayson | 23 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Brick, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Carsen McFadden | 24 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Fairview, Texas | Graduated |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jordan Hunter G | Trussville, Alabama | Hewitt-Trussville HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Syriah Daniels F/G | Auburn, Alabama | Auburn HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Yuting Deng G | Hunan, China | FIBA China | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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

Auburn Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Taliah Scott | 0 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Orange Park, Florida | Arkansas |
| DeYona Gaston | 5 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Pearland, Texas | Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2024* 6:00 pm | | LaGrange | W 106–26 | | 32 – Gaston | 14 – Tied | 13 – Bostic | Neville Arena Auburn, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 65–31 | 1–0 | 14 – Gaston | 10 – Collins | 6 – Hunter | Neville Arena (2,564) Auburn, AL |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 128–36 | 2–0 | 36 – Gaston | 11 – Gaston | 6 – Tied | Neville Arena (2,670) Auburn, AL |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Little Rock | W 82–48 | 3–0 | 26 – T. Scott | 14 – Gaston | 7 – Bostic | Neville Arena (2,682) Auburn, AL |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 23 Oregon | L 68–70 | 3–1 | 28 – T. Scott | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bostic | Matthew Knight Arena (5,067) Eugene, OR |
| November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX | | at California | L 59–63 | 3–2 | 16 – Gaston | 8 – Sumbane | 3 – Bostic | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam | W 65–64 | 4–2 | 18 – Gaston | 10 – Akinbolawa | 7 – Bostic | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+ | | vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam | W 82–50 | 5–2 | 28 – Gaston | 10 – Tied | 4 – Gaston | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Kansas Paradise Jam | L 60–61 | 5–3 | 16 – Sumbane | 15 – Gaston | 7 – Bostic | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 5, 2024* 5:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia ACC–SEC Challenge | W 66–57 | 6–3 | 23 – Gaston | 7 – Collins | 7 – Bostic | John Paul Jones Arena (3,994) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | UAB | W 69–62 | 7–3 | 15 – Collins | 10 – Collins | 6 – Bostic | Neville Arena (4,008) Auburn, AL |
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 am | | at Louisiana | W 68–51 | 8–3 | 29 – Gaston | 10 – Gaston | 5 – Bostic | Cajundome (5,877) Lafayette, LA |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+ | | Alabama State | W 83–40 | 9–3 | 35 – Gaston | 7 – Gaston | 6 – Sumbane | Neville Arena (3,076) Auburn, AL |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Norfolk State | L 57–63 | 9–4 | 29 – Gaston | 12 – Gaston | 8 – Bostic | Neville Arena (3,012) Auburn, AL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 25 Ole Miss | L 58–85 | 9–5 (0–1) | 30 – Gaston | 6 – Gaston | 3 – Collins | Neville Arena (2,955) Auburn, AL |
| January 5, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 LSU | L 63–73 | 9–6 (0–2) | 16 – Gaston | 6 – Sumbane | 2 – Sumbane | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,302) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Arkansas | L 58–59 | 9–7 (0–3) | 16 – Gaston | 9 – Gaston | 5 – Bostic | Neville Arena (2,791) Auburn, AL |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 61–80 | 9–8 (0–4) | 23 – Gaston | 8 – Sumbane | 6 – Bostic | Memorial Coliseum (4,579) Lexington, KY |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 7 Texas | L 57–74 | 9–9 (0–5) | 18 – Tied | 8 – Akinbolawa | 6 – Bostic | Neville Arena (3,151) Auburn, AL |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Missouri | W 75–60 | 10–9 (1–5) | 13 – Tied | 11 – Sumbane | 4 – Collins | Neville Arena (3,692) Auburn, AL |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 56–96 | 10–10 (1–6) | 26 – Gaston | 6 – Gaston | 5 – Bostic | Humphrey Coliseum (4,652) Starkville, MS |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Florida | W 74–51 | 11–10 (2–6) | 18 – Gaston | 12 – Collins | 11 – Bostic | Neville Arena (3,946) Auburn, AL |
| February 2, 2025 11:00 am, SECN | | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 66–83 | 11–11 (2–7) | 31 – Gaston | 5 – Tied | 9 – Bostic | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Texas A&M | W 65–52 | 12–11 (3–7) | 18 – Gaston | 6 – Tied | 10 – Bostic | Neville Arena (2,891) Auburn, AL |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 16 Oklahoma | L 71–73 | 12–12 (3–8) | 24 – Gaston | 7 – Milton | 5 – Bostic | Lloyd Noble Center (3,048) Norman, OK |
| February 13, 2025 5:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 15 Tennessee | L 61–99 | 12–13 (3–9) | 24 – Gaston | 12 – Gaston | 8 – Bostic | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,817) Knoxville, TN |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | L 88–98 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (3–10) | 27 – Deng | 9 – Deng | 11 – Bostic | Neville Arena (4,353) Auburn, AL |
| February 23, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 18 Alabama | L 50–66 | 12–15 (3–11) | 19 – Gaston | 13 – Gaston | 5 – Bostic | Coleman Coliseum (4,340) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 27, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 59–62 | 12–16 (3–12) | 26 – Gaston | 6 – Gaston | 8 – Bostic | Stegeman Coliseum (2,470) Athens, GA |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Mississippi State | L 66–73 | 12–17 (3–13) | 33 – Gaston | 10 – Bostic | 8 – Bostic | Neville Arena (3,317) Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (11) Florida First Round | L 50–60 | 12–18 | 16 – Gaston | 11 – Gaston | 4 – Bostic | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||