2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Toyelle Wilson (4th season);
Associate head coach	Deneen Parker (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Danielle Edwards (4th season); Anthony Anderson (3rd season); Alex Furr (2nd season); Carter Mumm (1st season);
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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 Dallas, Texas. They will compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

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^[2]
Tiara Young	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Shreveport, Louisiana	Graduated
Aaliyah Henderson	3	G	5'7"	Freshman	Norman, Oklahoma	Transferred to Texas Southern^[3]
Jiya Perry	4	G	5'10"	Sophomore	DeSoto, Texas	Transferred to Delaware^[3]
Maya Chandler	10	G	5'7"	Senior	Martinsville, Indiana	Transferred to Miami (OH)^[3]
Reagan Bradley	13	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Little Rock, Arkansas	Graduated
Shanel Reid	14	G	5'11"	Freshman	Austin, Texas	Entered Transfer Portal^[3]
Amirah Abdur-Rahim	23	F	6'3"	Senior	Marietta, Georgia	Transferred to Texas A&M^[4]

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^[5]
Nya Robertson	3	G	5'7"	Junior	Fort Worth, Texas	George Washington^[3]
Kaysia Woods	4	F	6'0"	Senior	Lincoln, Nebraska	Xavier^[6]
Sandra Magolico	13	F	6'2"	Senior	Maputo, Mozambique	Arizona State^[3]
Nicole Rodriguez	17	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Eastvale, California	Loyola Marymount^[7]
Brianna McLeod	25	C	6'3"	Junior	Brampton, Ontario	Colorado^[8]

Recruiting

Source:^[9]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kayanna Cox G	Tenaha, Texas	Tenaha	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Kayanna Cox G	Recruiting 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:

Roster

2024–25 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Zanai Jones	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Hudson Catholic Villanova	Jersey City, NJ
G	2	TK Pitts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Union High School	Lubbock, TX
G	3	Nya Robertson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Boswell George Washington	Fort Worth, TX
F	4	Kaysia Woods	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Lincoln Xavier	Lincoln, NE
G	5	Ella Brow	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Palm Beach Currumbin	Palm Beach, Australia
G	12	Kayanna Cox	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Tenaha	Tenaha, TX
F	13	Sandra Magolico	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Escola Secundária da Polana Arizona State	Maputo, Mozambique
G	17	Nicole Rodriguez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Rosary Academy Loyola Marymount	Eastvale, CA
G	22	Kylie Marshall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lake Ridge Texas A&M	Mansfield, TX
G	24	Donavia Hall	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Plano East	Plano, TX
F	25	Brianna McLeod	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Kings Christian Colorado	Brampton, ON
F	33	Chantae Embry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Norman Texas Tech	Norman, OK
C	35	Jessica Peterson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Etiwanda Fresno State	Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Head coach

Toyelle Wilson (Manhattan)

Assistant coach(es)

Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danielle Edwards (Clemson)
Anthony Anderson (FIU)
Alex Furr (Fresno State)
Carter Mumm (Iowa State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Sources:^[10]^[11]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4* TBA, ACCNX	North Carolina A&T	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 9* TBA, ACCNX	Old Dominion	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 12* TBA, ACCNX	Western Michigan	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 16* TBA	at Arizona State Briann January Classic	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 17* TBA	vs. Minnesota Briann January Classic	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
November 22* TBA, ACCNX	Lamar	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 25* TBA, ACCNX	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 29* TBA, ACCNX	UT Arlington	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 5* TBA	at Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 11* TBA, ACCNX	Texas Tech	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 19* TBA	at North Texas	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
December 20* TBA	vs. Chicago State	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
ACC regular season
ACCNX		Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
ACC Women's Tournament
	vs.	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ "Deacs Sign ACC Graduate Transfer Guard for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodman, Talia (June 4, 2024). "On3 2023-2024 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "LSU guard, SMU forward transferring to Texas A&M women's basketball team". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Zanai Jones will continue her college career at Mustangs". basketball.usbasket.com. Eurobasket News. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ @smuwbb (May 13, 2024). "It's 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡! Signed…sealed…delivered❗️✍️@kaysiawoods, welcome to the 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕘 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪! #ponyup 🐎⬆️". Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Instagram.
^ @TaliaGoodmanWBB (March 28, 2024). "🚨 WBB transfer commitments 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ @BrianHowell33 (April 16, 2024). "Former Colorado F Brianna McLeod heading to SMU. Good pickup for the Mustangs. She didn't play much in Boulder, but I like her game and potential. #cubuffs" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "SMU Mustangs". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "SMU Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[1] "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[2] "Deacs Sign ACC Graduate Transfer Guard for 2024-25". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[tracker-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Goodman, Talia (June 4, 2024). "On3 2023-2024 Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker". on3.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[4] "LSU guard, SMU forward transferring to Texas A&M women's basketball team". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[5] "Zanai Jones will continue her college career at Mustangs". basketball.usbasket.com. Eurobasket News. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[6] @smuwbb (May 13, 2024). "It's 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡! Signed…sealed…delivered❗️✍️@kaysiawoods, welcome to the 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕘 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪! #ponyup 🐎⬆️". Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Instagram.

[7] @TaliaGoodmanWBB (March 28, 2024). "🚨 WBB transfer commitments 🚨" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.

[8] @BrianHowell33 (April 16, 2024). "Former Colorado F Brianna McLeod heading to SMU. Good pickup for the Mustangs. She didn't play much in Boulder, but I like her game and potential. #cubuffs" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.

[9] "SMU Mustangs". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[10] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[11] "SMU Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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