# 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by twelfth-year head coach Kristy Curry, play their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the season 24–10 (10–6 SEC) to finish in a tie for fourth in the SEC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Florida State in the first round before falling to first seed Texas in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Alabama departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Loyal McQueen | 0 | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Florence, SC | Transferred to Clemson |
| Meg Newman | 42 | F | 6' 3" | RS Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to DePaul |
| Del'Janae Williams | 51 | G | 5' 8" | Graduate student | Detroit, MI | Graduated |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Eris Lester G | Jacksonville, FL | Montverde Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Chloe Spreen G | Bedford, IN | Bedford North Lawrence HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Leah Brooks F | Toney, AL | Hazel Green HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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

Alabama incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Christabel Ezumah | 1 | F | 6' 2" | Graduate student | Sugar Hill, GA | Campbell |
| Zaay Green | 14 | G | 6' 2" | Graduate student | Duncanville, TX | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Diana Collins | 20 | G | 5' 9" | Sophomore | Lilburn, GA | Ohio State |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Columbus State | W 95–62 | | 20 – Barker | 9 – Barker | 5 – Green | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 24 | New Orleans | W 115–53 | 1–0 | 25 – Nye | 8 – Barker | 6 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (2,710) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 7, 2024* 7:30 p.m. | No. 24 | at Alabama A&M | W 84–59 | 2–0 | 19 – Barker | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – Green | Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639) Huntsville, AL |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 24 | Troy | W 94–71 | 3–0 | 24 – Green | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,562) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 22 | Norfolk State | W 68–58 | 4–0 | 19 – Barker | 11 – Weathers | 5 – Barker | Coleman Coliseum (2,303) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 22 | Alcorn State | W 88–59 | 5–0 | 18 – Cody | 9 – Ezumah | 6 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (2,435) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 22 | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–52 | 6–0 | 25 – Barker | 7 – Barker | 4 – Green | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,721) Monroe, LA |
| November 25, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 23 | vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals | W 83–33 | 7–0 | 15 – Nye | 9 – Cunningham | 5 – Collins | Raider Arena (200) Niceville, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 23 | vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket championship game | W 73–39 | 8–0 | 17 – Green | 9 – Cody | 6 – Green | Raider Arena (400) Niceville, FL |
| December 2, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 19 | Georgia State | W 98–49 | 9–0 | 22 – Green | 11 – Cody | 7 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (3,125) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 19 | at California ACC–SEC Challenge | L 65–69 | 9–1 | 28 – Green | 9 – Weathers | 4 – Barker | Haas Pavilion (1,432) Berkeley, CA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 90–63 | 10–1 | 21 – Barker | 9 – Barker | 5 – Barker | Coleman Coliseum (2,600) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 20, 2024* 3:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. No. 15 Michigan State West Palm Beach Classic | W 82–67 | 11–1 | 18 – Nye | 8 – Cody | 8 – Weathers | Massimino Court (215) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2024* 12:15 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Richmond West Palm Beach Classic | W 75–68 | 12–1 | 23 – Barker | 6 – Green | 5 – Green | Massimino Court (121) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 20 | Jacksonville | W 93–46 | 13–1 | 30 – Nye | 8 – Lester | 5 – Weathers | Coleman Coliseum (2,175) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 19 | Florida | W 79–69 | 14–1 (1–0) | 27 – Green | 11 – Cody | 6 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (2,516) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 19 | Missouri | W 68–49 | 15–1 (2–0) | 23 – Green | 7 – Cody | 6 – Weathers | Coleman Coliseum (2,550) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 18 | at No. 5 Texas | L 40–84 | 15–2 (2–1) | 7 – Weathers | 7 – Green | 3 – Weathers | Moody Center (6,680) Austin, TX |
| January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 18 | at Ole Miss | W 84–78 | 16–2 (3–1) | 32 – Nye | 7 – Green | 9 – Green | SJB Pavilion (7,844) Oxford, MS |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 19 | No. 2 South Carolina | L 58–76 | 16–3 (3–2) | 15 – 2 tied | 5 – 2 tied | 3 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (3,669) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 19 | at Arkansas | W 94–62 | 17–3 (4–2) | 21 – Green | 9 – Green | 7 – Green | Bud Walton Arena (3,093) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 19 | Vanderbilt | L 64–66 | 17–4 (4–3) | 36 – Barker | 9 – Barker | 7 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (2,712) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 22 | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 56–65 | 17–5 (4–4) | 22 – Barker | 7 – Barker | 5 – Green | Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 22 | Georgia | W 72–57 | 18–5 (5–4) | 22 – Nye | 13 – Cody | 8 – Barker | Coleman Coliseum (2,547) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 23 | at Florida | W 84–66 | 19–5 (6–4) | 27 – Nye | 10 – Barker | 6 – Green | O'Connell Center (1,485) Gainesville, FL |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 23 | at Mississippi State | W 80–60 | 20–5 (7–4) | 19 – Barker | 12 – Barker | 8 – Barker | Humphrey Coliseum (4,554) Starkville, MS |
| February 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 18 | Texas A&M | W 88–49 | 21–5 (8–4) | 18 – Barker | 10 – Weathers | 6 – Green | Coleman Coliseum (2,434) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 18 | at No. 15 Tennessee | L 80–88 | 21–6 (8–5) | 22 – Barker | 7 – Cody | 5 – Barker | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,684) Knoxville, TN |
| February 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., SECN | No. 18 | Auburn | W 66–50 | 22–6 (9–5) | 29 – Nye | 8 – Tied | 5 – Barker | Coleman Coliseum (4,340) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 20 | No. 7 LSU | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–6 (10–5) | 28 – Nye | 9 – Weathers | 5 – Barker | Coleman Coliseum (3,318) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 2, 2025 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 20 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 84–91 | 23–7 (10–6) | 27 – Green | 11 – Weathers | 6 – Barker | Lloyd Noble Center (6,502) Norman, OK |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:30 pm, SECN | (6) No. 19 | vs. (11) Florida Second Round | L 61–63 | 23–8 | 24 – Barker | 10 – Weathers | 10 – Weathers | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2025 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (5 B2) No. 21 | vs. (12 B2) Green Bay First round | | | | | | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
| Coaches | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19т | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |