# 2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2024–25 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Alabama A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, who are led by first-year head coach Dawn Thornton, will play their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place place. They were upset by Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.
On March 19, 2024, the school announced that head coach Margaret Richards would be stepping down from her head coaching position. On April 6, 2024, the school named Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Dawn Thornton as the Lady Bulldogs' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | Oakwood | W 96–50 | – | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,391) Huntsville, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2024* 7:30 p.m. | | No. 24 Alabama | L 59–84 | 0–1 | Alabama A&M Events Center (5,639) Huntsville, AL |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Michigan | W 66–57 | 1–1 | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,147) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 12, 2024* 5:30 p.m. | | UAB | L 67–74 | 1–2 | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,065) Huntsville, AL |
| November 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m. | | Kansas City | W 57–52 | 2–2 | Alabama A&M Events Center (4,237) Huntsville, AL |
| November 22, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | at Alabama–Huntsville | W 71–68 | 3–2 | Spragins Hall (828) Huntsville, AL |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Utah Valley San Diego MTE | L 54–56 | 3–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (88) San Diego, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | at San Diego San Diego MTE | W 78–67 | 4–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,012) San Diego, CA |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 61–58 | 5–3 | Hyland Performance Arena (297) St. Charles, MO |
| December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 80–77 | 6–3 | CB&S Bank Arena (1,176) Florence, AL |
| December 20, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Holiday Tournament | L 46–53 | 6–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (586) New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2024* TBA | | vs. Central Arkansas Tulane Holiday Tournament | W 55–53 | 7–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (535) New Orleans, LA |
| December 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 64–93 | 7–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (3,061) Nashville, TN |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m. | | at Jackson State | | | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | | | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | | | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | | | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | Grambling State | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | Southern | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| February 13, 2025 TBA | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | | | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | | | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m. | | at Alabama State | | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | | | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m. | | at Southern | | | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Alcorn State | L 53–56 | 21–10 | Gateway Center Arena (641) Atlanta, GA |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | | | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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